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Enhanced capacity for evidence-based macro economic and employment policies and programmes that place youth employment at the center of national development Evidence from the 2018 SIDA-funded Employment Diagnostic Analysis (EDA) suggests that the Ugandan economy has experienced decades of ‘jobless growth’—growth accompanied by insufficient job creation. Uganda urgently needs to create high-quality, productive, decent jobs that will foster new economic opportunities for the rapidly expanding young population, boost growth (which has lately waned), reduce poverty (which has recently increased to 21.4%) and increase social cohesion. The 2011 Government of Uganda’s National Employment Policy (NEP) has 10 key priority focus areas which provide a guiding framework for all Ministries, Departments and Agencies, Workers and Employers as well as Development Partners to create conditions for decent employment. ILO support was being provided to government and social partners to finalize the EDA (funded by SIDA Uganda) and the NORAD funded skills work which has supported the development of a National Apprenticeship Framework. As prescribed by Employment Policy Convention, No. 122 which is ratified by Uganda, these programmes are being developed in a consultative manner with tripartite participation. Government has also already committed some resources to implementing of some of these policies and programmes, albeit with some challenges in sectoral planning and coordination as well as with limitations of funding. The EDA has so far provided the Government of Uganda and social partners with vital situational analysis and indicative proposals / recommendations on inclusive growth and productive employment which are being considered as possible areas of focus in order to review the 2011 NEP as well as areas for consideration in developing the third generation of Uganda’s National Development Plan (NDP III) and Employment Strategy. ILO’s continued support will be in the form of technical support for the review of polices for decent job creation, capacity building of tripartite partners to design and implement pro- employment programmes as well as on facilitating dialogue for employment creation (as prescribed by C122). The ILO will provide capacity enhancement to foster the accomplishment and implementation of these vital macroeconomic and policy frameworks, programmes and plans. Some of the Sida-targeted Outcome-based funding support will go towards development of a roadmap for the implementation of the policy suggestions of the EDA. More support will also be availed to increasing dialogue and dissemination of the Employment Diagnostics Analysis study as well as to finalization and implementation of the pilot apprenticeship programme in one key sector as guided by the NDP II.
Junior Professional Officer - ILO Lisbon Junior Professional Officer - ILO Lisbon
Skills Development for the Renawable Energy Sector (SKIDRES) Pilot Project for a Public-Private Development Programme (PPDP) The pilot project for skills development in the renewable energy and energy efficiency sub-sectors in Zambia is driven by market needs. With strong engagement by the private sector, it aims to contribute to Zambia having the necessary skilled people to be able to tap into the rapid development of technology in renewable energy and energy efficiency. The intervention contributes to creating a cadre of youth and women with skills for employability in the sector, and to speeding up and decreasing costs for access to universal clean and sustainable energy, which in turn will contribute to poverty reduction and improved livelihoods through increased access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy. This one-year pilot project serves to develop and build partnerships with the private sector, assess market needs, develop and test demand-driven training, and prepare for a three-year Public-Private Development Partnership, possibly with sub-regional coverage in Africa that will enable Kafue Gorge Regional Training Centre to be the sustainable centre of excellence in provision of skills training in renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies for the energy sector in the region.
Les mandants de l'OIT membres du G5 Sahel intègrent le travail décent dans leurs programmes d'investissement prioritaires G5 Sahel member countries – Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Tchad - face natural and economic challenges that make them vulnerable to poverty and trigger fragility. In search for an integrated response to root causes of fragility, this group is implementing a Priority Investment Programme (PIP) covering the period 2019-2021, as a cornerstone of a regional strategy for sustainable development and security. This RBSA-funded intervention aims at strengthening the capacity of the G5 Sahel Secretariat to engage in a dynamic response to the prevailing crisis through the implementation of the components of the PIP focusing on employment and decent work. The intervention strategy includes capacity building for the ILO tripartite constituents, policy advice on structural change in order to make job creation central in macro-economic policies, and engagement in partnerships with other UN agencies and major donors of the G5 Sahel for the construction of a large sub-regional programme on decent jobs. At country level, this intervention aims at supporting constituents of Niger and Mali in applying the technical approaches of the ILO’s flagship programme “Jobs for Peace and Resilience” (JPR), including employment intensive investments and green jobs.
Young people learn about Rights at Work The idea of the project is to use the gamification of the Rights@Work package in schools and in other contexts to raise young people's awareness of their rights at work. This would include important guidance on how to avoid the traps of the informal economy, understand their rights and obligations at work, know about where they can obtain support and increase their participation in the governance of the labour market, including in the case young people decide to follow through on the declared intention to migrate (as it emerges in the 2017 Labour Force Survey, as the main cause for not being active on the labour market).
