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Building Responsible Value Chains in Asia through the Promotion of Decent Work in Business Operations - Final evaluation

eval_number:

3374

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3374

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Programme implementation

category:

Organizational issues

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comments:

ILO HQ, BW, MULTI/RBC, ILO ROAP, Tripartite Constituents, METI and other development partners and donors.

challenges:

The time management was a challenge among others as there was a shortage of staff at ILO Tokyo office, and for some organisations last-minute invitations could not be followed-up on such short notice.

success:

Significantly, it was highlighted in the G7 Trade Minister’s Outcome Statement which highlighted the recognized need for such discussions within and beyond the G7. This event reassured the commitments of various stakeholders in the Asia region for the promotion of RBC, Decent Work, and BHR.

context:

The Jakarta event for Responsible Business, Human Rights, and Decent Work on 18 September 2023 in Asia was jointly organized by METI and ILO (Tokyo Office, BW and MULTI/RBC). The hybrid event attracted more than 220 participants from tripartite constituents from Asian countries. While the organisation of such events does indeed take time, if properly organised it can also enhance the scope of certain events incrementally, such as in the case of the Jakarta Event which, following the time planning of ILO Tokyo, was set out as a regular multi-country conference but became a major event over time and, in the end, became a very successful gathering, which thanks to the connections of METI included also government representatives of the G7 Members and of the economy ministries in Asian countries, and thanks to ILO it included tripartite constituents from different Asian countries.

description:

The approval processes of large multi-stakeholder events both by national governments and by ILO can take a considerable amount of time, so it is advisable to manage the expectations and to be rather flexible especially because one must rely on the availability of the tripartite constituents.

administrative_issues:

Jakarta Event: https://www.ilo.org/tokyo/events-and-meetings/WCMS_890261/lang--en/index.htm

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/2297132

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location:

country:

Bangladesh

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Building Responsible Value Chains in Asia through the Promotion of Decent Work in Business Operations - Final evaluation