Video and audio stories

2021

  1. Ray of hope – Muhammad Waqar, former Ali Enterprises employee

    07 July 2021

    The ILO’s German funded project “Implementation of Baldia arrangement” provides technical assistance to the Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (SESSI) to deliver lifetime compensation to victims of the 2012 Ali Enterprises fire factory while strengthening its systems and institutional capacities. This video documentary highlights the project’s activities and outputs including interviews with beneficiaries and stakeholders.

  2. From ashes to aspiration

    02 July 2021

    The ILO’s German funded project “Implementation of Baldia arrangement” provides technical assistance to the Sindh Employees Social Security Institution (SESSI) to deliver lifetime compensation to victims of the 2012 Ali Enterprises fire factory while strengthening its systems and institutional capacities. This video documentary highlights the project’s activities and outputs including interviews with beneficiaries and stakeholders.

  3. The COVID-19 support to the enterprises by the EU funded ILES project - ILO Pakistan

    23 February 2021

    The video reflects on the three tiered support provided by the ILO Pakistan office during the COVID-19 pandemic to the enterprises belonging to the textiles and ready made garment sector. This support was provided under the International Labour and Environmental Standards Application in Pakistan’s SMEs (ILES) project, funded by the European Union.

2020

  1. COVID-19 Pandemic: How to combat disinformation?

    08 December 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic creates an opportunity for some people to cause confusion, chaos and public harm through disinformation. How trade unions can contribute to the combat against this?

  2. COVID-19: How to combat stigma and discrimination at the workplace?

    01 December 2020

    COVID-19 outbreak has provocated stigma and discrimination against people perceived to have been in contact with the virus or people with certain ethnic backgrounds, nationalities and migrants. How trade unions can address stigma and discrimination at the workplace? Learn more here...

  3. COVID-19: How to end violence and harassment in the world of work?

    12 November 2020

    Some of the necessary emergency measures adopted to suppress the transmission of covid-19 have exposed and exacerbated various forms of violence and harassment in the world of work. How can unions eradicate violence and harassment in the workplace during and after the COVID-19 pandemic? Here's a video to get you started...

  4. Employees social security: Benefits, returns, right and responsibilities

    09 November 2020

    This video focuses on the benefits offered by social security institutions; advantages of social security for businesses and returns for employers in the shape of productivity of workers and improved company image; it also focuses on the registration process and ease of registration and the rights of workers to registration under Social Security law for Pakistan.

  5. Stop the Pandemic, Ensure Safety and Health at Work in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province

    27 October 2020

    In line with the standard operating procedures issued by the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, ILO, Pakistan under its project International Labour and Environmental Standards Applications in Pakistan's SMEs, funded by the European Union, has developed an awareness video (In Pashto language) that primarily reflects the key measures and precautions required to ensure a safe working environment amidst COVID-19 pandemic.

  6. Stop the Pandemic, Ensure Safety and Health at Work in Punjab Province

    21 October 2020

    In line with the standard operating procedures issued by the Government of Punjab, ILO, Pakistan under its project International Labour and Environmental Standards Applications in Pakistan's SMEs, funded by the European Union, has developed an awareness video that primarily reflects the key measures and precautions required to ensure a safe working environment amidst COVID-19 pandemic.

  7. Moving to safe and fair recruitment practices in Pakistan

    23 September 2020

    The video features the recruitment business practices of an overseas employment agency in Pakistan, determined to promote fairness and respect for migrant worker rights.

  8. Protecting the rights of migrant workers by improving their access to accurate information on safe and regular migration

    23 September 2020

    This video features the provision of information and referral services on fair recruitment to prospective/returned migrant workers in Pakistan, implemented by the Pakistan Workers Federation’s leaders.

  9. Access to accurate information: Empowering the migrant worker to make a choice about labour migration

    23 September 2020

    This video features the positive behaviour change at community level, attributed to awareness raising and extension of referral services extended by the representatives of trade unions, trained under the ILO-REFRAME project. It is aligned with national efforts to enhance Pakistani migrant workers’ access to trustworthy information on fair recruitment and to protect them against abusive practices.

  10. Information is power: Empowering the disempowered through community engagement

    23 September 2020

    This video, presents the voices of communities and validates the value of engaging local community change-makers to disseminate information on safe and regular migration at the grassroots level.

  11. Educating communities to reduce abusive recruitment practices in Pakistan

    23 September 2020

    This video features the REFRAME project interventions to educate communities on safe and regular labour migration through trained community change-makers

  12. Stop the Pandemic, Lets Ensure Safety and Health at Work - Sindh Province, Pakistan

    05 August 2020

    In line with the Standard Operating Procedures of the Government of Sindh, this video reflects the key measures and precautions to ensure a safe working environment with reference to COVID-19. The video was developed by the ILO Project on International Labour and Standards Applications in Pakistan's SMEs, funded by the European Union.

  13. COVID-19 pandemic: Why youth employment must be a priority for Unions?

    30 July 2020

    Young workers are over represented in sectors that have been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. The youth employment must be a priority on the agenda of trade unions. Here is why...

  14. COVID-19 pandemic and Migrant workers: What role for Trade Unions?

    30 July 2020

    There are 164 millions migrant workers around the world and they have been very impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. How can trade unions protect migrant workers during the COVID-19 crisis? Learn more here..

  15. Message of Prime Minister H.E. Mr. Imran Khan at the ILO Global Summit on 08-Jul-2020

    09 July 2020

    H.E. Mr. Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, addressed the largest ever online gathering of workers, employers and governments at the ILO Global Summit on 08 July 2020. The Global Summit was organized to share country experiences of the pandemic and to deliberate on how to move forward beyond its economic and social impact on the global economy.

  16. COVID-19 Pandemic and Migrant workers: the experience from Nepal...

    25 June 2020

    Migrant workers are exposed to vulnerable situations, decent work deficits and inequalities in normal times, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated their situations. Ramesh Badal from the General Federation of Nepalese Trade Unions (GEFONT) shares the challenges faced by migrants workers in Nepal and the actions taken by Unions to support them in the country.

  17. COVID-19 Pandemic and Migrant workers: the experience from Bahrain...

    24 June 2020

    Migrant workers are exposed to vulnerable situations, decent work deficits and inequalities in normal times, and the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated their situations. Mohamed Musaed from the General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions (GFBTU) shares the challenges faced by migrants workers in Bahrain and the actions taken by Unions to support them in the country.