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Strengthening Labour Inspection system for Promoting Labour Standards and ensuring workplace compliance in Pakistan - Final evaluation

eval_number:

2456

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2456

location:

country:

Pakistan

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Strengthening Labour Inspection system for Promoting Labour Standards and ensuring workplace compliance in Pakistan - Final evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2020-08-05 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Conditions of work & equality

category:

Gender equality

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action_plan:

While the office recognizes the need for further female inspectors as well as outreach to sectors with a high(er) percentage of female employees (typically in the informal sector) and addressing more effectively gender related issues e.g. pay gap, the office does not agree with that the project didn't address this matter. The project thus used materials for labour inspectors that was produced by the GE4DW project (ended in 2016) instead of developing new materials. The issue also needs to be seen in the context of the generally very low female labour force participation rate. The issue of e.g. introduction of further female inspectors was one of the themes at the tripartite national consultation on labour inspection 11-12 December 2019 and some of the provinces e.g. KP has recently inducted a few more into its cadre. Expansion of the labour laws to effectively cover the informal economy will help in reaching further occupations that traditionally employ women.

management_response:

Partially Completed

progress:

Partially achieved

admin_units:

CO-Islamabad

title:

Gender policy and actions require greater focus. The evaluation shows that gender is not really a focus area, and this needs to change. Gender needs to be on the agenda for the PMU on a daily basis. This finding aligns with the MTE findings.

project_symbols:

PAK/15/01/NET

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/13909

information_source:

Country Office

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