ILO (International Labour Organisation)

Submitted to:
Sir Adnan
Submitted by:
Zainab Suhail 2021-bba-009
M. Ahmad 2021-bba-021
INTRODUCTION:

The ILO is a specialized technical agency of the United Nations system and the principal
centre and authority in the international system on labour and social policy. It is devoted to
advancing opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in
conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity.

ILO IN PAKISTAN:

Pakistan has been a Member Country of the ILO since its establishment in 1947. Pakistan's
tripartite delegation consisting of Representatives of its Government through Ministry of
Labour, Manpower, and Overseas Pakistanis, Employers’ Association by Mr. Ashraf W.
Tabani and Workers Federations by Mr. Khurshid Ahmed have been participating in the
International Labour Conference of the ILO held in its headquarters in Geneva each year

OFFICE:

The ILO Country Office for Pakistan was set up in 1970 in Karachi and later moved to
Islamabad where it is housed in its own building on land donated by the Government of
Pakistan.

OBJECTIVES

The overall objective is to promote sustainable and inclusive growth in Pakistan by

supporting the economic integration of Pakistan into global and regional economies and by
improving compliance with labour and environmental standards and increased
competitiveness. The specific objective is the promotion and implementation of and
compliance with international labour and environmental standards through the
implementation, application and enforcement of national legislation and standards by the
public and private sectors in Pakistan.

GOALS:

The primary goal of the ILO today is to promote opportunities for women and men to obtain
decent and productive work, in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity.
Decent work sums up the aspirations of people in their working lives - for opportunity and
income, for rights, voice and recognition, for family stability and personal development.
AIMS:
Its main aims are to

 promote rights at work,

 encourage decent employment opportunities,

enhance social protection and strengthen dialogue in handling work-related issues.

AREAS OF WORK:

Promoting decent work is a shared responsibility of the ILO and its constituents which
includes the Government, employers, workers and other stakeholders.

 The last DWCP (2010-15) was based on the following four priorities:
 Labour law reform
 Employment generation through human resource development, with a focus on
employable skills
 Social protection expansion, including in the informal economyTripartism and social
dialogue promotion.

MAIN BODIES:

The ILO accomplishes its work through three main bodies which comprise governments',
employers' and workers' representatives:

The work of the Governing Body and of the Office is aided by tripartite committees covering
major industries. It is also supported by committees of experts on such matters as vocational
training, management development, occupational safety and health, industrial relations,
workers’ education, and special problems of women and young workers.
DECENT WORK COUNTRY PROGRAMMES (DWCPS):

Decent Work Country Programmes are the main platform for delivery of ILO support to
countries and in addition to promoting decent work they organise ILO knowledge,
instruments, advocacy and cooperation at the service of tripartite constituents in a results-
based framework within the fields of comparative advantage of the Organization. Tripartism
and social dialogue are central to the planning and implementation of DWCPs.
The formulation of the Pakistan Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) has been a joint
effort of the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development
(MOP&HRD), the Employers’ Federation of Pakistan (EFP) and the Pakistan Workers’
Federation (PWF) with support from the ILO Country Office. Initial tripartite consultations
were held in Islamabad in May 2004 and the first DWCP was finalized on 7th September
2005, covering the period 2006 – 2009. Similarly, the second DWCP was prepared and
implemented through 2010 to 2015. The current DWCP was originally designed for 2016-
2020 but has been extended to 2022 in order to align with the on-going United Nations
Sustainable Development Framework, 2018-2022.
DWCPs have two basic objectives. They promote decent work as a key component of
national development strategies. At the same time they organise ILO knowledge, instruments,
advocacy and cooperation at the service of tripartite constituents in a results-based framework
to advance the Decent Work Agenda within the fields of comparative advantage of the
Organization. Tripartism and social dialogue are central to the planning and implementation
of a coherent and integrated ILO programme of assistance to constituents in member States.

STANDARDS SUPERVISORY SYSTEM:

International labour standards are backed by a supervisory system that is unique at the
international level and that helps to ensure that countries implement the conventions they
ratify. The ILO regularly examines the application of standards in member states and points
out areas where they could be better applied. If there are any problems in the application of
standards, the ILO seeks to assist countries through social dialogue and technical assistance.
Since the early 1950s, the ILO has been providing technical cooperation to countries on all
continents and at all stages of economic development. Projects are implemented through
close cooperation between recipient countries, donors, and the ILO, which maintains a
network of country offices worldwide.

ILO’S FUNDAMENTAL CONVENTIONS:

 Freedom of association and protection of the Right to Organize 1948

 Right to Organize & Collective Bargaining 1949
 Forced labour 1930
 Abolition of forced labour 1957
  Minimum age 1973
 Worst foam of child labour 1999

MAJOR WORKS IN PAKISTAN:

The ILO’s major work in Pakistan has covered a wide range of activities: promotion of
International Labour Standards; prevention and elimination of child and bonded labour; job
creation through employable skills; mainstreaming gender equality; strengthened labour
market governance; employment and livelihoods recovery in response to conflicts and crises;
expansion of social security schemes and social safety nets, especially in the informal

economy and the promotion of tripartism and social dialogue.

DIRECTORS:

Mr Geir Thomas TONSTOL, a Norwegian national, was appointed Director of the ILO
Country Office for Pakistan (CO-Islamabad), on 3 January 2023. Mr Tonstol joined the ILO
in 2003 and has held several positions both at ILO headquarters and in the field.
BENEFITS OF ILO IN PAKISTAN:

It brings together access to productive and suitably remunerated work, safety at the
workplace and social protection for families, better prospects for personal development and
social integration, freedom for individuals to set out their claims, to organize and to
participate in decisions that affect their lives, and equality of opportunity and treatment for all
men and women.