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Better Work: worker education activities Short term goals for the project are that garment workers, through participation in training courses, are able to make smarter decisions in their everyday life, be more aware of possible dangers and gain more confidence and for them to disseminate the information to their peers. Short term goals for Better Work are to create more awareness of social protection issues in the garment industry, how they are linked to the workplace and productivity and advocate better conditions for workers. As a long-term goal, the Better Work worker training kit will raise awareness and increase knowledge among workers on workplace and social aspects of their life and hopefully reduce the vulnerability of workers and their families. The training program will not be a money earner for Better Work although an important awareness raising and advocacy tool on issues that are very much interlinked with Better Works core work; to improve compliance with labour standards in global supply chains and the protection of workers’ rights and entitlements.
Federal Government of Somalia and United Nations joint programme on youth employment This Joint FGS-UN Programme aims to capitalise on recent security, governance and reconciliation achievements by expanding employment opportunities for young men and women, mainly in newly recovered areas. The programme recognizes the centrality of youth in fostering stability in the country and outlines specific interventions that can be taken within the next 24 months to begin to generate decent work opportunities for young people that will serve as positive alternatives to participation in violence and conflict. This will also contribute to the revitalization of the local economy. The programme will tackle youth at risk, unemployed and underemployed youth. The employment generating interventions from this programme also aim to augment the credibility of the FGS and build trust and confidence in local governance and security sector institutions while providing immediate peace dividends to vulnerable sub-sections of the population. As encouraged in the New Deal Compact, this joint youth employment programme is a frontline intervention of the FGS to achieve rapid results under Peace and State-building Goal (PSG) 4 (Economic Foundations), which identifies youth employment through job creation and skills development as one of the most important priority projects over the next two years. Creating growth and job opportunities are a crucial part of development assistance and Somalia is in urgent need of decent employment and income generation opportunities. The private sector is responsible for 90 percent of jobs in developing countries, making it an essential partner in the fight against poverty and the engine of innovation, investment and growth. There are many obstacles which stand in the way of private sector development, the mains ones being: unfavourable investment climate, infrastructure shortages, lack of access to finance, lack of skills development opportunities and weak linkages between supply and distribution chains. Tackling such constraints will create job opportunities for young Somali men and women. Therefore, the FGS, with the support of UN agencies, will undertake the following interventions in newly recovered areas and other government priority areas over the next 24 months. The programme will initially be tailored for the first 24 months as per the Compact deadline (see also Table 1): • 1: Improved long-term potential for growth, productivity and employment of at least three value chains in the agriculture, fisheries and livestock sector. • 2: Equip 10,000 youth with basic literacy, numeracy and life-skills and sector-specific vocational and business training to enhance their employability to access sustainable job opportunities in sectors with high growth and employment potential. • 3: Create 30,000 short-term jobs created through cash-for-work projects to rehabilitate productive infrastructure in target locations, mainly in newly recovered areas.
ILO/UNICEF Interagency Project to Combat WFCL for adolescent girls in selected communities in Malawi The interagency joint project proposes to initiate modalities and strategies for supporting out of school girls with vocational and entrepreneurial skills that are appropriate and relevant for children and communities in Malawi and which are within the mandates of ILO, UNICEF and Government of Malawi. The Project will be implemented with funding from UNICEF and will contribute to the overall project objective of retention of younger children in primary schools and inculcation of basic literacy and vocational skills for economic livelihood for older children/adolescents. The proposed project aims to use UNICEF’s Youth and ILO’s Child Labour Programmes and approaches in advancing the above objectives while ultimately, contributing towards improving access and quality of education and economic independence for youth withdrawn from child labour. The project will therefore, replicate and build on successful strategies of the two projects to ensure achievement of the objectives. The project will be implemented on a pilot basis as ILO and UNICEF work towards a full joint programme.