Development of inclusive insurance markets in Nigeria and Cote d'Ivoire Through this 11 month partnership, the ILO and the GIZ deepen their collaboration to develop the capacities of the microinsurance / inclusive insurance market in Côte d’Ivoire and Nigeria by making available the tools and solutions to serve new client segments in partnerships with national and regional insurance training institutes that can deliver relevant international content. In Nigeria the business model to improve the capacity of the local insurance industry (through the CIFM) has been in place since 2016. With the support of both GIZ and the ILO the capacity of the local insurance industry is strengthened with further trainings. In Côte d’Ivoire a new partnership with the CPFA Abidjan is set up in order to start a business model for capacity building in inclusive insurance for the francophone countries.
Increase capacities of employers' and workers' organisations to participate effectively in the development of social and labour policy This RBSA-funded intervention addresses the critical gap in the capacities of employers’ and workers’ organizations in South East Asia and Pacific for a just transition to environmental sustainability. It promotes strategies that build their institutional capacities, collectively and individually, to engage in social dialogue and prepare them for their engagement in national and regional policy dialogues and for taking action on issues of common interest to support the achievement of the SDGs, climate resilience and a just transition to environmental sustainability through decent work. It implements country-level activities that promote employment and a just transition for youth, establish disaster-resilient and worker-responsible enterprises and foster the exchange of good practices and lessons learned amongst employers’ and workers’ organizations in the sub-region. This multi-country intervention builds on the ILO’s work through the Climate Action Pacific Partnership Working Group on Decent Work and Just Transition, and contributes to the implementation of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. The intervention delivers the following outputs: (i) institutionalized capacity building programmes for employers’ and workers’ organizations and their members engaged in social dialogue on the SDGs and related issues; (ii) an evidence-based information and knowledge repository for social partners on SDGs achievement, including on a just transition to environmental sustainability; and (iii) gender-responsive policies, innovative practices and business models supporting SDGs achievement. The intervention contributes to SDG targets 16.7 (Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision-making at all levels), 8.3 (Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services) and 13.1 (Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters in all countries).
Improving labour market governance through effective social dialogue over labour reforms Social Dialogue is one of the four pillars of the Decent Work Agenda and it plays an important role in advancing the European Social Model and delivering benefits for employers, workers, and for the economy and society as a whole. Therefore, strengthening the actors and institutions of social dialogue is a way to ensure that reforms of the labour market and social protection systems are fair and effective. Fundamental principles and rights at work as laid down in ILO core conventions, namely Freedom of Association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining, non-discrimination in employment and occupation, prohibition of forced labour and of child labour, and tripartite social dialogue are also embedded in the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) and constitute an important part of the EU acquis. The principle of social dialogue is at the heart of the ILO, as well as a core element of the TFEU and the newly established European Pillar of Social Rights. Both ILO and EU take the view that social and economic reforms should be devised and implemented through genuine tripartite social dialogue between the government and the national social partners. This project is closely connected with the legislative agenda of the Government of Montenegro to align the Labour Code and secondary legislation to international labour standards and EU Directives. The ILO intervention facilitates tripartite agreement over controversial subject matters and enhances technical capacity of the tripartite drafting group through enhanced understanding of international labour standards and exposure to European comparative law and practice. The action also strengthens the capacities of actors and institutions of social dialogue, namely social partners, especially those of trade unions and the Social Council to play a more effective role in labour market governance. The project thus contributes to fulfilment of the government`s obligations established under the Action plan for Chapter 19 Social Policy and Employment, Programme of Accession of Montenegro to the EU (PAMNE) 2018 – 2020, Mid-term Government Work Programme 2018 – 2020 and the Programme of Economic Reforms (PER 2018-2020), the National Strategy for Employment and Development of Human resources 2016-2020. The project contributes to the goals set out in the United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) 2017-2021, under Social inclusion and Democratic Governance pillars.
