EU grants 22 Million Euro to support local development initiatives in FATA and another 49 Million Euro for Vocational Training in Pakistan
The Government of Pakistan has signed a Financing Agreement with the European Union for the implementation of a...
Promoting Safe Migration from Pakistan: Pakistan’s Second Migrant Resource Centre Inaugurated in Lahore
LAHORE – A new Migrant Resource Center has been launched in Lahore to offer a range of support services to (potential) migrants, migrant workers, and their families including...
ISLAMABAD - Over thirty high-level representatives of the Federal and Provincial Governments, Employers and Workers gathered in Islamabad to discuss and draw consensus on the goals, components and implementation structure of the draft ”National Strategy on the Elimination of Child and Bonded Labour...
Migrant Resource Center launched to promote safe migration from Pakistan and offer services to migrant workers and their families
ISLAMABAD – Pakistan's first ever Migrant Resource Center (MRC) has been inaugurated in Islamabad. The centre will provide a range of...
Pakistan Buyers Forum agreed to to improve labour conditions in textile and garment supply chains through policy, advocacy and enterprise improvement programmes
LAHORE - Pakistan Buyers Forum agreed to collectively work towards improving working conditions in the factories that they...
A new online complaint system comes to the rescue of migrant workers and overseas Pakistanis
ISLAMABAD – A new complaint system has been announced that will facilitate migrant workers and overseas Pakistanis to make the complaints and grievances redressal system...
Program funded by UN, ILO, FAO and Pakistan Government help generate self-employment opportunities leading to creation of viable micro-enterprises
DADU (Pakistan) - ‘’I’m going to re-establish my own beauty parlor that is going to be able to provide services that would normally be...
ISLAMABAD - Three government officials from the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development and the Punjab Department of Labour and Human Resource visited Sri Lanka on 21-23 December 2015 to study their labour migration management system.
The Pakistani delegation was...
Around 18,622 out of 23,000 children working in brick kilns in Punjab have been enrolled in schools
LAHORE - “Out of 23,000 working children in brick kilns in Pakistan, 18,622 have been successfully enrolled in schools for education” said Raja Ashfaq Sarwar, Minister for...
Quetta (Pakistan) - Pakistan government has reaffirmed its commitment to eradicate child and bonded labour from Balochistan province at a meeting in Quetta.
Over fifty high-level representatives from Government employers, workers organizations' as well as civil society members deliberated on the...
Extreme weather across Europe has caused four deaths in storms in Switzerland and northern Italy, while wildfires have forced evacuations in Greece and Turkey.
