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Promoting decent work and policy coherence in the multilateral system The projects aims at exploring the opportunities opened up by recent developments in order to more firmly project productive employment and decent work into the policy thinking and operations of key multilateral partners. Project activities will add on to key on-going multilateral processes. Those activities will cover: 1. support to broadening the scope and depth of existing collaboration between the ILO and main multilateral partners, especially the IMF, with a view at demonstrating the benefits of such collaboration in formulating coherent and effective economic and social policies; 2. spearheading of research, case studies and reviews of policy lessons for dissemination across experts and practitioners, with a view at setting building blocks for development policy frameworks that are more centered on productive employment and decent work as a tool to bridge growth and equity; 3. advocacy for productive employment and decent work in major forthcoming UN conferences – eg the Fourth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries to be held in Istanbul on 9-12 May 2011 (LDC4); 4. policy dialogue and consultations on issues and options for coherence across the multilateral system in connection with the initiative on a fairer and greener globalization led by the UN CEB High-Level Committee on Programme (HLCP).
ASEAN focussed labour market governance programme (OSH and industrial relations)
The Labour Market Integration of New Immigrants in Europe: Analysis and Policy Evaluation A number of research studies have examined immigrants' labour market integration in the European Union, from cross-country comparisons of aggregate integration indicators, to more detailed statistical analyses of the factors that determine immigrants' outcomes in a specific country. These studies have typically presented a broad picture of the relative position of immigrant groups within and across countries and have drawn attention, among other things, to the wide disparities in the labour market outcomes of immigrants from different ethnic minorities and countries of origin. The proposed ILO-MPI research collaboration aims to build on this knowledge by conducting a more granular, evidence-based analysis of newly arrived immigrants' pathways to economic integration. The project has three distinctive features. First, it would combine original quantitative research, qualitative analysis, and consultations with policymakers and social partners, bringing together empirical evidence with a careful analysis of the institutions and policies that shape immigrant integration. Second, it would take a sectoral approach, which MPI has used to good effect in a study in the United States, to illustrate the differential opportunities that different parts of the economy provide to advance into good jobs. This approach can be used to set up a more concrete, policy-relevant discussion of the ways in which employment and workforce-development systems enable immigrants to build and use their occupational skills more effectively. Third, the research will include a strong focus on the role of countries' institutional context, asking how well integration policies are aligned with the countries' broader, non-targeted employment and training systems and examining the ways in which these systems accommodate or disadvantage immigrants either inadvertently or by design.
Improvement of national/regional strategies extension of social security African migrant workers
Employment Services For Palestinian Refugees in South Lebanon DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE The project will contribute to poverty reduction and social inclusion of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon through skills development and employment generation PROJECT OUTCOMES 1. Improved employability of young Palestinian women and men through an integrated set of services under newly established UNRWA employment service centres (ESCs Saida and Tyre) and which include skills development, job referrals, apprenticeships and on-the-job training programmes 2. Enhanced employment support services through sustainable UNRWA employment services. At the end of the project UNRWA ESCs will be institutionalised within UNRWA structure and would have referred job seekers to decent job opportunities, reached out to employers on identifying job vacancies and have consequently increased the number of Palestinian job seekers in the labour market. 3. Strengthened efficiency and capacity to deliver professional services of UNRWA ESC ensured through ILO technical support. 4. Connectivity of employment services to partners and stakeholders such as the Ministry of Labour, the National Employment Office, Employers and Workers organizations, civil society is enhanced including a comprehensive approach on advocacy for Palestinian refugees under the overall Decent work agenda of the ILO.
