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Building National Floors of Social Protection in Southern Africa The project will provide technical support to constitutents through assistance to ongoing processes of national dialogue, in harmony with coordinated efforts by UN and bilateral cooperating partners. It will assist the countries in implementing the building blocks of domestically owned and funded national systems of social protection. Grounded in a regional peer learning process, the project will comprise practical assistance with specific economic feasibility studies, legal expertise, support to national dialogue processes and advice on the governance and administrative aspects of implementing national social protection floors, reflecting the principles of ILO Recommendation R.202 (2012) on National Floors of Social Protection. Direct recipients: Governments and public institutions (primarily relevant Ministries in charge of social protection and social protectionagencies/institutions), employers’ and workers’ organizations, academic and other relevant civil society organizations. Ultimate beneficiaries: Vulnerable persons currently uncovered by any form of social protection. Immediate Outcome 1: Policies and innovative strategies for the implementation of a Social Protection Floor tailored to national circumstances are developed in the context of evidence based national dialogue in Zambia, Mozambique and Malawi. Immediate Outcome 2: Improved legal, administrative and governance frameworks for the extension of Social protection (including budget planning and national monitoring systems) are designed in line with international social security standards. Immediate Outcome 3: Improved knowledge base and monitoring capacity on the implementation of Social Protection floors in the three countries.
Supporting Future of Work National Dialogues The current project supports the first phase of the Future of Work initiative in organizing national dialogues that serve to identify key issues and ideas in relation to the forces changing the world of work by engaging the widest possible number of the tripartite constituents and other stakeholders. The project, under the supervision of the responsible field Sub-Regional Office and the overall coordination of the Future of Work Unit, provides logistic and technical support for selected countries in order to achieve the objectives of these dialogues.
Cooperación Sur-Sur para el desarrollo sustentable a través del trabajo decente y la protección social. This Partnership Programme is part of the Complementary Agreement between the Federative Republic of Brazil and the International Labour Organization for Technical Cooperation with Other Countries in Latin America and African Countries for the implementation of the Partnership Programme ILO / Brazil for the Promotion of South-South Cooperation, signed in Geneva on March 22,2009. The Programme aims to systematize best practices, experiences and expertise developed in Brazil in the areas of prevention and eradication of forced labour and the promotion of green jobs and also support their dissemination and adaptation to socioeconomic and institutional reality in other developing countries of Latin America and the Caribbean. For the execution of this Partnership Programme, the term South-South Cooperation should be understood as a mechanism to promote the exchange of experiences, information and knowledge among developing countries, based on the dissemination, adaptation and exchange of good practices to tackle a given problem or situation. It is relevant to notice that decent work is the focal point of the ILO's four strategic objectives: promote fundamental rights at work, employment, social protection and social dialogue. Thus, the primary purpose of the ILO is to promote opportunities so that men and women can get a decent and productive work in conditions offreedom, equality, security and dignity. The ILO's role is to facilitate and encourage this process, with actions aligned to the Decent Work National Agenda (DWNA) and the Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP), and constant connection with other intersections developed in countries that will benefit from this partnership. Specifically, it is up to the ILO to support the systematization of Brazilian experiences developed, the validation on its best practices and lessons learned and its dissemination throughout countries involved in the Cooperation. The immediate objective of this Programme is to promote the exchange of good practices in the activity of promoting green jobs in the forestry sector and the prevention and combating of forced labour carried out by Brazilian institutions in charge of these policies and their counterparts in developing countries members of-this cooperation. It is intended, with the activities developed by this project: 1.1 Contribute to the prevention and eradication of forced labour; 1.2 Encourage the promotion of decent jobs and green jobs in the forestry sector, in order to contribute to a socially just transition to an economy based on low carbon emissions, both in the regional and global levels.
Technical Support on Youth Employment Prospects The projects aims at strengthening labour market governance through labour law reforms, effective social dialogue and sound industrial relations (IR). Constituents will be assisted in ensuring that the industrial relations framework is made compliant with ILO standards, with a particular focus on the Freedom of Association and Protection of the Right to Organise Convention, 1948 (No. 87), and the Right to Organise and Collective Bargaining Convention, 1949 (No. 98), in line with the national development strategy that gives importance to the ILO core international labour standards. Direct and indirect linkages and partnerships will be established with ongoing ‘Better Work’ initiatives with workers’ and employers’ organizations to maximize results. The tripartite partners will gain knowledge required for IR reform and prepare inputs for the reform of the IR law and institutions in line with C. 87 and C. 98, through evidence-based review of IR system and examination of international experiences. The project will build upon lessons and experiences of past and ongoing programmes and projects of the ILO, while establishing partnerships with new initiatives on employers and workers’ sides. Overall, the government and social partners will develop a better understanding and application of international labour standards governing industrial relations.
