📅 31 March 2026
🕒 11:00 GMT
📍 Online (Zoom)
About the Event
Garment workers in Pakistan continue to face notable labour rights violations, including wage theft, unsafe working conditions, harassment, and barriers to social protection. While Pakistan has a range of judicial and non-judicial mechanisms intended to address these harms, workers often struggle to access effective remedy in practice.
This webinar marks the launch of Global Rights Compliance’s new report, From Complaint to Redress: Routes to Remedy for Garment Workers in Pakistan.
Please register for the webinar via the link.
Drawing on evidence collected over three years through MyVox and GRC’s community-based monitoring programme, and findings gathered by consultations with a wide range of stakeholders (including government, civil society organisations, trade unions, and companies), the report examines the pathways garment workers navigate when seeking justice -and the obstacles that prevent redress.
The report maps the key state-based and non-state-based judicial and non-judicial grievance mechanisms available to garment workers in Pakistan.
The findings highlight that the challenge in Pakistan is not the absence of remedy mechanisms, but rather their fragmentation, uneven implementation, and limited accessibility. Workers frequently lack clear information about where to seek help and must navigate overlapping systems with limited support. At the same time, the report demonstrates that remedy mechanisms can deliver meaningful outcomes when they are accessible, adequately resourced, and supported by trade unions and civil society organisations.
What the webinar will cover
- An assessment of how key state-based and non-state-based grievance mechanisms operate in practice in Pakistan’s garment sector, and their potential to strengthen access to remedy
- Effectiveness of community-based monitoring in identifying labour rights violations and supporting workers in navigating pathways to remedy
- The role of trade unions and worker organisations as critical entry points to justice
- Practical recommendations for policymakers and companies to strengthen access to remedy
Who should attend
- Garment brands and sourcing teams
- Manufacturers and factory representatives
- Trade unions and worker organisations
- Civil society and labour rights advocates
- Policymakers and due diligence practitioners
- Researchers and industry experts
Format
The webinar will include:
- A presentation of the report’s key findings and recommendations
- A panel discussion with experts and stakeholders working on labour rights in Pakistan and the garment industry more broadly
- An audience Q&A session
Panellists to be announced soon.