2015

1. DWCP Priority Setting Session

   4 September 2015

   The Government of Pakistan through the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis & HRD will convene a tripartite consultative meeting for the development of the next DWCP. The objective of this meeting is to agree on the road map for the finalization and launch of the DWCP as well as the priorities for the period 2016-2020.

2. Launch of Gender Sensitive Labour Inspection System (GSIS) web portal

   2 September 2015

   The Gender Sensitive Labour Inspection System (GSIS) web portal will be launched at a ceremony on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2015 at ILO Building in Islamabad from 2.30 pm to 5.00 pm. The occasion will be graced by the Canadian Ambassador, Ms Heather Cruden. The web portal was developed under the ILO project ‘Promoting Gender Equality for Decent Employment’ (GE4DE), funded by the Department for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development, Government of Canada, as part of its work with provincial governments’ Departments of Labour (DOL) to mainstream gender in labour inspection.

3. Project workshop on “More and Better Jobs through Socially Responsible Labour Practices in Pakistan”

   27 August 2015

   Awareness raising seminar, facilitated by ILO Decent Work Team (DWT) and ILO Headquarters, on the implementation of MNE Declaration. This intervention is being implemented in collaboration with the Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP)

4. First meeting of the Pakistan Textiles Exporters Association Project Advisory Committee

   25 August 2015

   A Public Private Partnership (PPP) was signed between the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Pakistan Textiles Exporters Association (PTEA) in February this year to promote and facilitate Labour Law Compliance in the Textile Sector in Faisalabad. The first meeting of the Project Advisory Committee (PAC) will be convened on August 25th and will be chaired by the Federal Secretary at the Federal Ministry of OP&HRD. The main objective of the PAC is to provide policy oversight, guidance and support for the implementation of the partnership framework. The members of the PAC include; Ministries of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development, Textile Industries, Commerce, Department of Labour and Human Resource in Punjab, Pakistan Textiles Exporters Association, Employers Federation of Pakistan and Pakistan Workers Federation, and the ILO as technical partner.

5. ILO Country Directors mission to Punjab

   25 August 2015

   To attend school enrolment campaign for children in brick kilns at Nakana Sahib, Punjab province. The province of Punjab aims to eliminate all forms of child and bonded labour over the next six months.

6. ILO Country Directors mission to Sindh

   24 August 2015

   As part of his concluding visits to the four provinces in Pakistan, Mr Francesco d’Ovidio will meet with Secretary Labour-Sindh, Social Partners and Stakeholders to reaffirm ILO’s commitment towards the promotion of decent work in Pakistan and Sindh Province in particular.

7. Stakeholder Consultation and Strategic Planning for the project on “Elimination of Child Labour & Promotion of Decent Work in the Stora Enso Value Chain”

   21 - 22 August 2015

   The purpose of this workshop, facilitated by ILO Islamabad and Headquarters, is to initiate participatory planning for the design of the full project document that will include research, training, pilot community interventions and technical support to mainstream decent work in the company’s value chain.

8. ILO Country Directors Mission to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

   17 August 2015

   As part of his concluding visits to the four provinces in Pakistan, Mr Francesco d’Ovidio will meet with Secretary Labour Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Social Partners and Stakeholders to reaffirm ILO’s commitment towards the promotion of decent work in Pakistan and KPK Province in particular.

9. ILO Country Directors mission to Balochistan

   11 - 12 August 2015

   As part of his concluding visits to the four provinces in Pakistan, Mr Francesco d’Ovidio will meet with Secretary Labour Balochistan, Social Partners and Stakeholders to reaffirm ILO’s commitment towards the promotion of decent work in Pakistan and Baluchistan Province in particular.

10. Three-day consultative workshop on ‘How to implement Social Protection Floors”

    10 - 12 August 2015

    The workshop, facilitated by ILO Head Quarters, will review the existing status of social protection in KP Province and identify a clear way forward for implementation by looking at a) reshaping the functions of the social protection system in line with the vision of draft KP Social Protection Policy; b) the design, institutional set up and c) organizational structure for Social Protection in KP.

