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Promoting fundamental principles and rights at work in Bangladesh - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

1667

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/1667

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Labour standards

category:

International Labour Standards

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comments:

The programme participants of the FPRW project are government, employers and workers – the two latter also referred to as “direct target groups”.

challenges:

The FPRW Project Document (the steering document) makes it clear that the challenge of representation of the workers in the garment sector should be addressed – in view of women being the dominant work force. This challenge was not taken on in a serious way in this project.

success:

The matter of representation must be very clear in the Project¿s first action plan – building on the Project Document and (as in this case) a mapping.

context:

The difficulties and complexities regarding trade unions in the RMG sector is well known within the ILO – especially through its long standing (complicated) working relationship with RMGs employers, notably BGMEA, from the earlier IPEC project implementation. It was also known that NCCWE does not represent RMG workers but it was still given a key role at national level, as it traditionally has been the key union platform/stakeholder for ILO in Bangladesh.

description:

Trade union capacity building: There are lessons to be learnt regarding genuine representation of trade unions in RMG sector and their selection/nomination/participation in project events. More efforts need to be invested in this issue before the start-up of project activities involving unions in Bangladesh. This should have been highest on the agenda.

administrative_issues:

The matter of representation must be very clear in the Project¿s first action plan – building on the Project Document and (as in this case) a mapping.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/188069

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location:

country:

Bangladesh

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Promoting fundamental principles and rights at work in Bangladesh - Final Evaluation