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Andalucía - Apoyo a la iniciativa regional para América Latina y el Caribe libre de Trabajo Infantil (PAIR) - fase II El proyecto da continuidad y amplía el trabajo realizado en el marco de la Inciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe libre de Trabajo Infantil con apoyo de la AACID, que en 2015 se concentró en la implementación de dos de los cuatro ejes propuestos en la estrategia de intervención (fortalecimiento de capacidades y generación y uso de conocimiento), para realizar acciones en los dos ejes restantes: el eje 1 sobre incidencia política y el 3 sobre cooperación sur-sur y triangular. Esto permitirá alinear la contribución de la AACID al trabajo que la OIT viene desarrollando con apoyo de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo (AECID) y la Agencia Brasilera de Cooperación (ABC). Eje 1 - 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 y estudios que sustenten los ajustes a las políticas y la implementación de medidas pertinentes para asegurar una respuesta más efectiva a la realidad actual del trabajo infantil. Eje 2 - Fortalecimiento de las capacidades: para que los actores gubernamentales, así como las organizaciones de empleadores y de trabajadores, mejoren su desempeño en la gestión y disposición de nuevos recursos públicos y privados asignados al objetivo de erradicar el trabajo infantil y/o en el aprovechamiento y maximización de los existentes. Eje 3 - Promoción de la cooperación Sur-Sur y triangular: para aprovechar el conocimiento y experiencia acumulada en la región y promover la consolidación y réplica de modelos efectivos de erradicación del trabajo infantil en el marco de una estrategia de promoción del trabajo decente y desarrollo social. En este componente se prevé también impulsar diálogos intra e interregionales con miras al posicionamiento de la región en el marco de la IV Conferencia Mundial sobre trabajo infantil (Argentina, 2017) Eje 4 - Generación de información y conocimiento: en dos sentidos: i) promover el uso de la evidencia sobre respuestas efectivas al trabajo infantil que soporten la adopción e implementación del marco acelerador y ii) dar seguimiento, a través de un conjunto de indicadores básicos, a los avances regionales en materia de reducción del trabajo infantil y su reflejo en el cumplimiento de las metas fijadas por la comunidad internacional.
Promoting decent work opportunities for Roma Youth in Central and Eastern Europe The purpose of this project is to contribute to develop an ILO intervention concept to address the decent work needs and gaps of young Roma population through a customization and testing of global ILO practices and tools. In particular, the ILO intends to produce a new toolkit by combining and sequencing different types of interventions. The project will help put together and test the toolkit through the following activities: a. An ILO technical meeting to pool existing relevant experiences and define a work plan; b. Development of the toolkit; c. Presentation and validation of the toolkit through an inter-agency workshop with the involvement of relevant international and regional organizations, national institutions, tripartite constituents, non-governmental organizations and Roma organizations and community leaders d. Selection of a community in a Southern Eastern European country, through consultation with Roma leaders and with the involvement of partner institutions, for the implementation (subject to availability of funds) of a pilot experience; e. Evaluation and dissemination of the experience
Joint Programme on Youth Employment The joint programme aims at developing an integrated strategy towards addressing the youth employment challenge in Tanzania which manifests itself into unemployment, underemployment, poor employment conditions and lack of an integrated approach. Towards this end, the joint programme focuses on five high impact priority areas, namely: (a) Sustainable enterprise development; (b) Decent work for youth; (c) Enhancing agriculture productivity; (d) Skills development and (e) Building labour market information systems. An important and unique value of the UN joint programme on youth employment is the number and diversified strengths of the participating UN agencies allowing a broad but integrated approach to the youth employment challenge.
FORCED LABOUR-GLOBAL: Irish Aid-ILO Partnership Programme, Phase II, 2014-15 ILO’s most recent global estimate of 21 million women, men and children in forced labour has highlighted the scale and manifestations of this major human rights challenge. Growing international attention paid to this problem has led to the engagement of more actors but the impact of anti-forced labour interventions still falls short of the desired outcome, namely a significant reduction of the number of victims. One of the reasons is that current anti-forced labour responses adopt largely repressive, rather than long-term preventive approaches. The global action programme against forced labour aims at generating the necessary knowledge and political will to tackle forced labour at its root causes by advancing research on the economics of forced labour, by strengthening national data and by providing policy advice. The strategy is based on a three-pronged approach: 1) to strengthen research and knowledge management, 2) to develop tools to eliminate forced labour from global value chains and 3) to strengthen national capacity to eliminate forced labour.
