Leveraging market concentration to promote formalisation and a just transition for SMEs and home-based workers in the textile and automobile sectors.

This intervention aligns with Pakistan’s economic development objectives and the vision set out in the National SME Policy 2021. It aims to promote an enabling environment for enterprise formalization and building capacities, evidence base advocacy strategies and awareness for the formalization of small and medium enterprises in Pakistan. The intervention targets informal small and medium enterprises and home-based workers in textile and automotive supply chains in Karachi in Sindh and Lahore in Punjab. It is implemented in partnership with Pakistan’s Small and Medium Enterprise Development Authority, the Employers’ Federation of Pakistan, associations of textiles and automotives enterprises, Pakistan Workers Federation and sector-specific workers’ organizations.

Project symbol

PAK/24/01/RBS

Admin unit

CO-Islamabad

Start date

01/05/2024

End date

30/09/2026

Total allocation

247486

Total expenditure

Status

Active

158968

Development Partners

Core voluntary funds (RBSA)

Country/Countries

Pakistan

Outcomes

Outcome 4: Sustainable enterprises for inclusive growth and decent work
Outcome 3: Full and productive employment for just transitions