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.