Revue générale du système de protection sociale au Sénégal et Appui à la mise en oeuvre de la stratégie nationale de Protection Sociale Au Sénégal, la protection sociale été placée au centre des politiques et programmes qui ensemble, constituent le cadre de développement social que traduit l’axe 2 du Plan Sénégal Emergent (PSE) intitulé «Capital humain, protection sociale et développement durable». Le pays a adopté une Stratégie nationale de Protection sociale (SNPS), cadre de référence pour atteindre une protection sociale universelle sur un horizon de vingt ans (2015 -2035), garantissant dans un premier temps une protection sociale et couverture maladie de base tout au long du cycle de vie qui se développeront pour donner progressivement accès à des niveaux de prestations plus élevés. La SNPS prévoit aussi une assistance et un appui permettant d’améliorer la résilience des personnes aux chocs et aux crises. La Délégation Générale à la Protection Sociale et à la Solidarité Nationale (DGPSN), en charge de coordonner avec tous les acteurs la mise en œuvre de la SNPS et du système de protection sociale, a fait appel à l’Union Européenne (UE) et à l’Organisation internationale du Travail (OIT) pour mener un projet d’appui à la mise en œuvre effective de la SNPS. Ce projet, qui se déroulera sur vingt mois, vise, d’une part, à réaliser une revue globale du système de protection sociale permettant de déterminer des scénarios de croissance du système, faisant l’objet d’une budgétisation et identification de sources et modalités de financement, et d’autre part, à appuyer la conduite de certaines réformes jugées prioritaires pour la mise en œuvre de la SNPS, notamment sur les aspects juridiques.
Expanded Set of Disaggregated Statistics on Gender and the Labour Market Production, publication and promotion of new "gender and labour market" statistics on ILOSTAT. This will include adding new variables to ILO microdata processing framework to enable production of new labour indicators. Variables to be added include presence of children, age of children, household size and typology. Also as deliverables, the project will be involved in the production of issues brief (jointly with UN Women) on "Women in the Labour Market" and a new ILOSTAT webpage developed on Gender and Labour Markets.
Strengthening HIV and AIDS Response amongst the Informal Economy Workers in Zimbabwe 19 The project seeks to strengthen the capacity of informal economy management structures and the sector associations to facilitate access to integrated HIV support services to informal economy workers. The targeted groups will be the artisanal miners at identified locations, and vendors operating in selected sites, targeting young men and women, and sex workers. The project will be piloted and data collected to inform scaling-up of interventions to other sites and localities. The immediate objective is to increase access to comprehensive HIV and AIDS services and commodities for informal economy workers, focusing on young women and men.
YOUTH ENGAGEMENT, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT FACILITATION IN SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST ASIA: CAPACITY-BUILDING OF TECHNICAL AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING (TVET) INSTITUTES IN INDONESIA As part of the United Nations’ engagement with countries in the South and Southeast Asian region, the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Centre of the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism is working in partnership with the ILO to bridge the gap between technical training systems and industry needs through capacity building and the strengthening of a select group of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions. The project’s activities include organizing a series of capacity-building workshops in Indonesia to train managers and principals of technical and vocational education institutes on leadership development, management, curriculum enhancement industry linkages and entrepreneurship. By improving the capacity of TVET institutions through a focus on enhancing and updating their skills development programs and delivery services, this joint UN project is prioritising the well-being of young people, particularly those from vulnerable groups, by promoting their access to socioeconomic opportunities.
Junior Professional Officer - ENTERPRISE Junior Professional Officer - ENTERPRISE
Equal Pay International Coalition On-line Platform Following consultations with members of the Equal Pay International Coalition (EPIC) – A coalition led by ILO, UN Women, and the OECD. UN Women is contributing with funds for the development of a knowledge-sharing platform along with additional alterations to optimize the sharing of resources from the EPIC website. This online page will be developed by the external agency E-Zest, in cooperation with the ILO and with input from members of EPIC. The purpose of this activity is to optimize specialized resources on the website of EPIC for improved programmatic work.
Ruta de inclusión laboral para mejorar las condiciones de empleabilidad de la población víctima del conflicto armado interno This project proposes the achievement of four major results that, taken together, will enable victims of the armed conflict to match their opportunities with those of the country's population and to be in a better position to access and remain in the labour market under decent working conditions. To this end, a route will be promoted that not only focuses on the mitigation of human capital barriers related to the lack of technical training, but also recognizes other conventional and non-conventional individual barriers to access to employment and, in this context, through a set of services, reduces or closes the gap that exists between the job seeker, who has been a victim of the armed conflict, and a vacancy. This set of services will involve: i) the levelling of key competences, ii) the strengthening of soft skills; iii) the provision of transport and food aid so that people can attend learning environments to receive training; iv) training in fundamental rights at work and social protection, which allows an effective apprehension of the concept of decent work and promotes respect for international labour standards; v) training in entrepreneurship with a focus on the creative industry, among other aspects.
Actuarial valuation of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust schemes at 31 December 2017 The conduct of the actuarial valuation of the SSNIT schemes as at 31 December 2017 aims at improving the design and the governance of the SSNIT by securing the schemes’ long-term financial sustainability, assessing the adequacy of the schemes to provide for a decent income at retirement, proposing reform options based on the findings, and building actuarial and statistical capacity for its actuarial staff to support future actuarial valuations and social security reforms.