Addressing Child Labor and Forced Labor in Coffee Supply Chain Overview: With a population of 8.3 million, Honduras is one of the countries with the highest percentage of poverty in Latin America. 66% of the Honduran population lives in poverty and one in five Hondurans in rural areas live in extreme poverty (with less than US$1.90 per day). Honduras also faces one of the highest levels of economic inequality in Latin America. Another major challenge faced by Honduras is the uncontrolled crime and violence that is hitting the country. Honduras has one of the highest murder rates in the world, with hundreds of children leaving the country every year to head north because of the fear of being murdered by gangs. To design and coordinate the strategy of this project “#noneleftbehind: Addressing Child Labor and Forced Labor in the Coffee Supply Chain in Honduras” ILO has held various meetings with the STSS, the Board of Directors of IHCAFE, COHEP, the Minister of Agriculture, and the Sub Secretary of Social Development. As a strategic partner, IHCAFE will provide technical assistance through its staff for the implementation of this project. The project will build on the existing Strategy to Fight Child Labor in the Honduran Coffee Sector developed by IHCAFE´s Technical Committee on child labor and that has been inserted in the Honduran Strategic Plan 2016-2020 to prevent and eradicate child labor developed by the STSS and other stakeholders. This document contains strategic guidelines to combat child labor in the agro industrial supply chain. The coffee sector shares the belief that children and adolescents should receive comprehensive education, which allows them to develop their capacities and provide better conditions for life. The strategy includes the promotion of coffee culture as a business that allows for upward mobility towards dignified and decent employment under the Honduran legal framework. This project will build on these key strategies.
Reallocation- Partnership of Action on Green Economy (PAGE) - Phase III 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 III a total of eleven countries will receive support, including Peru, Mongolia, Senegal, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Mauritius, South Africa and China (at provincial level), Brazil (at provincial level), Barbados and Kyrgyz Republic. 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 III work plan and budget conclude by 30 June 2017, 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.
Andalucía - Apoyo a la iniciativa regional para América Latina y el Caribe libre de Trabajo Infantil (PAIR) La intervención tiene como finalidad contribuir a la aceleración de la erradicación del trabajo infantil, especialmente en sus peores formas, en el marco de la IR. El presente proyecto, financiado por Andalucía, apoyará especialmente la implementación de las políticas nacionales, subregionales y regionales que contribuyen a dar un tratamiento a este tema mejorando las capacidades técnicas e impulsando una mayor asignación presupuestaria a la problemática de la erradicación del trabajo infantil. Con tal fin, el presente proyecto propone una estrategia que se articula en torno a cuatro ejes: 1. La incidencia política para instalar plenamente la erradicación del trabajo infantil en las agendas de los nuevos espacios de integración intergubernamental en América Latina y el Caribe, a través del fortalecimiento de capacidades de los puntos focales de la IR y mediante la realización de investigaciones regionales. 2. El fortalecimiento de las capacidades de los actores gubernamentales en la gestión de recursos públicos y privados asignados al objetivo de erradicar el trabajo infantil. 3. El fomento del intercambio de experiencias para la consolidación y réplica de modelos efectivos de erradicación del trabajo infantil en el marco de una estrategia de promoción del trabajo decente, mediante la cooperación Sur-Sur y triangular y el acompañamiento a países. 4. La difusión y uso de conocimiento y evidencia sobre respuestas efectivas al trabajo infantil, a través del fortalecimiento de la Red Latinoamericana contra el Trabajo Infantil, en tanto que observatorio regional.
Formulation of a UN system-wide policy, action plan and accountability framework on disability inclusion The proposal will seek to support the aims of the sub-working group in meeting this demand through a consultative, participatory process under the auspices of the IASG, including a mixed methodology of development and verification including piloting with UNCTs.
