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• Reducing vulnerability in Lao PDR: Advancing social protection and labour rights and entitlements in the coffee and tea sectors of Lao PDR - Final independent evaluation The holistic approach employed by the project. The project design and implementation combined various relevant labour-related issues, such as access to social security, occupational safety and health, and collective bargaining with that of advancing gender equality in the workplace and at community level and improving productivity among producers’ groups.
• Reducing vulnerability in Lao PDR: Advancing social protection and labour rights and entitlements in the coffee and tea sectors of Lao PDR - Final independent evaluation Integration of a wide range of stakeholders in project implementation. The project integrated, through its diverse components, a wide range of stakeholders, (UN/ILO and NGO/Oxfam, tripartite, CSO, communities) as implementers and beneficiaries, creating a framework for synergies and coordination.
• Reducing vulnerability in Lao PDR: Advancing social protection and labour rights and entitlements in the coffee and tea sectors of Lao PDR - Final independent evaluation Mobile registration and payment services within the LSSO. The project piloted the implementation of a mobile registration and payment system within the LSSO, increasing the accessibility to these services at community level and established a model, replicable by LSSO, who adopted the initiative as its own.
• Reducing vulnerability in Lao PDR: Advancing social protection and labour rights and entitlements in the coffee and tea sectors of Lao PDR - Final independent evaluation A comprehensive visibility strategy. The project’s communications and visibility strategy are comprehensive and included diverse means and topics, and helped convey, in an effective way, information on project’s achievements and activities.
• Stimulating innovation and impact insurance in Africa - Midterm evaluation Continue the practice with pilot projects, as learning is done perfectly through a pilot.
• Stimulating innovation and impact insurance in Africa - Midterm evaluation Fellowship methodology is the best practice of this project, and fellows are good for accountability and strategic thinking.
• Stimulating innovation and impact insurance in Africa - Midterm evaluation PPPs are very instrumental in successful insurance client acquisition.
• Towards an inclusive national social protection system and accelerating decent job opportunities for Syrians and vulnerable Jordanians - Midterm joint evaluation The establishment and successful integration of the Implementation Support Unit into the Ministry of Social Development has been regarded by project staff, stakeholders, and partners, as a successful intervention. The ISU now has Ministerial support and is housed within the Office of the Secretary General. This represents a major achievement against project outcomes, as well as a replicable model for effectively integrating expert technical staff within a Ministry through a joint government-agency model.
• Towards an inclusive national social protection system and accelerating decent job opportunities for Syrians and vulnerable Jordanians - Midterm joint evaluation The translation and adaptation of the Transform training package (A UN social protection training package) into Arabic, was done to provide technical training to senior staff and focal points at government Ministries, and is now being expanded to include a ToT component to ensure sustainability. This training, already being rolled out by UN Agencies in 40 countries, has been translated into Arabic for the first time and this represents an investment in a resource which can now be used in other Arabic-speaking countries. This makes it an asset which can deliver an impact in the wider MENA region, further expanding the impact of the project.
• Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers: Exploratory Research and Policy Dialogue in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries - Final evaluation Evidence-based research provides a solid foundation for high-level dialogue and promotes policy influence. Contextualization ensures that reform solutions are well-received and can be successfully implemented, increasing probability of ownership and acceptance by governments.
• Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers: Exploratory Research and Policy Dialogue in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries - Final evaluation The strong technical expertise of the ILO’s team, coupled by effective management and coordination, ensured that the project progressed in the right direction and gained the trust of government stakeholders and partners.
• Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers: Exploratory Research and Policy Dialogue in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries - Final evaluation Engaging with a strategic regional partner such as the GCC bureau is instrumental in fostering regional dialogue, information sharing, identifying priorities and liaising at higher levels with key government stakeholders and influential decision-makers at the country level.
• Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers: Exploratory Research and Policy Dialogue in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries - Final evaluation Adopting a gradual progressive approach facilitates acceptance by governments and employers of the proposed social protection reform and increases likelihood of implementation, where political will is at the core.
• Extending Social Protection to Migrant Workers: Exploratory Research and Policy Dialogue in the Gulf Cooperation Council Countries - Final evaluation A sequential project’s Theory of Change that is anchored around evidence generation, followed by dialogue and policy recommendations has the potential to yield concrete results in terms of government ownership, consequently achieving a transformative shift in attitudes towards social protection in GCC countries.
• Promoting Workers’ Rights and Gender Equality at Work in Africa - Final evaluation Coupling training with activities/actions enhanced the learning process by allowing immediate application of learned skills. One of the project’s components focused on regional capacity development for the ILO International Labour Standards (ILS) system, supporting national ratification campaigns and advocacy for gender equality and violence prevention. The regional trainings aimed to equip trade union leaders and members as human rights advocates, enhancing their effectiveness in promoting workers’ rights. Two training events were held in Nairobi, Kenya, and Johannesburg, South Africa, respectively. The training events were followed by mentoring and specific actions, namely, to advocate for the ratification of ILO Conventions in the different countries targeted by the project.
• Entr’Alliance: Pour l’élimination du travail des enfants et du travail forcé - Midterm evaluation Le fait d’encourager les synergies entre les projets avec la création d’un cluster regroupant des projets intervenant dans les chaînes d’approvisionnement à Madagascar permet de réunir les acteurs que la thématique concerne afin d’identifier et d’encourager des actions transversales complémentaires, que ce soit pour : (a) formaliser l’emploi dans le secteur du textile (projet Better Work), (b) renforcer les normes de sécurité ou de santé au travail aux fins du développement, de concert avec les autorités de l’inspection du travail, la magistrature et les acteurs de la chaîne d’approvisionnement du litchi (projet Vision Zero Fund), ou (c) cibler diverses problématiques comme le renforcement de la protection des populations marginalisées (projet COTECCO) ou le travail des enfants dans le secteur du mica (projet Trade for Decent Work et projet Entr’Alliance). Une telle approche permet d’harmoniser les objectifs des différents projets, d’éviter les doubles emplois et de partager les connaissances sur les besoins des acteurs locaux et nationaux.
• Entr’Alliance: Pour l’élimination du travail des enfants et du travail forcé - Midterm evaluation Le projet a bénéficié de la création des groupes de travail pays de la Plateforme sur le travail des enfants (CLP) et de la transition vers des interventions nationales qui, bien qu’encore récentes, recèlent un potentiel pour stimuler les efforts, l’engagement et la collaboration de toutes les parties prenantes en vue de s’attaquer aux causes profondes du travail des enfants au niveau national et s’investir dans des initiatives concrètes visant à promouvoir le travail décent dans les chaînes d’approvisionnement. Ces interventions permettent aussi de tirer parti des connaissances, des compétences et des ressources de tous les membres du groupe de travail.
• Strengthening Social Security Office capacities in policy design with a focus on research and actuarial services The design of this project, whereby the project is funded by the beneficiary, is an emerging good practice. This model has several advantages that contribute to the sustainability, relevance, and effectiveness of development initiatives, including enhanced ownership and commitment, alignment with local needs, and increased empowerment and accountability & transparency among beneficiaries. Additionally, it promotes long-term sustainability by reducing dependence on external funding.
• FAIRWAY Program - Final evaluation FAIRWAY supported Building Responsibly – a global industry group in construction - to strengthen knowledge of companies on practical ways to ensure decent work for migrant construction workers in the Arab States (especially GCC)
• FAIRWAY Program - Final evaluation The Domestic Workers Union was established, equipped and capacitated to provide services to migrant workers in Bahrain
• FAIRWAY Program - Final evaluation The fellowship on journalism between Uganda and Jordan universities resulted in joint collaboration between Jordanian and Ugandan youth to cover stories of migrant men and women
• FAIRWAY Program - Final evaluation The cooperation between the trade unions of Kenya and Lebanon resulted in strengthened approach to protect Kenyan migrant domestic workers in Lebanon. Source: Kenya – Lebanon
• FAIRWAY Program - Final evaluation The innovative initiative “Women’s Circles” approbated in Kuwait increased understanding of the behavior of female employers of domestic workers.
• FAIRWAY Program - Final evaluation In Lebanon, the support of women-led community-based organizations allowed human-rights protection of the most vulnerable migrant women and children – victims of forced labour, detained women, including women with children.
• FAIRWAY Program - Final evaluation Six MRCs were established at the government premises (National Employment Authorities) in Kenya to provide services to migrant men and women at the MRCs across various locations via face-to-face mode and a Toll-free Hot line. This increased regional coverage of the services available to potential migrant men and women
• FAIRWAY Program - Final evaluation The support to the Consulates of Ethiopia in KSA and Lebanon proved to be efficient which resulted in return of 37,800 (45% women) Ethiopian migrant workers to their country of origin during the COVID-19 pandemic
• FAIRWAY Program - Final evaluation The training provided by the ITC-ILO on the design and bargaining BLA to the Ugandan stakeholders resulted in application of knowledge during the negotiation process on the BLA between Uganda and KSA. The signed BLA included a Joint Technical Committee to monitor implementation of the BLA regarding the human and labour rights of Ugandan migrant workers.
• FAIRWAY Program - Final evaluation The technical assistance provided by the FAIRWAY programme resulted in the design and adoption of a Gender Mainstreaming Strategy in Nigeria (GMS)
• Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines - Final evaluation The training toolkits were designed and developed using English as a universal language. The SIYB toolkit was patterned after the SYB module. SCORE and WISE were also not solely developed for the Philippine context, hence, used English in its texts since they are training modules used across the globe where ILO interventions are relevant. Therefore, contextualizing the training modules is a good initiative observed in this project. Further, translation of the training toolkits was commendable as this project targeted the informal sector.
• Bringing Back Jobs Safely under the COVID-19 Crisis in the Philippines - Final evaluation The certification aspect of the trainings such as SIYB, SCORE and Financial Education, was an added value and another pulling factor for completion of the roll out of ToEs and ToBs. Although the project design did not commit to a specific target on certifications after the trainings, the evaluation finds it highly appreciated by the trainers. This ensures sustainability of the training module and the replicability to conduct such similar trainings even outside the project duration.
• Outcome 10: Thematic funding for 2014-15 (Norway-ILO Partnership Programme 2012-15) - Final evaluation Partnerships with Global Union Federations (GUF) may increase the chances of good management and sustainability of project activity. Although very small by financial criteria, the Sida-supported activities undertaken in partnership with BWI, IUF and IndustriALL were very successful and, most importantly, were likely to be sustainable beyond the ILO project's support.
• TRIANGLE in ASEAN: Safe and Fair Labour Migration - Midterm Cluster Evaluation The work of Migrant Workers Resource Centres (MRC) providing support services to women and men migrants and their family members across the region and the specifics of the various MRCs and their set up, management and sustainability concern a Good Practice to be replicated elsewhere.
• TRIANGLE in ASEAN: Safe and Fair Labour Migration - Midterm Cluster Evaluation The good practice is the development of a solid Knowledge Base in the initial period of the programme which benefits the design of interventions and policies. The knowledge base was developed along two lines with the implementation of two baseline methodologies: 1. A large-scale regional survey of 1,808 migrant workers and 36 tripartite stakeholders coordinated by a consultancy firm Rapid Asia, and 2. An internal Desk Review which analysed the adherence of regional and national policies and practices to international guidelines and principles on labour migration governance; written by TRIANGLE’s Research officer.
• TRIANGLE in ASEAN: Safe and Fair Labour Migration - Midterm Cluster Evaluation The good practice is the organisation of the annual ASEAN Forum on Migrant Labour (AFML), including the preparatory meetings for tripartite-plus partners, which is a model of ASEAN cooperation. Apart from support to the organisation of the AFML itself (hosted by the ACMW chair each year), TRIANGLE in ASEAN support includes the writing of thematic background papers on the specific topic for that AFML; development of progress review background papers to assess implementation of AFML recommendations (every second year); convening national preparatory workshops for the tripartite plus partners in 8 ASEAN Member States (AMS); convening regional preparatory meetings for employers, workers and CSOs; support to CSO engagement in the AFML process through the Task force on ASEAN Migrant Workers (TFAMW); and the convening of post-AFML meetings for the tripartite partners in some countries. The biannual progress review background papers consolidate and summarize the activities, experiences, good practices and challenges of various stakeholders in implementing AFML Recommendations, based on updates collected from Government, employers’ organizations, workers organizations and CSOs in ten ASEAN Member States. Latest progress review background paper developed for the 11th AFML is the the fourth in a series of biennial progress review papers prepared by the ILO. TRIANGLE in ASEAN has also published an AFML Background Information Booklet (the last one was in 2018, the 3rd edition) which includes the total of 134 Recommendations adopted at 3rd to 10th AFMLs.
• Support GSP+ beneficiary countries to effectively implement International Labour Standards and comply with reporting obligations - Final evaluation The use of research to create awareness on ILS among tripartite stakeholders and promote change (Mongolia).
• Support GSP+ beneficiary countries to effectively implement International Labour Standards and comply with reporting obligations - Final evaluation Training local professionals and members of government, workers’ and employers’ associations so that all activities and outputs are delivered by national partners, not external consultants. This promoted ownership of results by local stakeholders and should contribute to the sustainability of project results.
• Support GSP+ beneficiary countries to effectively implement International Labour Standards and comply with reporting obligations - Final evaluation Establish synergies with other ILO projects to enhance resources available in support of project activities (Mongolia, Pakistan, Thailand).
• Support GSP+ beneficiary countries to effectively implement International Labour Standards and comply with reporting obligations - Final evaluation Mainstream the promotion of ILS within stakeholders´ institutional action plans (Mongolia)
• Applying the G20 Training Strategy (Phase II) - Midterm Evaluation As a part of knowledge management and communication strategy, the project has established a dedicated project webpage at the global level. Following up on the recommendation from the Donor, all knowledge products and materials produced by the project, including video recording of key capacity building events conducted by the project are published on the web-page. The website is multilingual. Currently, its content is available in English, Russian, Armenian and Vietnamese languages, while the Arabic version is in the process of development. In addition to the ILO’s official languages, the project has extended its content to Armenian and Vietnamese to ensure knowledge sharing in all participating countries. The website serves as a key instrument of knowledge sharing and dissemination of best practices at the global level.
• Applying the G20 Training Strategy (Phase II) - Midterm Evaluation As a part of the G20 Skills project, a pilot “Alignment of TVET Strategic Objectives and Performance Indicators in line with International HRD Policy Instruments” on the practical application of skills in reviewing and reforming national and regional TVET systems was successfully completed in Kyrgyzstan. Within the pilot the Inter-Agency Technical Working Groups (ITWG) was established and approved by the Order of the Ministry of Education and Science of Kyrgyzstan, to support the development of TVET education. The synergy of the work of TVET experts, government officials and the National Statistical Committee led to the identification of the most disadvantaged groups in access to TVET education. Also as a result of this work, target indicators on equality of access to training and employment were developed.
• Partnership for Youth Employment in the CIS II - Midterm evaluation Leveraging resources with Rostrud resulted in rich quality trainings undertaken at the federal level and development of the manual to be used at the global level. This best practice was implemented to support the achievement of Project’s Output 2.1 “Support to the implementation of the programme of cooperation and the national plan for the promotion of decent work for youth in the Russian Federation”
• Partnership for Youth Employment in the CIS II - Midterm evaluation Conducting gender-focused research undertaken in 2017 and 2019 to measure the progress of the countries in terms of advancing gender equality. This emerging good practice was to support achievement of the Output 1.4 “Research on key youth employment issues and challenges undertaken”
• Green enterPRIZE Innovation and Development in Zimbabwe - Final evaluation Five new TVET curricula in solar energy and agriculture were developed with the support of the ILO in Zimbabwe following the government’s competency-based approach to education and in full alignment with the requirements of the Zimbabwe National Qualifications Framework and relevant industry players. The new curricula incorporate gender and entrepreneurship pathways across all occupations. The new curricula will assist in providing young men and women with technical and entrepreneurial skills to start economic activities in the green economy.
• Support efforts to combat child labor and improve working conditions in agriculture in Dominican Republic - Midterm evaluation 3. From the design of the Project, strategies were contemplated that, a priori, favor the sustainability of the Project, such as the permanent implementation, as part of the regular functions of the ML, of training programs on labor regulations for inspectors and on CL aimed at officials of the ML, and also the permanent implementation, in charge of the ML and/or INFOTEP, of programs for employability of vulnerable families and SCORE in companies
• Support efforts to combat child labor and improve working conditions in agriculture in Dominican Republic - Midterm evaluation 4. The information and awareness campaign "Throw your dart against child labor" combines various means to spread its messages: (a) radio spots, (b) social networks (Facebook, twitter, Instagram of the ML and other institutions), (c) banners, posters, office supplies kit and other merchandising items, (d) peripheral in agricultural areas, (e) participation of influencers, (f) face-to-face visits to companies in the agricultural sector, especially informal ones, and (g) visits to schools.
• Support efforts to combat child labor and improve working conditions in agriculture in Dominican Republic - Midterm evaluation 1. The Project has taken advantage of and supplemented the progress made by other ILO projects/programs such as the Global BRIDGE Project and the Project “Improving working conditions in the banana sector”, both in terms of strengthening inspections (results 1.1 and 1.2 of the Project) and the improvement of productivity in companies applying the SCORE methodology (result 1.4 of the Project).
• Support efforts to combat child labor and improve working conditions in agriculture in Dominican Republic - Midterm evaluation 2. The Project objective and intermediate results indicators reflect what the Project seeks to achieve, what it seeks to contribute to, and the output indicators reflect the main strategies to be used to strengthen capacities and improve/modernize the systems, tools and instruments. The tools provided to collect information on the value of the indicators are appropriate and it is considered appropriate that the responsibility for collecting the information is shared between the ILO Project team and the officials of the different Directorates/Departments of the ML, and that of verifying the information falls exclusively on the Project Monitoring and Evaluation Officer
• Evaluación regional independiente sobre los modelos de implementación de asistencia técnica de la OIT financiada con fondos RBSA - Final independent evaluation (RBSA) La combinación de recursos de cooperación XBTC, RBSA y RBTC para hacer un trabajo de “abajo hacia arriba” en la construcción de políticas facilita un efecto multiplicador hacia la incidencia a nivel nacional. Trabajar primero a nivel local proporciona un ámbito más abarcable, tener mayor capacidad de incidencia, ganar experiencia práctica los desafíos de trabajo decente y el desarrollo e implementación de políticas, mostrar casos concretos sobre cómo incluir el trabajo decente en políticas.
• Evaluación regional independiente sobre los modelos de implementación de asistencia técnica de la OIT financiada con fondos RBSA - Final independent evaluation (RBSA) Disponer de un punto focal en el país es clave para la efectividad y continuidad de las acciones, especialmente en contextos de países frágiles y alta conflictividad entre los mandantes como Paraguay.
• Evaluación regional independiente sobre los modelos de implementación de asistencia técnica de la OIT financiada con fondos RBSA - Final independent evaluation (RBSA) La elaboración estrategias sectoriales, como el proceso de mejora del sistema de formación técnica en Panamá, que siguió proceso de consultas con las instituciones públicas que forman parte del sistema de formación técnica y empleo (MITRADEL, MEDUCA, INADEH) permitió obtener un producto altamente valorado por las instituciones. La facilitación de ACTRAV y ACTEMP de las consultas posteriores con las organizaciones de trabajadores y empleadores hizo posible que éstas focalizasen sus aportes sobre una propuesta con base técnica y ayudó a generar el consenso tripartito necesario.
• Development of a Social Economy Policy in South Africa - Final evaluation Making use of social media and collaborative tools to organize workshops brings many interesting elements. Beyond reducing the UN footprint, it also allows more immediate data-driven conversation. It has an effect of promoting environment protection as there is no paper work involved that could cause deforestation and litter with associated burning that emits carbon dioxide. There is also likelihood easing participation of youth due their massive access to mobile telephony through smart phone making the project inclusive and meeting its purpose. Massive youth and women participation promotes good governance as freedom of expression is greatly enhanced by the massive reach of the social media.
• Development of a Social Economy Policy in South Africa - Final evaluation Having a team led by national Government with technical assistance from a UN agency is a very promising mechanism The team led by government with technical back from UN agency brought on board mutual relationship,-built trust among the partners which led to clear communication, coordination and a trustful relationship. It also meant there was ownership of the project from the very start and that government had “their skin in the game” as much as the ILO. It also meant there was ownership of the project from the very start and that government had “their skin in the game” as much as the ILO
• Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR) - Phase II - Global and Hong Kong components - Final evaluation Post-Arrival Orientation learning system and online pre-departure package installed in Hong Kong by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) is instrumental for domestic workers and privet recruitment agencies (PRA) to upscale fair recruitment processes. This best practice was implemented to support the achievement of Project’s Output 1.3: Migrant domestic workers from Philippines are fairly recruited in Hong Kong
• Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR) - Phase II - Global and Hong Kong components - Final evaluation E-Desk service run by the GEFONT in Nepal allowed assisting more than thousand Nepali migrant workers abroad. This best practice was implemented to support the achievement of Project’s Output 2.2. Trade unions and civil society have improved their capacities to support migrant workers through organizing, additional services, and increased coordination with key stakeholders on recruitment issues
• Integrated Programme on Fair Recruitment (FAIR) - Phase II - Global and Hong Kong components - Final evaluation ANETI e-services in Tunisia gives opportunity to the Tunisian citizens working abroad to file their complaints online from any destination country, this best practice could be used by other states to protect labour and human rights of their citizens in migration and ensuring fair recruitment. This best practice was implemented to support the achievement of Project’s Output 1.5 “Public employment services and the MFPE in Tunisia have improved their capacities to implement and monitor fair recruitment processes”.
