EFP Annual International HRM Conference

Ms Margaret Adamson, High Commissioner of Australia, called upon industrialists and Human Resources Managers to develop a better understanding of new concepts and ideas in Human Resources and to upgrade the skills capital of employees.

She added that Australia is well placed to provide technical knowledge and training in mining, agriculture, livestock, and education. She was addressing the Annual International Human Resources Management Conference of Employers Federation of Pakistan in collaboration with International Labor Organization and Bahria University Karachi Campus in Karachi as Chief Guest of the inaugural session. The Conference was attended by around 200 delegates, representing the corporate sector, intelligentsia, academia, business and civil society.

Majyd Aziz , President Employers' Federation Of Pakistan, in his welcome address called upon the HR Managers to equip themselves with new vision, knowledge and tools to be able to deal with the blend of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship that are imperative to bring about fundamental changes in the future of work. He said that the eight themes of the Conference have been selected to reflect the emerging demands of the Human Resources profession and need to be addressed on a priority. The Conference proceedings will throw the challenge to HR Managers to develop confidence in order to come up to the expectations of their respective organizations

Mr Saghir Bukhari, Senior Program Officer, ILO presented his keynote address on "Future of Work and HRD Challenges" highlighting the major process of change undergoing in the world of work and the response of the ILO in order to be able to advance its mandate for social justice. Ms Margaret Adamson, High Commissioner. High Commission of Australia, who was accompanied by Ms Leonie Muldoon, Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner South Asia, Austrade, based in New Delhi and Nicole Guidhot, First Secretary, Australian High Commission, conferred EFP Award for Best HR Practices 2017 on winning companies in the multinational, large national and SME categories.