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FAIRWAY Program - Midterm evaluation

eval_number:

3439

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3439

lessons_learned:

themes:

theme:

Tripartism & constituent partnerships

category:

Organizational issues

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description:

 African collaboration in African-Arab States inter-regional linkages. This is the ground breaking work of the FAIRWAY programme, and is an area that needs further strengthening in the future. African countries are on a steep learning curve in respect of how to engage with Arab States to improve the conditions under which their citizens travel and work in these countries. Existing power relations are imbalanced, and Arab States are rarely committed to conditions in BLA’s that are not backed by existing legislation or regulations in the country concerned. In this respect, involving the AUC is an essential element of this work as African governments must collaborate if they wish to improve their voice and well-being of their citizens in Arab States. There is a great deal of capacity building that is required, however, within the AUC, within national governments, and amongst their consular staff in the limited number of countries where African governments do have representation in the Middle East. It is another area where the solidarity principle applies. Currently, most African states are still engaged in negotiating isolated individual BLAs with one or two Arab States. In such negotiations it is difficult for them to get agreed any meaningful level of reforms, and harder still to get the agreements implemented.

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url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/256165

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location:

country:

Inter-Regional

region:

Inter-Regional

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eval_title:

FAIRWAY Program - Midterm evaluation