Strengthening social dialogue and industrial relations through the capacity building of workers and employers
Support master plan for industrial relations, developed guidelines on bipartite dialogue at enterprise level and launch Social dialogue pilot in Ho Chi Minh city
SUPPORT TO DEVELOPMENT IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, WAGE FIXING AND LABOUR LAW IMPLEMENTATION INSTITUTIONSAND CAPACITY IN VIETNAM The project extends the 2009-2012 support, entering a phase of activities with focus on first completing, then rolling out and implementing a revised Labour Code and Trade Union Law, and supporting policy decision making in developing wage policy and industrial relations as the next critical targeted area of reform. In the process, the project will assist with preparing for the ratification of fundamental and other related international labour Conventions. The project will continue and expand upon the implementation strategy used successfully in the first phase of the project, relying on project implementation directly by co-implementing national agencies.
Etude sur les travaux a haute intensite de main d'oeuvre To examine the link between social protection and climate change, lessons learned from representative experiences across the four (4) objectives outlined in this concept note will be gathered and consolidated. Case studies will comprise a four-page (4) written brief outlining details of the program or policy, including the political history, current functioning and administration features, impact on people’s lives and effects on the environment or climate, as well as future trajectory. In complement to these written briefs, a video documenting the program or policy will also be produced to illustrate similar features using a more dynamic format. This series will serve as an important and seminal first step towards creating a better understanding the potential synergies and conflicts at play in these two policy areas. This knowledge will contribute to the global knowledge base on social protection and on climate change, help the UN system and its partners improve the delivery of technical assistance in these areas and, ultimately, improve social protection and environmental outcomes in the countries where the UN operates. A. Livelihoods threatened or lost or as a result of a degraded environment or more volatile climate are protected or replaced Building resilience in the Sahel: Coping with sustained environmental adversity B. Livelihoods threatened or lost as a result of mitigation efforts are protected or replaced Brazil: Unemployment protection for fishermen in the informal economy C. The amount of new GHG emission is reduced through altering production and consumption habits. Egypt: Subsidy limits to discourage fossil fuel use and open fiscal space for social protection. D. GHG emissions are sequestered from the atmosphere through the creation or maintenance of ecological assets. Costa Rica or Ecuador or Mexico: Social protection beneficiaries as environmental stewards
Actuarial Studies for the Establishment of Social Security Schemes (ASSESS) : ILO Technical Assistance to the Social Security Fund in Nepal The strategy of the project is to ensure good financial governance of the newly to be created social security schemes to be implemented by the SSF through actuarial valuations for each of the schemes as a major planning tool for maintaining the long-term future financial sustainability of these schemes as well as the adequacy of the respective benefits and coverage. By providing a solid quantitative framework, actuarial valuations will guide future policy decisions with regard to the individual schemes. Only with the help of sound financial analysis can decision-makers, the social partners and the population at large decide democratically how to enhance and modernize their social security schemes. Reliable data, as a starting point of the valuations as well as requisites for setting future actuarial assumptions to control the dynamics of the scheme, is essential to carry out reliable actuarial valuations. Even though the projection methodologies techniques were the most sophisticated and robust, results of the valuation would be seriously undermined and become unreliable without reliable data. It is therefore important to engage not only the services of an actuary but also of a statistician in order to collect reliable data. The actuary will provide individual actuarial reports for each social security scheme presenting the methodology and results of each actuarial valuation. The principle purpose of the actuarial report is to show how the cost of a given scheme will evolve. However, it also has the objective of presenting a summary of the methods used so that another actuary will be able to understand the bases of the valuation, enabling the report to be reconciled to the next actuarial review. The actuarial report is also important in that it presents complementary information on benefit levels, administration, statistics and investments that are hard to find in other documents on social security schemes. The actuarial reports for each scheme should provide a clear picture of the financial situation and future direction of each scheme, allowing another actuary to be able to make an appraisal of the valuation
Support to Capacity Building Initiatives on Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification (STED) To ensure the relevance of skills training, involvement of industry and other stakeholders, necessitates facilitation throughout the development of all key features of that system, which is a slow and long process, as such process faces a wide array of challenges such as encompassing infrastructure deficiencies, industry relevance, professional development needs, quality assurance, low status and poor governance. In Myanmar’s context, it is still at the very early stage of industry involvement, and the keystone to success will be to improve the capacity that industry has to provide inputs on the quality and relevance of skills trainings. The STED methodology supports this objective by firstly undertaking an in-depth mapping of where the industry stands and what it can offer in terms of skills training capacity, and also by providing practical interventions. The methodology targets to assess two sectors that have potential to make substantial contributions to export development and diversification, or need to improve competitiveness in the face of foreign competition. They can be sectors that are still in their infancy, or established sectors with potential to diversify, for example through better products or new markets. The process chain of the STED covers assessment and analysis of statistical data, collecting qualitative information through to building capacity on sector social dialogue and labor market information systems. At each step along the chain, the ILO will ensure the involvement of tripartite partners in order to lay a foundation for social dialogue on skills and better policy coherence based on a strategic vision for a sector’s future. This will be done through the formation of a project committee and at a later stage, the enhancement of the sector-based body. In the end of the chain, a comprehensive assessment report will be delivered with recommendations on next interventions that are agreeable by all stakeholders
