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Supporting Tourism in Myanmar through Business Management Training With a current capacity of generating 534 million USD of annual foreign exchange and supporting some 293,000 jobs, tourism is increasingly being harnessed as a tool for development and poverty reduction in Myanmar. One of the main areas where tourism offers opportunities for job creation and better jobs is in the development of SMEs. However, low levels of business skills limit the productivity and competitiveness of SMEs and their export-readiness. To ensure that the gains from tourism flow to local communities and in particular disadvantaged sections among them, the proposed “Supporting Tourism in Myanmar through Business Management Training” project will gather intelligence on skills-related constraints affecting entrepreneurs in the Myanmar tourism sector; facilitate the integration of the findings at the policy level; will operate in line with the Government of Myanmar’s Tourism Master Plan; and, in terms of direct support, focus on setting up a system of SME management training and complementary services that can be rolled out at large scale, using established ILO methodologies. The project will have a three pronged strategy operating at the macro, meso and micro levels. Key deliverables of the project will include, at the macro-level, an in-depth assessment of the tourism sector from the perspective of SME management skills development; at the meso level, adapted SME management training curricula for the tourism sector and a trained and certified cadre of trainers and master trainers in charge of roll out; and, at the micro level, pedagogical resource materials, training courses, and complementary Business Development Service (BDS) products for entrepreneurs. The project is expected to contribute to an increase in turnover and job-creation for at least 500 enterprises in the tourism sector. The project will be implemented jointly with the NORAD-funded, ILO-implemented SIYB initiative, which will run over the same timeframe. This will involve, in particular, a joint management structure, the development of a joint refined Logical Framework for submission to the two donors following a brief inception period, and joint reporting (see Section 2.2 ). The project will run from January 2014 to June 2017 with a total budget of 1 million CHF from SECO, complemented by a contribution of 3.6 million CHF from NORAD.
Caminos sanos, comunidades sanas: Reducir la vulnerabilidad al VIH de choferes de camiones de larga distancia y de buses interurbanos por vía de servicios de salud móviles Según la investigación de la OIT, “Informe y análisis de la encuesta: Vida de camioneros, condiciones de trabajo y salud sexual: El VIH y el transporte de larga distancia en el Paraguay” (OIT, 2011), choferes de camiones de larga distancia y de buses interurbanos del país experimentan vulnerabilidades al VIH. Eso se debe a las largas separaciones de sus familias, su trabajo en situaciones de aislamiento, una cultura casi 100% masculina y un contexto de discriminación en contra de personas que viven con VIH. En consulta con la OIT, los mismos choferes han identificado la forma de disminuir sus vulnerabilidades al VIH: establecer servicios de salud móviles para llegar a los choferes más vulnerables con la oferta de pruebas de VIH y sífilis, acceso a condones y educación con pares, en lugares de descanso/paraderos y empresas de transporte en Asunción y Gran Asunción. Los beneficios directos de este proyecto son los 1.500 choferes de camiones de larga distancia y de buses interurbanos que van a acceder a servicios móviles de salud de alta calidad para (pruebas voluntarias y confidenciales de VIH y sífilis, con consejería adecuada, entrega de condones y educación de pares) durante la vida del proyecto. Se estima que, de esta población aproximadamente 700 choferes van a tomar la prueba de VIH/sífilis y sabrán los resultados, con los casos positivos siendo derivados a centros de salud. Además, se estima que alrededor de 2,000 choferes más, por recibir los materiales didácticos (trípticos y calcomanías) del proyecto en los lugares de descanso y en 3 empresas de transporte, habrán recibido un impacto indirecto en la prevención del VIH.
Global Research on Child Labor Measurement and Policy Development (CLMaPD) The CLMaPD project contributes to the IPEC's wider strategy of using information to guide actions against child labor to achieve the complete elimination of the worst forms of child labor. In particular it will serve as an integral part of the strategic plan called for under the Roadmap and under the ILO's Global Action Plan to improve child labor statistics and knowledge as a way to assist countries in their work to design comprehensive strategies to address child labor. Project support will focus on (a) data collection and analysis on working children, child labor and hazardous work at national level in 9 countries and at the sectoral level in one country, while building the capacity of host governments to conduct future data collection, research and analysis in these areas in the future and (b) updating statistics for core indicators on children's work and education in approximately 100 countries. The ten countries where the project will support the local governments in collecting the data on child labor are: Ethiopia, Armenia, El Salvador, Georgia, Jamaica, Malawi, Morocco, Peru, Tanzania and another country to be identified in discussion with the USDOL. The project is funded by the US Department of Labor. It will be implemented for 48 months with a budget of USD 7,000,000.