• P&B Outcome 17 (Discrimination in employment and occupation is eliminated) - Final evaluation The PRIDE Project showed that conducting and disseminating research on rights issues, could lead to open dialogue around these issues and create an impetus for change. Placing LGBT rights within a context of promoting diversity and equality, at the workplace, and/or as an issue of fundamental rights facilitates buy-in to the Project on the part of constituents
• P&B Outcome 17 (Discrimination in employment and occupation is eliminated) - Final evaluation This campaign, supported through the BASIC initiative, is illustrative of how efforts at public engagement on these issues can be effective means of starting a conversation. Having a visible campaign, where messages about equality are directly observable to people going about their daily lives, can generate interest and discussion on the issues, especially within the general public, and is a vital step towards progress. A 2015 study supported by the ILO in El Salvador revealed that women tended to opt for shorter technical careers, due to family-and reproduction-related factors, which also increased the gender wage gap in the country. In order to address this, three institutions, the Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare, the Salvadoran Institute for the Advancement of Women (ISDEMU) and the Salvadoran Institute of Vocational Training (INSAFORP), launched a campaign: “Decídete a Crecer, combatiendo los estereotipos de género en la formación profesional y el empleo” (“Decide to grow – combatting gender stereotypes in vocational training and employment”). The aim of the campaign was to sensitize the population about the importance of training spaces for training and employment where equality is promoted and discrimination is eliminated. Starting in 2015, the three institutions held monthly meetings to agree on the content and management of the report, in a participatory manner which involved focus groups with the local population. The campaign was launched publicly in 2016, and received extensive media coverage. Signs and posters promoting gender equality in the workplace, in terms of pay equity, importance of work, and non-discrimination, were clearly visible throughout the country, for example, on sides of buildings and on public buses.
• Improving working conditions in the ready-made garment sector Phase 2 (RMGP II) and Building responsible value chains in Asia through the promotion of decent work in... - Cluster evaluation The programme has actively supported government agencies like DIFE and BFSCD in enhancing their gender responsiveness through numerous initiatives that have fostered a positive mindset regarding women's capacity and importance among government agencies. Hence, With the assistance of RMGP, DIFE has developed its first-ever gender roadmap, outlining strategic directions for gender mainstreaming and identifying key focus areas for their work from 2020 to 2030. Appointing female Labour inspectors in the field is also remarkable for ILO RMGP II and DIFE.
• Improving working conditions in the ready-made garment sector Phase 2 (RMGP II) and Building responsible value chains in Asia through the promotion of decent work in... - Cluster evaluation The translation, printing, and distribution of the ILO Convention C190 and R206, along with other important policies and materials such as the OSH profile policy, COVID-19, and C190 Issue Brief, and SCs committees’ responsibilities booklet, proved to be a commendable initiative. Translating these documents into Bangla, the mother tongue of the majority of factory workers, facilitated better understanding and accessibility.
• Improving working conditions in the ready-made garment sector Phase 2 (RMGP II) and Building responsible value chains in Asia through the promotion of decent work in... - Cluster evaluation The BWB has diligently ensured women's inclusion in safety committees within factories, as mandated by national law, and the establishment of anti-harassment committees following court orders. BWB of RMGP II has launched two noteworthy initiatives called Mother at Work and GEAR. These initiatives are aimed at supporting working mothers with a range of support measures and promoting technically skilled female worker to achieve supervisory and other leadership positions within the factories. These initiatives have demonstrated their effectiveness (see the evidence cited in many places in this evaluation report) towards ensuring gender equality within the RMG industry.
• Improving working conditions in the ready-made garment sector Phase 2 (RMGP II) and Building responsible value chains in Asia through the promotion of decent work in... - Cluster evaluation The significant transformation in the safety culture can be attributed to a combination of regulatory initiatives, policy reforms, new structures, effective protocols, working models, and strengthened capacities of tripartite stakeholders, ultimately resulting in a safer RMG sector. As evidenced by this evaluation, the programme has contributed a significant transformation in the safety culture among the targeted BWB (and some NI) factories. Even though this transformation is not yet witnessed across all NI factories and there are several uncovered factories (1000+) which were not part of the RMGP interventions, this is still a good emerging practice of a sectoral reform model that can guide other similar interventions in other country-context by the ILO. Facilitated by the programme, the regulatory initiative of the NTPA guiding legislation and policy, and administrative measures not only facilitated the launch of the three initiatives—ISU, RSC, and Nirapon, but also guided their inspection and safety support measures. By facilitating and /or establishing these structures /institutions, the programme ensured that factories continued to make progress on their CAP. Remediation protocol also helped in this regard. Overall, a range of regulatory initiatives (NTPA, revised BLA/BLR), policy reforms (OSH policy), new structures (ISU), effective protocol (remediation), working models (Industry Safety Forum), and strengthened capacities of the tripartite (Govt, employers and workers organisations) are a profound change for the RMG sector.
• Improving working conditions in the ready-made garment sector Phase 2 (RMGP II) and Building responsible value chains in Asia through the promotion of decent work in... - Cluster evaluation Another exemplary achievement of the programme is the sustained enhancement of institutional and technical capacities (of DIFE and other institutions of the tripartite such as BGMEA, FBCCI, BKMEA) leading to the ability to cover most NI and export-oriented factories in terms of inspection and safety support services. While it is true that the programme support was more geared towards the remediation of all NI factories, the enhancement of the DIFE's capacity for an effective and improved labour inspection system and the strengthening of regulatory environments governing OSH is expected to support remediation in non-RMG factories as well. The programme enhanced the government's capacity to ensure industrial safety regulation, inspection system, and remediation activities. The programme also relates to the culture of collaboration amongst different stakeholders manifesting in several collaborative initiatives such as OSS, BWB, SDIR, WRC and several other activities of the programme implemented together with industry /employers’ organisations and workers' organisations. This has set an example of a tripartite model of programme design and implementation.
• Promoting Decent Work Opportunities for Non-Syrian Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Türkiye - Final cluster evaluation 1. The project has positively contributed to the capacity development of the local partners and enabled them to adopt an international outlook with interested funding agencies in devising similar programmes for the targeted populations. Additionally, local partners were empowered for establishing regional partnerships in provinces such as Afyon, Bilecik, and Eskişehir. Their vocational training delivery capacity has also been improved thereby increasing the number of direct and indirect beneficiaries. (TUR/17/04/USA OBJECTIVES 1 & 2) Unexpected positive outcome 2. Refugee women successfully completing the vocational training courses have been supported and guided for starting cooperatives. Such an approach constitutes a win-win situation as it creates access to livelihoods while increasing production capacity of the local market. (TUR/17/06/USA and TUR/17/04/USA OBJECTIVES 1 & 2) Unexpected positive outcome 3. Providing technical assistance in planning of the EKPEN Vocational Training Academy in Denizli with the specific aim of training (potential) employees in the textile sector, especially refugees and vulnerable host communities (people with disabilities, single women and female-headed households). As a result of this cooperation, two non-Syrian beneficiaries started to work at EKPEN after the training. One additional female refugee’s application is pending. (TUR/17/04/USA OBJECTIVE 1) unexpected positive outcome
• Free Movement of Persons and Transhumance in the IGAD Region: Improving Opportunities for Regular Labour Mobility - Final Evaluation The FMPT Project significantly focused on climate change and migration topics. The long-term impact of this focus is not yet visible, but the relevant stakeholders deemed these activities as relevant and important. The activities highlight the importance of climate change and help the relevant stakeholders better understand the changing needs of migrant workers in light of climate change.
• Free Movement of Persons and Transhumance in the IGAD Region: Improving Opportunities for Regular Labour Mobility - Final Evaluation While the Project was facing some challenges in the beginning, with some difficulties in cooperation with IGAD and implementation of some of the activities, the Project was able to effectively use its evaluation tools and M&E activities to enhance the Project relevance. In 2019 the Project planned for its reorientation based on the feedback it received from the stakeholders, the results of the mid-term evaluation, and the outcomes of other M&E activities. The reorientation significantly enhanced the Project’s relevance to the national stakeholders and increased the success of its activities. Future projects should also better consider M&E activities and plan how they could easily adapt if M&E activities indicate that change is needed.
• Free Movement of Persons and Transhumance in the IGAD Region: Improving Opportunities for Regular Labour Mobility - Final Evaluation The FMPT Project initially focused on explicitly providing technical support and knowledge to IGAD and national stakeholders. Most of the time, ILO maintained its advisory role, giving the steering wheel of the activities to IGAD and MS. This ensured that the activities of the Project are very relevant to regional and national stakeholders and benefit them to the greatest extent possible. As a lot of activities were initiated by stakeholders, there was also significantly less resistance from different actors. This highlights the importance of a participatory approach to the Project activities. Future activities in the IGAD region on labour migration should also consider how to ensure that IGAD and member states take the steering wheel in the Project planning to ensure its highest impact.
• ILO Action Plan for Gender Equality 2010-15 – Thematic evaluation Many lessons can be learned from attempts to mainstream HIV/AIDS and gender into ILO’s work on the ground, in headquarters and with constituents.
• ILO Action Plan for Gender Equality 2010-15 – Thematic evaluation Collaboration between EVAL and GED (especially jointly by the former-EVAL gender focal point and the Action Plan Coordinator) led to good progress. Subsequently strong management commitment in EVAL is now encouraging all concerned officers to integrate gender in their work.
• Promoting Social Dialogue - Final Independent Evaluation The use by ILO of its comparative advantage in the field of social dialogue, collective bargaining and industrial relations, working at the tripartite level is validated as a good practice that added significant value to the project. The ILO made effective and efficient use of technical backstopping and project management support that is validated as providing added security to funders and national stakeholders.
• Employment Policies Formulated in Iraq Using Strengthened LMI Systems and LM Statistics - Final evaluation Given that there was no time left in the project to implement the policy component (i.e. development of the NEP), the project team is in the process of mobilizing donor funds from another ILO project to continue with the provision of assistance to the policy development process, ensuring that efforts and resources spent on this project are built upon, and continued, and ensuring that the NEP is based on updated LM data
• Employment Policies Formulated in Iraq Using Strengthened LMI Systems and LM Statistics - Final evaluation The project has strongly contributed to bringing both NSOs in Iraq (CSO & KRSO) closer together, despite their political differences, through its adoption of a unified LFS methodology for both NSOs, and through its provision of capacity building activities for both entities together. The project resulted in a higher level of cooperation and coordination between these two entities, and ensured that no one area is left behind in the project, thereby adhering to the principle and commitment of 'leaving no one behind'
• Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains – Programme of Action for Asia and the Garment Sector Leveraging regional specialists to deliver technical assistance. This good practice was documented in the final evaluation of the Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains (LSGSC) project (2013-2018). The overall objective of LSGSC was to improve the lives of workers and increase decent work opportunities in the global garment sector supply chain, starting with three main beneficiary countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, and Pakistan. The project had three immediate objectives: Immediate Objective 1 (IO1): Systems for participatory and evidence-based minimum wage-fixing, wages policy, and collective bargaining will have been improved in the target countries. Immediate Objective 2 (IO2): Systems for assuring labour standards compliance at the factory level will have improved in the target countries; Immediate Objective 3 (IO3): Institutional capacity of tripartite partners to respond to labour standards challenges in the global garment sector supply chain will have improved. Various ILO programme managers and constituents highlighted the significant contributions of ILO regional wage and industrial relations specialists in support of LSGSC project outcomes.
• Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains – Programme of Action for Asia and the Garment Sector Cambodia Garment and Footwear Sector Bulletin. This good practice was developed by the Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains (LSGSC) project (2013-2018). The overall objective of LSGSC was to improve the lives of workers and increase decent work opportunities in the global garment sector supply chain, starting with three main beneficiary countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, and Pakistan. The project had three immediate objectives: Immediate Objective 1 (IO1): Systems for participatory and evidence-based minimum wage-fixing, wages policy, and collective bargaining will have been improved in the target countries. Immediate Objective 2 (IO2): Systems for assuring labour standards compliance at the factory level will have improved in the target countries; Immediate Objective 3 (IO3): Institutional capacity of tripartite partners to respond to labour standards challenges in the global garment sector supply chain will have improved. Various ILO and constituent key informants cited the Cambodia Garment and Footwear Sector Bulletin, issued on average twice per year by the project, as a project good practice with potential for replication in other projects. The information contained in the bulletins had been a very useful guide for annual minimum wage negotiations involving the government, workers and employers. One Better Factories Cambodia official also underlined the usefulness of the ‘Cambodia Bulletin’ to a broader stakeholder audience stating that: “The bulletins have been very helpful in our conversations with buyers.” One ILO specialist likewise affirmed that: “One of the exciting achievements of this project has been the wage bulletin. We need to invest in the capacity of nationally-rooted institutions that can produce that kind of material. It has been very important to support the CBA negotiation process”.
• Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains – Programme of Action for Asia and the Garment Sector Developing generic capacity building tools for use in multiple countries. This good practice was documented in the final evaluation of the Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains (LSGSC) project (2013-2018). The overall objective of LSGSC was to improve the lives of workers and increase decent work opportunities in the global garment sector supply chain, starting with three main beneficiary countries: Cambodia, Indonesia, and Pakistan. The project had three immediate objectives: Immediate Objective 1 (IO1): Systems for participatory and evidence-based minimum wage-fixing, wages policy, and collective bargaining will have been improved in the target countries. Immediate Objective 2 (IO2): Systems for assuring labour standards compliance at the factory level will have improved in the target countries; Immediate Objective 3 (IO3): Institutional capacity of tripartite partners to respond to labour standards challenges in the global garment sector supply chain will have improved. Many ILO programme managers and constituents cited the Minimum Wage Policy Guide as a useful resource. The guide, which is available online (see https://www.ilo.org/global/topics/wages/minimum-wages/WCMS_458660/lang--en/index.htm) includes chapters on definitions, number of rates, systems for setting rates, beneficiaries, monitoring, enforcing, and on domestic workers. One of the positive outcomes of developing a “generic” versus a country specific guide was that it could be adapted to a variety of country settings and achieved economies of scale. According to one ILO official, the minimum wage guide was translated into local languages spoken in the LSGSC three project target countries and has also been used in non project countries, such as Ethiopia.
• Promoting Decent Work for Women in Türkiye - Midterm Evaluation The project is well designed creating success stories with other institutions and also created some firsts such as • ILO PGA is the first time implemented in the tripartite structure in the world with participation of the workers and employers’ organisations and the public institutions. • The Department of Employment has succeeded in securing another grant with higher budget from European Union. Since both institutions have been together for a very long time, the Department used this experience to develop a proposal taking its strength from their collaboration with ILO • The companies, particularly KARSAN’s adoption of two company policy documents for improving gender equality at workplace, including “KARSAN Gender Equality Policy” and “KARSAN Zero Tolerance to Violence Policy”, which the later one is the first company document which is totally in line with ILO’s Convention No: 190 on violence and harassment at workplace (C190) • HAK-IS adapted ILO C190 Convention to its collective agreements
• The way forward after the revolution - decent work for women in Egypt and Tunisia - Final Evaluation Flexibility of implementation strategies leads to the ability of projects to meet its targets and at times overachieve. This requires the adequate development of relationships amongst the different stakeholders. It also requires adaptability of interventions to suit the context.
• The way forward after the revolution - decent work for women in Egypt and Tunisia - Final Evaluation Gender is an enabling topic that if and when used in a non-political way can serve as a way to bring together conflicting partners. This enables the building of relations and trust amongst them and paves the way for tacking more contentious issues.
• Formalizing Access to the Legal Labour Market for Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Phase II - Final evaluation Instead of providing financial incentives, one of the implementing partners under this project provided door-to-door transportation for beneficiaries using tourist buses and provided each beneficiary with one meal per day. Through this way, the implementing partner guaranteed that beneficiaries are attending due to a genuine interest in the training itself and not because of the financial incentives being provided. An added benefit was that the project utilized tourist buses which were dormant due to the COVID crisis, and also utilized its productive kitchen which employs vulnerable Jordanians.
• Formalizing Access to the Legal Labour Market for Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Phase II - Final evaluation One of the implementing partners of the project adopted a full fledged public-private partnership (PPP) methodology in its training program, in order to attract active private sector participation throughout all stages of the training program, including the design of training material and the selection of trainers and facilities. This has allowed for a market-driven approach that equipped trainees with the skills and knowledge required in the Jordanian labor market.
• Formalizing Access to the Legal Labour Market for Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan, Phase II - Final evaluation One of the implementing partners of the project implemented a very quick and effective response to the COVID 19 crisis, through launching an e-training platform in order to provide the theoretical training to beneficiaries on time, and not to disrupt the project's training schedule. The establishment of the e-training platform was jointly financed by the project and by the implementing partner.
• Support to university centers for career development (UCCD) in Egyptian public universities - Final evaluation The virtual response to COVID-19 could be a channel to reach more employers, and other stakeholders in situations that need management approvals for face-to-face meetings as well as situation where employers are unavailable in place to attend in person.
• Support to university centers for career development (UCCD) in Egyptian public universities - Final evaluation The participatory approach used in designing the project brought together all potential stakeholders to make contributions. This was very innovative for the project especially the choice of the universities and the MOHER LMO.
• Support to university centers for career development (UCCD) in Egyptian public universities - Final evaluation Sharing of information and experiences is a crucial step among all stakeholders. Sharing models of work and experiences from other mature organizations was a rich resource for the UCCD intervention and for the future
• Enhancing Labour Governance, Inspection and Working Conditions In Response to COVID-19 Phase I in Iraq - Final evaluation The project was able to effectively leverage ILO’s global tools, resources, and guidance to complete a large range of activities within a limited period of time. In addition to the heavy technical and administrative support received by the project from the ILO ROAS and HQ as well as the cooperation made with the ILO’s ITC, the project utilized and adapted a significant number of ILO global tools in its implementation of field activities including ILO’s Career Guidance and Employment Services Tool, GetAhead, SYIB, COOP tools, and the strategic compliance model (…). The evaluation found that this leveraging of existing resources has raised the efficiency and effectiveness of project implementation.
• Enhancing Labour Governance, Inspection and Working Conditions In Response to COVID-19 Phase I in Iraq - Final evaluation The national labour inspection and OSH policies were developed in an inclusive and informative approach under this project which resulted in its official endorsement by the government, thus constituting an integrate part of the official inspection and OSH systems in the country. The development of the policies was heavily informed by evidence coming from assessments done early in the project, and policies were validated with tripartite constituents, which facilitated their endorsement.
• Enhancing Labour Governance, Inspection and Working Conditions In Response to COVID-19 Phase I in Iraq - Final evaluation Incorporation of a significant amount of TOT activities across many of the project’s activities leads to an enhanced level of sustainability of some project results and facilitates the implementation of future capacity building activities utilizing ToT graduates. ToT activities were implemented across various components of the project including TOTs on labour inspection, GetAhead, career guidance and employment services, cooperative development, and OSH. In other words, the project established a group of local trainers who may be utilized in further trainings during implementation of future projects, especially that this project was the first project implemented by the ILO office in Iraq.
• Responsible Business Conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean - Final evaluation The value of the learning on how to work with other Agencies and understand and respect each other’s mandates. By respecting each other's mandate and working together, UN agencies are able to leverage their unique expertise and resources in order to have a greater impact and make a positive difference in the world.
• Responsible Business Conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean - Final evaluation Learning and exchange of experiences among peers. One of the most appreciated activities has been the bimonthly virtual forum promoted by the project among institutions responsible for the NAPs in different countries. Good practices as well as difficulties are presented and discussed. The latter is highly valued; according to a key informant, "You learn more from mistakes than from what you make; if someone encountered a difficulty or an initiative turned out to be fatal, it helps me not to repeat mistakes." In this sense, it would be interesting to draw up a guide on what should not be done, rather than on good practices.
• Responsible Business Conduct in Latin America and the Caribbean - Final evaluation Balance between virtual events and in-person or face-to-face events. In times of need because of the COVID restrictions, virtualisation and digitalisation has been very useful, and remans so in terms of increasing efficiency and avoiding over travelling, reduced travel costs, increased flexibility and smooth and accelerated processes. However, there are important advantages that only real-life events have. In-person meetings can be more effective in building relationships and fostering teamwork because they allow for more personal interactions. In person-meeting are more effective in problem-solving because they allow for a more dynamic exchange of ideas and the opportunity to brainstorm together and are more effective in maintaining focus and attention because there are fewer distractions compared to virtual meetings. The II Regional Seminar on Business and Human Rights has been a good example.