International Labour and Environmental Standards Application in Pakistan's SMEs (ILES) Pakistan has ratified a number of international UN and other conventions including 36 Conventions of ILO. Effective implementation and consistent reporting on these Conventions creates opportunities for the country in terms of its suitability to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) and trade. However, the performance and global image of Pakistan's compliance with international labour and environmental standards (ILES) are far from optimal. In order to address this, the proposed project will implement comprehensive interventions at macro (policy level), meso (institutional level), micro (enterprise level) and meta-levels (knowledge creation). At micro-level, the project will focus on Textile and Leather sectors. Pakistani manufactures in textile and leather are important economic development drivers. However, their contribution to the broader country development as well as future competitiveness will be defined by the capacity of the public and private sectors to appropriately implement ILES. The programme addresses these issues over a period of 6 years. ILO partners with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to cover the environmental component of project.
More and better jobs in Cabo Delgado province and Nampula province - Harnessing the opportunities of the New Economy in Mozambique The proposed programme seeks to contribute to improved articulation, across stakeholders, to promote sustainable lievelihoods for young people and female headed households, through adjusting economic policies and strategies to generate sustainable employment.
Vision Zero Fund Secretariat - Inception Phase The objective of the Fund is to work towards the vision of zero fatal and severe work-related injuries and diseases. The Funds therefore aims to reduce the number of fatal and severe accidents and occupational diseases in developing countries by improving occupational safety and health practices and conditions in sectors that link to global supply chains. To achieve work place accident reduction, the Fund has two interrelated, intermediate objectives informing the Fund’s approach: First, the Fund’s approach is to work towards structural improvements in safety and health practices at the work place. Structural improvements are only possible if all relevant stakeholders join in the efforts: businesses, governments, social partners and NGOs. Otherwise, real progress will be difficult. A pre-condition for the Fund to operate in a country will therefore be the joint public-private commitment of businesses, government, the social partners and other relevant stakeholders, documented by the presence or adoption of a tri-partite or multi-partite prevention action plan or similar document. The action-plan should specify the activity/activities envisaged and the time-frame for implementation. Second, and closely interrelated, the Fund aims to strengthen capacity in both public and private spheres. Public compliance activities and private practices at the sector and company-level are interdependent. Prevention needs the effective interplay of both public and private actors. In this regard, the Fund welcomes existing related prevention activities in either the public sphere and/or private sphere at the sector and company-level. Adding value, the Fund’s approach on public-private efforts should allow systematic work at either or both the public and the private sector specifically needed.
UN Joint Programme on Gender Equality (JPGE) in Zimbabwe This project is a component decentralised to the ILO through the Country Office for Zimbabwe (CO-Harare) under the United Nations of the Joint Programme on Gender Equality (JPGE). The JPGE addresses four priorities that were identified through a multi-sectoral consultative process that included government, workers’ and employers’ organizations. The four priorities have been structured around four pillars of: (1) promoting women’s security and combating gender-based violence; (2) women’s political participation and influence; (3) women’s economic empowerment and working conditions; and, (4) national accountability on gender equality and women’s empowerment. Each of the four pillars is being led by different agents as follows: • Pillar I – UNFPA • Pillar II – UNDP • Pillar III – ILO • Pillar IV - UNWOMEN
Better Factories Cambodia - Li & Fung HER Project The objective of the HERproject is to raise awareness and improve links to relevant services for workers by using a peer education appraoch. HERproject was initially conceived to improve female factory workers’ health knowledge, and to improve workers’ access to reproductive health services in factory clinics or nearby external service centers. HERproject training activities, materials and impacts are locally driven and respond to local needs. Better Work brings global perspective and staff, proximity to the private sector and knowledge of supply chains as effective entry points for training and women’s empowerment to deliver meaningful impact. Better Work works closely with carefully selected local partners to design and deliver program content. » Factories provide access to workers and facilities for trainings and may share program cost; » Local NGOs work with HERproject to adapt an efficient and inexpensive program design to the factory setting and to respond to worker’s identified needs; » Companies provide access to factories and may share program cost; » Better Work manages projects to maintain effective partnerships, ensure quality control, keep implementation costs down, and build sustainability. To insure program activities are sustainable, HERproject also strives to foster lasting local relation-ships based on mutual trust between NGO partners and participating factories. These relationships can serve as the foundation to explore more sensitive issues than health.