Building Prospects-P10009349-002 FMO proposes to invest up to EUR 5m (consisting of EUR 2.5m, with an option for a EUR 500k top-up) through a convertible note and EUR 2.5m mezzanine. FMO investee Energy Access Ventures Fund (“EAVF” or the “Fund”), has invested EUR 4.5m in the Company’s previous round through EUR 1.5m in equity and EUR 3m in Mezzanine.
MASSIF-P10002059-001 FMO's funds will be used to make equity and quasi-equity investments (of US$0.50 mln - US$5 mln) in the agricultural value chain, including agri-inputs (seeds), agri-processing and agri-infrastructure (storage, transport & logistics). By making sustainable investments in SMEs opearting along the agri-value chain, the fund aims to contribute to poverty alleviation and improve food security.
MASSIF-P10003219-002 FDL will use the new facility to continue funding clients in underserved areas of Nicaragua. The objective of these funds is to extend access to finance for micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises.
AEF-I-P10003919-001 The objective of the investment is to allow the company to continue its expansion of its Pay-As-You-Go Business in SSA. The proceeds of the funds will primarily be used to fund the acquisition of inventory and the general scale-up of the business. The facility increase of USD5mln (split 50/50 between AEF and Building Prospects) will come on top of the existing USD10.75mln (in LCY) facility with the company.
MASSIF-P10002746-001 The facility will support the growth of the financial institution and the strengthening of its long term funding profile. It will help it grow to reach 10,000 clients by 2018.
MASSIF-P10004394-002 FMO's USD 1 million Debt Facility will be on lent to (underserved) MSMEs in Jordan.
MASSIF-P10002441-002 The project aims to support the customer's investee companies with PPE, awareness raising and community engagement.
MASSIF-P10002417-004 To support Proximity Finance implementing a mobile money payments system to build the foundations for a fully digitized disbursement and collection process. With the onset of COVID-19, Proximity needs to move fast to ensure they can establish contactless distribution channels to reach their customers at this critical time.
Building Prospects-P10003007-001 As part of a debt package of Colombian Peso 145 billion (approximately USD 48 million), FMO commits to provide a loan of USD 15 million. The funding will mainly be used to acquire new buses and to acquire and scrap old diesel buses currently operating in the public transport system.
MASSIF-P10004870-003 The funding objective is to complement FMO’s pre-Series B financing and support the Company with a package of venture technical assistance support activities including Transaction Advisory, HR Advisory and a Client Protection Principles (“CPP”) Assessment.
MASSIF-P10003346-006 FMO aims to support Crystal as a close partner throughout the entire banking transformation process, by supporting the implementation of a range of projects directly linked to this process.
MASSIF-P10003468-001 Purpose of the facility is to fund the growth of Kashf’s lending activities dedicated to women micro entrepreneurs.
MASSIF-P10003468-004 The project aims to support Kashf Foundation with awareness raising and education, community engagement and business continuity.
MASSIF-P10001582-001 We expect excellent impact on the Ethiopian private equity fund market, in which the fund is a first mover, since risk capital is still scarce in the SME segment. In addition to providing capital, the fund will actively support the growth strategy of the SMEs in which it invests (for example, by playing a role in the companies' boards of directors and supporting management).
AEF-I-P10014147-001 The objective of FMO’s financing is to fund the development, construction, and operation of 50MW of solar PV plants in Sierra Leone.
MASSIF-P10004143-001 Partech Africa intends to focus on early-stage growth funding, providing EUR500,000 to EUR5 million initial tickets to talented African teams that are using tech to address large emerging market opportunities. Partech Africa is a generalist tech fund with target industries ranging from fintech to online and mobile consumer services, as well as mobility, supply chain services and digitization of the informal economy.
MASSIF-P10004612-001 In this project, an in-depth market analysis will be conducted and client-centric products and services will be developed. The project has two main goals: i) to have a deeper understanding of economic activities and financial needs of smallholder farmers in Sierra Leone and Liberia, and ii) to diversify the product offerings in the two countries to address the specific needs of the smallholder farmers, especially female farmers in these countries.
Building Prospects-P10012648-001 The Fund’s strategy is to provide long-term financing along with technical assistance to Agri SMEs under four investment themes: 1) sustainable intensification of production, 2) value adding and efficient processing and logistics, 3) sustainable and inclusive retail and food brands, and 4) climate technology and solutions providers.
The financing will target transactions in agriculture focused on reducing climate change risk and greenhouse gas emissions as well as on promoting sustainable increase in yields. FMO will participate in the senior tranche in the second closing.