• Myanmar COVID-19 Response: Livelihoods support to remittance dependent communities - Final evaluation Involving the Ethnic Armed Organisation in project leadership (eg through representation on the PSC) can help to faciliate sustainability of project outputs such as infrastructure (education and health centres) and at the same time support EAO capacity development
• MPTF COVID: Healthy Socio-Economic Recovery of the Micro and Small Enterprise Sector of Sri Lanka (COVID-19) - Final joint evaluation The project benefited from very effective preparations in the inception period.
• MPTF COVID: Healthy Socio-Economic Recovery of the Micro and Small Enterprise Sector of Sri Lanka (COVID-19) - Final joint evaluation The combination of activities conducted with respect to OSH conditions is an important Good Practice.
• Youth Employability Programme Component 2: Skills Initiative for Africa - Final evaluation Ensuring the participation of key government ministries and departments, in particular the Ministry of Planning and/or the Ministry of Finance in the tripartite task teams and in the development of the national action plan were critical for a successful implementation. Most importantly, the involvement allowed them to develop an understanding of the interlinkages between skills anticipation, human capital, and economic development, which led to further political buy-in and support, not least in terms of funding follow-up actions, leading to the institutionalisation and implementation of skills anticipation. For example, the involvement of Ministry of Economic Planning and Development in Eswatini helped the process of officialising the government action plan and obtaining central funding.
• Appui à la sensibilisation, à la formation, à l’organisation des bénéficiaires, à l’animation rurale, au développement des compétences et à l’autonomisation économique des ... - Final evaluation Le renforcement des capacités des partenaires d’exécution à travers la réhabilitation et équipements des bâtiments ( des salles de formation, bureaux, installations hygiéniques, y compris leur électrification ) , dotation des manuels didactiques et formation de leurs personnels sur les outils méthodologiques ont permis à ceux derniers d’assurer la durabilité des acquis de ce projet
• Appui à la sensibilisation, à la formation, à l’organisation des bénéficiaires, à l’animation rurale, au développement des compétences et à l’autonomisation économique des ... - Final evaluation L’adaptation de formation selon le niveau d’alphabétisation des jeunes, y compris la disponiblisation des outils méthologiques Germe ont permis à cette catégorie de jeunes de bien suivre la formation et conduire une AGR, et par conséquent bénéficier des dividendes du projet. Le projet a mis à disposition des centres de formation professionnelle pilotes des formateurs outillés en méthodologie pour bien encadrer ces jeunes.
• Improving labour laws and labour administration for new industrial relations framework in full respect of the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at work - Final evaluation Access to technical and financial support has enabled a small project team to leverage resources in the ILO system.
• Improving labour laws and labour administration for new industrial relations framework in full respect of the ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at work - Final evaluation Under the LLIRR Project, international good practices on labour law reform have been introduced to Malaysian stakeholders.
• “Integración Económica de Migrantes y Refugiados Venezolanos en Perú y Ecuador con Trabajo Decente - evaluacion agrupa independient El rediseño de los proyectos alrededor de Emprende Segur@ en condiciones de restricciones y necesidades impuestas por la pandemia, permitió probar nuevas modalidades de intervención que muestran algunos resultados positivos que se pueden aprovechar a futuro. En particular, la adecuación e integración de los programas de capacitación utilizados por la OIT (IMESUN, SST, SCORE) a las realidades de Ecuador y Perú, considerando las problemáticas de los emprendedores y migrantes permitió que la capacitación sea exitosa para los beneficiarios (migrantes y locales). Asimismo, se aprovechó los conocimientos y experiencias de expertos de la institución para su rápida adecuación.
• “Integración Económica de Migrantes y Refugiados Venezolanos en Perú y Ecuador con Trabajo Decente - evaluacion agrupa independient La implementación virtual de los programas de capacitación permite llegar a más beneficiarios, adecuarse mejor a dificultades de horarios (especialmente para las mujeres) y facilita la replicabilidad y escala. La pandemia promovió llevar a cabo la virtualización de los programas, así como la flexibilización de los horarios y otras actividades, que permitieron respetar las restricciones sanitarias y al mismo tiempo cumplir con los objetivos del programa.
• “Integración Económica de Migrantes y Refugiados Venezolanos en Perú y Ecuador con Trabajo Decente - evaluacion agrupa independient Emprende Segur@ mostró la importancia de incluir en los programas de apoyo a emprendimientos para poblaciones migrantes y/o vulnerables un componente de entrega de capital semilla (con adecuado seguimiento) y/o de acceso a financiamiento adecuado. La provisión de esta forma de financiamiento posibilitó a los beneficiarios implementar sus ideas de emprendimientos o fortalecer los emprendimientos con los que contaban y poner en práctica los conocimientos adquiridos en la capacitación. Ello se reflejó por ejemplo en los resultados recogidos a través de la encuesta y entrevistas a beneficiarios donde se aprecia la importancia del capital semilla para logra negocios más sostenibles y prósperos.
• “Integración Económica de Migrantes y Refugiados Venezolanos en Perú y Ecuador con Trabajo Decente - evaluacion agrupa independient El contar con socios implementadores locales con amplia experiencia en trabajo con migrantes fue clave para potenciar la implementación y logros de los proyectos, debido a la alianza con la sociedad civil e instituciones gubernamentales, locales y nacionales. Inicialmente, se recurrió a los socios en vista de las condiciones de la pandemia; sin embargo, se encuentra que su rol fue clave para lograr implementar proyectos del tipo de Emprende Segur@, que requirió cercanía con los beneficiarios para identificarlos y contactarlos, así como para brindar apoyo en términos de acceso a financiamiento, formalización y otros aspectos relevantes. En el caso de Emprende Segur@, el piloto abordó el apoyo financiero a migrantes y, el relacionamiento de las instancias implementadoras, así como su experticia, aportó al éxito de este componente. Otro aporte fundamental en el desarrollo de los proyectos fue la experiencia de los socios implementadores en la implementación de metodologías innovadoras de microfinanzas, como los grupos de confianza.
• “Integración Económica de Migrantes y Refugiados Venezolanos en Perú y Ecuador con Trabajo Decente - evaluacion agrupa independient Se considera una buena práctica ante las condiciones emergentes generadas por la pandemia provocada por el COVID-19, la flexibilidad presentada por la OIT para responder con ajustes y rediseños importantes de sus proyectos, cuidando de no perder las exigencias de transparencia, calidad y monitoreo. Ello, se logró en importante medida a pesar de como se ha comentado en la lección aprendida No.1, no se contaba con protocolos para situaciones imprevistas o emergencias que pudieran impedir la implementación de proyectos en curso. El rediseño de los proyectos de RSBA y USAID en torno a Emprende Segur@ en el contexto de la pandemia, mostró flexibilidad y rapidez de reacción y de ajustes.
• Towards safe, healthy and declared work in Ukraine - Final evaluation The project staff has been proactive on the advocacy level, and though it has not resulted in the institutional adoption of legal acts, it has produced a impact on stakeholders and kept high, the awareness on the importance of OSH and Labour Inspection reforms.Advocacy exists in the informal sphere: the EU financial support is not just supporting the delivery of technical expertise, it is also funding a team which, collaboratively with the ILO NC, has dedicated a substantial amount of time to advocacy, inside and outside project activities. It did not need the evaluator to ask since stakeholders have been willing to underline the importance of managing relationships. “It’s is not about maintain good relationships. It is about exchanging on substance and continue the discussions after the roundtable is closed.” Indeed, the agenda is moving also in the informal space.
• Towards safe, healthy and declared work in Ukraine - Final evaluation The project staff attitude (consultative, facilitative, deeply engaged in stakeholder relation, flexible) is highly regarded by stakeholder and has played a key role in the project ownership and the change of mindset to engage in the project activities.Highly inclusive project, and ILO Ukraine project team and staff deeply engaged in stakeholder relationship earns irreplaceable value and benefits: Involving a wide range of actors contribute to awareness raising: Roundtables organized by the project have invited a wide range of actors, including lawyers, tribunals (…) this has allowed to gather the perspectives of the judiciary into the law drafting but has also contributed to raise the understanding of the legislative, judiciary institutions how to address OSH and its relation to (fundamental) labour rights. One factor strongly conditioning stakeholder interest, motivation, and engagement in this other ILO projects. Staff commitment and attitude maybe an intangible good practice, but it it’s the one practice that makes the difference to getting results. Stakeholder relationship investment, combined with a flexible and open-minded approach have been key ingredients to the repurposing activities: With modest financial resources but a strong mobilisation across stakeholders, the repurposed activities have proven highly relevant, rapidly deployed and producing a great impact, while remaining strategic (not only focussing on the emergency but addressing the underlying causes): This good practice relates to the previous one. The “success” of repurposed activities can be attributed to a combination of stakeholder trust (stakeholder are deeply engaged in contributing to the project urgent needs assessment and response), ILO staff attitude and donor (EU) flexibility.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) programme, Phase III - Midterm evaluation Creative methods of networking and learning amongst stakeholders such as implementation partners, trainers and SMEs have emerged from the programme. These are often spontaneous and additional to SCORE capacitation activities, but they are clearly a positive contribution to the overall programme goal of building the sustainability of SCORE Training. The networks are largely self-supporting, and participants highlight their contribution in terms of creating awareness of the linkages between productivity and working conditions.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) programme, Phase III - Midterm evaluation Implementation partners have the capacity and commitment to deliver SCORE training (or -influenced training) beyond Phase III. This is central to Outcome 1 and the Development Objective. Given the right market conditions, they are able to carry out essential activities required for sustainability (e.g. attract funding, promotion, training delivery, training of trainers, market growth).
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) programme, Phase III - Midterm evaluation Integrating SCORE Training into other organisations’ programmes. It is not necessary for SCORE Training to continue as an independent brand if there are other organisations that can adopt the materials and methods into their own activities. This contributes to sustainability, especially in cases where other financial models are not feasible or implementation partners are constrained. Three examples are: • SCORE Viet Nam is looking to have SCORE training embedded into the programmes of government agencies (SME TAC, VIA-IDC). • SCORE China has succeeded in integrating SCORE Training into government SME training programmes. • The Ministry of Productive Development in Bolivia has recently integrated SCORE Short Course as part of its training programme.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) programme, Phase III - Midterm evaluation In countries such as China, Viet Nam and Indonesia, SCORE Training is delivered through a mixed funding model that appears sustainable for the foreseeable future. This is important because although SMEs are reported to contribute 30-40% of costs on some courses, and there are mechanisms for matched funding in some countries, it is unlikely that SCORE Training will be fully SME-funded in the short to medium term because of barriers identified in the main report. However, SCORE offers a number of examples of good practice in creating mixed funding models. It is important to note that where these models are most developed (e.g. China, Indonesia, Viet Nam), ILO funding is not simply being replaced by another donor or funder: rather, the total amount of funding for SCORE has increased significantly. Implementation partners are accessing multiple sources of funding to deliver training and requiring SMEs to contribute as well. These mixed funding models are sustainable for as long as private and public sector agencies prioritise SME development (something that is unlikely to change for the foreseeable future). In China and Indonesia they already allow a large amount of training to be delivered with little or no ILO funding. The models themselves are devised by the implementation partners, and reflect local opportunities and conditions.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) programme, Phase III - Midterm evaluation Over the course of three phases, SCORE has moved from a standardized model of delivery to one that is more adaptive. The shift towards adaptive management that makes SCORE Training better suited to local conditions is an example of emerging good practice that can be built on in the future. Since Phase II there has been an increase in local ownership of SCORE Training and local stakeholder input has played a greater role in shaping national programme activities. This is very important for successfully achieving Immediate Objective 1. This move towards bottom-up design and implementation can be seen in the growing array of training offerings available and the different funding models both of which are made possible because of adaptive management. Lessons about understanding and adapting to national conditions are part of good practice that can be taken forward in new country programmes and similar projects.
• Amélioration de la résilience des populations hôtes et de la cohésion sociale avec les réfugiés en Mauritanie - Final cluster evaluation Le choix des fières de formation a été fait avec l’appui des structures nationales et des analyses conjointement réalisées dans les chaines de valeur. Le faisant, le projet prend en compte la politique nationale en la matière ; ce qui aura pour mérite d’une prise en compte des diplômés dans les actions gouvernementales.
• Amélioration de la résilience des populations hôtes et de la cohésion sociale avec les réfugiés en Mauritanie - Final cluster evaluation La bancarisation des AVEC. Concernant la bancarisation des AVEC, l’IMF trouve elle-même un intérêt à récupérer ces groupes après leur phase d’autonomisation car ce sont des personnes qui ont appris à épargner régulièrement, à gérer un crédit et connaissent les atouts d’une micro-assurance ; elles auront acquis une discipline financière qui serait très profitables à l’IMF ; les AVEC constituent un risque moindre pour le crédit (capacité de gestion d’un crédit déjà acquis et caution mutuelle) et une source de financement pour l’IMF (épargne régulière et non volatile). A la fin du programme, le BIT n’aura pas besoin de signer une convention avec l’IMF pour la bancarisation de ces AVEC. Et à la base, c’est pour assurer une durabilité au programme que des agents de l’IMF ont été formés à l’accompagnement de ces groupes. L’idée était que l’IMF, au contact de ces groupes, se rende compte du potentiel du programme et des avantages) les intégrer à leur clientèle.
• Amélioration de la résilience des populations hôtes et de la cohésion sociale avec les réfugiés en Mauritanie - Final cluster evaluation Le modèle « chantier école » a permis aux stagiaires de se retrouver en situation réelle de travail. La responsabilisation dans les travaux et les corrections apportées avec l’appui des entreprises prestataires engagés dans le suivi technique et pédagogique (ECOTECH, AL MIZAN, MAURITINA SARL, SOMIBA TP, etc.) leur a, à n’en point douter, permis de mieux assimiler les techniques de construction.
• Amélioration de la résilience des populations hôtes et de la cohésion sociale avec les réfugiés en Mauritanie - Final cluster evaluation Le développement d’une collaboration transactionnelle entre l’UNHCR et l’OIT. La collaboration UNHCR-OIT dans ce projet était transactionnelle. Le financement était assuré par l'UNHCR (financement de EUTFA). Traditionnellement, l’UNHCR n'est pas un bailleur de fonds et plus précisément pas un bailleur de fonds de projets de développement. L’UNHCR et l'OIT ont donc travaillé sur la base de leurs avantages comparatifs et dans le but de développer un partenariat stratégique qui a terme devrait être soutenu par le financement des donateurs de développement. Ce type de partenariat devra être capitalisé.
• Amélioration de la résilience des populations hôtes et de la cohésion sociale avec les réfugiés en Mauritanie - Final cluster evaluation L’assurance risque professionnelle des stagiaires. Les efforts fournis par les projets pour assurer les stagiaires est une première en Mauritanie. Les stagiaires disposent d'une assurance risques professionnels sur le chantier, aussi bien les mauritaniens que les réfugiés.
• Amélioration de la résilience des populations hôtes et de la cohésion sociale avec les réfugiés en Mauritanie - Final cluster evaluation En organisant la formation à Bassikounou, le projet a contextualisé la formation de sorte que les techniques apprises, pourront être rapidement dupliquées en situation de travail. Par exemple, l’architecture des fenêtres a tenu compte des modèles développés par les communautés.
• Amélioration de la résilience des populations hôtes et de la cohésion sociale avec les réfugiés en Mauritanie - Final cluster evaluation L’option de faire épargner les stagiaires au sein d’une IMF. Le faisant le BIT inculte une culture de gestion des ressources financières aux apprenants et leur permet d’avoir un capital en fin de formation pour initier des AGR.
• Tackling the Worst Forms of Child Labour amongst IDPs, Refugees, and Vulnerable Host Communities in Iraq - Final evaluation A holistic approach to addressing worst forms of child labour that addresses its root causes yields high returns.
• Tackling the Worst Forms of Child Labour amongst IDPs, Refugees, and Vulnerable Host Communities in Iraq - Final evaluation Piloting of direct services to combat child labour in targeted governorates for scaling up to national level
• Inclusive Growth, Social Protection and Jobs (Implementation Phase II) - Final evaluation TRANSFORM training is a powerful tool in preparing key stakeholders to better understand, debate, and monitor social protection schemes. During Programme implementation, TRANSFORM was an instrumental capacity-building tool for sharing of common methodologies for social protection, which is enabling the creation of a common understanding for practitioners at the country level.
• Inclusive Growth, Social Protection and Jobs (Implementation Phase II) - Final evaluation Supporting CSO, local communities, political parties, and media awareness and capacity-building on Social Protection issues through training, advocacy, and campaigns is quintessential to instill a culture of social protection, particularly when considering such endeavour is long-term and requires constant investment.
• Inclusive Growth, Social Protection and Jobs (Implementation Phase II) - Final evaluation Leveraging partnerships with other UN agencies and additional funding contributes to cost-effectiveness. The Programme was successful in leveraging partnerships with other UN agencies and securing additional funding (such as bilateral aid from Irish Embassy in Mozambique), which has contributed to Programme cost-effectiveness. This was particularly relevant in the case of Mozambique.
• Inclusive Growth, Social Protection and Jobs (Implementation Phase II) - Final evaluation Technical assistance provided to national institutions and high levels of flexibility to reprioritize Programme resources during periods such as the COVID-19 pandemic is essential to enhance timely and relevant national responses in the beneficiary countries, allowing effective support to the individual beneficiaries’ social protection needs and priorities.
• Advancing Social Protection in Cambodia - Midterm joint evaluation The project has taken a strong sustainability approach through its strong integration of inputs to strengthen internal capacity for developing and sustaining social security schemes, alongside targeted technical assistance to move the developing schemes forward.
• Support to Implementation of National Action Plan on the Labour Sector of Bangladesh – Decent Work For All - Final evaluation The ongoing amendment process for BLA, with political and technical consensus between the ILO and the GoB, is a positive step. The process employed demonstrates an ability to navigate complex issues and underscores the commitment to addressing key concerns outlined in NAP and CEACR recommendations.
• ILO-UK Prosperity Fund Skills Programme for South East Asia (UKPFSEA) - Final evaluation Influencing policy requires a deep understanding of organizational context and much behind-the-scenes work to capture the attention of key individuals in Ministries. The project employed national staff with extensive knowledge and networks who could reach these people, and open doors for the CTAs.
• ILO-UK Prosperity Fund Skills Programme for South East Asia (UKPFSEA) - Final evaluation Responsiveness and flexibility to shape project activities to support emerging TVET system priorities was a strength of the project and contributed to maximising the relevance and effectiveness of the programme as a whole.
• Improving labour relations for decent work and sustainable development in the Myanmar garment industry - Final evaluation The project employed de facto a Twin-Track strategy on Gender Equality based on a comprehensive Gender Equality Assessment (GEA, entitled ‘Weaving Gender’) and this strategy is a Good Practice that should be replicated in other projects. The gender needs and interests were clearly addressed in all five immediate objectives of the ILO-GIP project, while the second objective is even exclusively directed at the empowerment of women workers resulting overall in what can be called a ‘twin-track approach’ to gender equality.
• Improving labour relations for decent work and sustainable development in the Myanmar garment industry - Final evaluation The collaboration between ILO-GIP and the local service provider Aung Myin Hmu (AMH/CARE International) having their own well-established training centre (funded under the LIFT fund in Myanmar) resulted in the mainstreaming of Industrial Relations issues into the existing national training programme of AMH (and potentially in the TVET national core competencies).
• Promoting decent work through good governance, protection and empowerment of workers: Ensuring the effective implementation of the Sri Lanka National Labour Migration Policy - Mid-term Evaluation The setting up in Sri Lanka of the Partner Exchange Platform (PEP) by the ILO and SDC as a forum to discuss Labour Migration issues is an important step towards the goal of supporting policy development.
• Promoting decent work through good governance, protection and empowerment of workers: Ensuring the effective implementation of the Sri Lanka National Labour Migration Policy - Mid-term Evaluation The setting up of the Labour Migration Unit in the ILO Country Office in Colombo is Good Practice. It is an important step towards enhancing oversight, strategizing, overall guidance of project staff, monitoring as well as to avoid overlaps. management set-up of the ILO/Korea projects is a good practice. It will be chaired by the ILO Country Director, and the ILO Regional Migration Specialist will attend as expert.
• Women in STEM Workforce Readiness Program - Final evaluation The In-Business soft skills M&E approach in this program used Qualtrics survey software which enables the efficient gathering and rapid presentation of sex-disaggregated, company and country specific data from participants’ training feedback. As well as indicating immediate perceptions of individual benefits from the program, the feedback has proven useful for both ILO program team training design considerations and In-Business promotional purposes. Qualtrics was also for the hard-skills Data Analytics and Visualization for Manufacturing training in Thailand. The Qualtrics has the ability to be used for follow-up with six- month feedback assessments this allows for a good insight in training impact and sustainability assessment.