Technical Support on OSH through compliance and ILS This project aims at implementing Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) standards and establishing an OSH preventive culture in Turkey. Efforts in the field of OSH which have started in 2015 are pursued to improve the knowledge and capacity of the national constituents to use national standards on OSH rights, duties and responsibilities, taking into account ILO Conventions Nos. 81, 155, 161, 187 as well as the newly ratified Conventions Nos 167 and 176. The interventions focus on enhancing the national capacity to manage OSH in line with the relevant international instruments by monitoring progress in the area of OSH through indicators (line with the Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Recommendation, 2006 (No. 197); supporting the efforts to improve the national system for collecting relevant data particularly for recording and notification of occupational accidents and diseases; enhancing awareness of the lead role of employers in building a safety culture; clarifying the roles and responsibilities of OSH professionals including occupational safety experts and occupational physicians; developing promotional materials on the main features of the Safety and Health in Construction Convention, 1988 (No. 167) and the Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176); and strengthening the capacity of stakeholders at the enterprise level to apply OSH laws and regulations. Awareness-raising activities target the judiciary and legal educators and include training on international labour standards in general and OSH standards in particular. Another specific target is the Syrian refugees aiming the review of OSH training modules and their adaptation in a way to fit the needs of Syrian refugees.
Support the Government to conduct the actuarial assessment and the legeslative review and to build capacity of social partners, including the National Office of Social Insurance
EVALUATION 2014-15: Norway-ILO Partnership Programme 2013-15 (Under umbrella GLO/13/43/NOR_EVAL)
Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) - Phase II 2013-2017 Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) is a practical training and workplace improvement programme to increase the productivity of small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) while promoting respect for workers’ rights. The programme demonstrates best international practice in manufacturing and service sectors and helps SMEs to participate in global supply chains. Under SCORE Phase I (2009-2012 – funded by SECO and NORAD), the ILO has built the capacity of 19 institutions (government agencies, training organizations, industry associations and trade unions) in emerging economies in Africa, Asia and Latin America to offer SCORE training to SMEs. SCORE Phase II as proposed in this document will extend the project to 2017, focusing on programme sustainability after donor funding ends. Preliminary estimate of results of SCORE Phase I As of October 2012 (6 month before project end), the project has achieved the following: - The project has built capacity in 19 institutions (government agencies, industry associations, training organizations) in seven countries to offer the SCORE training programme. These institutions have trained more than 250 SMEs representing more than 49.000 workers and conducted more than 500 consulting visits. More than 2000 managers and workers have jointly participated in classroom training. - Enterprise Improvement Teams consisting of managers and workers in SMEs are meeting on average 3.4 times per month to implement 8 jointly identified improvement projects. More than 50% of enterprises report cost-savings due to the training (from 300 to 15,000 USD within 2-3 months), 80% report reductions in defects (-10% on average), 42% report reductions in energy consumption (-2% KwH per production unit), over all participating enterprises, absenteeism has decreased by 3.6%. ¿¿An independent final evaluation in October 2012 concluded that “SCORE covers essential aspects of workplace relations and working conditions, and generally responds to the needs and requirements of most of the SMEs encountered. Relationships between management and the workforce have improved through workplace cooperation (particularly reaching down to the workforce level).
DISABILITY-ZAMBIA: Irish Aid-ILO Partnership Programme, Phase II, 2014-15 PROPEL- Zambia in Phase 2 will build on results achieved under Phase 1 and further progress the aim of improving access of young women and men with disabilities to mainstream skills development programmes. The main activities under this initiative include the development and delivery of a course on inclusive education for teachers in the participating pilot colleges as well as supporting the Technical and Vocational Education Authority (TEVETA) in promoting inclusive vocational education and training through development of guidelines and through inclusion of disability as a topic in the nation-wide teacher training curricula. In addition, PROPEL-Zambia will aim to increase the capacity of social partners in promoting the employment rights of persons with disabilities by supporting the establishment of a national Disability and Business network for employers; and building the capacity of Trade Unions in promoting the rights of workers with disabilities through establishment of a disability champions network. PROPEL-Zambia in Phase 2 will also seek to strengthen the capacity of national partners to collect statistics on the labour market situation of people with disabilities; improve the capacity of government on disability mainstreaming in training and employment, and support the capacity of media in disability reporting.