Documentation of Case Study for National Treasury South Africa The development objective of the Sustainable Enterprise Development Facility (SEDF) for South Africa is to create decent jobs for men and women in two provinces through entrepreneurship promotion and development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in sectors and value chains with employment potential. The creation of jobs and enterprises within these sectors will be achieved through a strengthened collaboration between private and public sector partners to identify gaps in the market where real business opportunities lie.
Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) - Phase II The Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE) is a 7-year programme responding to the Rio+20’s call for the UN system to support countries interested in pursuing green economy policies. It deploys the joint expertise of five UN agencies – ILO, UNDP, UNEP, UNIDO, and UNITAR – to assist countries in their efforts to embark on green economy pathways. During PAGE phase II a total of eight countries will receive support, including Peru, Mongolia, Senegal, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mauritius, South Africa and China (at provincial level). Based on the idea of triggering the required change at policy level and, more broadly, supporting countries in creating enabling conditions that catalyse the transformative change towards an Inclusive Green Economy, PAGE has identified four strategic intervention areas: (i) national economic and development planning, (ii) selected thematic and sectoral policies, individual and institutional capacity building at national and global level and (iv) knowledge creation at global level. Although phase II work plan and budget conclude by 30 June 2016, it is expected that PAGE will continue in the following years. The project’s vision is the equitable and sustainable transformation of national economic structures in up to 30 countries over a period of 7 years. Based on the idea of triggering the required change at policy level and, more broadly, supporting countries in creating enabling conditions that catalyse the transformative change towards an Inclusive Green Economy, PAGE has identified four strategic intervention areas: i. National economic and development planning processes: PAGE supports countries to integrate and reinforce inclusive green economy (IGE) into their national economic and development planning processes. ii. Selected sectoral/thematic policy analysis and subsequent policy reforms: PAGE provides on-going advisory support to countries as they design and advance sectoral and/or thematic policies, strategies and plans. Because of the critical importance of investment as a driver in the system of transformation, PAGE mobilizes IGE financing partners such as UNCT, donors, IFIs and the private sector. iii. Capacity development of key individuals and institutions for IGE action at the national and international level: PAGE strengthens national institutional capacities to participate, contribute, and implement in the overall process at the country level; it develops tailored training programmes that respond to national priorities and creates global leadership and training opportunities to communicate to a wider audience and multiply effects. iv. Knowledge creation for IGE action: PAGE generates and shares IGE knowledge products through North-South-South collaboration to encourage more understanding and engagement globally in the IGE processes.
Capacity building of employers' organizations This project aims at strengthening the institutional capacity of employers' organisations. It will develop the capacity of Myanmar’s central, sectoral, and regional business and/or employer organizations to sustainably lead the Myanmar business community on labour and employment issues while promoting enterprise development and decent work principles. It will also foster development of new bipartite and tripartite dialogue mechanisms and a better understanding of the implications of international labour standards for employers, as well as tripartite consensus building on labour law reforms. The primary partner for this project is the Union of Myanmar Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (UMFCCI). To ensure sustainability of interventions, UMFCCI will provide training and labour advisory services to businesses on a regular basis. Overall, the project will provide the business community with the essential tools and guidance to engage in dialogue with workers and their emerging associations; balance the different interests and priorities of employers and employees; and, ensure social peace in conjunction with sustainable enterprise development.
