EEO aims to provide fair employment practices based on merit rather than discrimination or favoritism. It seeks to achieve a diverse workforce and equal opportunities for advancement. As an employee in Pakistan, you have the right to fair treatment and a workplace free of harassment. However, implementing true EEO remains challenging due to issues like nepotism. Pakistani law provides some protections against discrimination, but enforcement of EEO policies requires education and cultural changes.

1. E.E.O In Pakistan

2. What Is EEO . . . ?
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) is the
right of all persons to work and advance on the
basis of merit, ability and potential.
Making sure that workplaces are free from all
forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment,
&
Providing programs to assist members of EEO
groups to overcome past or present
disadvantages

3. Major Outcomes of EEO
EEO is designed to achieve these outcomes:
a diverse and skilled workforce,
improved employment access and
participation by EEO groups, and
a workplace culture displaying fair workplace
practices and behaviours.

4. Fair practices and
behaviour
EEO aims to achieve fair practices and behaviour in the workplace,
including:
recruitment, selection and promotion practices which are open,
competitive and based on merit. This means the best applicant is
selected for the job,
access for all employees to training and development,
flexible working arrangements that meet the needs of employees
and create a productive workplace,
grievance handling procedures that are accessible to all
employees and deal with workplace complaints promptly,
confidentially and fairly,

5. Fair practices and
behaviour
communication processes to give employees
access to information and allow their views to be
heard,
management decisions being made without
bias,
no lawful discrimination or harassment in the
workplace, and
respect for the social and cultural backgrounds of
all employees and customers

6. How does EEO affect you
as a employee?
As a Staff Member You have the right to:
a workplace that is free from unlawful
discrimination and harassment,
fair practices and behaviour in your workplace,
competitive merit
equal access to benefits and conditions
including flexible working arrangements.

7. How does EEO affect you
as a employee?
As a Staff Member You have the responsibility to:
work to the best of your ability and provide quality
service to customers,
recognize the skills and talent of other staff
members,
respect differences among your colleagues and
customers such as cultural and social diversity,
and
treat people fairly (don’t discriminate against or
harass them)

8. Importance of EEO in Pakistan
As EEO is not implemented in its original form in Pakistan,
therefore, as a result all most each and every organization is
affected by it. It is important to know one’s right in organization
regarding EEO, because here in Pakistan nepotism and favoritism
is given preference over merit.

9. EEO Laws in Pakistan
Objectives Resolution 1949
Wherein the principles of democracy, freedom,
equality, tolerance and social justice as enunciated by
Islam shall be fully observed
1973 Constitution
Article 11 of the Constitution prohibits all forms of
slavery, forced labor and child labor.

10. Article 17 provides fundamental right to exercise the
freedom of association and the right to form unions.
The article 25 of the Constitution provides following
guidelines for the equality of citizens:
1. All citizens are equal before law and are entitled to equal
protection of law.
2. There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex
alone.
3. Nothing in this Article shall prevent the State from making
any special provision for the protection of women and
children.

11. An Equal Opportunity Employer in
Pakistan

12. CONCLUSION
In Pakistan, major challenge for EEO is not legislation, but
implementation. Implementation necessitates a broad-scale
education and appreciation of EEO philosophy for the
competitiveness and very existence of an organization on
micro and macro levels.
Government as well as organizations must initiate an EEO
program starting with the education of the policy makers, and
the employees in general so that they can understand the
rationale of this program and wholeheartedly support it.

13. Prepared & Presented By:
Tanzeel ul Rehman Abbasi
Syed Farrukh Shah
&
Syed Asif Sherazi