Expanded support to Agricultural Labour Practices (ALP) programme This proposal supplements the strategy agreed in 2014 by JTI and the ILO for activities under the Global Training Programme in the period 2015-2018. Under that existing strategy, the ILO will support JTI’s efforts in the context of its Agricultural Labour Practices (ALP) programme, to eliminate child labour in its supply chain, through research and the provision of tailored training on child labour. With this project, ILO proposes to extend its support to the ALP to cover all Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work (FPRW), in addition to child labour. The rights addressed by this proposal are forced labour, discrimination, and freedom of association and collective bargaining. This is strategically important because FPRW are interdependent and mutually supportive; preventing forced labour in the supply chain, for example, will result in reduced risk of child labour. The proposed project will contribute to outcomes of the ILO’s 2014-2015 Programme and Budget, particularly Outcome 14; The right to freedom of association and collective bargaining is widely known and exercised; Outcome 15, “Forced labour is eliminated”, and Outcome 17, Discrimination in employment and occupation is eliminated. Relevant research that will be conducted under this addendum will be shared ILO constituents. This will help strengthen the evidence base in the target countries, to the benefit of nationally owned policies and programmes to eliminate child labour. In addition, the ILO’s Child Labour Platform is a potential channel for disseminating knowledge generated by the project. The central activities are: Legal and qualitative research on FPRW in target countries including Turkey and Zambia (TBC) Support for integrating the findings of legal and qualitative research into Agricultural Labour Practices (ALP) and other relevant policies and programmes Training of trainers (ToT) materials on FPRW and OSH (linked with Activity 2.1 of ARISE II, global component on child labour) Training delivered to designated JTI trainers on FPRW and OSH Support JTI trainers to train leaf technicians on FPRW and OSH elements of ALP
Road to Jobs: Bringing decent work to rural households of the Northern Provinces in Afghanistan Road to Jobs’ aims at unleashing the economic potential of the expanding rural road network in Afghanistan, which has been supported by SIDA-UNOPS. These new roads provide rural communities with the opportunity for better connectivity to markets. Road to Jobs will help turn that opportunity into reality in selected Northern Provinces. The project will enhance competitive rural and urban value chains connected by the road network through multi-faceted interventions that respond to the underlying constraints inhibiting pro-poor sector growth. Giving special attention to vulnerable and marginalized groups, including women, the project will build on knowledge from the recent JICA-ILO study on cross-country agriculture value chains. It will draw on lessons from the successful model of a market development approach, as deployed with success elsewhere by SIDA-ILO, to promote market-driven, locally-owned strategies that build on the incentives and capacities of various public and private actors to change: and hence increase prospects for the more and better jobs to be created and sustained-based on social dialogue at the local level.
Strengthen institutional capacity of workers' organizations in Chile The objective of the project is to strengthen the organizational capacity of public sector unions to promote ILO Conventions ratified by Chile and to foster gender equality and non-discrimination in collective bargaining. To this end, the project is adapting and piloting a job evaluation methodology for men and women to detect and correct gender biases in the Institute of Occupational Safety. The results of the analysis will be subject of a bipartite dialogue involving the government and the public sector unions, which will lead to specific measures to promote gender equality. The project also includes a training of trainers’ component to scale up the results of this pilot test and a series of knowledge generation activities on gender equality and social dialogue in Chile.
Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (Tunisia 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). TUN 129 - Capacités des mandants renforcées pour une meilleure gouvernance de la migration de main d'œuvre et la protection des travailleurs migrants.
Improved and market-based provision of vocational training for Lebanese and refugees The project ‘Improved and market-based provision of vocational training for Lebanese and refugees’ addresses a critical issues regarding livelihoods for vulnerable Lebanese and Syrian refugees alike: Strengthening the employability of youth based on market needs in order to improve their chances of acquiring jobs. The project activities build on needs and gaps in services identified by the ILO analysis of employment services and labour market information currently available in Lebanon. The analysis was conducted within the on-going project “Enabling job resilience and protecting Decent Work Conditions in Rural communities affected by Syrian Refugees crisis in Northern Lebanon”. Experience from this project showed that the provision of targeted vocational training is much needed and demanded to address the skills mismatch between the labour supply and the labour market demand. The project uses collected and analysed labour market data to guide targeted recipients on areas of focus for potential skills programmes as well as on career opportunities identified. Staff or organisations trained by the on-going project as well as other livelihoods partners have requested ILO support in this area, in particular that technical assistance on market assessment. The project furthermore builds on the ILO’s previous interventions including: post-crisis skills development in South Lebanon, and joint interventions with UNRWA to improve the employability of Palestinian refugees and support to the National Employment Office of the Ministry of Labour on strengthening their services.