Support to strengthen the role of the Economic and Social Council (ESC) and the elaboration of the new agreements on minimum wage
Rapid Assessment on Health Conditions on Child Brick Workers in Kabul and Nangarhar Provinces
Livelihood Restoration & Protection and Sustainable Empowerment of Vulnerable Peasant Communities in Sindh Province
Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) Project GOAL To contribute to sustainable peace and conflict transformation by reducing conflict related economic inequalities through economic empowerment of the most vulnerable populations OVERALL OBJECTIVE To contribute to poverty reduction, sustainable job creation and peace building through an improved environment with strengthened governance, effective community-based services and public-private partnership that economically empower vulnerable groups in conflict-affected populations. Immediate Objective 1: To improve the policy environment for inclusive and sustainable entrepreneurship, job creation and gender equality for vulnerable groups in the selected conflict-affected communities Immediate Objective 2: To enhance the employability of female-headed household, persons with disabilities, families of ex-combatants, ex-combatants and unemployed youth through skills, business and life-skills training Immediate Objective 3: To develop the capacity (systems, organizational and individual) of local business development services, training providers and local government services to facilitate the development and growth of enterprises with a focus on the special needs of women, youth and disabled entrepreneurs Immediate Objective 4: To provide business development services including post-training support, vocational counseling, long term business mentoring, equipment, tools and facilitation of access to credit Immediate Objective 5: Increase market absorbability through value chain development and interventions targeting local competitive advantages to accommodate new business entrants and existing businesses to benefit from higher capital and market share growth both in promising sectors Immediate Objective 6: To design and implement, together with the chambers of commerce and the Ministry of Labour Relations and Manpower (MLR&MP) a sustainable business placement system in existing businesses and public sector organisations
Expansion of the KAB programme in Kurdistan targeting students enrolled in vocational education institutes and unemployed youth graduates of TVET
Ensuring that working conditions in the textile and apparel sector of Cambodia comply with internationally recognised core labour standards and Cambodian Labour Law - GMAC contribution The expected outcome of the Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) multi donor programme (comprised of 11 donors and TC project budgets) is to that working conditions in factories in the garment industry are improved through monitoring and documenting compliance with national labour law and ILS and through remedial training and capacity building of workers and employer organizations The BFC started in 2001 benefits workers, employers and their organizations as well as consumers in Western Countries while helping reduce poverty in the country. It does this by monitoring and reporting on working conditions in Cambodian garment factories according to national and international standards, by helping factories to improve working conditions and productivity, and by working with the Government and international buyers to ensure a rigorous and transparent cycle of improvement. The project grew out of a trade agreement between the US and Cambodia. Under the agreement the US promised Cambodia better access to US markets in exchange for improved working conditions in the garment sector.
HIV prevention and impact mitigation in the public, private and the informal sector in Malawi
Support to the national assessment of potential barriers to social protection of key affected populations and PLHIV The ILO will support the national assessment on potential barriers hampering access to social protectino, particularly universal health care by key affected populations and people living iwth HIV, including policies to ensure inclusion and non-discrimination for these people.
Reducing HIV vulnerability of MSM in Sauna, BKK, Thailand Executive Summary This UNAIDS PAF project is executed by ILO in collaboration with UNESCO and UNDP. The project aims to reduce HIV vulnerabilities of MSM in saunas of Bangkok, Thailand which will involve policy development, social dialogue and workplace HIV preventive education. Ten saunas for MSM will be the target in collaboration with the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration including survey of MSM saunda clients’ condom and lubricant use behaviour, their knowledge, attitudes and behaviours relating to safer sex. It will also establish a working agreement with BMA, Ministry of Labour, Bangkok metropolitan police, saunas and NGOs for MSM through social dialogue. The HIV education will utilize tools developed by ILO and UNESCO. The expected outcome of the project is improved enabling environment for HIV work at saunas, more comprehensive workplace BCC interventions being undertaken in targeted MSM saunas in BKK, as well as HIV related risks and vulnerabilities reduced for BKK sauna workers and clients. Otuputs will include a MoU between ILO, UNESCO, 10 MSM saunas and BMA, written guidelines on hygiene, safety and HIV prevention in workplace, needs assessment of saunas for MSM, survey on appropriate methods to reach MSM at saunas, survey on KAB of MSM sauna clients and workers, tailored HIV education package for MSM in saunas and new condom and lubricant infrastructure established.
