The GIZ, a Germany based international NGO has offered a two-year project for supporting social standards in the textile and garment industry in Punjab, Pakistan worth Euro 1.7 million. The program is set to be funded by German Federal Foreign Office, Berlin. “This project has been developed in the context of GSP Plus Status granted to Pakistan for support in the implementation and ensuring greater compliance with the International Labour Standards in the Textile & Garment Industry,” informed Raja Ashfaq Sarwar Minister Labour & Human Resource, Punjab. The areas of intervention include improving working conditions, developing appropriate communication platforms between Government, employers and workers along with providing reliable data on the pilot measures at factory level, which are required to convince employers.
