Besides, child labor is also there. In Pakistan, this lack of knowlege of codes apparently extended to government and ILO officials. During the research we also got a chance to talk with the Labor Department and other government officials who deal with labour issues. Their conversation demonstrated that they do not have clear concept about codes of conduct. They told us they do not know about codes.
Workers have the right to organize and bargain collectively.
Without this right, codes could undermine attempts to establish collective bargaining. It was suggested that freedom of association was a prerequisite for the effective implementation of codes. Workers have full knowledge of codes and are involved in decision making. Without this knowledge and participation, codes would be seen as a bureaucratic instrument being imposed from above rather than as an organizing tool. Codes are promoted as one strategy among many.