Karachi: Zaki Ahmed Khan, Vice President, Employers’ Federation of Pakistan(EFP), has been appointed as the ‘’Focal Point’’ by EFP for promoting the International Labour Organization(ILO) MNE Declaration. This was announced by Ismail Suttar, President EFP in a statement. It will be the first Focal Point in the Asia Pacific Region.
Earlier, a Tripartite meeting of International Labour Organization(ILO) constituents held at ILO country office Islamabad last week to appoint Employers’ Federation of Pakistan(EFP) as the “National Focal Point” for promoting the ILO MNE Declaration.
Zahoor Awan, General Secretary, Pakistan Workers’ Federation(PWF) proposed that Employers’ Federation of Pakistan(EFP) may be appointed as the “National Focal Point’’ for Pakistan since it is poised to undertake this Project because of its wide networking with national and multinational enterprises and their supply chain.
It may be mentioned that Zaki Ahmed Khan has successfully steered the activities under MNED Project, particularly in the third phase from August to December 2020, during which around 370 managers and workers drawn from 15 enterprises of Sialkot Sports Goods Industry were provided factory-based training in Improving Productivity and Competitiveness, Occupation Safety and Health (OSH), FPRWs and MNED Principles. Besides, a number of activities including awareness raising seminars on child labour and forced labour, tripartite social dialogue platform establishing National Task Force on Child Labour, sports related activities and awareness raising seminars for showcasing socially responsible labour practices in Sialkot Sports Goods Industry at Tokyo Olympics 2021 were organized.
In the background of Mr. Zaki’s intensive engagement in MNED Project, his role as Focal Point for EFP in promoting MNE Declaration in Pakistan is very significant. This role will include raising awareness of MNE Declaration amongst government ministries and agencies, multinational enterprises and employers’ and workers’ organizations, Organization of capacity-building events; Development on-line information and dialogue platforms in local languages where possible and Promotion of the ILO Helpdesk for Business and the Company-Union Dialogue.
