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Outcome evaluation of MMR801, Strengthened capacity of employers organizations - Independent evaluation

eval_number:

2653

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2653

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Employers - capacity building

category:

Constituents

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comments:

The target is the EO but the beneficiaries are the private sector and potentially the workers when firms becomes more profitable and pay higher wages.

challenges:

The key challenge comes from employing people with experience in related sectors, such as policy within government, who may then feel that they do not need further development. ILO seems to have overcome this by offering study visits and by placing a member of staff within the EOD office in UMFCCI.

success:

The staff seem to be developing well. Feedback on their training for employers is largely positive; they are beginning to have some influence in the tripartite dialogue.

context:

In developing countries, it is difficult for people employed by business associations to learn about research, dialogue and advocacy from other trade associations as most are inexperienced. The most effective way to learn therefore is from people from developed countries with experience in these areas.

description:

Employers’ organisations need advice and support all the way through advocacy projects. It is not enough simply to give some advice, and perhaps some training, at the outset and then expect them to undertake later stages, especially the advocacy itself, on their own. Encouraging EOs to take minutes in meetings and to brief effectively those participating in subsequent meetings will ensure that old ground is not covered again. It takes time for EOs to begin to make a difference, so starting with less contentious, perhaps more technical, issues can help to build confidence. ILO can support the EO through all the stages (and in this case it appears that they have done so).

administrative_issues:

The support of the ILO has been welcomed and is clearly making a difference to the approach of the EOD team.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/223951

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location:

country:

Myanmar

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Outcome evaluation of MMR801, Strengthened capacity of employers organizations - Independent evaluation