Areas of work

Foundry, Lahore. © ILO

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ILO promotes Decent Work in partnership with its tripartite constituents in Pakistan, the Government, representative employers’ and representative workers’ organizations.

The fourth generation Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for Pakistan covers the period 2023-27 and was designed against a background of crisis recovery, including the COVID-19 pandemic, the devastating floods of 2022, economic uncertainty and political instability.

The ILO estimates that unemployment in Pakistan will reach an all-time high in the coming years, pushing a large part of the population into extreme poverty.

Tripartite constituents in Pakistan have collectively prioritised the following areas of work under the DWCP IV:
I. Promoting decent work at the core of Pakistan's economic recovery and development, including responding to natural disasters, climate change and crises.
2. Promoting social protection for all
3. Strengthening the application of international labour standards and fundamental rights and principles at work and harmonious industrial relations, including through social dialogue and tripartism.
4. Promoting a world of work that is safe healthy, gender-responsive and free from violence and harassment.