Industrial Development; Job Creation, Special Economic Zones and Urban Development

Policy Recommendations

• Development of SEZs as smart cities rather than isolated from urban areas/markets.
• SEZs should enhance the capacity of workers and make them more productive rather than mere employment generation.
• For capacity building of workers, vocational training institutes in collaboration with China should be established within the premises of particular industries/SEZs.
• Most of SEZs have potential (according to proposed industrial mix) to create jobs for women which will create gender balance.
• SEZs production should be in line with products in which Pakistan has comparative advantage.
• Proper corporate governance (standard of information security) and quality standards to be established within SEZs with the help of governance and IT experts.
• To smoothen day-to-day operations of SEZs, some proper regulatory framework should be constituted.