Promoting and Advancing International Labor Rights in Pakistan

This collaborative project aims to provide technical capacity building, legal assistance and advocacy for civil society organizations (CSOs), trade unions, and worker organizations (WOs) seeking accountability for labor rights violations in the garment and textile sector in Pakistan.

Our Activities

The project aims to provide community outreach to workers, particularly women, providing training on workers’ rights and creating safe spaces for women to report rights violations.
Beneficiaries will be supported by local paralegals trained on documentation and monitoring, who will hold open legal aid clinics. A hand-held Documentation and Monitoring Tool will embed critical knowledge and support the collection of evidence.
All these activities will be supported by a cohesive national and international advocacy strategy that will look to move Pakistan’s garment industry closer to other regional successes, such as the adoption of the International Accord like in Bangladesh.
A multifaceted approach will leverage the consortium's existing network to bring international buyers and other influential stakeholders to the table to support labor rights.
By promoting transparency of labor rights violations in Pakistan at an international level, this project will leverage each section of the supply chain to facilitate and ensure change for workers in Pakistan.

Deliverables

Community-Based Monitoring Programme Using MyVox

The live dashboard is an innovative, community-based monitoring programme using MyVox, our labour complaints documentation and monitoring tool. Deployed across three major industrial cities in Pakistan, MyVox empowers paralegals to identify, document, and track labour complaints in the textile and garment sector – all in real time.

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From Complaint to Redress: Routes to Remedy for Garment Workers in Pakistan

Garment workers in Pakistan continue to face serious 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.

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Promoting and Advancing International Labor Rights in Pakistan Mid-Term Evaluation Report

This internally led mid-term evaluation analyzes the progress of the project "Promoting and Advancing International Labor Rights in Pakistan", focusing on its effectiveness in achieving its objectives. The project aims to advance labor rights in Pakistan’s garment sector, with a specific focus on remedy mechanisms, local paralegal support, and advocacy for systemic change.

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Partners

Led by Global Rights Compliance (GRC), this collaborative partnership includes Labour Behind The Label and a consortium of leading Pakistani labour rights organisations and trade unions.