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Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR) - Phase II - Global and Hong Kong components - Final evaluation
- eval_number:
- 3188
- eval_url:
- https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3188
- lessons_learned:
- themes:
- theme:
- Labour inspection
- category:
- Governance and Tripartism
- comments:
- Jordanian labour inspectors, labour migrants
- challenges:
- There are three major challenges with sustainability of the results of training provided for labour inspectors.
The first is high level of human resources turnover in the state apparatus in Jordan in general and in MOL in particular. Nobody can guarantee how long these trained inspectors will stay within the service.
The second issue is that regardless of how effective the training was, labor inspectors are government officials and they will carry out their inspections in accordance with the instructions set for them by the government (MOL). Although direct training is important part of development activities, it is better to focus on institutionalization of such practices: improvement of the training agenda of the MOL and incorporation of labour standards with a focus on fair recruitment into duty regulations of the labour inspectors.
Finally, the Project does not provide for monitoring of the labour inspectors activities after its completion. This issue also provokes considerations about how effective a project can be that is aimed only at recruiting, but not employment.
- success:
- Anyway, raising of awareness of state servants about international standards affiliated with their job is positive factor. The humanitarian effect of this training should be considered as well – such trainings must change the mindset of government officials towards human rights approach.
- context:
- The Directorate of Labour Affairs and Inspection within the Ministry of Labour has responsibility over labour inspection. Labour inspectors enforce labour laws, including laws on labour conditions, occupational safety, health and labour relations. They provide technical information, encourage cooperation between employers and workers and their respective representative organizations and collect information in relation to the labour market. In addition, labour inspectors verify that foreign workers hold work permits and they also monitor private employment agencies. Labour inspectors check living conditions of migrant workers and the accommodations of migrant workers in Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZs).
- description:
- Under Output 1.1. “Key stakeholders in Jordan and Nepal have improved their capacities to fairly recruit workers in the garment sector” and in collaboration with the ILO Better Work Jordan project, in 2019 and 2020 the Project trained 39 labour inspectors (27 men, 12 women) on compliance with internal labour standards with a focus on fair recruitment in garment factories including hiring of Nepali workers.
Though labour inspectors received this training, the key informants expressed the doubt that they will be engaged in monitoring working conditions of migrants workers.
- administrative_issues:
- To ensure that promoted fair recruitment includes the monitoring of the working conditions and protection of human rights of migrant men and women in the countries of destination by introducing the specific activities within the piloted fair recruitment initiatives targeting governments, employers and trade unions.
- url:
- https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/230819
- location:
- country:
- Inter-Regional
- region:
- Inter-Regional
- country:
- Jordan
- region:
- Arab States
- country:
- Nepal
- region:
- Asia and the Pacific
- country:
- China
- region:
- Asia and the Pacific
- country:
- Philippines
- region:
- Asia and the Pacific
- country:
- Tunisia
- region:
- Africa
- eval_title:
- Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR) - Phase II - Global and Hong Kong components - Final evaluation
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