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Strengthening skills systems for access and employability (southern Africa) Skills development is an essential prerequisite for youth employment and sustainable development and as such an important factor in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, limited access to high-quality education and training is a major obstacle for sustainable development and school to work transition. Thus, skills mismatch is a key development challenge faced by most countries, and the main causes are the weak capacity of institutions and staff; ineffective involvement of social partners; outdated curricula and training methodology; inadequate work based training including apprenticeships; insufficient funding; and fragmented governance. Skills policies and programmes also don’t focus on the needs of the rural economy, migrant workers, and women, and providing access to training and certification of skills of persons acquired through non-formal and informal means.
Promoting Inclusive Labour Market Solutions in the Western Balkans The overall objective of the sub-regional Project is to assist the Western Balkan countries and territory in their efforts to build more inclusive labour markets. It will do this by promoting an integrated approach to employment and social policies. The project will strengthen the institutional capacities of public employment services (PES) and Centers for Social Welfare (CSW) to develop mechanisms to reach out to those at risk of exclusion; will support the piloting and scaling up of innovative programmes to reach those who are most distant from the labour market; and will establish mechanisms for multi-stakeholder partnerships to tackle unemployment and social exclusion. The target group consists of those who are not employed, the long term unemployed, and those who are unlikely to be reached by standard active labour market policies. There will be a particular focus on youth, but the groups at risk of exclusion will vary from country to country. The project will impact the work modalities of national and local level branches of the PES, CSWs, and social partners from the private sector and civil society, as well as national Ministries of Labour and Social Welfare. Some interventions have an explicitly territorial focus and approach, and they will involve local government authorities and where appropriate incorporate actions to assist the employment of asylum seekers. The overall objective of promoting inclusive labour market solutions will be achieved through three interlinked outputs : 1. Labour market governance: Public employment and social service agencies have greater capacity to implement integrated user-centred approaches to improve outreach to vulnerable and hard-to-employ groups 2. Innovation for fostering inclusive labour markets: Public employment and social service agencies implement innovative programmes for employment of disadvantaged groups and scale them up at the regional level 3. Knowledge systematization for effective policy making: sustainable mechanisms for exchange of experience, peer learning and peer review are established
Améliorer la santé et la sécurité dans les chaînes d'approvisionnement de Madagascar et de Tunisie- Un projet du Fonds Vision Zéro L'objectif de développement de ce projet se concentre sur: Les travailleurs des chaînes d’approvisionnement mondiales de l’huile d’olive en Tunisie et du litchi et du textile à Madagascar sont moins vulnérables aux risques professionnels. Dans le cadre du Programme phare de l’OIT sur la sécurité et la santé au travail (SST), et grâce au financement de la Commission Européenne (DG Emploi), un outil d’évaluation visant à concevoir des modèles d'intervention efficaces taillés sur mesure en fonction du contexte de chaque chaîne d'approvisionnement a récemment été développé. Cet outil a été testé en 2016-2017 dans trois chaînes d’approvisionnement: le café en Colombie, le litchi à Madagascar et l’huile de palme en Indonésie et des études de cas sont en cours de finalisation.
Strengthening world of work response to HIV and AIDS in India It is estimated that 2.1 million people were living with HIV in India in 2015. HIV epidemic in India is concentrated and diverse in intensity among different populations in different states. 94% of PLHIV are from 15 states of the Union. These states are home of the majority of key populations and pregnant women living with HIV and where the majority of AIDS related deaths occur. The project is linked to Outcome 3: Creating and extending social protection floors for the biennium 2018-19. It will contribute to the implementation of the DWCP 2018-2022 that is being finalized with inputs from the constituents. During the current biennium, the CO-Delhi will continue to engage with the Central Government as well as selected state governments, employers and workers organizations in India in their efforts in building, expanding, extending or reorienting their social protection systems including promoting rights of workers living with HIV, their access to social security programmes and engaging the constituents for implementing rights based health and HIV programme in selected state(s). The ILO will make specific contributions to fill the testing gap by promoting Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT@Work) in some key sectors (Hospitality, Textiles, Agriculture and mining) and also promote a Stigma free work environment, with a focus on health care workplaces by identifying and promoting non-discriminatory practices against those affected by HIV.