11. Training of Facilitators (ToF) on “Know about Business

    10 - 21 August 2015

    The ten-day training course will develop a pool of Enterprise-Facilitators in flood-prone rural areas of Sindh Province. The Facilitators will be equipped with ILO’s entrepreneurship tool ‘Know-About-Business’ and will cascade enterprise-education to more than 2000 women and men – mostly landless peasants and home-based workers, to ensure their livelihoods during the flooding period in their areas. This training is part of ILO’s One-UN project “Livelihood Restoration, Protection and Sustainable Empowerment of Vulnerable Peasant Communities in Sindh Province” funded by United Nations Trust Funds for Human Security - UNTFHS.

12. ILO and Government of Pakistan signing of the Letter of Understanding to Support the PPP on Labour Law Compliance in the Textile Sector in Faisalabad

    9 July 2015

    The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Federal Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development and the Provincial Department of labour, Punjab will sign a Letter of Understanding to support the Public Private Partnership on Labour Law Compliance in the Textile Sector in Faisalabad. A PPP was signed between the ILO and the Pakistan Textiles Exporters Association earlier in February this year. The cooperation will continue for three years and will cover more than 200 industrial units.

13. Round Table meeting on World Day Against Child Labour, convened by the Employers Federation of Pakistan.

    30 June 2015

    The representatives from Government, Workers, Employers and economic sectors will discuss the Sialkot Soccer Ball Industry Model as example for other industries to do business in the current GSP+ environment. This is for the application of International Labour Standards (ILS) in sectoral supply chains for enhanced productivity and better competitiveness in global markets

14. Third Buyers’ Forum

    23 June 2015

    The third Buyers Forum in Pakistan will be convened on 23rd June 2015. At this platform, the Buyers will reaffirm their commitment to better labour and environmental practices in the textile sector.

15. National Consultation on Youth Employment

    17 June 2015

    ILO and UNDP Pakistan will convene a national consultation to discuss the current issues and constraints faced by youth in getting decent employment in Pakistan.

16. Experience sharing event- “Employable Skills Development for Improved Livelihoods of Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) in North Waziristan Agency (NWA)”.

    28 May 2015

    The event will be held under ILO’s project on “Employable Skills Development for Improved Livelihoods of Temporarily Displaced Persons (TDPs) in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) funded by UNDP. The event will highlight the achievements made under the project.

17. Launch of Migrant Resource Centre in Lahore

    6 May 2015

    The ILO in Pakistan, through its EU funded South Asia Labour Migration Governance Project, has entered into a partnership with the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development to establish the first Migrant Resource Centre (MRC) in Pakistan. The MRC will be based in the Protectorate of Emigrates offices in Lahore, a space that is visited by hundreds of Pakistani migrant workers on a daily basis. The MRC will provide a range of services including information on safe migration and foreign employment options, as well as other support services that will facilitate their migration process.

18. 2015 World Day on Safety & Health at Work

    28 April 2015

    The Safe Day celebrations on 28th April 2015 will be characterized by a series of events across the country including the 10th OSH awards organised by the Employers Federation of Pakistan (EFP) in collaboration with the Pakistan Workers Federation (PWF), the Provincial and Federal Labour departments and the International Labour Organization (ILO).

19. Awareness raising seminar on Sindh Industrial Relations Act of 2013

    26 March 2015

    The project intends to organize an awareness raising seminar on Sindh Industrial Relations Act of 2013 (SIRA) passed by the Provincial Assembly of Sindh. The proposed seminar is aimed at creating awareness on SIRA, among the tripartite stakeholders. It is important that Agriculture labourers know their rights provided by SIRA. Similarly the landlords and Agriculture sector employers need to be educated on their obligations and responsibilities.

20. Launch of Code of Conduct and National Action Plan on Ethical Recruitment

    18 March 2015

    Pakistan Overseas Employment Promoters Association (POEPA) will unveil their National Action Plan (NAP) on Ethical Recruitment and will sign it 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. Action Plan focus on POEPA strengthening, protection of migrant workers, lobbying and advocacy for easy and low cost migration processes, better anticipation of skills needs, exchange good practices at regional level and promotion of ethical recruitment.