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Article

8 Jun 2016

Author:
Cindy Berman, Ethical Trading Initaitive

Ethical business network launches in Pakistan

Original date: 6 June 2016

I have just returned from Lahore in Pakistan where the joint ETI’s partnered with the Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER) and GIZ (Germany’s international development agency) to launch the Pakistan section of the LRN.

The workshop’s 86 participants ranged from High Court judges, government officials, trade unionists and home based workers to academics, business consultants and local factory owners.

The aims were seemingly simple:

  • Agree a common understanding of supply chain issues with regard to labour rights.
  • Suggest how to better implement international labour laws to which Pakistan is a signatory.
  • Discuss ways in which multiple stakeholders can work collectively to improve working conditions.

But Pakistan can present multiple challenges when addressing business and human rights...