Technical support on labour inspection in Albania This project aims at strengthening the effectiveness and quality of labour inspection systems and social dialogue institutions. The ILO will assist the national tripartite constituents in Albania to define objective representativity criteria for participation in tripartite and bipartite social dialogue at all levels, as well as in the process of implementation of the new Labour Code provisions relating to regional social dialogue institutions, collective bargaining and dispute resolution. The ILO will: i) provide technical advice in the process of drafting relevant by-laws and institutional capacity building; (ii) assist in the establishment of a database of collective agreements and social partners’ membership; (iii) provide technical advice in reviewing current regulations on dispute resolution, in order to increase the effectiveness of the mechanism for amicable settlement of labour disputes; and (iv) assist in the establishment of a labour dispute management information system and the development of a continuous training programme on labour conciliation. The project will facilitate knowledge sharing and exposure to comparative European law and practice through creating synergies with the EU funded sub-regional project on “Economic and Social Affairs Platform” for the Western Balkan countries, and will contribute to the achievement of SDG 8.
Technical Support on Employment Creation for Young People and Vulnerable Groups The project aims at strengthening employment policies and programmes to leverage the process of structural change towards a sustainable, low carbon, climate-resilient economy to create decent jobs on a significant scale, with particular focus on young people and vulnerable groups. The ILO will assist the tripartite constituents in the application of the 2015 ILO Policy Guidelines for a “Just Transition towards Environmentally Sustainable Economies and Societies for All” through evidence-based policy support, capacity building and advocacy interventions. The support is anchored on the newly enacted Philippine Green Jobs Act as well as international commitments such as the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda and the Philippines’ Nationally Determined Contribution to addressing climate change. A cooperation partnership will be established among tripartite constituents and key stakeholders to lead key interventions, including green jobs measurement, policy simulations, modelling, and advocacy work. The results of measurements and analyses will inform policies and frameworks, particularly the Green Jobs Human Resource Development Plan, that support the promotion of a green economy and the formulation of response measures that would ensure a just transition, including anticipating impacts on employment and skills needs and extending social protection.
REHABILITATION /CONSTRUCTION OF ACCESS ROADS AND CROSSING POINTS The ILO has more than 40 years of experience in mainstreaming Employment intensive investments (EIIP) which links infrastructure development with employment creation, poverty reduction and local economic and social development. In using local labour and resources they create much needed employment and income, reduce costs, save foreign currency, and support local industry while increasing the capacity of local institutions. The combination of local participation in planning with the utilization of locally available skills, appropriate technology, materials and work methods has proven to be an effective and economically viable approach to infrastructure works and jobs creation in many countries. The ILO plans to build on its long history and experience to mainstream EIIP methodologies in national and local institutaions in Sudan. The project will contribute to improved infrastructure and connectivity in the areas, which in turn will bring considerable benefits to women, children and other vulnerable groups, such as elderly and disabled people. Improved transport services contribute to enhance other services, such as quality rural health and education. Girls will have a better chance of attending secondary school and farmers will reach markets more easily. Other business opportunities will be generated, in particular for women and youth. Better roads will bring more customers/buyers to the area, improving the opportunities to expand women’s small enterprises. The maintenance and rehabilitation of roads through labour-intensive methods of work can generate jobs and create business opportunities for the most disadvantaged individuals. For instance, people who have been displaced by conflict and return to their farms and villages (returnees) can be employed and have immediate access to a form of cash income. This would enable them to purchase the basic items for their re-establishment as farmers, traders or in other livelihoods. They would dispose of an income during the recovery period, while villages are rebuilt and the production cycle can be restarted on the farms. It is estimated that a total of 507,000 civilians (the majority being female heads of household) within the five States would benefit directly from the rehabilitation of the choke points. The ILO will ensure adequate coordination and facilitation of all project activities with the five States. This will be achieved through partnership with local authorities, NGOs, social partners, private and public sector, and all other stakeholders involved in the project.
Statistics on women’s work and employment and time use This project covers two main topics where guidance on good practices for statistical measurement of work, employment and labour underutilization are needed. The first topic relates to provision of guidance on implementation of international standards on work, employment and labour underutilization in different types of household surveys. The second topic relates to provision of guidance for measurement of time use. Guidance on both topics will contribute to longer term efforts to achieve better measurement of women’s participation in all forms of work, paid and unpaid.
Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (Philippines component) This global project seeks to contribute to the promotion of fair recruitment initiatives across migration corridors in North Africa, the Middle East and South Asia. The corresponding project strategy is based on a three-pronged approach: 1) establishing fair recruitment corridors to prevent abuses and exploitation of migrant workers; 2) providing migrant workers with access to reliable information and improved services and 3) conducting innovative research and disseminating knowledge on ethical recruitment. These components will be implemented through several pilot initiatives at the global and country level. Target countries for pilot projects proposed in this concept note include Tunisia, Jordan, Nepal and the Philippines. The strategy will apply a multi-stakeholder approach in conjunction with governments, trade unions, employers’ organisations and the media. This integrated project has been developed jointly by the ILO’s Special Action Programme to Combat Forced Labour (FPRW/SAP-FL) and the Labour Migration Branch (MIGRANT).