• Women in STEM Workforce Readiness Program - Final evaluation Disability considerations are clearly an important factor for attention from a rights and inclusion perspective in any ILO engagement. Each of the three focus countries has ratified the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The evaluation finds it encouraging to note that in Indonesia, the provisioning of sign language was included in the e-commerce training in the retail sector (as part of the program’s COVID-19 response) to enable participants with hearing disabilities to join the training. This kind of initiatives can help to open for a more inclusive labour market and especially people with hearing disabilities have good chances for entering the labour market as the digitalisation is progressing in all sectors of the economy.
• UN Green Jobs Programme: Enhancing competitiveness and sustainable business among MMEs in the building construction industry (phase II) ILO Component - Final evaluation The Project has demonstrated a good practice of involving MSMEs (women and men) in capacity building, skills development on green technology and business enterprise training in the “green” building construction industry and in some of its value chains - such as agroforestry and sawmilling. This approach can be replicated in other areas and in other countries and other sectors, such as waste management, renewable energy, water and sanitation to name a few.
• UN Green Jobs Programme: Enhancing competitiveness and sustainable business among MMEs in the building construction industry (phase II) ILO Component - Final evaluation The Project also demonstrated the good practice of enrolling MSMEs in social security/social protection schemes, which also increased collaboration between agencies and also reduced the transaction costs for MSMEs.
• UN Green Jobs Programme: Enhancing competitiveness and sustainable business among MMEs in the building construction industry (phase II) ILO Component - Final evaluation The UN Joint Programme arrangement to house Project staff from the participating UN Agencies in one PMU. It has promoted teamwork, dealt with communication barriers and enhanced client response.
• UN Green Jobs Programme: Enhancing competitiveness and sustainable business among MMEs in the building construction industry (phase II) ILO Component - Final evaluation The UN Joint ZGJP has Annual (narrative) Reports, which serve the purpose more as marketing tools targeting the private sector and industry than as progress reports. As such they are attractive and could constitutes a good practice to be replicated.
• Centre of Excellence for RMG to implement certified training within the national skills development framework of Bangladesh - Final evaluation The ILO COE project aimed to improve the access by low-skilled and disadvantaged groups to decent jobs in the RMG sector. This was achieved through provision of advocacy support on disability inclusion and women empowerment at workplace, in particular through facilitation of adoption of inclusive business policy focusing on persons with disabilities (PWDs) and Gender equality in several participating factories, supporting implementation of adopted inclusive business policies and assistance with dissemination of the concept focusing on PWDs and gender equality at the supervisory level.
• Centre of Excellence for RMG to implement certified training within the national skills development framework of Bangladesh - Final evaluation The ILO COE project aimed improving the productivity and occupational safety of the RMG sector in Bangladesh. This was achieved through introduction of Enterprise-Based Training (EBT) model in RMG industries which is BTEB accredited under NTVQF and provision of support to the participating EBT factories to set up in-house training facility, build trainers and assessors, helping with curriculum and other training materials, monitoring for quality assurance and link with BTEB for assessment and certification. Enterprise based training is an educational strategy that provides learners with real-life work experiences where they can apply academic and technical skills and develop their employability. It is a series of NTVQF courses which integrate the National competency standard with the workplace to create a different learning environment at industry. Enterprise based learning deliberately merges theory with practice and acknowledges the intersection of explicit and tacit forms of skill demonstrating. EBT is a two months program equivalent to 360 hours designed for the entry level as well as existing workers for upgrading their skill levels. The entry-level workers are selected in the minimum pay scale of a helper but on completion of training and assessment are promoted as operator with appropriate higher pay scale. Each of the EBTs are setup and certified as a ‘Registered Training Organization (RTO)’ as per standard specification of BTEB in regard to the training area, machines, hours of training imparted etc.
• ILO-China project to expand employment services and enhance labour market information in Cambodia and LAO PDR - Final Evaluation The NEA job centre in Svay Reang Province, Cambodia, has developed an effective partnership with a national youth NGO to extend employment services outreach to community level. This has enabled expanded access to young people at community level, including through job forums at district level. While the job centre can facilitate relations with local authorities and the participation of employers, the youth NGO has the proven ability to mobilise young jobseekers to employment-related events.
• ILO-China project to expand employment services and enhance labour market information in Cambodia and LAO PDR - Final Evaluation The tripartite National Project Steering Committee (NPSC) model which has been established to oversee the ILO/China SSC Project at country level, provides a platform for government, employer and worker and representatives to come together to jointly review and plan Project implementation, helping to strengthen relationships between these core stakeholders in the development of effective PES ad LMI services and systems. The country stakeholders have themselves identified this as an example of good practice.
• ILO-China project to expand employment services and enhance labour market information in Cambodia and LAO PDR - Final Evaluation The semi-autonomous ‘special agency’ institutional model adopted by the NEA in Cambodia allows the degree of flexibility, scope for initiative and internal capacity development that a dynamic and responsive employment services operation requires at a time of rapidly evolving economic, social and technological circumstances, nationally, regionally and globally. The attention given by the NEA to generating research to underpin policy and service development at agency and wider national levels is one example of the sort of flexible decision-making and initiative enabled by the institutional structure adopted. The deliberate and concerted focus on building core strategic management capacity in NEA through in-depth training and education is another.
  
• ILO-China project to expand employment services and enhance labour market information in Cambodia and LAO PDR - Final Evaluation The integration of employment and labour migration (MRC) services in the NEA job centre in Battambang, including targeted outreach activities at district level. This demonstrates the potential of an integrated approach and could serve as a ‘model’ for the development / strengthening of similar approaches both elsewhere in Cambodia and in Lao PDR.
• ILO-China project to expand employment services and enhance labour market information in Cambodia and LAO PDR - Final Evaluation The general stepping-up in the use of district job fairs and job forums as a dual outreach and direct recruitment mechanism in both Cambodia and Lao PDR, supported by the deployment of mobile teams and the development of relationships with leaders at community level.
• ILO-China project to expand employment services and enhance labour market information in Cambodia and LAO PDR - Final Evaluation The establishment and support of a network of NEA youth focal points in 12 selected trade unions, including registration services at that level – anchoring the NEA amongst union memberships while simultaneously developing a cadre of trained ‘ambassadors and advocates’ who can both reach out to people not otherwise touched by employment services and provide feedback to the NEA on issues, concerns, needs and suggestions for improvement.
• Addressing Decent Work Deficits in the Tobacco Sector of Zambia and Tanzania Projects (DWiT) - Final cluster evaluation What is notable is that in almost all project interventions, consultative process includes government, workers’ and employers’ organizations. It ensures a firm framework by which all stakeholders including development partners and implementers should work in eliminating child labour and addressing decent work deficits. For example, in Zambia such approach can assist the country meets its targets under Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Goal 8: Decent work and economic growth. The process undertaken herein is consistent with the adage that “process protects content”.
• Addressing Decent Work Deficits in the Tobacco Sector of Zambia and Tanzania Projects (DWiT) - Final cluster evaluation At the global and national level, the partnerships were key to conception as well as mobilizing requisite financial and technical personnel to effective deliver on project outputs. For example, the ILO partnership with WHO and FAO is quite important to marshal critical resources critical for delivery on DWiT. At the local level in Zambia the project engagement of Traditional Leaders to institutionalize actions against Child Labour. Awareness raising became a continuous process and traditional leaders in the communities were active in all the activities undertaken by the project. Local Government Officials participated in Radio Programmes to sensitize the community against Child Labour. They became Combating Child Labour Ambassadors and shared information received on Child Labour with their subordinates –head men and community members. In addition, the traditional leaders also developed Community By laws to combat Child Labour and also set minimum wages for employment in the tobacco farms.
• Support to the Limpopo Public Works Department on the implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) - Midterm Evaluation Key good practices identified include: (i) ensuring clear understanding of the country context and the actual livelihood needs of target beneficiaries (both the target communities & the Government of South Africa); (ii) reasonably adequate stakeholder consultations during project design and implementation played as significant role in project ownership and support by stakeholders. (iii) Capacity building of direct and indirect stakeholders played an important towards sustainability of project activities; (iv) Experiential learning (through practical training and learning tours) is an effective way of fast-tracking stakeholders' knowledge acquisition, attitude change and capacity building in general.
• Programme d'activités pour l'emploi des jeunes dans la province du Katanga (PAEJK) - Évaluation finale Toutes les enquêtes et recherches préalables qui ont contribué à déblayer le terrain afin de permettre la conception et la programmation des interventions détaillées en conséquence. Par exemple les enquêtes initiales sur les filières d'entreprises afin d'identifier leurs besoins: 1) La stratégie qui consiste à former des formateurs ou les remettre à niveau contribue à assurer la qualité des formations reçues par les apprenants; 2) l'approche Faire-faire qui implique les structures nationales déjà compétentes dans leur secteur d'attribution, s’avère efficient, renforce leur capacité institutionnelle, et les prépare à l'après-projet; 3) Le développement de la méthodologie DACUM par rapport au développement des curricula. Diverses autres stratégies employées et qui sont considérées comme de bonnes pratiques: 1) Le dialogue avec les parties prenantes, les ateliers tripartites, le plaidoyer constant auprès des décideurs, l'approche participative avec les partenaires sociaux pour la sélection des bénéficiaire; 2) une approche participative et une implication des mandants et les partenaires d'exécution tout au long de la mise en œuvre des activités: stratégie favorable, non seulement au transfert d'expériences et d'échanges des bonnes pratiques, mais aussi à l'appropriation de la partie nationale et à la durabilité des initiatives au-delà de la fin du projet.
• Programme d'activités pour l'emploi des jeunes dans la province du Katanga (PAEJK) - Évaluation finale Renforcer les capacités de structures locales de formation et ensuite recourir à leurs services pour former les apprenants est une approche très pertinente dans une perspective de durabilité et de pérennisation en matière de développement de l'employabilité des jeunes. En effet, les structures de formation partenaires pourront poursuivre leur contribution au développement de l'employabilité des jeunes au-delà du projet.
• Programme d'activités pour l'emploi des jeunes dans la province du Katanga (PAEJK) - Évaluation finale La complémentarité des formations: formation professionnelle, développement de la culture entrepreneuriale, éducation financière, leur contenu et les approches proposées par le BIT telles que recourir à des employeurs ou des entreprises pour expliquer certains thèmes clés (taxation, etc.) s’avère particulièrement adaptée en vue d'une insertion économique durable des jeunes.
• Promoting social dialogue and harmonious industrial relations in Bangladesh ready-made garment industry - Final Evaluation The establishment of a Workers Resource Center (WRC) is a very good practice. It serves as a platform for different trade unions to meet under one roof. WRC has enabled capacity building and learning; information sharing; for actions including activism against gender-based violence by the WRC Women Committee.
• Promoting social dialogue and harmonious industrial relations in Bangladesh ready-made garment industry - Final Evaluation The Covid-19 virus spread and circumstances surrounding it, has required flexibility and initiatives from project staff. This Project has shown the importance of being able to redesign approaches for capacity-building, including retraining of Master Trainers and adapt, or produce, new training materials and guidelines – in order for them to conduct virtual (online) capacity building. Costs can be kept low in comparison with face-to-face training.
• Programa para la promoción de un Piso de Protección social en la región andina - Evaluación final La coordinación subregional de Proyectos desde una de las La coordinación subregional de Proyectos desde una de las coordinaciones nacionales, es eficiente y efectiva. Se resalta esta práctica como BP, por la labor de coordinación subregional desarrollada por la coordinadora nacional del Proyecto en Perú, entre los cuatro países en donde se desarrolló el Proyecto. En efecto, esta coordinadora fue, por una parte, una facilitadora eficaz en su país, en cuanto: - garantizó una convocatoria amplia en el Perú; facilitó el diálogo, la concertación y el acuerdo entre los mandantes sobre conclusiones y recomendaciones derivadas de los productos; hizo seguimiento y control de calidad oportuno a los estudios/productos realizados. Por otra parte, esta coordinadora fue a su vez también una coordinadora eficaz a nivel subregional, en cuanto: i) - apoyó la implementación del proyecto en los otros países y a nivel subregional; ii) apoyó al Especialista en Seguridad Social de la Oficina para Países Andinos en la labor de coordinación regional, lo cual permitió asegurar la realización de las actividades y productos de carácter subregional con perspectiva regional; - facilitó la interlocución entre los coordinadores nacionales, el intercambio de conocimientos y experiencias entre países y actores, con cual potenció sinergias. Por lo anterior, la labor de esta coordinadora no solo permitió conseguir un alto grado de eficacia de la realización del Proyecto en Perú, sino un alto grado de eficacia de la realización del Proyecto a nivel subregional (no obstante que la labor de esta coordinadora en la ejecución del Proyecto en Perú fue tan solo de cinco meses). Esta práctica se considera muy valiosa, en tanto que la misma facilitó el intercambio de experiencias y que a pesar de las limitaciones de tiempo se mantuviera un 'trabajo de equipo' entre los coordinadores del Proyecto que garantizó mantener un enfoque común y potenciar sinergias entre países y entre mandantes.
• Programa para la promoción de un Piso de Protección social en la región andina - Evaluación final 'La articulación e intercambio periódicos entre los distintos consultores responsables de la ejecución de las actividades del Proyecto' En efecto, en el Caso de Ecuador los consultores contratados por el Proyecto para la realización de las actividades del proyecto (estudios, reuniones, grupos focales, talleres y foro) y para la elaboración de los productos (redacción y presentación de recomendaciones, actualización de la base de datos y la capacitación a funcionarios y mandantes), por una parte, se reunieron quincenalmente para planificar, hacer seguimiento y evaluar el trabajo realizado, y por otra parte, realizaron trabajos conjuntos. De esta forma, articularon enfoques, integraron actividades y productos, retroalimentaron conjuntamente los trabajos realizados e hicieron control interno al desarrollo y calidad de las actividades y productos de manera conjunta.
• Programa para la promoción de un Piso de Protección social en la región andina - Evaluación final Los espacios institucionales de diálogo y concertación tripartita como espacios de construcción de recomendaciones de política y creación de capacidades en gestión de políticas públicas'. Este Proyecto mostró que es una BP incorporar, para la consecución de los productos y objetivos propuestos por el Proyecto, los espacios de diálogo y concertación tripartita establecidos en cada país como parte de su institucionalidad, en cuanto son creados por ley o normativas, específicamente como órganos de composición tripartita para el diálogo y la concertación de políticas públicas en temas laborales y de seguridad social, a saber: 1) Las Subcomisiones Departamentales de Políticas Laborales y Salariales en Colombia; 2) La Comisión Intersectorial de la Seguridad Social en Colombia; 4) El Consejo Nacional de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo en Perú. Estos espacios han sido en el Proyecto espacios para: 1) La presentación a los mandantes de los resultados de las actividades del Proyecto, como los estudios realizados, lo cual legitimó los propósitos y resultados del Proyecto. 2) La deliberación y ajuste o construcción de las recomendaciones de política que se propuso el Proyecto, a partir de las recomendaciones técnicas de los especialistas que realizaron los estudios, lo cual contribuye a que los productos del proyecto fueran apropiados y empoderados por los mandantes, garantizando de esa forma la efectividad y sostenibilidad del Proyecto. 3) La capacitación en asuntos del tema del Proyecto, a la par que se consideraban y debatían los productos, lo cual hizo que fuese oportuna y adecuada a los requerimientos de los mandantes.
• Outcome 5: Thematic Funding for 2014-2015 - Final Independent Evaluation One question raised by the evaluation was the relevance of focusing on policy change (towards the ratification of C189 and the application of minimum wage laws) in the context of very high levels of informal sector employment and limited capacity of state labour bodies to manage compliance with labour legislation (for example in Zambia, where 89% of workers work in the informal sector, the budget of the MOLSS has been cut significantly, and there is limited presence of the Labour Department outside the main urban centres). However the project has highlighted the scope to use policy not only as mechanisms for state enforcement and compliance, but as a means to change social practice and norms, e.g. how employers regard each other's employment practices as peers (i.e. changing the extent to which it is socially acceptable for employers not to pay their employees the minimum wage, or not to respect the right to rest), or acting as a basis for collective claims by domestic workers, including both individual and collective claims through unions. This has been achieved through public information campaigns on policies for domestic workers and/ or minimum wages, including the translation of policy into user friendly notes, or accessible policy products, such as a Code of Conduct for employers of domestic workers, and Standard Contracts for the employment of domestic orders. In the context of a high level of informality this seems like a sound strategy, and means that policy development is still likely to make an important contribution to domestic workers' rights despite the very limited capacity of the MOLSS to implement policies.
• Outcome 5: Thematic Funding for 2014-2015 - Final Independent Evaluation Mainstreaming issues such as gender equality into sectoral areas of intervention is an ongoing challenge for organizations such as the ILO, and one which consistently faces institutional resistance, watering down of rights based agendas, and marginalization. In this light this project has had notable success in fostering intra-institutional learning and coordination on the issues of domestic workers, in particular, and vulnerable workers/ atypical working arrangements more generally. The experience of mainstreaming the rights of DW into the core work of the ILO, as evidenced by the project seems to have been a highly successful example, and lessons can be learnt from some of the core approaches used. Successful strategies appear to have included the following: linking a focus on DW to the core areas of work (e.g. wages, social dialogue, right to rest etc.) of participating staff; balancing specific interventions (CPOs focused on C189 in particular) with mainstreaming approaches (addressing domestic workers' rights issues through CPOs focused on issues such as minimum wages and social protection); building on the momentum of the launch of C189 in 2011, and its high profile at the Labour conference to draw on both internal and external support; developing institutional structures (e.g. the Interdisciplinary Working Group on Domestic Work) to foster collaboration across the ILO, and; employing a very collaborative and inclusive management, with credit to the particular capacity of the lead INWORK team.
• Community-based confidence building among different ethnic and religious groups for SME Development for the most vulnerable in Sri Lanka - Midterm Evaluation Likely to be a useful approach for replication in other ILO projects: The project’s strategy of implementing sub projects through CBO and private sector partners, rather than contracting implementation to third party local NGOs or private contractors.
• Community-based confidence building among different ethnic and religious groups for SME Development for the most vulnerable in Sri Lanka - Midterm Evaluation Likely to be useful approach to be replicated in other ILO projects: The project’s facilitation and promotion of technology transfers and mentoring from the south to the north, through the private sector, contributing to dialogue and reconciliation.
• Community-based confidence building among different ethnic and religious groups for SME Development for the most vulnerable in Sri Lanka - Midterm Evaluation Likely to be a useful approach for replication in other ILO projects: The project’s commitment to working closely with and in support of the government’s administrative authorities and in accordance with local and central government development’s priorities and plans.
• Community-based confidence building among different ethnic and religious groups for SME Development for the most vulnerable in Sri Lanka - Midterm Evaluation Likely to be a useful approach for replication in other ILO projects: The project’s emphasis on sustainability by targeting economically viable sub project interventions, in association with established and or apex CBOs
• Community-based confidence building among different ethnic and religious groups for SME Development for the most vulnerable in Sri Lanka - Midterm Evaluation Likely to be a useful approach for replication in other ILO projects: The prominence the project has given to the need to increase the pace of transition from short term humanitarian assistance to long term development assistance, in support of the social and economic recovery of post conflict communities in the north of Sri Lanka.
• Apoyo al desarrollo de politicas públicas para la promoción de las cooperativas en Bolivia - Evaluación RBSA Un factor clave para los buenos resultados obtenidos por el BOL 107 ha sido que la OIT ha fomentado constantemente la participación activa tanto del Estado, los trabajadores de las cooperativas, y el sector privado. Ello ha contribuido a una mayor identificación de estos sectores con el proyecto y una mayor apropiabilidad de sus resultados y efectos.
• Apoyo al desarrollo de politicas públicas para la promoción de las cooperativas en Bolivia - Evaluación RBSA Otro factor clave para los buenos resultados obtenidos por el BOL 107 es que la OIT ha sabido aprovechar las fortalezas de las diferentes instituciones involucradas en el desarrollo de la intervención. De esta manera, se ahorró tiempo y recursos en las actividades que se llevaron a cabo.
• Apoyo al desarrollo de politicas públicas para la promoción de las cooperativas en Bolivia - Evaluación RBSA En la segunda línea de intervención fue muy útil la participación continua de la OIT en los debates sobre la nueva Ley General. La OIT estuvo representada por un asesor jurídico responsable de la R193, el coordinador del BOL 107, el especialista principal en empresas y desarrollo local de la OIT, y la Directora de la Oficina de Países Andinos.
• Apoyo al desarrollo de politicas públicas para la promoción de las cooperativas en Bolivia - Evaluación RBSA En la tercera línea de intervención, ha sido muy importante que la adaptación de los manuales a la realidad boliviana la hagan personas que participan directamente en el sector cooperativo. Ello ha contribuido a que el sector cooperativo dé mayor credibilidad a estos manuales y a la formación que pueda brindarse en base a ellos.
