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Improving labour law compliance and building sound labour practices in the export oriented shrimp sector in Bangladesh - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2132

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2132

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Programme sustainability

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

Tripartite partners

challenges:

Periodic turnover of government employees interrupts and hinders processes aimed at generating institutional capacities to face the problem Understaffing of Government institutions for being able to undertake regular inspections of factories by different inspection authorities

success:

Strengthening employers and workers’ organizations capacities to act as interlocutor with the government is a complementary strategy that can ensure a certain degree of continuity in the institutional strengthening efforts Capacity building is essential but must seek to build on existing capacities of tripatriates

context:

ILO Shrimp project invested in resources for undertaking a comprehensive study of shrimp production supply chain to assess gaps in the application of existing labor laws and OSH policies/practices by shrimp processing factories. The study showed the need for reform of government agencies for better enforcement of the labour law as well as formulation of a common industry vision that combines labour, product safety and social issues for achieving social development

description:

An important lesson learned of the ILO Shrimp project is the need to enhance capacities of regulatory bodies to better enforce labor laws and up-gradate and reorganization of the Government institutions (DoL, MoLE departments) to meet the contemporary demand of the industry. Therefore, technical assistance offered in the field of social development requires long-term interventions and need to be embedded in the vision of change for the industry

administrative_issues:

Limited project duration for creation of changes of the system

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/179586

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location:

country:

Bangladesh

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Improving labour law compliance and building sound labour practices in the export oriented shrimp sector in Bangladesh - Final Evaluation