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Decent work for sustainable and inclusive economic transformation in Mozambique - Midterm Evaluation

eval_number:

2646

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2646

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Gender equality

category:

Conditions of work & equality

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comments:

Project implementers/ Beneficiaries of the interventions

challenges:

The challenge is what to do with women trained in a construction methodology (gabions) not expanded in the country with small demand of it,

success:

The challenge is what to do with women trained in a construction methodology (gabions) not expanded in the country with small demand of it, Women feel more empowered as the have seen that they can do a job that at the beginning they were reluctant to try. The contractor in charge of the project´s intervention expressed his interest in rehired these women that he worked with, if he has more gabions contracts

context:

Have an analysis of the labor market, to understand the demand that adapts to the profile of the beneficiaries to whom we want to strengthen the capacities to improve their access to said market. In one hand, the kind of gabions promoted by the project are not very demanded in the country. Therefore, Public institutions, especially Ministry of Public Works, should be aware of the benefits of these gabions and the potential of jobs creation using this methodology. In another hand, in Mozambique, as in other, the workers construction sectors is a “men´s sector”. This labour market is no open for women yet. However, in others countries, there are successful interventions of infrastructures constructions with Employment intensive methods , with women participation as workers. Usually those interventions are part of Public Employment Programs, some of them with a legal obligation of have X percentage of women in each interventions. In these cases, contractors are “forced” to hire women, but normally only in their first experience, as once they see women´s performance they are willing to hire later for this kind of interventions.

description:

The project is oriented towards the idea of promoting the inclusion of women in the construction sector employment. After the successful intervention in Mahotas of the construction of gabions, none of the women have been able to find another job in this growing sector, because, they say, the contractors are not willing to hire women for construction sites. Furthermore, this kind of gabions is not an extended methodology; therefore the demand for trained workers is very low. It is commendable to support the participation of women in all sectors; however, it should be contemplated in line with the prevalent labour market scenario and the actual available opportunities to further continue in the sector after the intervention and project completion. In general, job training must be aligned to potential offers in the market to avoid frustration and failed expectations

administrative_issues:

Design interventions that are useful for the reality in which one want to intervene

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/223709

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location:

country:

Mozambique

region:

Africa

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eval_title:

Decent work for sustainable and inclusive economic transformation in Mozambique - Midterm Evaluation