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Improving industrial relations for decent work and sustainable development of textile and garment industries in Ethiopia - Midterm Evaluation

eval_number:

2840

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2840

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Child labour

category:

Child labour, forced labour, human trafficking and slavery

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comments:

 Tripartite partners  Factories managers and supervisors  Workers and union leaders

challenges:

 Inability to deliver all planned outputs within set timeframe  Insufficient time for sustainable capacity development of tripartite partners and participating enterprises  Difficulties in demonstrating tangible results because of coverage of many levels and topics

success:

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

context:

Project was designed without proper consultations with Constituents at regional and factory level

description:

An important lesson learned of the IR Garment Sector project is the need for realistic time frames and goals when planning interventions related to improvement of industrial relations, working conditions and productivity. Administrative and institutional changes take time, and the duration of project is too short (just 36months including 6 months of inception phase), and goals too ambitious, to achieve intended results. Therefore, technical assistance offered in the field of improvement of industrial relations and social dialogue structures and processes at enterprise, sectoral and national level 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:

 Delays in project implementation  Overburden of project staff due to high volume of work

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/226704

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location:

country:

Ethiopia

region:

Africa

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eval_title:

Improving industrial relations for decent work and sustainable development of textile and garment industries in Ethiopia - Midterm Evaluation