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Article

17 Aug 2015

Author:
Asad Zia, Tribune [Pakistan]

Pakistan: Considerable progress made against child and bonded labour & achieving gender equality at workplaces, says ILO

Pakistan is making considerable progress in the cause against child and bonded labour and achieving gender equality at workplaces. Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa alone has passed 12 laws in this regard and is working towards their implementation...said...International Labour Organization (ILO) Pakistan Director Francesco d’Ovidio...he said there are a total of eight fundamental ILO conventions, all ratified by Pakistan....[and]...is one of the first countries in the world to adopt the decent work agenda programme,” said the director.