• Apoyo al desarrollo de politicas públicas para la promoción de las cooperativas en Bolivia - Evaluación RBSA La presencia física del coordinador en Bolivia ha sido crucial para el éxito del proyecto, ya que la mayoría de actividades exigía un contacto directo con los consultores contratados, con los representantes del sector público y del sector cooperativo.
• Apoyo al desarrollo de politicas públicas para la promoción de las cooperativas en Bolivia - Evaluación RBSA El concepto de replicabilidad siempre ha estado presente en las diferentes actividades del BOL 107, por ejemplo con la elaboración de guías para los diagnósticos, y de manuales MY.COOP mineros generales. De esta manera, los productos y/o resultados del proyecto se pueden replicar y tener efectos en otros países.
• Development of a tripartite framework for the support and protection of Ethiopian and Somali women domestic migrant workers to the GCC states, Lebanon and Sudan - Midterm Evaluation The instutionalization of Community Conversation, coupled with the proposed decentralisation of migration management, is a fundamental step towards the promotion of sustainability of project activities. Still in progress since March 2014, the Community Conversation (CC) strategy has been implemented by the ILO with the collaboration of UN Women. The CC approach brings key stakeholders together in support of the regional anti-trafficking committees for coordinated efforts towards awareness raising and community mobilization activities for the prevention of irregular migration and protection of migrant domestic workers in general and that of women migrant domestic workers in particular. For a start, the process has succeeded in bringing together representatives from Regional Bureau including Bureau Head of Amhara BOLSA, all Zonal BOLSA offices in the Regions, Amhara Bureau of Women, Children and Youth Affairs (BOWYCA) and regional Police Office. Of particular importance is the methodology of conducting community conversation, which has proved attractive and result-oriented with its emphasis on raising awareness and mobilizing the community against irregular migration, including trafficking
• Création d'émplois et accompagnement à la réinsertion en complétant les dispositifs de l'Etat en Tunisie - Final evaluation Soutenir le recours à une approche haute intensité de main-d'œuvre (HIMO) valorisant l'utilisation des substances utiles favorise le développement du potentiel productif local.
• Création d'émplois et accompagnement à la réinsertion en complétant les dispositifs de l'Etat en Tunisie - Final evaluation Instaurer une complémentarité directe entre les ouvrages HIMO et de DEL: construction d'ouvrages productifs ou marchands et développement d'initiatives de DEL exploitant des créneaux porteurs complémentaires, le tout, appuyé par la participation active des populations, s’avère particulièrement adaptée en vue de stimuler le développement local.
• ASEAN-focussed labour market governance programme (OSH and industrial relations) - Final Evaluation Use of grassroots movements to influence national level stakeholders about the merits of a policy to ban asbestos.
• ASEAN-focussed labour market governance programme (OSH and industrial relations) - Final Evaluation Use of ILO's participatory training courses for Work Improvement at provincial levels to reach the informal sector through SMEs (WISE), and sectors dominated by women (such as agriculture and homeworkers, through WIND and WISH).
• ASEAN-focussed labour market governance programme (OSH and industrial relations) - Final Evaluation The promotion of ratification and application of ILO's Promotional Framework for OSH Convention C 187 in a country that has already ratified ILO C155 OSH Convention. The project sought to address this through (1) national OSH policies, and the national OSH programme in Viet Nam; (2) promotion of ratification of C187 in ASEAN countries.
• Decent employment for youth project in Egypt - Midterm Evaluation Key emerging good practices included: (i) Relevance and strategic fit of project interventions, synergy, networking and partnership building of the project; (ii) Use of multidimensional and integrated approach which was effective in addressing project objectives and delivery on planned outputs and anticipated outcomes; (iii) Flexibility of project implementation approach in fluid and rapidly changing socio-economic and political situations as it allowed for quick and strategic responses by seizing opportunities whenever they occur, which allowed not just the continuation of project implementation, but also saving of overhead costs; (iv) use of partnership approaches with local stakeholders.
• Consolidating and disseminating efforts to combat forced labour in Brazil and Peru - Final Evaluation 99. The Project identified a good practice in respect the use of data to generate information for the policymaking process. The Brazilian context facilitates this kind of work as the country produces massive amounts of data on forced labor but has a gap in terms of transforming this data into information to feed the policymaking process. Based on this context the Project proposed the development of a series of knowledge products with potential to bridge this informational gap.
• Consolidating and disseminating efforts to combat forced labour in Brazil and Peru - Final Evaluation 99. The preventive and holistic approach of the Integrated Action Programme (IAP) emerges as a good practice in the fight against FL.
• Country Programme to Combat Child Labour in Malawi - Mid-Term Evaluation Incorporation of the District Child Labour Committees (DCLCs) in the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of the APs. These structures entrenched the child labour agenda into Malawi local structures and successes are already forthcoming.
• Capacity Building for Employment Services and JOBSNET (CABNET) (ILO Accelerated Employment Services Project (AES), Sri Lanka - Final Evaluation The opportunities available for the youth need not to be confined to employment within the local environment. The training given in international languages, e.g. Professional English Education Centre proved that English educated youth have better prospects both locally and internationally when they were provided with competitive training.
• Prevention of HIV/AIDS in the world of work : A tripartite response - Final Evaluation The project work with CBWE (see Annex 2 in evaluation report for details) is a best practice. The project is able to reach out to a large number of workers in the informal economy through the CBWE.
• Prevention of HIV/AIDS in the world of work : A tripartite response - Final Evaluation The corporate group approach is very effective in a country that has large companies with multiple company sites. The advantage was, for example, that through the 12 corporate groups the project could reach 157 workplaces. The effect is further multiplied as the corporate groups reach out to their supply chain and casual workers.
• Egypt Youth Employment: Economic Empowerment under FORSA programme Continue combining business training with asset delivery should ensure that asset delivery takes place shortly after the training completion. If a project combines business training with provision of an asset for business development (e.g. livestock, machinery, other tools related to business), the asset should be delivered shortly after the completion of the training, so that the beneficiary can directly implement their knowledge and select a proper asset.
• Egypt Youth Employment: Economic Empowerment under FORSA programme Continue using local staff (NGOs, trainers, government officials) as crucial method for projects targeting hard-to-reach beneficiaries. By using trainers and representatives of the local community to reach out to beneficiaries, they are more likely to participate. These people understand local concerns and traditions and can speak to beneficiaries in their language and reduce distrust.
• Egypt Youth Employment: Economic Empowerment under FORSA programme Continue enhancing project and budget flexibility is crucial to ensure the relevance of the project for different groups of beneficiaries and throughout the project implementation. During the project, lessons learned and feedback from stakeholders and partners were used to adjust the project content, thereby enhancing and maintaining its relevance throughout the implementation period.
• Promotion of Innovative and Formal Entrepreneurship in Senegal and The Gambia Une approche holistique de la formalisation a été adoptée dans le cadre du projet, intégrant non seulement l’enregistrement des entreprises, mais aussi des volets essentiels tels que la formation technique, l’accès au marché et au financement, ainsi que la promotion de la protection sociale, de la sécurité et santé au travail (SST), de l’égalité de genre, du leadership et de la lutte contre la violence. Cette expérience met en évidence l’efficacité d’une approche intégrée pour répondre de manière globale aux besoins des bénéficiaires et favoriser une formalisation durable.
• Promotion of Innovative and Formal Entrepreneurship in Senegal and The Gambia Les Sociétés coopératives ont instauré une cotisation mensuelle et des frais d’adhésion, assurant ainsi la continuité de leurs activités au-delà de la durée du projet. Cette initiative démontre l’importance de la mise en place de mécanismes de financement durables pour garantir l'autonomie des structures coopératives après la fin du soutien externe.
• Promotion of Innovative and Formal Entrepreneurship in Senegal and The Gambia Les sociétés coopératives créées ont entamé la formation d'une inter-coopérative, visant à mutualiser leurs efforts, échanger des expériences et accéder à davantage d’opportunités. Cette démarche illustre l'importance de la collaboration entre coopératives pour renforcer leur impact et leur durabilité à long terme.
• Promotion of Innovative and Formal Entrepreneurship in Senegal and The Gambia Dans le cadre du projet PROMEFI, un système de dialogue permanent a été mis en place, avec des réunions hebdomadaires entre le CNP et les différents spécialistes de l’OIT. Ce mécanisme a permis de fournir l’appui technique nécessaire à la mise en œuvre du projet, favorisant ainsi une collaboration étroite et une réponse rapide aux besoins identifiés.
• Promotion of Innovative and Formal Entrepreneurship in Senegal and The Gambia Le projet a associé des partenaires qui sont engagés et dont les priorités sont en harmonie avec les interventions de PROMEFI. Cela a facilité l’obtention des résultats et aide à la durabilité des acquis. Le projet a mis en place un réseau privé de formateurs de sociétés coopératives qui peut être utilisé pour faire le suivi des acquis à la fin du projet.
• Advancing the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa “ADWA (Phase I)” and Advancing the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa and the Levant “ADWA (Phase II)” - Clustered evaluation Engaging stakeholders in the planning process ensured that work plans were relevant, realistic, and had broad buy-in. This approach facilitated smoother implementation and greater commitment from partners. By maintaining open lines of communication with stakeholders, including regular consultations and updates, the project fostered trust and transparency. This practice ensured that stakeholders were informed and engaged throughout the project. Moreover, involving stakeholders in decision-making processes and respecting their inputs fostered a sense of ownership and responsibility among partners. This practice was crucial for sustaining project activities and outcomes.
• Advancing the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa “ADWA (Phase I)” and Advancing the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa and the Levant “ADWA (Phase II)” - Clustered evaluation Working with judges and parliamentarians is crucial for the successful implementation and enforcement of labour laws. This good practice ensures that judicial and legislative bodies are well-informed about international labour standards (ILS) and the intent behind national laws, leading to more consistent and fair judgments. Engaging with judges and parliamentarians ensures their understanding and commitment to ILS, which is essential for developing robust national legislation. This collaboration promotes greater awareness and education on labour rights and standards among the judiciary and legislative bodies, resulting in better-informed decisions and policies that uphold labour rights and address emerging labour issues effectively.
• Advancing the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa “ADWA (Phase I)” and Advancing the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa and the Levant “ADWA (Phase II)” - Clustered evaluation A notable good practice of the ADWA projects is the institutionalization of capacity-building activities to ensure sustainability. The project has implemented extensive capacity-building initiatives, including training programs, the development of training manuals, and the establishment of new curricula. For instance, ADWA supported the National Centre for Judicial Studies (NCJS) in Egypt and the Higher Institute of the Judiciary (ISM) in Tunisia by providing specialized training of trainers (TOT) on International Labour Standards (ILS). This training has been successfully integrated into the training curricula of both NCJS and ISM, ensuring that new judges receive education on ILS. Additionally, in Morocco, the institutionalization of the GetAhead program for women's entrepreneurship by the Social Development Agency (ADS) exemplifies sustained capacity-building efforts, ensuring ongoing support and development for women entrepreneurs.
• Promoting Decent Work for Syrians under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens - Cluster evaluation Implementing partners were mostly local business-led organisations and municipalities. Selecting the relevant provinces with high concentration of refugees and including the business-led representatives who locally integrated and could easily reach refugees was an important strategy to promote the goal of the project. Business-led representatives and municipalities were key implementing partners throughout the whole project; their interests were represented, and they were crucial in providing services to local refugees. With their involvement, targeting was improved, and employability of the beneficiary population (both TC and StuP) could be increased.
• Promoting Decent Work for Syrians under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens - Cluster evaluation Project steering mechanism was changed to an Advisory Board. The management of the programme decided to change its steering mechanism from a Project Steering Committee to an Advisory Board. The AB included more members than the PSC, such as workers’ representatives, government agencies, and it has also been strategically oriented, focusing on the alignment between the programme activities and goals and the policy developments in the country. This promoted progress towards Output C, that is a sustainable transition towards formality, as the evaluation has found that the policy environment affected results.
• Promoting Decent Work for Syrians under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens - Cluster evaluation Ensuring flexibility in budget allocation, allowing the programme to effectively and efficiently respond with emergency support to the 2023 earthquake. The programme team demonstrated good practice by maintaining flexibility in its budget allocation, allowing it to adapt to unforeseen challenges, like the 2023 earthquake. This flexibility enabled the programme to strengthen a key partnership with the Turkish employment agency ISKUR and ensure that the progress made in affected provinces was not lost. By being adaptable, the programme preserved its results and potentially enhanced its impact, showcasing the importance of financial flexibility in the face of external disruptions like natural disasters. The budget allocation was also aligned with the ILO and UN refugee response efforts.
• First Independent Evaluation of the 8.7 Accelerator Lab – 2021 - 2023 A Harmonised ToC for a specific thematic area (e.g. forced and child labour) provides opportunities for assessing progress created by multiple projects using the same ToC. Introducing a Harmonised Theory of Change and logframe allowed the comparison and exchange of practices between countries under the multi-partner fund and facilitated interaction between the multi-partner fund countries and the affiliated projects (GALAB, EU Coffee, ACCEL II). It demonstrates how multiple countries fare together against the overall objectives of FUNDAMENTALS regarding forced and child labour, even if they do not fall under the same project.
• First Independent Evaluation of the 8.7 Accelerator Lab – 2021 - 2023 The provision of training on workers’ rights linked with the strengthening of trade union capacity, enhanced the image of collective bargaining for workers and tripartite partners. Training fishers on their rights and introducing them to trade unions as the existing “protection mechanisms” proved to be effective in Ghana. Collective bargaining became a tolerated practice, and fishers reported feeling more secure and protected because they felt they had an organisation that would stand for them. This practice also works as empowerment for the trade union itself, which is another achievement of the 8.7 Accelerator Lab. The tripartite committees that are established in Ghana and South Africa show great independence. They act not only as partner in political dialogue and decision-making, but also as policy executive bodies that support and participate in monitoring policy implementation and reporting on violations or gaps in the implementation of new laws and policies.
• First Independent Evaluation of the 8.7 Accelerator Lab – 2021 - 2023 Regional activities can address migration corridors and enhance decent work across the region as a whole. Including a Regional Path Change provides opportunities to address the needs of migrant workers. The 8.7 Accelerator Lab’s ToC envisages that the regional path change will allow national stakeholders to share lessons learned, create partnerships, develop systems and frameworks, and identify solutions to forced and child labour. The goal of the Path Change was to have tripartite constituents work in a regional area where the fight against child labour and forced labour is a priority, and learnings can occur among countries in the region. For example, in West Africa, the Memorandum of Understanding between the ILO and Fisheries Committee for the West Central Gulf of Guinea (FCWC) was signed to integrate decent work into fishing policies across the region, which means that all countries in the region would adhere to the same standards, both for national and for migrant workers.
• Estrategia de fortalecimiento de la Agencia Pública de Empleo del Distrito (APED) - Final evaluation La estrategia desarrollada por el proyecto de sistematizar y difundir los resultados de las experiencias pilotos implementadas en el marco del proyecto - tales como las manzanas del cuidado, Compu Trabajo, unidad móvil, formación a la medida – contribuyen a su réplica y escalamiento.
• Estrategia de fortalecimiento de la Agencia Pública de Empleo del Distrito (APED) - Final evaluation La capacidad de la OIT para seleccionar a socios implementadores con amplio conocimiento y prestigio en su campo de trabajo y el tipo de relacionamiento generado entre la ADE, la OIT y los socios implementadores son factores que han contribuido al logro de los resultados alcanzados.
• Independent Final Cluster Evaluation of RBSA-funded outcomes in Moldova: MDA104, MDA130 ILO Moldova’s permanent dialogue through trustful relations with key institutions is plays an important role to mobilise State budget resources to support the implementation of the National Employment Strategy. However, a direct lobbying with crucial decision-making ministries/institutions (Ministry of Economy, Prime Minister Office…) could help reverse the trends towards reduced resources to Ministry of Labour and Social Protection and National Employment Agency. The lack of resources (to job creation and labour inclusion) and budget cuts (in comparison to resources requested) are a threat to the sustainability of job creation measures. (Due to the budgetary constraints, the MLSP lacked the resources to implement all of the eleven priority measures listed in the National Employment Strategy. The LEP project has allowed to implement several of those measures, including outreach measures). MLSP is interested in analysing the results of the activation measures implemented including the ealier LEP supported intervention. Thus, capturing the longer-term effects of LEP interventions could be identified as a best practice as the results of an impact analysis could contribute to improve the efficiency of LEP in terms of the number of job creation.The best practice identified is that the project is the direct support of the project to the National Employment Policy Formulation, which increased ILO’s leverage in terms of advocacy to increase the State budget allocation to MLSP. This best practice however has a limitation as the project involvement into policy formulation has not allowed to yield more State resources. This indicates the need for stronger, strategic advocacy with key State decision-makers.
• Independent Final Cluster Evaluation of RBSA-funded outcomes in Moldova: MDA104, MDA130 The project support focusing on specific sectors (beekeeping, rural tourism…) is a good practice as economic sectors in the province need to get organised and supported. Agriculture, healthy food, natural medicinal products are among the sectors with the highest potential in terms of economic development, job creation, preserving the environment, mitigating climate changes effects, reviving traditional skills, supporting the Just Transition. Moldova enjoys natural assets; however, those remains largely unexploited, financially unsupported while these assets and its potential is also its vulnerability if no sector specific support is provided. Whether it is honey and derived product, traditional handicraft skills, several sectors remain vulnerable (to economic shocks, market price fluctuation, low prices {value chain, absence of international certification}, foreign competition…) because its potentials are unexploited, sectors are not efficiently organised, producers are isolated, sector-specific social dialogue is weak (…). Sector development and promotion need to be more strategic, and a priority involves producers getting organised in cooperatives as isolation is one of the highest threats to the survival and development of several sectors.
• Building Partnerships on the Future of Work - Final evaluation The project "Building Partnerships on the Future of Work," executed by the ILO in collaboration with the JRC, presents a commendable example of best practices in addressing the challenges and opportunities associated with the evolving nature of work. The Project is a Good Practice in itself. The success of the project is rooted in its strategic approach, encompassing two key components: On the Fact-based Analysis (Component 1): Evidence-based Policymaking: The project showcased a commitment to evidence-based policymaking by addressing specific, understudied themes related to the Future of Work. Themes such as platformisation of work, automation effects, new labour market transition patterns, and shifts in employment structures were explored, reflecting a comprehensive understanding of the issues. Stakeholder Engagement: The project's engagement with stakeholders through technical workshops and dissemination events ensured a collaborative and inclusive research process. Involving academics, policymakers, and social partners facilitated knowledge-sharing and dialogue. Diverse Research Outputs: The commitment to producing a variety of research outputs, including conceptual frameworks, working papers, comparative studies, country papers, research briefs, and policy briefs, demonstrated a nuanced approach to addressing the complexity of Future of Work issues. The project's approach of diverse research outputs and inclusive stakeholder engagement serves as a model for addressing complex and dynamic issues related to the Future of Work. On Strategic Alliances (Component 2): The project emphasized building strategic alliances at the international, regional, and bilateral levels. The project-initiated policy dialogues, and capacity-building activities in countries like South Africa and South Korea foster meaningful partnerships by leveraging research outcomes. The organisation of policy dialogues in different regions showcased the project's commitment to creating spaces for informed discussions among diverse stakeholders. These dialogues served as platforms for sharing research findings, exchanging ideas, and building alliances. The project's emphasis on strategic alliances and policy dialogues contributes to its success in addressing global challenges related to the Future of Work.
• Sida-ILO Partnership Programme, 2022 – 2025 Rapid project initiation: Market Systems Assessments conducted by SCI staff at the start of new projects have contributed to mobilize constituents and stakeholders, specify the scope of the projects, and kick-off project implementation while the project manager and team were still being identified and recruited. This has accelerated the project cycle and provided the project staff once on board with substantive and practical information on the project and its stakeholders.
• Sida-ILO Partnership Programme, 2022 – 2025 Looking forward to support conflict resolution: STED (Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification) is a sector-based approach to identifying and anticipating the strategic skills needs of internationally tradable sectors. The methodology is a foresight type of exercise that helps participants to think about the future, not today’s challenges, and then about how everything works together. It helps find skills for the community and other vulnerable groups. For example, it can bind local populations and refugees into a joint visioning and solution design workshop that can contribute to mitigate the risks of tensions.
• Strengthening the impact on employment of sector and trade policies - Midterm Evaluation Employment and job creation related policy making and implementation require shared efforts from government ministries, employers’ and workers’ representatives and other relevant stakeholders. This can be done through the creation of tripartite policy working groups (PWGs), integrating a consultative approach. In the case of the STRENGTHEN project, policy working groups facilitate the creation of a sustainable project framework. In order to set up sustainable interventions in employment-related policy design and implementation, it is key to create in-country platforms that facilitate common achievements by tripartite stakeholders and other relevant stakeholders.
• Strengthening HIV Prevention, Care, Treatment and Social Protection in the World of Work - Final Evaluation The use of holistic ILO tools such as HealthWise or SOLVE offer good entry points for addressing the topic of HIV. These tools allow organizations to mainstream HIV work into OSH. These makes it easier for ILO to approach organizations or companies and persuade them of the benefits they will receive from the methodology. Once HIV is mainstreamed into OSH it is easier to build sustainability for the approach.
