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CHAPTER 3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.1. General Proposed Actions Federal and Provincial (pages 16-17) ‘5. Issue and disseminate BHR guidelines for business enterprises in line with the NAP—its priority areas, proposed actions and State expectations of business enterprises—and with regards to non-financial reporting on corporate human rights policies, human rights…

Pakistan’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue.

CHAPTER 3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.2 | NAP Priority Areas 3.2.4 | Labour Standards and the Informal Economy Proposed Actions Federal and provincial (page 29) ’41. Strengthen labour inspection mechanisms, including by ensuring the sufficient funding and capacity of the mechanisms, and conduct regular inspections of business enterprises, including in…

Introduction Statement of Commitment to Implement the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights by the State of Pakistan (page 3) ‘Pakistan has also ratified International Labour Organization’s (ILO) eight core labour standards, in addition to several further ILO conventions.’   CHAPTER 1: National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 1.4 |…

CHAPTER 3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.1. General Proposed Actions Federal and Provincial (pages 16-17) ‘5. Issue and disseminate BHR guidelines for business enterprises in line with the NAP—its priority areas, proposed actions and State expectations of business enterprises—and with regards to non-financial reporting on corporate human rights policies, human rights…

Pakistan’s NAP links every proposed action to the relevant SDG(s). However, it does not explicitly address this issue.

CHAPTER 3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.2. NAP Priority Areas 3.2.3 | Human Rights Due Diligence Proposed Actions Federal (page 26) ‘34. Conduct a study on the potential impact of the future enactment of mandatory human rights due diligence legislation by major trading partners, such as the European Union, on Pakistan’s…

ANNEX II: Actions Already Undertaken by Pakistan A | General Measures Relevant to Business and Human Rights (pages 73-75) ‘Benazir Income Support Programme was inaugurated to provide social assistance to women by giving interest free financial assistance to female beneficiaries under their Waseela-e-Haq (Micro-Finance) programme to start their own businesses. Additionally, the Waseela-e-Sehat programme subsidizes…

Pakistan’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue.

Some of the content in this section overlaps with the information contained under the sections on ‘Gender & women’s rights’ and ‘Persons with disabilities’. CHAPTER 2: Protect, Respect, Remedy Framework Pillar I | State Duty to Protect Human Rights (page 12) ‘Pakistan’s domestic legal framework provides various guarantees and includes protection of the rights of…

Pakistan’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue. 

Pakistan’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue. 

CHAPTER 1: National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 1.4. Coherence between the National Action Plan, Other Government Policies, and Pakistan’s International Commitments (Page 10) ‘Pakistan’s GSP+ Status […] was granted in light of and to support Pakistan’s efforts at strengthening compliance with the 27 core international conventions pertaining to human rights, labour, corruption…

Pakistan’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue.

CHAPTER 3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.1. General Proposed Actions Federal (page 15) ‘1. Conduct a mapping exercise to chart national progress made against, and steps required to advance, the four elements of the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, that is: […] (3) elimination of discrimination in business activity and…

CHAPTER 3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.2. NAP Priority Areas 3.2.2. Anti-Discrimination, Equal Opportunity, and Inclusion (page 19) ‘As established during the NBA and consultative process, the discriminatory treatment in business activity of women and vulnerable or marginalised groups, including […] Persons with Disabilities […] remains an ongoing challenge.’ Proposed Actions…

CHAPTER 3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.1. General Proposed Actions Federal (page 15) ‘1. Conduct a mapping exercise to chart national progress made against, and steps required to advance, the four elements of the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, that is: […] (4) protection of the right to freedom of…

CHAPTER 3: National Action Plan Priority Areas and Proposed Actions 3.2. NAP Priority Areas 3.2.1. Financial Transparency, Corruption and Human Rights Standards in Public Procurement Contracts Proposed Actions Federal (page 18) ‘10. Review and update the Public Procurement Regulatory Authority Rules to incorporate human rights due diligence as a key criterion in the bidding and…

CHAPTER 1: National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights 1.4 | Coherence between the National Action Plan, Other Government Policies, and Pakistan’s International Commitments (page 9) ‘[…]The Action Plan calls for a rights-based approach to development planning, strengthening of the National Human Rights Institutes (NHRI), […]’   CHAPTER 2: Protect, Respect, Remedy Framework Pillar…

Pakistan’s NAP does not explicitly address this issue.