Events and training on labour migration
February 2022
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Policy dialogue on fair foreign employment process and good practices of migrant workers in Baluchistan
25 February 2022
The ILO’s Project “Governance of Labour Migration in South and South East Asia” (GOALS) funded by Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) in collaboration with Ministry of Overseas Pakistani and Human Resources Development (MOP&HRD) and Department of Labour Baluchistan and with its constituents, will organize a policy dialogue in Quetta to identify the pathways to promote fair recruitment for foreign migrant workers and minimize the role of subagents/intermediaries in foreign employment recruitment in Pakistan. The participants will deliberate on the key challenges, encountered by Pakistani migrant workers during foreign employment process and discuss other related policy recommendations.
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First technical meeting on South Asia qualifications referencing framework convened
15 - 16 February 2022
November 2021
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Event
Refresher- Training of trainers for Pakistan Workers Federation to promote safe, orderly and regular labour migration
29 - 30 November 2021
A two-day refresher training of trainers for trade union leaders from across Pakistan (from high migration districts) will jointly be organized by ILO and Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF). The training will be facilitated by senior officials representing the Bureau of Emigration and Overseas Employment; the Overseas Employment Corporation (OEC), Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF), Migrant Resource Centre, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) and ILO. This activity is supported by ILO- Global Action to Improve the Recruitment Framework of Labour Migration (REFRAME) project funded by European Union.
September 2019
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Fair recruitment
Data collection and analysis of labour related SDG targets: Social protection and recruitment cost indicators
23 - 26 September 2019
The ILO Global Action to Improve the Recruitment Framework of Labour Migration (REFRAME) project and ILO Achieving SDGs and ending poverty through Universal Social Protection Project organise a four-day training workshop on measuring and analysing key labour market SDGs with a special focus on social protection and recruitment costs.
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Fair recruitment
Roundtable consultation with media on promoting fair recruitment of migrant workers from Pakistan
19 September 2019
The ILO Global Action to Improve the Recruitment Framework of Labour Migration (REFRAME) project organises a roundtable consultation with a dynamic group of media and civil society organizations.
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Fair recruitment
Advocacy session to promote fair recruitment of migrant workers among ILO constituents in Pakistan
18 September 2019
The ILO Global Action to Improve the Recruitment Framework of Labour Migration (REFRAME) project organizes an advocacy session on relevant international instruments pertaining to fair recruitment of migrant workers to core ILO constituents in Pakistan.
August 2019
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Fair recruitment
Training with Pakistani workers’ organizations on fair recruitment to promote safe, orderly and regular migration
30 August - 1 September 2019
The ILO Global Action to Improve the Recruitment Framework of Labour Migration (REFRAME) project supports capacity building of workers’ organizations in Pakistan on the topic of fair recruitment to promote safe, orderly and regular migration.
March 2018
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Event
Tripartite-plus Consultation on Female Labour Migration
29 March 2018
To identify reasons for low Female Labour Migration in Pakistan, ILO-Islamabad has initiated a national study under its EU-funded REFRAME Project and organized a Tripartite Consultation to discuss the matter in detail and identify avenues for improvement.
August 2016
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An exposure visit of delegates from Pakistan to Nepal to Study Migrant Resource Centre Operations and Regulations
15 - 17 August 2016
Since the concept of Migrant Resource Centre is new to Pakistan, a delegation of eight MRC staff from Lahore and Islamabad will participate in an exposure visit to Nepal to understand and learn in depth the day to day operations of MRC, outreach work of MRC, establishment and expansion of MRC and its services and management models of MRC with the support from ILO/EU funded project “South Asia Labour Migration Governance”.
June 2016
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Launch of the Code of Conduct on Ethical Recruitment for Overseas Employment
22 June 2016
Pakistan Overseas Employment Promoters Association (POEPA) will unveil their National Action Plan (NAP) on Ethical Recruitment and will sign the code of conduct to show their commitment and action to promote ethical recruitment practices in Pakistan. POEPA has developed their sectoral Code of Ethical Conduct and NAP with the technical and financial support from ILO under EU funded project “South Asia Labour Migration Governance”.