• Strengthening HIV Prevention, Care, Treatment and Social Protection in the World of Work - Final Evaluation The use of peer educators is a particularly effective means of achieving acceptance of the HIV message. This is especially so if the educators are persons living with HIV.
• International labour and environmental standards application in Pakistan's SMEs (ILES) - Midterm Evaluation In both ILES OSH training and SCORE programmes, involving workers in factory improvements was an important aspect of the intervention. For example, according to an ILO specialist, worker involvement is OSH promotion is important, noting the absence of worker involvement is often a gap in external audit-led approaches, “This is why I say many companies have good drinking water facilities and fire facilities…but they are not always convenient to workers. Issues that are not covered by the audit tend to be missed.” Under ILES, the ILO specialist is currently working on an OSH handbook for Workers’ Organizations and is scheduled to deliver related training starting next year (in 2021). ILES, an ILO-led partnership with WWF, aims to help ILO tripartite constituents and other stakeholders to strengthen compliance with national and international labour and environmental laws and standards to sustainably increase the country’s competitiveness while promoting inclusive development. ILES proposes to promote compliance with international labour and environmental standards through two sub- objectives: 3. To assist public sector institutions to improve the enforcement of existing legislation and compliance with international labour and environmental standards in Pakistan as well as define new laws where necessary; and 4. To assist textile and leather sector enterprises to institutionalize the implementation of, and compliance with international labour and environmental standards.
• International labour and environmental standards application in Pakistan's SMEs (ILES) - Midterm Evaluation In both its labour and environment component, ILES intended to capitalize on its enterprise support activities to build a business case for compliance. To date, the environment component is well advanced documenting the business benefits of environmental upgrades and practices within progressive enterprises. Based on ILES’ draft business case report of the case for progressive industries, assisted enterprise reported annually savings of 679,456 cubic meters of water, 4.45 million kilowatts electricity, 4.4 million cubic meters of gas, 194 tons of wood and 5,154 ton of coal. Although not as well documented, the labour component’s OSH training activity demonstrated that enterprises could improve workplace safety through no and low-cost changes that likewise improve productivity. ILES, an ILO-led partnership with WWF, aims to help ILO tripartite constituents and other stakeholders to strengthen compliance with national and international labour and environmental laws and standards to sustainably increase the country’s competitiveness while promoting inclusive development. ILES proposes to promote compliance with international labour and environmental standards through two sub- objectives: 1. To assist public sector institutions to improve the enforcement of existing legislation and compliance with international labour and environmental standards in Pakistan as well as define new laws where necessary; and 2. To assist textile and leather sector enterprises to institutionalize the implementation of, and compliance with international labour and environmental standards.
• Addressing the root causes of migration in Ethiopia - Final Evaluation Showcasing a pilot which utilizes existing resources as much as possible is an effective strategy for encouraging sustainability of the interventions. In this project, ILO installed the PES centres within existing structures and advocated for government agencies to utilize their resources to run the centres. Although some investment was required, the centres were run on low budgets, which should help both the sustainability of the centres in Bahir Dar and their transferability to other locations.
• Addressing the root causes of migration in Ethiopia - Final Evaluation The approach of conducting a socio-economic assessment and then designing the intervention in Bahir Dar promoted flexibility in the project, allowing it to adapt to a revised assessment of the most relevant location for the intervention. This also supported a greater involvement of key stakeholders in the design of this section than had been involved in the initial design.
• Support to a new generation of Public Works Schemes in Greece - Final evaluation The ILO support project aimed to strengthen the capacity of stakeholders to implement the programme through training. The methodology combined the presentation of learning materials with a strong emphasis on participatory processes aimed at enabling peer-to-peer learning and open discussion that encouraged municipalities to seek advice and exchange experiences on ongoing
• Improve labour migration governance in Ethiopia to combat irregular migration - Final evaluation As an overall good practise the current project has shown that long and continued close cooperation between the GoE and the ILO has proven to be another emerging good practise which pays off. Both parties have assigned dedicated and highly professional officials to secure the successful implementation of joint initiatives on labour migration for 12-13 years already. This cooperation has contributed to important reforms in the migration governance in Ethiopia.
• Improve labour migration governance in Ethiopia to combat irregular migration - Final evaluation Under Outcome 1: Migrant workers are better protected through improved access to support services that empower them to make informed decisions and claim their rights the project supported the integration of entrepreneurship and financial literacy training as an integrated part of the pre-departure training. This training encourages the migrants to save money for eventually starting up a small business on return and it gives the migrants a better understanding on how and for what to spend money. Experience shows that financial literacy gives workers the tools to a more rational spending of money and less risk for being cheated by lenders and shopkeepers.
• Outcome evaluation of MMR801, Strengthened capacity of employers organizations - Independent evaluation The Chamber set up an employers’ organisation department, providing an office and recruiting five people (three professional and two administrative) to staff it as well as providing an office. The good practice is that the ILO CTA decided that the most appropriate way to support the team was to have a desk within the Chamber office and to do much of his work from there. This means that he is available quickly and easily when advice and support is needed by members of the team.
• Outcome evaluation of MMR801, Strengthened capacity of employers organizations - Independent evaluation Influencing policy makers requires compelling evidence, persuasive arguments and precise proposals. The omnibus review of labour law with proposals for amendment is comprehensive in its assessment of need for reform, is very precise in its recommendations and links the recommendations to strategic objectives to improve the business enabling environment.
• Outcome evaluation of MMR801, Strengthened capacity of employers organizations - Independent evaluation The employers’ organisation and the trades union confederation sat down together (in the ILO) to look for the areas on which they agreed and were able to forget a common position on many aspects of collective bargaining, with the objective of taking their position to government.
• Appui à l’Initiative Mondiale pour l’Emploi Décent des Jeunes dans la région du Sahel - Final evaluation Le projet “Appui à l’initiative mondiale pour l’emploi décent des jeunes dans la région du Sahel” a été mené en étroite collaboration avec d’autres départements, unités et projets du BIT. Parmi eux : SKILLS, EMPLAB, DEVINVEST, STATS, bureaux de l’OIT à Abidjan et à Dakar, Projets APERP, RIPAQUE, SKILL-UP, RBSA pour l’appui au G5 Sahel, Clear Cotton et APERJ et autres collaborations et partenariats - notamment avec l’Initiative mondiale pour l’emploi décent des jeunes dont ce projet pilote est la première expérience de Coopération Technique au Développement. Ce travail collaboratif a non seulement permis au projet de réduire les coûts du projet de par les contributions (en temps de travail) offertes par les autres départements et unités, mais aussi de mener des actions collaboratives, communes et complémentaires. Ceci a contribué à améliorer les systèmes des apprentissages de qualité, notamment au travers d’actions de renforcement des capacités, de sensibilisation et de communication, de partages d’expériences, de connaissances, de bonnes pratiques et de leçons apprises, et à diffuser des nouveaux outils et études.
• Improving industrial relations for decent work and sustainable development of textile and garment industries in Ethiopia - Midterm Evaluation The IR Garment Sector project focuses on improving industrial relations for Decent Work and sustainable development of the textile and garment industrial relations. One of the tools used was identification of key challenges of building decent working conditions and responsible manufacturing industries in the sector prior to start of the intervention. This will allow to assess the project contribution to the development of socially sustainable textile and garment industry.
• Improving industrial relations for decent work and sustainable development of textile and garment industries in Ethiopia - Midterm Evaluation The IR Garment Sector project aims to enhance decent work and contribute to improved productivity in textile and garment sectors. This was achieved through provision of soft skills training to workers to empower them to successfully balance their work and personal lives by developing skills in key areas such as goal setting, leadership, time management, financial literacy and labour law.
• Measurement, awareness-raising and policy management (MAP) project on child labour and forced labour in support of SDG target 8.7 - Midterm evaluation There has been a good practice of visible regional collaboration and exchange among ILO offices in Montenegro and Serbia. The project team in Serbia supported the colleagues in Montenegro by sharing the experiences from the CLEAR project as similar activities are planned under the MAP’16 project in Montenegro. An interview revealed that “Each of the ILO offices is good and supporting itself to avoid duplication, and they even engaged the same consultants, as they are already well-skilled.”
• Measurement, awareness-raising and policy management (MAP) project on child labour and forced labour in support of SDG target 8.7 - Midterm evaluation MAP 16 project has enabled the development of the Hazardous Child Labour List for the first time in Montenegro. The Hazardous Child Labour List has been developed in consultation with 25 members of the technical working group, with a high agreement among the members. As a member of the technical working group, the Ombudsman representative initiated the consultative process with the children advisers to get their opinion on the draft of the Hazardous Child Labour List. Namely, the Golden Advisors’ Network, which consists of 12 members aged 11-17, was established in 2014 to enable children’s participation in Ombudsman’s work. The Hazardous Child Labour List draft was shared with the children-advisors, and the Ombudsman representative presented opinions of child advisors at the meeting of the technical working group. The document review and stakeholder interviews confirmed that most of the children’s recommendations were adopted, such as the request to eliminate fishery, cultivation of aromatic and spicy herbs, cosmetics, and body care, from the list of hazardous labour. Besides, children supported the need for adding child begging on the list. This presents a good practice for children's voice to be heard during the development of legislation relevant to protect children.
• Enabling job resilience and protecting decent work conditions in rural communities affected by Syrian Refugee crisis in North Lebanon - Final evaluation (RBSA components) Strong advocacy/communication dimension of the project led to positioning ILO well within the UN mechanism of support to Lebanon during the Syrian refugee crisis
• Enabling job resilience and protecting decent work conditions in rural communities affected by Syrian Refugee crisis in North Lebanon - Final evaluation (RBSA components) The standardization enhancement was targeted by the project despite the short term dimension and led to setting a milestone, the potential for future action, a culture of change, and discipline among local communities and stakeholders, in addition to increasing ILO credibility
• Enabling job resilience and protecting decent work conditions in rural communities affected by Syrian Refugee crisis in North Lebanon - Final evaluation (RBSA components) Setting a common goal, mobilization of different local stakeholders and beneficiaries to reaching that common goal, creating intra-synergies and coordination mechanisms leading automatically to social cohesion
• Enabling job resilience and protecting decent work conditions in rural communities affected by Syrian Refugee crisis in North Lebanon - Final evaluation (RBSA components) Building synergies with other effective development actors and initiatives which already exist internationally and locally led to gains in time and better performance of the project implementation The project adopted an approach of building synergies and partnerships with a number of local stakeholders and to implement the project via these actors. This led to high performance in terms of implementation, saved time and enhanced local ownership and sustainability.
• Enabling job resilience and protecting decent work conditions in rural communities affected by Syrian Refugee crisis in North Lebanon - Final evaluation (RBSA components) Value chain development in agriculture is a good approach and model to implement in a transitional phase from emergency to development to bring about local economic development; could be adopted by ILO
• Global Action Program (GAP) on child labour issues - Final evaluation Examples of this good practice were seen in Philippines. Appointment of common members across National Child Labour Committees (NCLCs) and the National Development Plan Committees (NDPCs), and of focal points enabled mainstreaming of child and/or forced labour agendas into wider national policy
• Global Action Program (GAP) on child labour issues - Final evaluation Examples of this good practice were seen in Togo, Namibia, Philippines and Kenya. Focus on specific sectors contributed to improved policies on child and/or forced labour enabled attention to particular vulnerable groups and allowed focused work with ILO constituents. Sectoral focus also allows focused work with different ILO constituents.
• Global Action Program (GAP) on child labour issues - Final evaluation Examples of this good practice were seen in Malaysia, Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and Pakistan. Flexibility to tailor GAP11’s activities to a country makes interventions more efficient and relevant.
• Global Action Program (GAP) on child labour issues - Final evaluation Examples of this good practice were seen in Philippines and Togo. Capitalising on ongoing Research and Training Programs- Adding modules on child labour helped to develop sound knowledge about how programmes for social protection and education, e.g. how conditional cash transfers impacted child labour
• Support to the preparatory activities of the ILO to launch the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth - Final evaluation The commitment platform that was put in place by the Initiative to concretize partners’ engagement in the alliance (outcome 1) is an effective mechanism to reduce “information asymmetries” between a diverse range of stakeholders representing different types of organizations (public, private, NGO, global or local). By publicizing each of the partner’s commitments online, and with the pilot of the tool for monitoring the commitments made by partners, the platform also has the potential to hold partners accountable on their engagements. The online commitment platform links partners’ commitments to the Initiative’s thematic plans, to specific SDG and to specific countries or areas of intervention.
• Outcome-based funding support to ILO projects in the field of employment and skills, social dialogue and labour relations protection for all at work, gender equality and equal... Cluster evaluation Global products and country-level interventions designed and implemented in collaboration and coordination among different ILO units have a more comprehe nsive approach and provide a more tailored solution to the problem targeted. The reality is complex, as they are the issues and problems of workers, employers, and countries. Collaboration between different ILO departments, despite not being systematised, has been a good practice in many of the interventions within the framework of the SIP programme, without differentiating by Outcome
• Outcome-based funding support to ILO projects in the field of employment and skills, social dialogue and labour relations protection for all at work, gender equality and equal... Cluster evaluation The design and delivery of a training program that incorporates a collaborative work approach among the participants, with th e ultimate goal of developing a final product in a cooperative way, has a potential direct impact on improving some dimensions of labor relations, especially relevant to attendees. In the case of Honduras, the training program included a mixed approach based on joint sessions together with bipartite and t ripartite workshops that allowed the joint development of guidelines on the treatment of complaints and claims in companies, with the aim that they can be validated by national authorities and transferred t o labor relations practices within companies
• Outcome-based funding support to ILO projects in the field of employment and skills, social dialogue and labour relations protection for all at work, gender equality and equal... Cluster evaluation The inter-institutional coordination project created in El Salvador. This project was aimed to review, update and design of a roadmap t o respond to the challenges of economic reactivation and youth employment creation..
• Outcome-based funding support to ILO projects in the field of employment and skills, social dialogue and labour relations protection for all at work, gender equality and equal... Cluster evaluation Incorporating a multidisciplinary and strategic approach when handling a problem/ issue improves the response' s quality, rele vance, and impact. The complex world requires complex response, a multidisciplinary approach is more likely to address any problem with a holistic approach that would fit better Constituents needs
• Outcome-based funding support to ILO projects in the field of employment and skills, social dialogue and labour relations protection for all at work, gender equality and equal... Cluster evaluation The systematic establishment and implementation of a resource mobilization strategy within the framework of the Green Jobs program has proven to be an effective tool and leverage additional resources. Very specifically in Africa, different resource mobilization initiatives have been developed within a regional strategy fram ework to facilitate the implementation of the different national green jobs strategies. This resource mobilization led by the specialist in the area of green Jobs in Abidjan (Côte d' Ivoire) highlights the development o f a strategy for mobilizing internal and external resources, from public and private resources. These initiatives have resulted in the leverage of additional resources worth $4.7 M, especially in Côte d' Ivoire, Senegal, and Nigeria.
• Améliorer la gouvernance du travail dans les TPE/PME et aider à la sortie de l'économie informelle en Afrique - Final evaluation L’extension du champ d’intervention des inspections du travail aux TPE et au secteur de l’économie informelle Contexte Deuxième bonne pratique du projet GOUVERNANCE, du champ d’intervention des compétences des inspections du travail aux TPE et au secteur de l’économie informelle est le début d’une transformation dans les relations entre les inspecteurs du travail et les travailleurs-es et employeurs du secteur informel comme l’atteste le témoignage suivant d’un partenaire social : « Le projet gouvernance a été une véritable opportunité pour l’inspection du travail de Côte d’Ivoire ‘’d’affronter’’ et de briser le mythe entre elle et les acteurs de l’économie informelle qui aujourd’hui domine le marché du travail ». Ce qui est important à retenir est que ce changement significatif dans les relations des inspecteurs de travail avec le secteur initié par le projet GOUVERNANCE est encadré par le guide de l’Inspecteur du Travail (IT). Objectif du projet pertinent Ce qui est important à retenir est qu’il s’agit d’un changement significatif dans les relations des inspecteurs de travail avec le secteur initié par le projet GOUVERNANCE est encadré par le guide de l’Inspecteur du Travail (IT). Produit spécifique Produit 1.2 : Les capacités des institutions publiques sont renforcées pour assurer la conformité des TPE/PME avec les PDFT et les règles de SST dans les secteurs identifiés.
• Améliorer la gouvernance du travail dans les TPE/PME et aider à la sortie de l'économie informelle en Afrique - Final evaluation L’appui technique pour l’élaboration des plans stratégiques et opérationnels des Inspections du travail Contexte S’il y a bien une bonne pratique à retenir, c’est bien celle de l’appui à l’élaboration des plans stratégiques et opérationnels des inspections du travail comme l’exprime ce témoignage : « Le projet a permis d’outiller tous les chefs service et directeurs régionaux (27), des connaissances en matière de planification stratégique et opérationnelle. Ces connaissances leur ont permis de doter, pour une première fois, le système d’inspection du travail du Togo d’un plan stratégique nationale et des plans régionaux ». Cet acquis dérivé des activités du projet GOUVERNANCE, en plus de la Gestion axée sur les Résultats (GAR), permettent l’amorcer de la transformation de l’action des services d’inspection du travail au Togo. Elle constitue, donc, un atout à consolider et à faire évoluer par les administrations du travail dans les pays cibles du projet. Objectif Il s’agit d’outiller les Inspections du travail des connaissances en matière de planification stratégique et opérationnelle permettant, ainsi, l’amorce de la transformation de l’action des services des Inspections du travail. Produit 1.1 : Les secteurs et thématiques prioritaires d’intervention sont intégrés dans les plans pluriannuels stratégiques d’inspection. L’adoption et la mise en œuvre des plans stratégiques d’inspection intégrant les questions relatives aux PDFT et à la SST dans les secteurs d’intervention de chaque pays cible (activité 1.1.2.1).
• Promoting Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Morocco's Agricultural Sector Rather than organize stand along workshops on labour rights, communication and negotiation tactics for workers and employers, this project good practice integrated these topics into its activities supporting enterprise-level collective bargaining. This approach provided a ready-made context for participants to apply training concepts and learn by doing, overcoming the limitations of more traditional training workshops. Other effective practices highlighted by ILO consultants who facilitated negotiation included organizing meetings at the farm level, involving women workers, and bringing negotiating parties together over meals or one-day retreats to strengthen relationships and communication in a more social, less pressured environment.
• Promoting Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Morocco's Agricultural Sector ILO consultants were faced with many challenges during their mediation activities, and through trial and error, learned valuable lessons and developed negotiation tactics that will be useful to other mediators. To capture these good practices and lessons learned, the project commissioned the development of practical guidelines for CBA negotiation which it plans to share with project stakeholders during its final workshop and diffuse in written form. It also developed a model CBA text based on the draft CBAs developed thus far by project mediators. These good practices are forward-looking and should contribute to future efforts of ILO tripartite stakeholders as well as guide other projects with activities direct support for CBA negotiation.
• Promoting Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work in Morocco's Agricultural Sector According to ILO project management, the project was designed to follow-up and capitalize on previous projects on related topics. For example, this project followed through on the study recommendation of the previous project on the creation of regional dialogue mechanisms. Even though, in this case, the recommendation did not prove feasible, the practice was good, especially since like the present project, the previous project was relatively short and did not offer sufficient time to follow through on studies and expert advice.
• Desarrollo de capacidades de los gobiernos locales en Santiago (Chile) y Ciudad de México para fortalecer la integración socioeconómica de las personas migrantes... - Evaluación final independiente 1. (3) El importante rol desempeñado por la OIT, la OIM y el ACNUR para convocar socios implementadores de nivel local y del nivel central para trabajar de manera conjunta y generar redes. Los aspectos más valorados por estos socios implementadores sobre las agencias del SNU son que cuentan con actores de primer nivel con mucho conocimiento del territorio, así como llegada a la población objetivo; su apertura y flexibilidad en la gestión desde la coordinación del Programa; que son instituciones referentes en sus ciudades y con credibilidad; y que ser socios de estas agencias del SNU les facilita relacionarse con otras instituciones.
• Desarrollo de capacidades de los gobiernos locales en Santiago (Chile) y Ciudad de México para fortalecer la integración socioeconómica de las personas migrantes... - Evaluación final independiente (1) El Programa cuenta con varios elementos innovadores: intervenir en capitales de países que cuentan con un marco institucional y con un modelo de gobernanza relativamente sólidos; su carácter interagencial y a la vez binacional; apostar por el tripartismo a nivel local; es el primer esfuerzo en América Latina para aprovechar las capacidades intersectoriales de toda la ciudad para apoyar la integración de las personas en movilidad humana; y trabajar directamente con la población en movilidad humana, brindando servicios de intermediación laboral, programas de empleabilidad y certificación de competencias laborales.