Supporting the definition and extension of a social protection floor (SPF) in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands
Enhancing income security measures and employability programs for the unemployed and vulnerable workers in Viet Nam In Viet Nam, the 2008 global financial and economic crisis exacerbated several issues of the labour market and the labour law limits in terms of protection of those who lost their job. Many workers lost their jobs due to the economic slowdown leading to bankruptcy and lay-offs among enterprises in difficulties. Many other workers suffered of income losses as their working hours reduced. In January 2012, 1.3 million Vietnamese are unemployed, while more than 4.5 million others are seeking part-time jobs. As a response to the concern of major lays-off, Viet Nam implemented an unemployment insurance (UI) scheme with the issuance of the Decree 127 on December 2008. The Decree 127 guides the implementation of the UI-related provisions of the Social Insurance Law (2006). Premiums collection started in 2009, and first UI benefits were paid on 1 January 2010. As per June 2011, about 7.3 million workers were covered under the UI scheme, which represents 81 per cent of those legally covered but still less than 15 per cent of the active population. In addition, during the 18 months review of the UI scheme, the following priority issues have been identified: (1) Low efficiency of the claiming process; (2) Low coverage among the labour force;(3) Weak control and inspection mechanisms to enforce proper use of the scheme; (4) Lack of accurate financial projections in a context of extension of entitlements to 6 months; (5) Low availability and utilization of active labour market programmes provided such as vocational training and employment support services. To support the improvement process of UI policy and performance of the system, this project is designed for 3 years (2012-2014) with 3 following objectives: Immediate objective 1: By the end of the project, the UI policy, legislation and procedures are improved to ensure its functional efficiency, wider coverage of workers, equal and fair accesses of male and female workers to benefits and services. Immediate objective 2: By the end of the project, the financial sustainability of the UI scheme is reviewed and improved. Immediate objective 3: By the end of the project, active labour market policies and programmes (ALMPs) to promote employment and employability of the unemployed, those at risk to lose their job, vulnerable workers and unemployed youth are set up The Project is developed based on the final draft of the ILO – Vietnam Decent Work Country Programme for the period of 2012-2016 (Decent Work Country Programme or DWCP) that was agreed among ILO and its partners in Viet Nam. The Project will set in motion activities directly leading to Priority #02 of the DWCP “Promoting equitable and inclusive growth through social protection and addressing decent work needs of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups”, which is in turn incorporated in Focus Area 2 of the UN One Plan 2012-2016 for Viet Nam. The project will continue the on-going One-UN funded project “strengthening mechanisms for UI implementation” and also complements the three years ASEAN UI Project.
DISABILITY-VIETNAM: Irish Aid-ILO Partnership Programme, Phase II, 2014-15 PROPEL Vietnam in Phase 2 will aim to promote the access of persons with disabilities to the mainstream vocational training system, though the provision of technical advice and support in finalizing the disability-related provisions in the Vocational Training Law and supporting the revision of training curricula and training materials used in general training centres. It will continue to support the development of the Disability Inclusion (INCLUDE) Support Services increasing their capacities and networks and supporting it to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities in mainstream programmes and services, including vocational training. Collaboration with the social partners will continue with a view to raising the capacity of governments, social partners and other key stakeholders to collaborate in implementing and/or raising awareness of legislation and policies to promote equality of opportunity in training. Hanoi University Law Faculty will be supported to incorporate disability rights issues into the curriculum of the law faculty and the university more broadly, as well as establishing networks with other universities on disability rights issues in legislation. PROPEL-Viet Nam will collaborate to the extent possible with the ILO Global Business and Disability Network.
Strengthening and sharing knowledge on effective national employment policies - Macroeconomic policies and employment targeting: three case studies, with special references to central banks he protracted jobs crisis has brought to the fore employment creation as a priority policy agenda. For instance, G8/G20 Leaders’ Summits in recent years stressed the importance of addressing global jobs deficit. The G20 Task Force on Employment began generating a G20 employment agenda. EU faces a protracted jobs crisis and youth have particularly borne the brunt of the crisis. The European Commission called for coordinated growth and job creation efforts. Challenges of job creation today, however, are compounded especially because governments in the world search for effective employment promotion policies in the context of narrowing fiscal space and still gloomy economic outlook. Indeed, although influential drivers of macroeconomic policies and development agendas in the past two decades prior to the global financial crisis have been in demise, many countries are yet to implement an alternative policy framework that accelerates job creation in a sustainable manner. Against this backdrop, an on-going research work of the ILO is to propose an alternative policy framework suitable for today’s policy environment: heightened employment challenges in a context of limited fiscal resources. Achieving efficiency gains in policy interventions by enhancing policy coherence towards priority policy targets and sharpening policy focus on priority sectors is the gist of the policy framework. The proposed framework thus acts on two-pronged strategies, employment targeting and sectoral approaches to employment creation, and accelerate structural transformation of an economy into productive and competitive one. The proposed research project will reinforce the policy framework and thereby influence national and global debates on the nexus between macroeconomic stability and employment growth. It will generate evidence of the pivotal roles that central banks can play in pursuing the twin goals of macroeconomic stability and employment creation. Case studies of three selected central banks from developing countries would demonstrate the importance of the dual mandate of macroeconomic stability and employment.