Supporting the implementation of the roadmap on tackling undeclared work in Greece The present ILO project aims at supporting the implementation of the roadmap on tackling undeclared work in Greece by undertaking and supporting the completion of some of the recommendations included in the Roadmap, and by supporting the Tripartite Committee in coordinating the implementation of the roadmap. Taking into account the importance of tackling undeclared work in Greece, the improvements made in the last 12 months through the ILO project funded by the EU and the consensus reached about the Action plan to tackle undeclared work, it is urgent and crucial to support the implementation of the Action plan. Such support will strengthen trust and cooperation among the Government and the social partners to find an effective, balanced path to fight undeclared work. All stakeholders acknowledged the positive role played by the ILO in that process and they stressed the need for a continuation of the ILO support to implement the roadmap.
Promoting Decent Work on Oil Palm Plantations in Indonesia The overall objective of the project is to promote sustainable rural livelihoods through decent work conditions and opportunities for workers on Indonesia’s oil palm plantations. The project’s main goal is to increase the capacity of national, provincial and local governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations to address employment and labour-related challenges in the oil palm plantations sector. The active involvement of all relevant partners and stakeholders in the design, implementation and monitoring of measures to promote decent work on plantations will help foster a more coordinated and holistic approach and will strengthen the impact and ensure the sustainability of project interventions. Given the prevalence of problems of inter-sectoral and inter-ministerial coordination in many developing countries, the project will seek to ensure effective coordination and cooperation with and across relevant Ministries and government departments, and with economic, social and judicial partners, universities and research centres.
Support the implementation of the sustainability compact – Phase II The propject aims at the monitoring results relating to commitments of the Sustainability Compact for Continuous Improvements in Labour Rights and Factory Safety in the Bangladesh Ready-Made Garment and Knitwear Industry. The implementation includes: 1) Advancing and reviewing progress in implementation of the Compact commitments 2) Identifying unmet needs of Bangladesh that would require additional assistance to implement Compact commitments The project support will result in the availability of information that will be useful to make informed decisions regarding the implementation of the Compact in terms of 1) progress, 2) the provision/funding of assistance and 3) policy interventions.
Le rôle de l’Economie Sociale et Solidaire dans le développement durable, et l’avenir du travail et de l’emploi A présent, l’objectif est de recentrer ce partenariat sur l’économie réelle et notamment aux acteurs partageant valeurs des établissements de la finance solidaire : coopératives, entreprises sociales, mutuelles, et associations. L'OIT depuis plusieurs années a engagé une réflexion sur l'économie sociale et solidaire, comme mode alternatif de développement et d'emploi. La France, par la loi n°2014-856 du 31 juillet 2014, a ouvert le champ de l'économie sociale et solidaire en lui donnant une définition inclusive, celle d'un mode d'entreprendre. Dans ce cadre, l'objectif est ainsi de mesurer l'impact de ces approches complémentaires en comparant l'intégration de ces modèles économiques et leur effet-levier sur le développement. Par ailleurs, compte-tenu des changements en cours affectant le monde du travail (principalement liés à la mondialisation croissante de l’économie et à l’innovation technologique) il paraît opportun de s’interroger sur la place et le rôle des organisations de l’ESS dans l’avenir du travail. A partir d'un travail qui pourra être abordé simultanément ou de façon complémentaire sur des thématiques telles que le développement des territoires, l'institutionnalisation, les outils de financement, la professionnalisation des filières etc., ce nouveau cycle de coopération entre la France et le BIT permettra de mieux prendre en compte l’impact de l’Economie sociale et solidaire dans le développement économique et social et la contribution de la finance solidaire à l’emploi et à la qualité du travail.