Promoting Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Sri Lanka Building on the achievements of the Decent Work Program and other ILO achievements in Sri Lanka, this project will focus on strengthening Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Sri Lanka. It will raise the awareness and capacity of tripartite constituents to know and exercise their rights and obligations in the workplace, increase the effectiveness of the labour administration/inspection, including the tripartite dialogue process at different levels, and improve the capacity of the judiciary to process claims related to labour relations. In delivering its outputs and activities, the project’s strategy will be to focus on using national expertise where available, and national institutions such as the NLAC and the National Institute of Labour Studies (NILS). The project will contribute to improving labour-relations in Sri Lanka through the achievement of four primary objectives (1) stronger worker and employer organizations for their effective participation in sound labour-management relations (2) review and amend labour laws and regulations in compliance with international standards (3) improve the institutions and processes for sound labour-management relations, such as NLAC and ADCOR (4) improve the labour administration system and the tripartite partners ability to promote sound labour relations, dispute resolution and prevention, and compliance with existing labour regulations.
Support the establishment of a global database on national occupational safety and health legislation
Reducing HIV related stigma and discrimination in healthcare settings in China This ILO project, with funding support from UNAIDS UBRAF, is part of the One-UN team workplan on HIV, which the ILO leads in the implementation. The project aims to raise awareness and strengthen enforcement of anti-stigma and discrimination legislations and policies relating to HIV in health services as well as improving OSH for health workers.
Entrepreneurship Education, Know About Business/KAB in the National Company for Employment and Training
Elimination of Worst Forms of Child Labour in Seasonal Commercial Agriculture in hazelnut harvesting in Ordu The development objective of the project is to contribute to the elimination of the WFCL in seasonal commercial agriculture in line with the Government’s strategy drawn by the National Time Bound Policy and Programme Framework (TBPPF) for the elimination of WFCL by 2015. The immediate objectives of the project are to enhance local capacity for the removal of children from the WFCL in seasonal commercial agriculture in hazelnut production in Ordu; to prevent at-risk children from entering such work through capacity building of public institutions linked to Ordu Governorate, Ordu Municipality, Ordu Chamber of Agriculture, local NGOs; and to develop monitoring models and partnerships including public/private partnerships (PPP). The project would ultimately develop a strategic intervention model which would in turn contribute to the policy making and effective implementation process for the elimination of WFCL in Turkey. Three outputs are envisaged within the project duration: Output 1/Capacity Building: The capacity of local institutions in Ordu has been improved in planning, managing, coordinating, monitoring and implementing activities for the elimination of WFCL in seasonal commercial agriculture in hazelnut production. Output 2/Direct Support: Effective withdrawal and prevention mechanism for the WFCL in seasonal commercial agriculture in hazelnut production has been established and implemented at the local level. Output 3/Awareness Raising: An awareness raising strategy has been developed and implemented towards general public, families, employers, intermediaries as well as the media.
Addressing the economic crisis in the garment sector Executive Summary The garment industry has been the locomotive of Cambodia’s economic growth and contributed to the steady economic growth in recent years. However, the current economic crisis will have a negative impact on the garment industry as well as the overall growth in the country. There has been a considerable reduction in garment orders in Cambodia which will undoubtedly affect the outlook of the industry for some time to come. The economic shock has led to the closure of an estimated 60 to 70 factories out of a total of 300 export licensed factories, and the retrenchment of 70,000 workers in the last months. The mass layoffs represents the major chanllenge that the Cambidian garment secotr is now experiencing. As a result, there is an urgent need for the UN to take action to reduce the number of workers negatively affected by the crisis, especially the impact of the layoffs on women workers and their families, to ensure socially responsible closures, and to assess how the UN can play a meaningful role to promote the sustainable development of the industry. In order to mitigate the effect of the crises the project will be focusing the main areas for interventions: A. Tracking the effects of the crisis to laid-off workers A following up survey amongst a considerable number of workers in order to assess -on a prolonged basis- their concerns and social and labour market behavior, in order to determine trends and to facilitate analysis on how to better calibrate responses and better fit future employment creation programmes to the needs of these workers. First, A tracking study with a minimum of 2000 respondent could be organized; second, a documentation of sector level outcomes arising as a result of the crisis –including, how the industry is coping in terms of lay-offs, factory closures (and openings), industrial relations and working conditions in particular – will be carried out; and third, an analysis of the mechanisms implemented by the industry to deal with the crisis will be done with the frame of the survey. B. Confidence building on the future of the industry and targeted skills training In order to restore confidence in the industry and to improve its ability to rebound after the crisis, measures aiming to strengthen the long term prospects and comparative advantage(s) of the industry will be developed through industry wide campaigning. An example of this would be to step-up investment in the “I am Precious” Campaign (comprising workers, employers, and government), which demonstrates and promotes garment worker skills and abilities through dress making and T-shirt design competitions. This activity has good global outreach capacity through buyer involvement. As second step, a referral service for laid-off garment workers will be established to avail of set of targeted skills training courses in key areas which will contribute to the industry’s recovery (training vouchers could be provided). GMAC and GIPC training centers would be the most probable service providers in this regard.
