The Agreement On Textiles And Clothing. Potential Effects On Gender Equality In Pakistan
Astrid Siegmann Karin, 2005
Name of publisher/editor
International Labour Review
Geographic area
Asia
Summary & key words
The government has realized that textile and clothing sector is one sector that offers good prospects for diversification away from traditional commodity exports, for entry into the area of manufacturers, for absorption of large pools of manpower, for crossing the big divide between the rural and urban sectors, for poverty alleviation, and for gender empowerment.