• Desarrollo de capacidades de los gobiernos locales en Santiago (Chile) y Ciudad de México para fortalecer la integración socioeconómica de las personas migrantes... - Evaluación final independiente (2) Son ejemplos de trabajos colaborativos interagenciales: (i) la elaboración del Manual “Ruta de las Personas Migrantes y Refugiadas”; (ii) la elaboración de materiales de difusión para la población en movilidad humana; y (iii) la sistematización de buenas prácticas
• Desarrollo de capacidades de los gobiernos locales en Santiago (Chile) y Ciudad de México para fortalecer la integración socioeconómica de las personas migrantes... - Evaluación final independiente 3. (4) En Santiago de Chile, el curso “Interculturalidad, Género y Migración Laboral para Gobiernos Locales” se ha subido a la plataforma abierta de capacitación E-Campus de la OIM, por lo que es accessible a otros municipios de Chile y de otros países. Según el Informe Final del Programa, 238 funcionarios/as públicos/as de municipios de 19 países han accedido al curso en línea. En la misma ciudad, la Oficina de Migrantes de la Municipalidad de Santiago contempla en su programación de 2023 elementos sobre cómo dar continuidad al trabajo desarrollado con el Programa, como la relación con comunidad de migrantes, el fortalecimiento vía empleabilidad, y la entrega de herramientas a funcionarios/as municipales.
• Desarrollo de capacidades para el fortalecimiento de la institucionalidad de empleo, formación y certificación laboral El diálogo social con una amplia participación de empresarios y trabajadores es un instrumento clave para diseñar e implementar propuestas con una visión compartida entre los actores sociales del sector a trabajar
• Desarrollo de capacidades para el fortalecimiento de la institucionalidad de empleo, formación y certificación laboral El sistema de información online instrumentado por la unidad ejecutora constituye una herramienta de monitoreo y evaluación que ha permitido detectar dificultades y proponer alternativas, así como una comunicación oportuna con los actores involucrados.
• Desarrollo de capacidades para el fortalecimiento de la institucionalidad de empleo, formación y certificación laboral Las guías prácticas elaboradas posibilitan replicar aprendizajes en forma individual, autoaprendizaje y/o como en el seguimiento de nuevos cursos. También constituyen un apoyo técnico para la implementación de nuevos proyectos en las diferentes temáticas.
• Employment Intensive Infrastructure Program (EIIP) - Midterm Evaluation The application of social safeguards to infrastructure works is a relatively recent practice and aligns to the “do no harm” principals. The application of safeguards protects both men and women in works but the structuring of the approach in the Lebanese context provides opportunities for women to actively participate in works that they might have traditionally been excluded from. Importantly the application of safeguards provides opportunity to reduce risks associated with health and safety and minimise injury or potentially death.
• Employment Intensive Infrastructure Program (EIIP) - Midterm Evaluation For EIIP, the definition provided by BMZ and KfW is for a worker to be counted they must complete a 40-day employment contract. The original definition was for continuous employment however this has been relaxed somewhat and staged over a period of time. An important element of this staged approach is the introduction of a task based approach to work. Workers are assigned tasks and can determine the amount of time they invest to complete tasks.
• Employment Intensive Infrastructure Program (EIIP) - Midterm Evaluation The trap for many infrastructure projects is to just focus on delivering physical assets and then move on. International evidence suggests the need to support both physical works and the institutionalisation of work at the same time. In other words, to have effective physical assets, governments need to invest corresponding amount sin adopting new technologies, approaches and strengthen capacity around improved systems. The EIIP is addressing this through targeted assistance to support institutional development and promote greater awareness of labour based technologies.
• Employment Intensive Infrastructure Program (EIIP) - Midterm Evaluation As indicated above, the inclusion of advisers within Ministries to support work and operations as well as advise on ILO approaches is a good example of best practice. The engagement of advisers provides “a face” to the organisation and provides demonstrable and practical support. Often agencies tend to sit externally to government ministries to maintain independence. However often Ministries are looking for direct practical guidance and support within existing structures
• Improve labour migration governance in Ethiopia to combat irregular migration - Midterm evaluation The advocacy and promotion of international labour standards beyond the Tripartite partners to other key sectors such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its overseas missions; and community associations in destination countries should contribute to the project’s eventual impact and sustainability. The proposed inclusion of a module on international labour standards and labour migration governance in the Foreign Ministry Training Institute where diplomats are trained will encourage sustainability of this activity. The empowerment of Ethiopian Missions along with Ethiopian communities in destination countries to support and assist Ethiopian migrants in-country has been a very effective tool with likely long-term benefits.
• Improve labour migration governance in Ethiopia to combat irregular migration - Midterm evaluation With respect to improving Social Dialogue, the joint involvement in training and study tours of stakeholders from different sectors, institutions and disciplines (MoLSA, MoFA, TVET,EEF,CETU,PEA etc) has not only enhanced understanding of labour migration governance issues, but has built consensus and solidarity to the benefit of the project and should enhance chances of its sustainability. A further element contributing to the overall coherence of the project has been establishment of BLA between Trades Unions in sending and receiving countries (e.g. Lebanon) to enhance protection and support for migrants; establishment of links between Ethiopian Employers Federation and counterparts in destination countries to enhance protection and support for migrants; establishment of links between PEAs in Ethiopia and destination countries to enhance protection and support for migrants contribute to the strength and coherence of the project
• Fortalecimiento delsistema de formación técnico profesional con elementos de pertinencia, calidad y equidad en el acceso y vinculado con las políticas de empleo y ... - evaluation final independiente El trabajo tripartito en base a un nuevo eje temático (formación) en países como Bolivia, dónde el mandato por FTP no está en el Ministerio de Trabajo, sino exclusivamente en Educación, ha permitido dar un nuevo impulso al relacionamiento de la OIT con sus mandantes. La FTP coloca a la OIT en un rol proactivo permitiendo a los mandantes actuar desde sus lógicas y necesidades en la perspectiva combinada de formación y derechos laborales. Por otra parte, el tripartismo en FTP permitió a los mandantes asumir roles propositivos y mediante el diálogo social visualizar el potencial de un trabajo conjunto.
• Fortalecimiento delsistema de formación técnico profesional con elementos de pertinencia, calidad y equidad en el acceso y vinculado con las políticas de empleo y ... - evaluation final independiente La metodología de Mejora Continua tiene la capacidad de convertirse en una herramienta determinante de las actividades de la OIT en países y contextos de alta informalidad. Las MyPEs tienen la característica de ser emprendimientos creados por necesidad para generar fuentes de trabajo, son de tradición familiar, son multiproducto y presentan alta adaptación a los requerimientos del mercado. Dada la heterogeneidad de los emprendimientos, productos y personas que forman las MyPEs, no es posible apoyarlas con programas de capacitación específicos por temas o rubros. Desde esa perspectiva, la posibilidad de apoyarlos mediante el fortalecimiento de habilidades como organización, comunicación, manejo de tiempo, etc., o sea, en la mejora de sus “habilidades blandas”, representa una opción real para mejorar el rendimiento de las actividades de los más pobres.
• Fortalecimiento delsistema de formación técnico profesional con elementos de pertinencia, calidad y equidad en el acceso y vinculado con las políticas de empleo y ... - evaluation final independiente La creación de un equipo de prospectiva en el Observatorio de Empleo del Ministerio de Trabajo representa una buena práctica puesto que permite planificar los requerimientos de profesiones a futuro de acuerdo con las estrategias de desarrollo de los países. De esta manera se puede ajustar la oferta formativa a las necesidades previstas por profesiones y e incrementar la pertinencia de la FTP evitando excesos de oferta o restricciones de demanda.
• Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood - Midterm evaluation PWG in the partner countries as a viable and much needed inter-agency coordination mechanism to explore the nexus between employment and trade and investment.
• Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood - Midterm evaluation Effective working relationships between ILO, OECD, and ITC that ensure the opportunity to mobilize critical expertise on employment, investment, and trade respectively
• Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood - Midterm evaluation Evidence-driven policy discussion and recommendation to enhance policy coherence in the partner countries
• Promoting youth employment opportunities for refugees and host community with employment-intensive construction works in Mauritania - Final evaluation The "work site school" model enabled the trainees to find themselves in a real work situation. Taking responsibility for the work and the corrections made with the support of the service providers undoubtedly enabled the trainees to better assimilate construction techniques.
• Promoting youth employment opportunities for refugees and host community with employment-intensive construction works in Mauritania - Final evaluation The choice of the proud training providers was made with the support of the national structures. In doing so, the project takes into account the national policy in this area, which will have the merit of taking graduates into account in government actions.
• Promoting youth employment opportunities for refugees and host community with employment-intensive construction works in Mauritania - Final evaluation By organising the training in Bassikounou, the project has contextualised the training so that the techniques learnt can be quickly duplicated in work situations. For example, the architecture of the windows took into account the models developed by the communities. The tracks built used materials and tools available in the work environment. Service providers were also solicited.
• Expanding the social protection system for young men and women in the informal economy - Final evaluation La capacidad del Programa para establecer sinergias y complementariedad con una serie de intervenciones del SNU y de otros organismos internacionales, ha permitido mejoras en la efectividad y en la apropiación de los resultados alcanzados.
• Expanding the social protection system for young men and women in the informal economy - Final evaluation La capacidad del Programa para elegir a socios implementadores de los cursos de capacitación con amplio conocimiento teórico y reconocimiento en el país y con experiencia en el desarrollo de metodologías de enseñanza virtuales, ha permitido que el Programa se adapte a las condiciones de la virtualidad que la pandemia por la COVID- 19 impuso y que se brinden cursos con un contenido curricular y metodologías de aprendizaje altamente valoradas por los jóvenes.
• Expanding the social protection system for young men and women in the informal economy - Final evaluation La diversidad de metodologías de recojo de información y las metodologías participativas para determinar las necesidades y opiniones de los jóvenes, ha permitido identificar la heterogeneidad de los diferentes territorios en los que el Programa operó y definir mejor las características y el alcance de los productos elaborados.
• Expanding the social protection system for young men and women in the informal economy - Final evaluation El modelo flexible establecido entre el Programa y los donantes facilitó la adaptación del Programa debido a la pandemia por la COVID-19. En tal sentido, modelos flexibles y que propician la comunicación e interacción con los donantes deben ser valorados y propiciados.
• Evaluación agrupada final independiente de migración laboral en Perú y Ecuador La descentralización de las intervenciones permite ampliar el alcance de los proyectos, especialmente al tratarse de una intervención directa orientada a la inclusión socioeconómica y laboral. Esto es particularmente pertinente en el trabajo con personas migrantes o refugiadas, cuyas problemáticas suelen relacionarse con las instituciones centrales: frente a esto, las ciudades y municipios son los garantes de la cohesión social, el acceso a servicios básicos y el lugar en el que cobran sentido los mercados de trabajo. En este sentido, las instituciones y gobiernos locales deben ser apoyadas para ser capaces de gestionar los retos que plantean las migraciones. En el caso de Ecuador, es destacable el fortalecimiento de cinco Agencias de Desarrollo Local de acuerdo con sus realidades y necesidades específicas.
• Evaluación agrupada final independiente de migración laboral en Perú y Ecuador El proyecto pudo adaptarse al contexto de la pandemia COVID-19, cumpliendo con el “Marco de políticas para mitigar el impacto económico y social de la crisis causada por el COVID-19” de la OIT y haciéndolo de una forma rápida y eficiente. Se mantiene el fin de promover la inserción de personas migrantes y refugiadas en los mercados laborales de Perú y Ecuador, en condiciones de trabajo decente, pero pasándose de un proyecto de incidencia política a una intervención directa con población meta para la generación de medios de vida. Durante la segunda fase de la intervención, se recuperan algunos elementos propios de la propuesta originar y relacionados con el ámbito de la incidencia política. Junto con la reorientación general del proyecto, se adaptaron los formatos de las capacitaciones a las nuevas circunstancias, desarrollando herramientas de aprendizaje virtuales y adaptando a estas las metodologías de la OIT.
• Evaluación agrupada final independiente de migración laboral en Perú y Ecuador Se ha constatado el gran esfuerzo realizado para que la función de Monitoreo y Evaluación este sistematizada, sea detallada, accesible y permita la toma de decisiones según la información disponible. Más allá de contar con un marco de resultados y de monitoreo que incluye indicadores bien definidos y una teoría de cambio relevante, destacan el uso de herramientas como los tableros online donde se presenta la información detallada, desagregada y de una forma amigable para el usuario/a. Más aún, la idea de contar con un registro de eventos es altamente relevante para ir identificando no solo resultados y cambio que se vayan generando, sino también contar con un registro de retos y oportunidades que permitan de nuevo, la toma de decisiones informada-
• Sustainable supply chains to build forward better: Decent work in five global supply chains of key importance to the European Union for a fair, resilient, and sustainable COVID-19...- Final evaluation ILO has based the selection of sectors and countries in the SSCBFB project on its historical contacts and experiences in these countries. This has enabled ILO to quickly liaise with the relevant partners in the countries and time for trust-building with local partners could be rationalized. And additionally, the SSCBFB could be linked with other ILO interventions, in some cases, as in Viet Nam and Madagascar, up to the level of a cluster project planning and implementation approach
• Sustainable supply chains to build forward better: Decent work in five global supply chains of key importance to the European Union for a fair, resilient, and sustainable COVID-19...- Final evaluation ILO has pooled resources from ILO and other ILO projects with the available resources of the SSCBFB project. Through this pooling of resources and by translating project deliverables from other project into the SSCBFB sectors, ILO was able to cost-effectively produce a considerable number of training- programmes and tools and guidelines to address decent work principles in the SSCBFB against minimal costs;
• Sustainable supply chains to build forward better: Decent work in five global supply chains of key importance to the European Union for a fair, resilient, and sustainable COVID-19...- Final evaluation The sector and supply chain level identified In the SSCBFB project design and implementation as a key entry point to improve decent work conditions has proven to be valid because specific partners and stakeholders can be brought together around concrete and tangible problems and challenges. And working on these challenges at the sector level, provides an excellent basis to build trust and constructive cooperation, because the different partners at this sector level share ownership and understanding of these problems and challenges.
• Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialisation in Ethiopia – ONEILO SIRAYE - Final evaluation The Programme’s well-developed M&E mechanism enabled the holistic tracking of the implementation and its impact. ONEILO SIRAYE relied on mechanisms typically implemented by the ILO to track a programme’s progress such as annual technical reports, a mid-term and final evaluation. However, it also implemented a baseline and endline impact report to measure the Programme’s capacity to enact change and relied on adaptive management and regular data collection to have the latest data about the progress towards indicators.
• Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialisation in Ethiopia – ONEILO SIRAYE - Final evaluation Regular programme meetings ensure that good practices and lessons learned from specific factories or stakeholders can be brought to the attention of the whole team. The Programme team had regular and ad-hoc information exchange sessions which helped keep staff updated and tailor envisioned interventions at factory level.
• Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialisation in Ethiopia – ONEILO SIRAYE - Final evaluation ToT and the creation of online trainings can reduce the workload of ILO staff. The Programme’s implementation involved online trainings during COVID-19 to reduce the travel of the Programme team. Moreover, the Programme also provided ToT so that stakeholders could train other employees, without the presence of ILO staff. This helped save time and reduce the workload of ILO staff.
• Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialisation in Ethiopia – ONEILO SIRAYE - Final evaluation Factory -> Regional -> National knowledge sharing is crucial to bring evidence to the policy level. Lessons brought up from the factory/sectoral levels to the national/regional levels can help facilitate positive change and bring around needed reforms inside the country and across the wider region.
• Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa (THAMM) (in joint implementation with IOM) - Final evaluation Cooperation between relevant stakeholders in the area of labour migration (based on tripartism and social dialogue).
• Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa (THAMM) (in joint implementation with IOM) - Final evaluation The structured and consistent approach to working together among the agencies including the frequent meetings.
• Egypt Skills for Prosperity (S4P): HELW – Higher Education for Life and Work - Final evaluation A unique partnership model presented to MoHESR. HELW project succeeded in designing and implementing a unique partnership model; Partners were carefully selected to match the area of work of the different components of the project based on clear criteria of selection. Also, the HELW project successfully equipped MoHESR with technological solutions, presenting a comprehensive and updated system for engaging with university students. The CRM portal serves as a tool to streamline communication and effortlessly assess the needs of the youth.
• Egypt Skills for Prosperity (S4P): HELW – Higher Education for Life and Work - Final evaluation 1. Selection of high-quality calibers to manage the project The rigorous recruitment process at ILO resulted in challenges with insufficient staffing, impacting the project's implementation. But contracting with a consultant that had extensive experience in ILO policies in addition to development field reflected on the kickstart of project progress amid the existing challenges of security clearance delay with her innovative strategies and solutions.
• Programa regional para la aplicación de programas de trabajo decente en los países del MERCOSUR - Final Evaluation Brasil muestra un modelo participativo, multinivel y de alta apropiación del PTDP por el gobierno, mostrando tres importantes lecciones: la importancia de la participación de los mandantes en el PTDP, el rol orientador de la asistencia técnica OIT y los procesos de apropiación de los mandantes, especialmente el gobierno para que los PTDP sean política de Estado.
• Promoting workers rights and competitiveness in Egyptian exports industries - Final Evaluation At the time where some of the COIN training modules relating to workers’ rights was feared by employers, the adaptation of the training package was a good practice as it enabled the project team to cultivate first success stories and build the confidence of other targeted companies.
• Promoting the effective governance of labour migration from South Asia - Final evaluation As a result of ignorance, migrants might face exploitation and abuse during the recruitment and employment stages of labour migration or may choose irregular channels of migration, which may result in loss of money and even lives. The SALM project supported the establishment of Migrant Resource Centers (MRCs) in countries of origin, which provide accurate and timely information on safe and legal migration, referral and counselling, as well as raising awareness on irregular migration and the related serious risks.
• Promoting the effective governance of labour migration from South Asia - Final evaluation In view of the importance of migration related statistics for policy formulation, planning, better governance and protection of migrant workers, and the absence of a proper system of tracking data of migrant workers (leaving and returning to the countries of origin), the SALM Project initiated the strengthening the online database and information systems for migrant workers’ complaints mechanism in some targeted countries of origin (Nepal and Pakistan).
• Promoting the effective governance of labour migration from South Asia - Final evaluation In today’s globalized economy, workers are increasingly looking for job opportunities beyond their home country that will provide a better livelihood and decent work. Despite the substantial benefits generated by the migration flow, many challenges remain to ensure a fairer distribution of the profits. Strengthening governance of labour migration requires knowledge and information critical to formulate and implement policies and practice. The SALM Project supported improving information on labour migration for evidence based decision-making including labour market needs assessments and the generation of labour migration statistics.
• Cooperación Sur-Sur para la Promoción del Trabajo Decente en los Países Productores de Algodón de África y América Latina - Evaluación Medio Término La capacidad de adaptación del proyecto a contextos específicos es considerada una estrategia altamente eficiente y eficaz. A pesar de los marcos del Proyecto Algodón TD son relativamente restringidos, este ha sido lo suficientemente flexible para adaptarse a los contextos específicos de intervención de los distintos países y a los cambios, tanto políticos como de otros tipos, que se han dado durante la ejecución. A esto ha contribuido el diseño de los PRODOC (tanto del proyecto global como de los proyectos país), planteados desde una lógica abierta, que ha permitido incorporar temáticas que van más allá de la producción del algodón propiamente dicha para tratar de abarcar toda la cadena: transporte, manufactura, comercio, etc. Igualmente, se han incorporado otras temáticas adyacentes, como las relacionadas con salud y seguridad en el trabajo, infancia, formación profesional, políticas de protección de empleo o gobernanza. También han permitido adaptar ciertos estudios y actividades al nuevo contexto que se presenta tras la pandemia COVID-19, como en los casos de Perú y Mali.
• Cooperación Sur-Sur para la Promoción del Trabajo Decente en los Países Productores de Algodón de África y América Latina - Evaluación Medio Término La metodología de las cartas disuasorias es otra práctica latamente valorada. Esta práctica tiene su origen en la misión sobre inspección de trabajo se llevó a cabo en Brasil en 2019 y que incluyó a representantes de Perú y Paraguay. Los objetivos de la misión pasaban por promover el intercambio de experiencias en los ámbitos de la lucha contra el trabajo infantil y la notificación colectiva en la inspección de trabajo, frente a las notificaciones individuales que se realizaban hasta la fecha. El modelo brasileño de la notificación colectiva fue adoptado por Perú bajo el nombre de “cartas disuasorias”, adaptándolo a sus necesidades particulares y formalizándolo en su ordenamiento jurídico. Esta experiencia ha sido compartida con otros países como Bolivia, España o el propio Brasil, que se interesó por el proceso de formalización.