Promoting workers' rights and labour relations in export oriented industries in Bangladesh The project will build on the recently (since 2011) intensified work of the ILO in Bangladesh in the following areas: promoting labour rights; supporting dialogue between employers, workers, and the Government; labour compliance; freedom of association (FOA); and collective bargaining (CB). Elements of this work include for example: a feasibility study for a Better Work (BW) programme; a gaps diagnostic and the subsequent development of national plan of action on FOA and CB to close those gaps; the ongoing BW Design Phase; the current U.S. Department of Labor funded FPRW project; and the tripartite work the ILO is facilitating on fire safety in the RMG industry. The ILO will implement a multiple component labour rights programme designed to be delivered over the period of 1 year. The proposed project will be delivered through four principle components which are all focussed on the RMG, shrimp-processing and shoe & leather sectors (called Immediate Objectives – IOs): workers and employers in the RMG, shrimp processing and shoe & leather industries will have a better knowledge and understanding of labour rights – in law and in practice (IO1); workers and employers and their representatives are better equipped to engage in meaningful dialogue and labour relations on workplace issues of mutual importance (IO2); governmental authorities and labour courts, in particular the IRI, the MoLE, labour courts and the BEPZA, will have an improved capacity to perform core functions and mandates (IO3); and support the implementation of occupational safety and health (OSH) improvement measures and the National Tripartite Plan of Action on Fire Safety2, in particular its “practical activities” (IO4).
Improving the Performance of Labor Markets in the Pacific The Pacific Island Countries (PICs) is a region like no other for its sheer geographical size and astounding diversity of cultures and natural resource endowments – from small aid-dependent atoll nations to sizeable resource-rich economies. With these immense diversity of opportunities and challenges, this joint ADB/ ILO Technical Assistance (TA) collaboration will support labour market policies and programmes in three participating Pacific Island countries, namely Fiji, Palau and Papua New Guinea (PNG). In Fiji, informed by the recent ADB/ ILO employment diagnostic study, the project will support national partners in developing a national employment policy/action plan. In Palau and PNG, comprehensive, gender-mainstreamed labour market assessments will be undertaken to form the basis for ADB/ ILO support to developing employment policies/action plans. The achievement of this TA will generate substantial synergies towards improving labour market outcomes and contribute to the broader development outcome of national development plans.
Support to the Peace Process in Myanmar through an integrated livelihoods approach The ILO – Government of Myanmar’s Joint Strategic Action Plan (JSAP) to eliminate forced labour has acknowledge the widespread use of forced labour across the country particularly in ethnic areas and the root cause if it is a disrespect of human dignity. The JSAP requires that the ILO is working toward overturning the Myanmar authorities’ attitude of disrespect of human dignity – in that the JSAP. To eliminate the use of forced labour the ILO is required to work with government authorities at all levels so to encourage positive change from within the structure of power to respect the principle of human rights and human dignity. This work is supported by the EU stability fund. In the meantime, the ILO is required by the JSAP to work with local population to clarify their rights and responsibility before the law with regard to forced labour. The building of an environment of rule of law requires confidence from the part of the local community in demanding a respect of law, and from the part of the authority an understanding of accountability and responsibility before the law. This project is aiming at bringing about changes and confidence toward some 2,742 people of 496 households from 9 villages, who had been internally displaced due to conflict between the NMSP and the Myanmar Government/Tatmadaw in the past will be supported through this project. Forced labour practice was part of the severe plight that the people in this areas suffered and went displace to safe themselves. They are currently residing in the NMSP Kroeng Batoi ceasefire area. A needs assessment in 2013 revealed that the majority (over 90%) of the villagers are planning to stay in their current place of settlement. All of the villagers in the 9 target villages will benefit directly from all project activities. To officially endorse the 2nd phase of the pilot project, KBPPWG will conduct an inception workshop for 3 days with all relevant stakeholders. Stakeholders will include the GoM (with necessary regional government) and its military (Tatmadaw), the NMSP and its armed wing the Mon National Liberation Army (MNLA), IDP village leaders, local NGOs and CBOs, the ILO, the KBPPWG team and MPSI representatives. It is in the project expectation that the workshop such as this would assist in arriving at refining the M&E plan, training delivery plan, defining the number of beneficiaries, construction activities and conception of prospective sustainability.