KARACHI, July 20: Trade union leaders and representatives of civil society on july 19 Tuesday demanded that the Sindh government make industrial relations laws in conformity with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) conventions and ratify the ILO Convention 189: Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Since the labour subject had been transferred to provinces under the 18th Amendment of the Constitution, the Sindh government should ensure that workers in all sectors, including those associated with the agriculture and informal sectors as well as those hired on a contract basis, had equal rights, they said, while speaking at a consultative meeting on ILO’s Convention on Domestic Workers and proposed Sindh Industrial Relations Act 2011, organised by the Pakistan Institute of Labour … [Read more...]
About ILO/ Pakistan
The International Labour Organization (ILO) was created in 1919 as a means to promote social progress and overcome social and economic conflicts of interest through dialogue and cooperation. Its unique tripartite structure brings together workers, employers and governments and gives them an opportunity to search for common rules, policies and behaviours from which all can benefit. The ILO is a specialized technical agency of the United Nations system and the principal centre and authority in the international system on labour and social policy. It is devoted to advancing opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity. Its main aims are to promote rights at work, encourage decent employment … [Read more...]