International Labour and Environmental Standards Application in Pakistan's SMEs (ILES)'

Pakistan has ratified a number of international UN and other conventions including 36 Conventions of ILO. Effective implementation and consistent reporting on these Conventions creates opportunities for the country in terms of its suitability to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade. However, the performance and global image of Pakistan's compliance with international labour and environmental standards (ILES) are far from optimal. In order to address this, the proposed project will implement comprehensive interventions at macro (policy level), meso (institutional level), micro (enterprise level) and meta-levels (knowledge creation). At micro-level, the project will focus on Textile and Leather sectors. Pakistani manufactures in textile and leather are important economic development drivers. However, their contribution to the broader country development as well as future competitiveness will be defined by the capacity of the public and private sectors to appropriately implement ILES. The programme addresses these issues over a period of 6 years. ILO partners with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to cover the environmental component of project.

Project symbol

PAK/16/03/EUR

Admin unit

CO-Islamabad

Start date

01/10/2016

End date

31/01/2025

Total allocation

3639579

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

3641555

Development Partners

Delegation of the European Union to Pakistan

Country/Countries

Pakistan

Outcomes

Outcome 1: Strong, modernized normative action for social justice