Strengthening the National Rural Transport Program (SNRTP)- Nepal The Government of Nepal has negotiated with the World Bank for the Project for Strengthening National Rural Transport Program (SNRTP) to enhance all weather rural transport connectivity. This negotiation has been approved by the Executive Directors of the International Development Association (IDA).The bilateral financing agreement are under process This project is follow-on of ongoing Rural Access Improvement and Decentralization Project (RAIDP) under the Department of Local Infrastructure Development and Agricultural Roads (DoLIDAR).The project has given high focus on the maintenance of the rural roads in the project participant districts. SNRTP’s envisaged technical scope includes: (i) institutional strengthening; (ii) Routine and Periodic Maintenance of existing all weather roads and river crossings; (iii) upgrading and rehabilitation of seasonal roads to provide new all weather access; (iv) construction of new river crossing structures. The proposed SNRTP project aligns with the Interim Strategy Note (ISN) for Nepal and the forthcoming World Bank Group Country Partnership Strategy (CPS). Pillar two of the draft CPS specifically highlights improving connectivity throughout Nepal as a key consideration for inclusive economic growth and rural poverty reduction. These aims are consistent with the both of the World Bank’s strategic goals to reduce extreme poverty and increase shared prosperity amongst the bottom 40%. SNRTP aims at improving rural accessibility, is funded by the World Bank (WB) grant. SNRTP will target the 30 districts that previously participated in the Bank-supported Rural Access Improvement and Decentralization Project (RAIDP) plus an additional 3 districts. The project will benefit around 15.7 million people. The project will benefit around 15.7 million people. The project will provide all-weather access to a network of 3,067 km; the average number of beneficiary population per kilometer is around 1,434 person; and most of the beneficiary population live in Terai and valley plains, and 51 percent of the beneficiary population in the hills live within 30 minutes of the road.
Erradicación del trabajo infantil en América Latina IVa fase El proyecto está enfocado a la prevención y erradicación del trabajo infantil en América Latina, aprovechando las lecciones aprendidas de IPEC, profundizando en los logros y sirviendo de marco integrador para los distintos proyectos nacionales e internacionales que se desarrollen en la región. La principal novedad para esta etapa consistirá en el impulso de un nuevo marco de relaciones de co-responsabilidad con los Estados, de concertación con otros agentes de desarrollo establecimiento de alianzas Público / Privadas y coordinación con otras instancias de la Cooperación Española y con diversos programas financiados por la AECID, tanto dentro como fuera de la OIT.
Better Work Viet Nam - Phase II (Irish Aid) Irish Aid will make available a contribution of EUR 100,000 towards Better Work Vietnam – Second Phase. The Better Work Vietnam programme, a partnership between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), aims to reduce poverty by expanding decent work opportunities through improving labour standards and competitiveness of apparel factories. The program became operational in July 2009. Since that time, BWV has been able to help secure a continued global market for apparel produced in Vietnam and improve working conditions for factory workers engaged in the sector. It does this by combining assessments of factories’ compliance with labour standard with targeted advisory and training services. This helps factories to differentiate themselves in the international market by increasing their overall competitiveness and meeting buyer demands for socially responsible sourcing. In the second phase, outcome-based strategies are applied to make sure that consideration is given to servicing more factories in a wider geographic area in order to reach the desired movement towards a compliance culture. Moreover, BWV is reaching for impact beyond individual factories. To achieve this, BWV is strengthening the way it conveys to and instils in factory management an appreciation of the business benefits being shown to flow from BWV interventions and labour standards’ compliance. This is necessary to assure that the demand for BWV services from producing factories overtakes and eventually replaces that of buyers as the dominant incentive for compliance-minded factory management and participation in the programme. In sum, BWV musters globalizations’ market forces for the improvement of labour standards, working conditions, incomes and job opportunities for the ultimate benefit of workers and their families. Intensified factory level social dialogue is seen as an important way forward and is pursued in collaboration with the MoLISA, VCCI, and VGCL. Core services based on the new service model are implemented, meeting demands from industry stakeholders and the need for increased efficiency. Initiatives to enhance impact are pursued. Systematic measures are taken to use relevant BWV experiences to help inform discussions on labour policy, law and institution reforms.
