The International Labor Organization (ILO) has opened submissions from qualified consultants to conduct a diagnostic study of the ship recycling value chain in Pakistan.
According to officials from the ILO, the study is to inform national action planning by mapping ‘key’ stakeholders, pinpointing policy gaps and examining training needs, particularly in the context of Pakistan’s ratification of the Hong Kong Convention the safe and environmentally sound recycling of ships (HKC), which went live June 26, 2025.