Islamabad, September 18, 2021 (PPI-OT):Minister for Planning Asad Umar has underscored the importance of gender-transformative workplaces. Chairing a meeting in Islamabad today [Saturday], he desired that a policy framework be developed based on deliberations and rapid research, identifying the current barriers faced by female workers in public and private sector organizations.

He said key recommendations outlined in the framework should not only guide development of a public sector program, but must also be supported by necessary legal instruments to make working environment conducive and progressive for women. During the meeting, the Minister expressed his concern over the rising proportion of out-of-school children following the pandemic globally as well as in Pakistan, sharing the Government’s intent in tackling this challenge as a national priority.

The Minister highlighted the need for exploiting the e-school experiences from the pandemic and using COVID19 as an opportunity for introducing innovative e-solutions, e-schools and accelerated learning programs for reaching out of school children. While reviewing the proposed innovative employment generating and skill-building strategies, the Minister advised that the same be reviewed in tandem with the existing interventions under the Kamyab Jawan Programme to consolidate efforts and resources under one umbrella for an optimum impact.

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