19/05/2026
๐ข ๐๐ก๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐ช๐ฆ: ๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฅ & ๐ฆ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐๐ก ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ก
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ต๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐น โ The International Labour Organization (ILO), in partnership with the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and the European Union, has officially launched its high-impact project, ๐๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ ๐ถ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป (June 2025 - June 2026).
This milestone initiative is set to completely overhaul Pakistanโs migration landscape. By aligning national recruitment frameworks directly with international labour standards, the project protects the rights of over 9 million Pakistani overseas workers while aggressively opening safe, skills-based pathwaysโwith a major focus on boosting women's participation in the global workforce.
โ๏ธ ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ญ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ผ-๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ ๐ถ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
A central pillar of the high-level event focused extensively on eradicating worker exploitation and high migration costs. ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐๐๐ข ๐ฆ๐ฒ๐ป๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ ๐ถ๐ด๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป Director and ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น๐ถ๐๐, marking his return to Pakistan after seven years, emphasized the critical need for transparent, safe, and legal migration corridors.
Key industry leaders actively shaped the strategic rollout during the event's intensive consultative sessions. ๐ ๐ฟ. ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ณ๐ฎ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐, provided pivotal expert input for the structural betterment of Overseas Employment Promoters (OEPs) and emigrants.
Championing the ILOโs core principles of free and fair recruitment, Mr. Khan strongly advocated for full transparency throughout the hiring process, declaring:
๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฎ๐ช๐จ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ค๐ณ๐ถ๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต ๐ค๐ฐ๐ด๐ต๐ด ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฃ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ณ๐ฆ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฃ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฃ๐บ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฐ๐บ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด, completely removing the heavy financial burdens from vulnerable workers.
๐ฏ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฏ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑโ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ท๐ฒ๐ฐ๐
The project directly supports Pakistanโs National Emigration and Welfare Policy 2024 through two main strategic components:
๐น ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ญ: ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฎ๐น & ๐ฃ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐
Revising national legislation to heavily regulate private employment agencies, establishing harmonized national guidelines for ethical hiring, and creating robust, accessible grievance mechanisms for workers.
๐น ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ: ๐๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ถ๐๐ & ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ถ๐น๐น๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐
Expanding the National Skills Passport (NSP) to target high-demand international trades. Specialized frameworks will be established to safely transition more women into overseas roles within healthcare, the care economy, IT, and green sectors.
The event concluded with a powerful joint commitment from the Ministry of Overseas Pakistanis and Human Resource Development (MoPHRD), provincial labour departments, trade unions, and private recruitment agencies to foster a fairer, safer, and entirely transparent ecosystem for Pakistan's global migrant workforce.