More and Better Jobs through Socially Responsible Labour Practices in Asia - Viet Nam The project contributes towards encouraging multinational enterprises (MNEs) to adopt socially responsible labour practices in Viet Nam, with a special focus on the electronics sector. According to the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, the country increased its electronics export by 84% from 2009 to 2012, and electronics is the second largest source of exports from the country today. Japan, the United States and Taiwan are the major investors in the industry. The electronics sector in Viet Nam employs approximately 250,000 workers in 500 companies. The majority of workers are female and a high proportion are estimated to be domestic, migrant workers. Decent work deficits include occupational health and safety related matters as a result of exposure to toxic chemicals, precarious employment contacts, fair wages and the lack of the right to collectively bargain and associate freely. As in the garment sector, some international buyers have encouraged their suppliers to comply with codes of conduct and have provided assistance in this regard. Nevertheless, compliance issues with national law and principles of international standards continue to be a fundamental challenge for companies operating in Viet Nam and there is continued need for awareness raising, implementation assistance and capacity building of all stakeholders in the area of responsible labour practices. The Project Strategy focuses on: undertaking two research studies leading a national policy dialogue on Corporate Social Responsibility in Viet Nam targeted at MNEs and their suppliers in the electronics sector, government institutions, employers and workers’ organizations; Creating linkages with already ongoing programmes in Viet Nam to maximize impact and change in line with identified Decent Work country priorities; Aligning private sector policies and practices with public objectives on labour law compliance and good governance. The model of engagement with MNEs and other partners for this project follows the same intervention model adopted in Japan-funded project “More and better jobs through socially responsible labour practices in Asia” (RAS/14/59/JPN), which is implemented in Myanmar and Pakistan. Outcomes and lessons learned will all serve as inputs for a high-level policy dialogue between the home and host countries of MNEs/FDIs during the third year of this project. ILO constituents from the project target countries (host countries of FDI/MNEs) of the two Japan-funded projects will engage in a dialogue with the ILO constituents in Japan (home country of FDI/MNEs), with a view to identifying effective models of collaboration between the home and host countries. As such the project is an integral part of a regional initiative in promoting socially responsible labour practices in partnership with a major investor country in the region.
Improving Social Dialogue in Working Life Technical Assistance for Improving Social Dialogue in Working Life aims to promote social dialogue at all levels in Turkey. Its specific objectives are to increase the capacity of social partners and relevant public institutions and to raise awareness on social dialogue through a holistic approach. Its ultimate beneficiaries are workers and employers, including owners of SMEs; whilst its target groups include trade unions and employers’ organizations, civil servants, educational institutions, teachers, academicians, students, staff of the relevant ministries (Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Ministry of Interior Affairs, Ministry of Justice), local administrations and Provincial Employment and Vocational Training Boards (PEVTBs). Its intended results are: i. Improved institutional capacity of MoLSS, related institutions and social partners to better engage in social dialogue in working life; ii. Increased awareness of the institutions and the general public on freedom of association, collective bargaining and social dialogue; and iii. Improved social dialogue mechanisms at all levels.
VZF - Madagascar 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. En effet, afin de développer une approche intégrée alliant prévention, protection et indemnisation des risques professionnels dans une chaîne d’approvisionnement donnée, il est nécessaire dans un premier temps d’identifier et de comprendre de façon spécifique les vulnérabilités en matière de santé et sécurité au travail. C’est cette démarche qui est proposée dans le cas de la chaîne d’approvisionnement du textile à Madagascar. Dans le cas de la filière du litchi, l’étude de cas étant disponible et les besoins et opportunités d’intervention ayant été identifiés en consultation avec les parties prenantes de la chaîne d’approvisionnement (les acteurs économiques et leur environnement institutionnel) il s’agit désormais de mettre rapidement en place les premières mesures d’accompagnement.