Skills Development in Asia and the Pacific 2011 The ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) recently developed the Regional Skills Programme (RSP) which is drawn from skills development priorities under the DWCPs of member States and supported by resources from the ILO and selected donors like the Government of Japan and Government of Korea. The RSP builds upon the invaluable earlier work of both the Asia and Pacific Skills Development Programme (APSDEP) and the Regional Skills and Employability Programme (SKILLS-AP). The important work done by APSDEP and SKILLS-AP over the many years provide a sound technical basis and wealth of information and knowledge to the RSP. The ILO/Japan Skills Programme is a significant component under the RSP. The outputs generated by the activities supported by the ILO/Japan Skills Programme support specific regional and country programme outcomes. This arrangement allows for and enables the ILO/Japan Skills Programme to better integrate its activities with the ILO specific regional priorities and outcomes.
Support workers' orgqnizations to improve their juridical and technical capacities in the area of freedom of association and collective bargaining
Empowerment of vulnerable groups through employment, education and training Empowerment of Vulnerable Groups through Employment, Education & Training (EET) Since the 2005 World Summit of the United Nations General Assembly, international and national leaders have agreed that if their countries are to overcome poverty and achieve sustainable development they need to ensure full and productive employment and decent work for all. The ILO is thus helping member States adopt the decent work goals as national objectives. In accordance with national characteristics and possibilities, the ILO combines advocacy, demonstration and cooperation in helping countries define and implement Decent Work strategies. Decent Work Country Papers define the ILO’s contribution within the One UN framework. Each country programme enables the ILO and tripartite constituents to work closely with the United Nations and donors to integrate the objectives of full and productive employment, poverty alleviation and decent work into policy dialogue and programming cycles. The Government has provided needed support for piloting UN reform in Pakistan in terms of leadership and ownership of the process, line ministries are actively and systematically engaged in the process, donor community has reiterated its support to the process, concepts and modalities of joint programming have been established, and in various cases, interventions have started on-ground. It is imminent for the sustainability of joint programs that these are founded on the principles of Social Justice and decent work agenda so that the dividends of development are fairly distributed among all relevant beneficiaries. The present Project aims to support the One-UN Program by enhancing its relevance and effectiveness. The Project has three main components, i.e. 1. Mainstream entrepreneurship & Business Start-up Education Programme for Pakistani Youth in Secondary schools and training institutes; 2. National capacity enhancement to promote Decent Work, implement employable Skills Programs and Labour Market Information & Analysis; 3. Education and Legal Empowerment of Poor and Vulnerable Groups focusing Forced & Bonded Labour and Child Labour The Project is funded through “Expanded Funding Window (EFW)” a part of which is coming from Dutch funds for One-UN Program interventions. Project interventions would promote decent employment in the country. The project activities are in line with approved Joint Program Documents (which has substituted UNDAF for year 2010-2012) and supports various Outcomes and Outputs of different Joint Programs. The Project also supports the Government Development plans and policies including PRSP, National Employment Strategy and National Education Strategy.
HIV and AIDS in the workplace The overall purpose of the Project is to implement the Round 8 HIV grant, specifically: • Service Delivery Area 1.6: Private Sector Engagement. The project will bring the private sector together to raise awareness and create a more conducive environment to the prevention of HIV/AIDS in Somaliland through activities in the workplace. The specific activities are in the project proposal, attached as Annex A to this Agreement.