Studies on Afghan Competitiveness for Job Creation - Agricultural Value Chains The proposed value chain studies are expected to become critical inputs to the strategic realignment of on-going and planned interventions to better contribute to the sustainable job creation in Afghanistan.
Youth employment for sustainable development The project involves empowering the young women and men through creation and development of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) owned by up to 500 young men and women who will be trained and engaged on labour intensive infrastructure development and maintenance using “Do-nou” technology. The MSEs in turn will create thousands of jobs through labour intensive works in Garissa County and the environs (one of most affected areas by the drought and refugee concentration). The project will also strengthen the capacities of national partners, MoTI, MoE, MoDP and others, in the planning, implementation and monitoring of employment intensive works.
Programme on Responsible Business in Myanmar Executive Summary The Programme for Responsible Business (PRB) in Myanmar aims to make use of responsible business as a concept integrated in a growth and employment programme, combining the responsibility dimension to the economic development dimension from the outset. It is planned to run from 1 January 2014 to 31 December 2015 (2 years) and has a budget of 25 million DKK. The development objective of the programme is: “Inclusive economic growth to be accompanied by responsible business practices in Myanmar” and will be measured through three indicators, namely: • The supported sectors’ contribution to GDP • Number of companies (and size) within each industry supported, actively applying responsible business standards in their business operations and • Number of decent jobs created in the sectors supported (by gender, social group and location). The PRB contains three components, namely: 1) Component 1: The Regulatory Framework Component 2) Component 2: The Responsible Industry Development Component with a focus on the garment and fisheries sectors 3) Component 3: The Private Sector Component on Responsible Business. The main themes of the three PRB components directly relate to human rights, good governance, democratisation and environment and climate change issues. When dealing with the private sector the UN Global Compact 10 principles will play an important basis for all three components. In terms of management and organisation, at the programme level, a PRB Coordination Committee (PCC) will be established. The major role of the PCC will be to ensure that the activities of the three components are well coordinated so no overlap will occur and synergy will be tapped where possible. The PRB monitoring and results measurement system will build on the system developed by the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development Standard for Measuring Achievements in Private Sector Development (DCED RM Standard). Progress reports will be submitted to the PCC and Danida according to the following schedule: • April 2014 an inception report covering the first 3 months. • February 2015 an annual report covering year 2014 • August 2015 a semi annual report covering the first half year of 2015 • End 2016 a completion report covering the entire programme period (emphasis on impact and lessons learnt).
EU - Support to reconstruction and development in selected districts in north and east Sri Lanka Objective of the project is to contribute to and capacitate the transition from post-conflict relief to reconstruction and development by supporting selected districts in North and East Sri Lanka, though poverty reduction and provision of basic infrastructure and services for vulnerable populations, support to local economic development and strengthening of local governance. Target groups will be vulnerable communities in Ampara, Batticaloa, Mannar and Vavuniya Districts, including female headed households, persons with disabilities, conflict-affected communities, decentralized and devolved government institutions, CSOs, CBOs, regional and local businesses and training institutions, Chambers of commerce and potential investors in targeted sectors. Implementing organizations are UNDP, UNOPS, FAO, UNICEF, ILO and IFC.
Strengthening HIV prevention, treatment, care and social protection in the world of work in Kenya
Improving social protection for People Living with HIV (PLHIV) in Sri Lanka by building capacity and strengthening networks of PLHIV NGOs 1) In partnership with the MoL & LR , Eemployers’ Federation of Ceylon and trade unions, share the Nation Policy on HIV and AIDS and the World of Work and the findings of the ILO/HIV and social protection study with key stakeholders including social security policy makers, insurance company administrators, employers’ organizations, trade unions, PLHIV NGOs, National STD/AIDS Control Programme and other organizations assisting PLHIV with the aim to jointly develop a strategic action plan for social protection of PLHIV 2) Facilitate trade unions to partner with private enterprises to advocate for the removal of the PLHIV exclusion clause in insurance schemes 3) Provide technical advice to private enterprises for negotiation with their health insurance carriers to remove PLHIV exclusion clause in their insurance policy. (reference the study on Public, Private, National and Local Schemes of HIV sensitive Social Protection Mechanisms contributing to reducing HIV and TB Vulnerabilities) 4) Strengthen capacity of 3 PLHIV NGOs to become social protection literate in terms of knowing what is offered, the rights and entitlements of PLHIV members, the rules and regulations concerning access to available social protection schemes, how PLHIV could effectively access them and to assist PLHIV to access decent jobs 5) Develop a sustainability strategy to support PLHIV to improve their income and social security