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Eliminating child labour and forced labour in the cotton, textile, and garment value chains: an integrated approach - Midterm evaluation

eval_number:

2856

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2856

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Tripartism & constituent partnerships

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

Ultimately it is about targeting government officials working in key ministries and sectors where CL and FL are prevalent.

challenges:

The negative lessons is that without government engagement, very little will happen but there is also caution required that projects and organisation become too involved in the dealings of government. Benefit is to use the tripartite model to work through issues and employ social dialogue.

success:

Significant opportunities to raise awareness and influence policy and legislation to address the issues of CL and FL.

context:

Governments make decisions. For CL and FL to be addressed, governments need to be aware of and lack knowledge that there is problem. CSOs operate outside the mechanisms of government, therefore their impact is limited to specific interventions and work rather than influencing whole of government approaches.

description:

Any work in CL and FL requires the engagement and involvement of national government partners and stakeholders. Although the project may not seek to change legislation or influence national policy, it does seek to strengthen the national enforcement mechanisms, the implementation of policies and the institutional capacities (inspector’s capacities, national and regional policies and actions plans, etc.). Such engagement is important for longer-term impact and sustainability, particularly for those implementing partners (e.g. CSOs) that remain and need to continue operating in the context. It is also important to ensure the active engagement and involvement of governments and particularly of different competent agencies (agriculture, labour, education). In light of this, it is important to maintain focus on developing the capacity of national actors throughout implementation as a key factor influencing project outcomes and changes to the policy environment which may result in long-term sustainability outcomes.

administrative_issues:

Need to maintain the ILO mandate to work in an independent, transparent, and accountable manner and to work through tripartite mechanisms.

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/229087

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location:

country:

Inter-Regional

region:

Inter-Regional

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eval_title:

Eliminating child labour and forced labour in the cotton, textile, and garment value chains: an integrated approach - Midterm evaluation