Facilities

Training & Awareness

Training Materials

Innovations

Bonded Labour

Child Labour & Young Workers

Gender Issues

About CIWCE

The Centre for Improvement of Working Conditions & Environment (CIWCE) Lahore is a pioneering institution in Pakistan providing professional services in the fields of occupational, safety, health and environment. It is part of the Labour & Human Resource Department in the Government of Punjab, Pakistan. This is the only institution with foreign qualified professionals, state-of- the-art equipment and a strong relationship with businesses, industry as well as international organizations and the government agencies. read more...

Awareness materials about Labour Laws

TThe Centre for Improvement of Working Conditions and Environment (CIWCE) has produced a number of leaflets which provide the key information about specific issues in a jargon free manor. Workers, managers and government officials can use these leaflets to interpret and implement the Labour laws. read more...

International Chemical Safety Cards (Urdu)

Read the essential information about safety in handling, usage, storage and disposal of chemicals in Urdu. The CIWCE has made the database of International Chemical Safety Cards (ICSCs) for users in Pakistan read more…

Bonded Labour and Gender Concerns at Work – Interactive Self Learning Module

Bonded labour is the violation of basic human rights. It is not allowed under the constitution and laws of Pakistan. But it is a sad reality thatbonded labour in different forms is found especially in the rural areas and in certain geographic regions in Pakistan. This interactive self-learning module is aimed to enhance the knowledge and awareness of its users about forced and bonded labour with special emphasis on gender dimensions of the problem on which very little infomation is available. Click here to enter

Health and Hygiene Awareness Campaign at Brick Kilns

The CIWCE with the collaboration of ILO recently launched a campaign to build capacity of the brick kiln workers for preventing OSH risks and improving health and hygiene.read more...

Important Policies and Documents

Research Study on OSH Problems of Child & Young Workers

The CIWCE with the collaboration of International Labour Organisation and EC's project Combating Abusive Child Labour-II has launched major study in the districts of Sahiwal and Sukkur to assess hazards faced by child and young workers. A major highlight of this study is that psychosocial stresses faced by working children and adolescents are also being assessed. The study is focusing on 10 sectors of economy where children mights be found exposed to hazardous work conditions. Pakistan has ratified ILO Convention 182 on Worst forms of Child Labour. This study is likely to help launch action oriented programmes for eliminations of hazardous forms of child labour.