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Promoting Fundamental Rights and Labour Relations in Export Oriented Industries in Bangladesh - Final evaluation

eval_number:

2102

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2102

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Planning and programme design

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

Tripartite partners Workers and union leaders in export oriented sectors (RMG, shrimp and leather sectors)

challenges:

Inability to deliver all planned outputs within project’s timeframe Insufficient time for sustainable capacity development of social partners Difficulties in demonstrating tangible results because of coverage too many topics and sector

success:

Understanding of the necessity to introduce of theory of change in all phases of the project implementation to ensuring long-term impact and sustainability of the project

context:

Project was designed without proper consultations with Constituents Attainment of all approvals from the Government took more than a year

description:

An important lesson learned of the FRLR project is the need for realistic time frames and goals when planning interventions related to FPRW and social dialogue. Legal, administrative and institutional changes take time, and the initial duration of project was too short, and goals too ambitious, to achieve intended results. Therefore, technical assistance offered in the field of social dialogue and FPRW should be planned for a longer period of time, possibly in the form of a programme rather than projects, to allow for the generation of lasting results and impact.

administrative_issues:

 Substantial delays in project implementation. Overburden of project staff due to high volume of work. Compromise on quality and focus on delivery rate.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/208248

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location:

country:

Bangladesh

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Promoting Fundamental Rights and Labour Relations in Export Oriented Industries in Bangladesh - Final evaluation