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ASEAN-focussed labour market governance programme (OSH and industrial relations) - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2019

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2019

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Organizational coordination

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

Targeted users / Beneficiaries OSH project designers, Chief Technical Advisors, National Project Coordinators

challenges:

The prodoc did not adequately explore synergies or links with other ILO projects in Cambodia or Viet Nam. For example, the Better Factories Cambodia and Better Work Viet Nam projects. Part of the mandate of these projects includes OSH for factory workers, who tend to be women working in the clothing and shoe industries - inherently dangerous because of the exposure to chemicals. Another example: the evaluation interview with the ILO focal point on HIV/AIDS revealed that, together with UNAIDS, the focal point has been developing a Prakas (Decree) on OSH for entertainment workers. The entertainment industry is inherently dangerous because of the increased risk of exposure to HIV/AIDS and STDs, and is another women dominated industry. In Cambodia there was little knowledge of who the other OSH actors were in-country, nor what the other OSH related projects were, even within ILO. This is perhaps a reflection of the fact that the prodoc shows no analysis of links and synergies within the project countries. There was no evidence of exploration of, for example, OSH activities in Better Factories Cambodia or the Social Protection project.

success:

1) In Viet Nam,regular meetings with project officers working on other OSH related projects provided a useful forum to share knowledge; 2) The WHO and ILO make for a logical partnership in OSH matters because of their respective strengths in health and employment matters. The Viet Nam component included cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO) in Viet Nam on Objective 2 – strengthening of preventive measures for occupational health hazards and risks including asbestos and chemicals. In particular, ILO and WHO carried out a national survey on the use of hazardous substances; 3) The ASEAN component complemented the ASEAN Occupational Safety and Health Network (ASEAN OSHNET) initiative in the ASEAN region; and 4) Once the national project coordinator in Cambodia became aware – about two years into the implementation phase – of the existence of an international NGO – APHEDA – working on asbestos safety issues in Phnom Penh, he made distinct efforts to include this organisation in project briefings as an observer. He has developed a good working relationship with APHEDA, and this organisation would make a good future partner for a potential asbestos component in a future ILO project in Cambodia.

context:

The project complemented two other agency initiatives well – one at country level in Viet Nam and the other at the regional level in ASEAN, but did not adequately explore links with other ILO OSH related projects, which was a missed opportunity.

description:

Good OSH project design and implementation should explore links to other OSH related projects within ILO, other UN agencies, and other development actors in project countries and the region, with a view to exploring synergies, sharing experiences, avoiding duplication in OSH programming, analyzing gaps, and potentially teaming up for joint implementation of certain components.

administrative_issues:

When the project design document properly analyses links with other OSH actors and OSH related projects, the project staff are more likely to build this into their work plans at the implementation phase. The Chief Technical Advisor and any National Project Coordinators should also coordinate with other OSH related actors in the region and in-country throughout the implementation phase. For the instant project, it would be good to do this for bridging period and any subsequent phases of the project.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/195630

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location:

country:

Asia and the Pacific - regional

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

ASEAN-focussed labour market governance programme (OSH and industrial relations) - Final Evaluation