Pilot Project for the Elimination of Child Labour among Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan (2) The programme aims to reach a total of 700 children, Syrians and Jordanians, (at least 25% girls) under the age of 18 involved in the Worst Forms of Child Labour (WFCL) in the selected hosting communities and sectors will be rehabilitated among which 400 (again at least 25% girls) will be prevented from entering work. The targeting of vulnerable children will be undertaken in consultation with the ILO national survey currently being carried out by the Jordanian Strategic Centre for Studies and Research within the USDOL funded project. It focuses on both Syrian and Jordanian families. The project will aim also at reaching at least 300 families of the most vulnerable children working in WFCL in the hosting communities. Overall Objective: Reduce the number of working and dropout children among Syrian refugees and hosting communities through the provision of direct services. These services include educational, recreational, pre-vocational counseling and vocational training (See Annex 1 for details of Direct Services) Immediate Outcomes and Outputs Outcome 1:700 working children (25% girls), out of which 400 vulnerable children protected from early entry to labour market and 300 withdrawn from the WFCL. The project is expected to deliver the following measurable and sustainable results: 1. Sample based tracer study cases are organized with targeted children to identify the intervention with greater impact, and the best intervention model is documented for replication. 2. 400 vulnerable students will be prevented from dropping out of school. 3. 300 children involved in the WFCL will be provided with needed remedial services. 4. 700 parents will have their awareness raised regarding the OSH and WFCL and the importance of quality education as a long term investment and provided with socio-economical services through referral paths. 5. At least 100 school teachers and counsellors will have their capacity enhanced on how to prevent children from early drop out. 6. 1,000 of the children siblings and local communities will have their awareness raised on the negative impact of CL incorporating SCREAM modules who will act as advocates within their schools and local communities.
Strengthening the Labour Administration system and improving its delivery capacity The overall aim of the project is to support the Greek Labour Administration in providing more effective and efficient services through an institutional reform process. The project mainly focuses on improving the capacity of the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Social Solidarity to define and implement policies in the areas of labour and welfare. However, as the project targets the entire Labour Administration system, activities will also be carried out with public agencies and social partners. The project is thereby structured around two components and consists of the following main elements: reorganisation of structures, improvement of operational procedures, a more effective management of human and financial resources, and development of human resources.
Appui à l’organe de gestion global des outils ISPA pour le développement des capacités et l’application de ces outils. Le projet présenté s’inscrit dans la continuité du projet France/BIT 2011-2013 qui a notamment permis au BIT d’appuyer le « Groupe de conseil de haut niveau du socle de protection sociale », dirigé par la Présidente Michelle Bachelet, qui a adopté le rapport mondial sur le socle de protection sociale, préalable à l’adoption de la Recommandation (n° 202) sur les socles de protection sociale, 2012 et d’exécuter le secrétariat du SPIAC-B. Le projet actuel fait aussi suite au projet 2014-16 qui a permis au BIT de co-présider la gouvernance de l’initiative ISPA. Grâce à leur collaboration et aux outils ISPA que les agences utilisent de manière coordonnée dans les pays, la France et le BIT contribuent activement au renforcement du cadre politique et à l’extension de la protection sociale au niveau mondial. Ce projet contribue aussi au Programme phare du BIT sur les socles de protection sociale, en permettant au travers des outils ISPA de contribuer à la définition de stratégies nationales de protection sociale qui sont la première étape de la mise en place de systèmes de protection sociale. Ce nouveau projet France/BIT a pour objectifs principaux de : 1) renforcer la co-présidence BIT de l’organe de gestion des outils ISPA, incluant l’appui technique pour utiliser les nouveaux outils et expliquer les mécanismes d’intervention pour évaluer les systèmes nationaux de protection sociale, au sein de la coalition globale regroupant acteurs techniques et financiers ; 2) appuyer le développement de nouveaux outils ISPA par le BIT et la coordination des appuis techniques du BIT pour les outils présentés par les autres membres du SPIAC-B ; 3) renforcer les capacités des pays et les compétences des mandants pour appliquer les outils ISPA servant à renforcer et étendre les systèmes nationaux de protection sociale, prenant en compte les principes de la Recommandation (n° 202) sur les socles de protection sociale, 2012.
SKILL-UP Tanzania (Upgrading Skills for the changing world of work) Skills development is an essential prerequisite for youth employment and sustainable development and as such an important factor in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. However, limited access to high-quality education and training is a major obstacle for sustainable development and school to work transition. Thus, skills mismatch is a key development challenge faced by most countries, and the main causes are the weak capacity of institutions and staff; ineffective involvement of social partners; outdated curricula and training methodology; inadequate work based training including apprenticeships; insufficient funding; and fragmented governance. Skills policies and programmes also don’t focus on the needs of the rural economy, migrant workers, and women, and providing access to training and certification of skills of persons acquired through non-formal and informal means.
Strengthening social dialogue through the capacity building of workers' and employers' org. 2018 The project "Strengthening social dialogue through capacity building of workers' and employers' organisations will contribute to developing and reinforcing quality and effectiveness of social dialogue in the Member States and candidate countries. The project is organised in two parallel actions as follows: 1. Youth Academy for UNI Europa Finance; and 2. Employers' Young Professionals' Academy