Technical support on social protection in Pakistan The project aims at the development and adoption of social protection policies at provincial level followed by piloting of coordinated social protection system to be replicated in in other provinces. The Pakistan Vision 2025 calls for mainstreaming social protection into all government policies. Social Protection is one of the priority areas of the Decent Work Country Programme-III (DWCP-III: 2016-2020) and the draft UN-Pakistan Partnership Framework (One Programme-III: 2018-2022). Within this context, ILO is assisting the Government to mobilize cooperation within the international system to build social protection floors in line with ILO Standards. As a pilot initiative, the ILO is assisting the Provincial Government of Khyber Pukhtunkhwa to finalise the draft Social Protection Policy, design and test a coordinated social protection system that can be replicated in other provinces. The Business community is also engaged through establishment of ‘Pakistan Business Network for Social Protection (PBN-SP)’ in collaboration with Employers’ Federation of Pakistan. The social partners will be fully involved and supported in this endeavour. A Unified Management Information System (MIS) and Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) system for social protection will be developed. This will be followed by capacity building of Social Protection Departments at provincial and district levels to adopt the MIS and M&E systems.
Technical support on Job creation on the informal and rural economies This project aims at job creation in the informal and rural economies in Zimbabwe. The focus will be on promoting skills development, entrepreneurship, the economic empowerment of women, and local economic development to create self and wage employment. Targeted policies and programmes that to contribute to decent work and productive employment in rural areas will be developed and implemented, as will a strategy and action plan for promoting decent working conditions among women workers in the public and private sectors . Women’s control and ownership in key economic sectors will be increased through improved access to financial and technical resources for women entrepreneurs. The capacity of training providers to design and deliver gender and enterprise development services will be strengthened. ILO will provide training and post-training support for wage and self-employment, focussing on women and young people in rural areas and including support to value chain development and the integration of an employment-intensive approach in rural and urban infrastructure development. The capacity of constituents and other relevant stakeholders to mainstream decent work in rural development policies and programmes will be strengthened.
Water and Jobs, ILO outputs Contribute to outreach and engage of policy makers and other stakeholders on decent work in water and sanitation, which will contribute to establish links between Sustainable Development Goals 8 and 6, which sets out to “ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all”.
Improving Labour Market Integration of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Turkey The project aims to contribute to the livelihoods of Syrian refugees and host communities through improving employability and enhancing decent work opportunities in Sanliurfa, Gaziantep, Hatay, Adana and Mersin which are hosting 50 % of the Syrian refugees living in Turkey. The project has 3 objectives: Objective 1: Strengthening institutional and technical capacities at local and national levels for provision of quality employment services for Syrian refugees and host community members. Objective 2: Enhancing labour market integration of Syrian refugees and host communities through improving the enabling environment for employability and job creation. Objective 3: Raising awareness of Syrian refugees, host communities, employers and wider stakeholders on relevant legislation and the importance of formal work and enhancing the knowledge-base. Interventions focus on improving skills, increasing formal employability and labour market access of Syrian refugees in Turkey, as well as raising awareness on public employment services and the new legislation on work permits. Among the key components are vocational training based on local labour market needs, language courses, vocational guidance and counselling services to facilitate post-training job placements, employer incentive support programmes to support formal employment, establishment of one-stop employment guidance and counselling services, development of a model for recognition of prior learning for refugees, assignment of Arabic speaking support staff and Arabic language courses towards staff of relevant public institutions. The ILO Office for Turkey is working in close coordination and collaboration with a wide range of public institutions at central and local levels. Effective collaboration is developed with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, the Ministry of National Education, the General Directorate of Lifelong Learning, the South-eastern Anatolia Project Regional Development Administration (GAP RDA), the Eastern Mediterranean Development Agency, Gaziantep Chamber of Industry, Gaziantep and Sanliurfa Unions of Chambers of Artisans and Craftsmen, Harran Governorate, Municipality of Adana, Adana Branch of Foundation for the Promotion of Vocational Training and Small Industry (MEKSA).
Capacity building of employers' organizations in Ecuador The aim of this project is to enhance the capacity of the employers’ organizations to develop proposals for productive development strategies, considering gender equality, non-discrimination and social dialogue as crosscutting issues. The public debates around the 2017 elections present an opportunity for the Ecuadorian business sector to elaborate, publicly disseminate and present to the representatives of the government, political parties, workers and society in general, the initiatives that - from the perspective of the private sector - can contribute to improving the environment for sustainable enterprises that create decent work and reduce informality. In addition, the project strengthens the institutional capacity of regional and local employers’ organizations by transferring methodologies and tools to design productive development proposals and business development promotion services. These proposals and services will either be implemented by the employers organizations themselves, or the organizations will promote their implementation by public institutions that are responsible for encouraging economic activity in general and SME development in particular.