International Labour Organization - Pakistan

18/06/2026

Responsible business conduct is increasingly becoming part of the new language of competitiveness.

Good to see government, employers' & workers' organizations and development partners come together to discuss Business and Human Rights and Responsible Business Conduct in 🇵🇰.

Pakistan's National Action Plan on Business & Human Rights provides an important framework for ensuring that economic growth, competitiveness and respect for rights advance together.

Through the European Union in Pakistan-funded Huqooq-e-Pakistan Programme, implemented in partnership with
UNDP Pakistan, the ILO is supporting efforts to strengthen awareness, institutional capacity and stakeholder engagement on Business and Human Rights, helping ensure that respect for rights becomes embedded across workplaces, supply chains and business operations.

United Nations - Pakistan

17/06/2026

Decent work for nurses is essential for quality healthcare.

Join us for a Brown Bag Lunch on promoting decent work for nursing personnel in Pakistan & the role of the ILO Nursing Personnel Convention No. 149 in advancing fair working conditions and opportunities for nurses.

Register here: http://bit.ly/3S1sD3L

16/06/2026

In Pakistan, domestic workers are among the most informal and vulnerable segments of the workforce.

They are part of an estimated 117.4 million paid and unpaid care workers, 57% of whom are women.

Those who care for others deserve rights, protection & decent work.

16/06/2026

Domestic workers play an essential role in our households and economies, yet many still lack basic protections.

On Domestic Workers' Day, Geir Tonstol, Country Director of the ILO Pakistan, reflects on the progress made and why stronger protections, fair treatment and decent work for domestic workers cannot wait.

Fifteen years ago on this day, on a sunny June day in Switzerland, millions of domestic workers worldwide gained the recognition they had long deserved.

15/06/2026

Pakistan supported the adoption of the new ILO Convention on Decent Work in the Platform Economy at .

As digital platforms continue to grow, this landmark Convention marks an important step towards ensuring that platform workers have access to rights, protection and decent working conditions.

𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲

Historic moment at the . Member States including the Philippines adopted a new ILO Convention, the first legally binding global treaty to protect and promote decent work for gig workers.

12/06/2026

This 12 June, 8.6 million workers should be laid off.

In a country where millions of adults are unemployed, there are 8.6 million children working. Let the adults go to work and let the children go to school.

Say NO to child labour!

11/06/2026

Great to engage with journalists at the ILO today on the issue of child labour, which affects 8.6 million children in Pakistan.

The media has an important role to play in raising awareness, protecting the dignity of children, and reinforcing that child labour is not compatible with Pakistan's development aspirations.

11/06/2026

A childhood should be spent learning, playing and dreaming about the future — not working.

Ahead of , Pakistan women's national football team captain Maria Khan joins the ILO in showing a red card to child labour.



United Nations - Pakistan Pakistan Football Federation

09/06/2026

📚 “I wish every child had books in their hands instead of working tools,” says Farhana, 12, from Sanghar, Sindh, who once picked cotton to support her family.

With ILO’s support, she now goes to school and is one step closer to her dream of becoming a teacher.

08/06/2026

8.6 million children in Pakistan are engaged in child labour. Not playing, not learning, but working.

Eliminating child labour demands our urgent attention and requires action from us all.