• Cooperación Sur-Sur para la Promoción del Trabajo Decente en los Países Productores de Algodón de África y América Latina - Evaluación Medio Término La herramienta MONITORA 8.7 es un sistema que permite el monitoreo de las estrategias para la eliminación de las peores formas de trabajo infantil. La herramienta establece una serie de indicadores que permite dar seguimiento a la implementación de planes, políticas e iniciativas nacionales de lucha contra el trabajo infantil, pudiéndose agregar información de distintas instituciones. Su uso se ha incorporado en Paraguay y Perú a través de la CONAETI, considerándose que ha sido apropiada favorablemente por parte de los gobiernos nacionales. Además, ha propiciado el trabajo conjunto y el intercambio de información entre estos dos países, que han socializado los resultados de sus experiencias e intercambiado aquellos elementos más provechosos.
• Shan State: Peace reconciliation and development through community empowerment - Final evaluation One significant achievement leading towards the peace process is the multi-stakeholder forum that took place in Taunggyi, in September 2018. While community organizations could not assume direct engagement in the process itself, the programme can contribute to empowering communities, with a distinct focus on women and youth, to engage with conflict parties under the auspices of the peace process. The programme brought together three prominent groups, namely the Shan state government and Members of Parliament (MPS), the Ethnic Armed Organizations (EAOs) and the government, as well as civil society organizations (CSOs) and Shan youth groups. The youth was able to raise their issues of concern to get direct support from key leaders.
• Shan State: Peace reconciliation and development through community empowerment - Final evaluation Investing in youth, gender and diversity and inclusive education has proven to be effective in contributing to peacebuilding. This was perceived by all project stakeholders as a key building stone that was impossible to circumvent when contributing to and working towards a lasting peace process. In order to jointly conduct this intervention, the programme worked closely with or formed local community-based organizations, civil society organizations, village development committees and youth platforms. The programme strengthened involvement of government staff, members of parliament and ethnic armed organizations. This allowed to work together towards notably educating and raising the voice of women and the youth. The intervention included vocational training, non-formal education and inviting communities, women and youth to participate in multi-stakeholder forums, community dialogues and workshops notably on human rights and child rights and protection.
• UN Green Jobs Programme: Enhancing competitiveness and sustainable business among MMEs in the building construction industry (phase II) ILO Component - Midterm evaluation The good practice is on the establishment of a Programme Management Unit housing staff from all participating agencies in the UN joint programme and hosted in the ILO Lusaka Office as the Administrative Agent (AA). Technical assistance to the Programme is provided by the United Nations, with five (5) agencies jointly working together to Deliver as One (DaO). The five (5) agencies participating in the Zambia Green Jobs Programme are the International Labour Organisation (ILO); United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP); United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD); International Trade Centre(ITC); and the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). This arrangement has several positive spin offs: (1) work streams are streamlined and therefore easier to manage; (2) close oversight of the Programme management; (3) team work is strengthened; and (4) collaborations to realise DaO are easier to foster. This approach represents a departure from the management arrangements of Joint Programmes which have traditionally included either a management unit staffed by one agency staff coordinating the programme or individual staff members based in their Agency Offices.
• UN Green Jobs Programme: Enhancing competitiveness and sustainable business among MMEs in the building construction industry (phase II) ILO Component - Midterm evaluation Partnerships with large private sectors enterprises involved in large scale housing projects (Lafarge, Kalumbila mine, and Barrick Lumwana mine) have enabled the Programme to leverage its interventions and now have potential to scale-up and increase the number of buildings using green technology and materials at affordable cost. The associated business development services and facilitation of market and business linkages of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) with these large private sector enterprises has scope for increasing MSME's participation in the green housing construction. The partnerships with Lafarge, Barrick Lumwana and Kalumbila ... have the potential to build more than 10,000 houses in the next three(3) years. The plan for the project was initially construction of 200 houses. These enterprises already have commitments to environmental management through ISO certifications and other global commitments (e.g. Lafarge's Building Better Cities). The Programme's thrust was to broaden the perspective of green building to include the houses themselves (in addition to maintaining the integrity of surroundings of the housing development) and changing perceptions on green building through construction of demonstration houses. Secondly, these investments and partnerships also brought with them other network resources for example financial institutions willing to finance large enterprise employees under the security of direct salary deductions leading to new viable markets for green construction (Lafarge/Barrick and First National Bank (FNB).
• Building national floors of social protection in Southern Africa - Final Evaluation A small, agile regional project operating at policy level can have genuine influence on attitudes within government, and can accelerate the move towards social protection floors. Despite comparatively limited resources, the project identified and nimbly exploited a number of strategic opportunities which allowed it to have an impact greater than its scale would normally warrant. To have genuinely moved the debate towards a greater acceptance of social protection floors in all of the three countries where it operated, and in the space of only three years, was a significant achievement for a project with just a handful of staff and a financial envelope of below USD1.5 million.
• Fortalecimiento de los espacios institucionales de diálogo social y la participación tripartita de los actores sociales a nivel departamental en Colombia - Evaluación final Hubo una cadena secuencial de acciones estratégicas que aseguraron el éxito de la consecución del Objetivo Inmediato 1 del Proyecto. Las acciones secuenciales en orden estratégico fueron las siguientes: concertar propuestas tripartitas de política pública, construir propuestas de ordenanzas y acuerdos, conseguir que se aprueben las ordenanzas y acuerdos, conseguir que se introduzcan las políticas de trabajo decente en los planes de desarrollo, lograr que las políticas se conviertan en planes y programas poblacionales y sectoriales de trabajo decente, hacerle seguimiento a la ejecución de planes, programas y proyectos de trabajo decente, promover con base en institucionalización de la política pública de TD en el Departamento, el TD en los municipios y los espacios ciudadanos de opinión pública .
• Fortalecimiento de los espacios institucionales de diálogo social y la participación tripartita de los actores sociales a nivel departamental en Colombia - Evaluación final Este caso está relacionado con el producto 1.2 del Proyecto. Según las personas entrevistadas existen la Mesa del ORMET, los integrantes de la Mesa del ORMET son a su vez los integrantes de la Subcomisión. Tanto los investigadores del ORMET como miembros de la Subcomisión consideran que el ORMET es parte de la Subcomisión. En la Mesa del ORMET los actores tripartitos conciertan con los investigadores los estudios que van a hacer, donde se van a hacer y con quienes, con qué población, con que metodología, teniendo en cuenta los lineamientos establecidos por la Red de ORMET a nivel nacional. La OIT apoya este proceso mediante el Proyecto Financiado por el Departamento de Trabajo de los EEUU que desarrolla el Programa para coordinar las agendas de los ORMET y las Subcomisiones.
• Better Work in Cambodia Phase II Multiple Donors - Midterm evaluation Assessments since the 2014 reintroduction of public disclosure of factory compliance via the BFC transparency database show increased levels of compliance with BFC’s 21 critical issues. This is a significant result. The model of the transparency database is now being rolled-out in other Better Work countries
• Better Work in Cambodia Phase II Multiple Donors - Midterm evaluation BFC has played a much commended promotional, facilitation and technical support role from the beginning in the development of the strategy. The programme worked closely with the Ministry of Economy and Finance to both provide technical inputs and facilitate the engagement of Cambodia’s private sector, trade unions and international brands/buyers.
• Better Work in Cambodia Phase II Multiple Donors - Midterm evaluation This development recognises and seeks to leverage the power and influence of such groups (beginning with Asia-based JDU/Roo Hsing and Chrystal) to influence the practices of factories within their orbit in Cambodia. Existing factory compliance data is being used to underpin the introduction of a cluster approach, which involves working with the enterprises linked to the two international groups to collectively foster mutual learning, support and progress
• Better Work in Cambodia Phase II Multiple Donors - Midterm evaluation One of several BFC examples in this respect is the use of data from the evaluation of advisory and training activities for service delivery and individual performance improvement. BFC has pioneered the use of IT tools for the analysis of evaluations provided by participants in advisory and training services. Feedback is analyzed and fed back to participants and factory managers in the same day. Such data has also provided the basis of an annual report on results and fed into staff professional development and performance appraisal.
• Emergency and recovery support to restart livelihoods in Leyte province - Final Evaluation The open planning approach appears to be very suitable in the disaster recovery context. It allows field teams to identify local issues; possible sub-projects to address these, and then assemble implementing teams from a range of agencies.
• Emergency and recovery support to restart livelihoods in Leyte province - Final Evaluation Where sub-project activities provided forums or focal points that allowed workers to meet, through follow-up training, or in the case of the tri-cycle drivers' foundation in Tacloban, a repair and spare parts center, this fosters communication. This in term can be a pathway to associations for self-employed workers.
• Emergency and recovery support to restart livelihoods in Leyte province - Final Evaluation Supporting management activities to ensure well targeted and effective delivery of interventions should be noted. These include: (c) Social preparation to ensure that communities form which beneficiaries were draw are aware of selection criteria; participants understand inputs they will receive; and the role they must play. This prevents later dissatisfaction or capture of activities by any group; (d) Monitoring of the emergency employment was consistent and transparent and ensure that beneficiaries performed their tasks and cash was not diverted.
• Promote the socio-economic integration of vulnerable children and youth through a multi-faceted approach in Haiti - Final Evaluation The project targeted capacity at the policy level and improvement of the coordination of work between national institutions and social partners in and out the targeted areas. Initially, the project intended to working with the National Tripartite Committee for the Elimination of Child Labour (NTCECL) to facilitate practical coordination 8between the Government, employers’ associations and labour unions. However, the National Committee experienced internal issues which prevented it from functioning and severely limited its utility for the project. The NTCECL members have been able to meet together only once. The focal points network do exist, but still need to be functional
• Decent jobs for Tunisia's young people: Tackling the challenge together - Final evaluation Il faut prendre en considération que ce secteur a vécu un grand recul durant les dernières décennies et une régression de la population active travaillant dans ce secteur au profit des secteurs industriels et tertiaires. Il est intéressant de constater que la grande majorité des jeunes qui ont bénéficié et participé à la réalisation de cet axe ont des formations et un background non agricoles (y compris des informaticiens, ingénieurs…). Le projet a réussi via cet axe à susciter un grand intérêt chez eux (FGD avec les bénéficiaires). Ils ont montré un grand dynamisme durant l’exécution et un très faible taux d’abandon. Par exemple, Il est enthousiasmant de constater que parmi les 120 cas qui ont bénéficié de activités de cet axe dans le gouvernorat de Beja, il n’y a eu aucun cas d’abandon même après la fin du projet ; tous les bénéficiaires ont continué l’activité de production dans la filière du miel. Il y a même eu des initiatives d’expansion comme la création d’une boutique de vente des outils et équipement liés à l’élevage des abeilles.
• Decent jobs for Tunisia's young people: Tackling the challenge together - Final evaluation Une des plus-values du projet PEJTUN est d’avoir instauré, contrairement à d’autres projets précédents, une culture de travail collective parmi les jeunes à travers l’approche et l’encouragement de la création des Groupements de Développement Agricoles et des Groupement d’Intérêt Economiques. Cette culture de travail collectif via les GDA et GIE, a eu comme effet la création de forums d’échanges d’idées entre les jeunes, alors qu’ils étaient éparpillés avec une culture d’individualisme et sans espoir, ceci leur a permis de renouer avec l’espoir dans un climat de complicité et d’encouragement mutuel.
• Decent jobs for Tunisia's young people: Tackling the challenge together - Final evaluation Les applications mobiles Droit des Jeunes au Travail (DJT) et Techniques de recherche d’Emplois (TRE), sont de très bonnes pratiques en tant qu’outils mis à la disposition des jeunes dans leurs recherches d’emploi. Il s’agit de capitaliser un outil vital à haut usage dans le quotidien des jeunes générations d’aujourd’hui pour l’utiliser dans les programmes d’emploi. De telles applications renforcent l’accessibilité et permettent d’atteindre plus largement les jeunes, beaucoup mieux que les moyens classiques et de les sensibiliser bien davantage. Elles permettront davantage de performance dans l’emploi des jeunes.
• Decent jobs for Tunisia's young people: Tackling the challenge together - Final evaluation La tendance du projet PEJTUN à capitaliser les expériences, les parcours des projets précédents ainsi que les mécanismes déjà existants, au niveau national ou local est une bonne pratique. C’est un projet qui n’a pas cherché à dupliquer les actions et réinventer la roue mais plutôt à assurer une continuité des efforts précédents et des initiatives en matière d’emploi.
• Decent jobs for Tunisia's young people: Tackling the challenge together - Final evaluation Le projet a renforcé une dimension et une culture interministérielle de travail dans le cadre de la préparation de la stratégie nationale d’emploi en impliquant des nouveaux ministères tels que les ministères de l’éducation ou l’industrie dans les efforts en cours de préparation de la stratégie sous la présidence du MFPE.
• Decent jobs for Tunisia's young people: Tackling the challenge together - Final evaluation Le projet PEJTUN a largement adhéré à l’environnement institutionnel Tunisien, priorités nationales et s’est présenté en tant que porteur de solutions dans le cadre de la mise en application du dialogue social.
• Decent jobs for Tunisia's young people: Tackling the challenge together - Final evaluation L’approche dans la gouvernance et la gestion du projet, structurée en comité national tripartie de pilotage présidé par MFPE et incluant des représentants de différentes parties prenantes et d’un comité local de suivi tripartite incluant des représentants des différentes parties prenantes au niveau de chaque gouvernorat est une bonne pratique et un bon exemple en termes de gouvernance participative dans un projet. Elle concrétise un tripartisme et une approche participative avancée permettant une vraie appropriation nationale et locale du projet. En plus c’est une structure qui mène à une performance en termes de gestion et permet de créer une complémentarité et une bonne coordination entre les niveaux central et local dans l’exécution du projet (Une bonne coordination entre les niveaux Marco et le Méso) et un bon suivi par les instances centrales concernées par l’exécution au niveau local. Une telle structure pourrait en plus permettre ultérieurement de tirer les leçons de l’exécution du projet au niveau local pour les généraliser dans d’autres gouvernorats.
• ILO Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy (2020-23) - Final thematic evaluation The development of the custodian approach that ensures individual departments have accountability for implementing particular areas of the Strategy was identified by both internal and external stakeholders as being an important good practice.
• ILO Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy (2020-23) - Final thematic evaluation The Disability Inclusion Strategy was able to employ lessons learned from the implementation of the Gender Equality Strategy.
• ILO Disability Inclusion Policy and Strategy (2020-23) - Final thematic evaluation The ILO’s involvement in supporting the development of the UNDIS and then subsequent support to its implementation helps ensure the ILO is seen as a leading agency on disability inclusion.
• Projet d’appui à l’amélioration de l’employabilité des jeunes ruraux dans des circuits productifs – Mali PIC III - Evaluation finale La conception de la plateforme électronique d’enseignement à distance de l’entrepreneuriat dénommée « CLE-Mali » (https://ecampusclemali.itcilo.org/): Permet d’avoir un dispositif qui peut être bénéfique non seulement pour les jeunes de la zone d’intervention du projet mais aussi aux jeunes d’autres régions du Mali. Cette action a montré la gestion adaptative du projet.
• Convening stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor in artisanal and small-scale gold mining - Final Evaluation GNASSM is the most important organization in Ghana dedicated to the ASM sector. GNASSM, with 1,200 members, has proven to be an effective mechanism to reach SSM with specific actions to address CL and WC as well as to offer processes such as the CRAFT code to help SSM achieve formalization. The decision to involve an organization that represents the ASGM sector was the right decision and should be considered a good practice.
• Convening stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor in artisanal and small-scale gold mining - Final Evaluation The project collaborated with CBMS Network Office in the Philippines to pilot CBMS with CL rider in a project site that provided the LGU with profiles and conditions of child laborers and their families, contributing to their deeper understanding of CL issues in ASGM. The pilot results prompted LGU decisionmakers and implementers to identify appropriate CL and WC interventions in their local development plan and allocate resources in their budgets as part of the LGU’s annual investment program. The CBMS with CL rider can and should be implemented in more sites once approved by PSA. In addition, the CBMS and CL rider could serve as a model to incorporate CL questions in data collection systems such as labor force surveys in other countries where the ILO and USDOL are implementing or funding CL prevention projects.
• Convening stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor in artisanal and small-scale gold mining - Final Evaluation The project, to the extent possible, built on existing structures rather than create new ones. For example, rather than establishing new community committees to address child labor in Ghana, the project used the CCPCs, which are required by NPA 2. In the Philippines, the project used the CBMS to incorporate child labor rider questions and built the CLLR into the SHIELD initiative. The extent to which the ILO and other USDOL implementing organization can build interventions into existing and funded structures, their likelihood of sustainability will be increased. Interventions that depend on project support and funding are less sustainable and should be avoided if possible.
• Convening stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor in artisanal and small-scale gold mining - Final Evaluation The project worked closely with local governments to help ensure local government development plans are aligned with community needs and priorities. The process included facilitating meetings and dialogue between local government representatives and community formal and informal leaders. The intention was to help ensure that local government plans and resources are aligned with and linked to communities based on the needs and priorities of those communities. This is considered a good practice that the ILO and other USDOL implementing organizations should replicate in future projects that aim to strengthen local government structures and make them more responsive to communities they serve.
• Convening stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor in artisanal and small-scale gold mining - Final Evaluation To the extent possible, the project used stakeholders to conduct training and develop tools rather than hire outside consultants. In Ghana, MELR/CLU provided child labor training for government representatives in Adansi North and Aowin, MC developed the checklist monitoring tool, and NSSI-BAC conducted entrepreneurship training for miners and households. In the Philippines, LGU and TESDA provided vocational training while DSWD and CBMS Network Office took the leads for developing SHIELD, including the CLLR, and the CBMS child labor rider, respectively. The stakeholders believe taking the responsibility for training and tool development in both countries increased capacity and helped create ownership. While not always feasible, the ILO and other USDOL implementing organizations might examine and identify opportunities to involve government agencies and its social partners to deliver training and develop tools rather than contracting outside consultants.
• Convening stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor in artisanal and small-scale gold mining - Final Evaluation While the SHIELD concept was developed by DSWD in the Philippines, the project provided valuable technical and financial support to develop the concept into the SHIELD initiative, develop the CLLR, provide computers, and pilot SHIELD in four project communities. Based on experience in the pilot communities, SHIELD appears to be effective at identifying, validating, and withdrawing children from child labor situations as well as linking child laborer households with government services. The government intends to use SHIELD as one of its primary strategies to withdraw one million child laborers by 2025. Based on the findings related to SHIELD, the evaluators opine that it is a good practice and could serve as a model that ILO and USDOL could apply to other CL prevention projects that have CL monitoring and withdrawal interventions.
• Convening stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor in artisanal and small-scale gold mining - Final Evaluation The decision to establish school clubs and introduce the SCREAM methodology in Ghana was found to be effective and sustainable. Teachers, students, and community leaders credit the school clubs for increasing school attendance and enrollment and reducing the number of children who work in mines. Teachers intend to continue the clubs once the project ends and district education officers are interested in replicating the clubs and SCREAM methodology in other schools. In addition, the school clubs could be replicated in other communities as the project rolls out interventions to more mining communities in both countries. Furthermore, the ILO and USDOL might consider including school clubs and SCREAM or similar methodologies in other CL prevention projects that have a school component.
• Convening stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor in artisanal and small-scale gold mining - Final Evaluation The evaluation team considers the transformation of Malaya to be not only a good practice but a case study for how poorly managed ASGM operations can be transformed. In 2015, Human Rights Watch (HRW) produced a documentary based on interviews with children in Malaya. HRW found that children worked in unstable 25-meter-deep pits, mined gold underwater, along the shore, or in rivers, with oxygen tubes in their mouths (compressor mining). They also processed gold with mercury risking irreversible health damage from mercury poisoning. HRW also documented local rivers and streams colored milky white from mercury contamination. The project provided technical assistance to the Malaya mining association to adopt mercury-free ore processing and education on why child labor is detrimental to children and families. The project also organized a visit to another mining community to learn about agriculture. As a result of the project interventions, the Malaya mining association decided to use mercury-free methods (gravity concentration), ban children from working in the mines and provide them with education opportunities, and improve working conditions in the mines. The association also decided to invest in diversifying its livelihood strategy by introducing agriculture such as coconut trees and coconut products and animal farming such as ducks, chickens, goats, and fish. Malaya has served as a case study for how SSM can make transformations. Malaya can serve future ILO and USDOL CL prevention projects with important lessons and examples of how mining communities with a history of CL and environmental problems can transform themselves by addressing these issues with creative and focused actions. The evaluators consider Malaya to be a candidate for a case study activity to identify and document the factors that contributed to the transformation, which can be applied to similar situations in other projects implemented or funded by the ILO and USDOL.
• Promotion of Decent Work in Southern African Ports (phase II) - Final Evaluation Selection and Site Location of CTA: Retention of the same CTA for phase during phase 2 and locating him in a key site (DCT) of the project site gave the project a head start - thereby avoiding implementation delays which would have possibly occurred with a totally new person. CTA's apparent rapport with local stakeholders expedited commencement activities.
• Promotion of Decent Work in Southern African Ports (phase II) - Final Evaluation Experiential Learning: Building in experiential learning components helped in fast tracking learning and knowledge acquisition on the part of labour and management staff who participated in learning tours to Antwerp and Rotterdam ports.
• Promotion of Decent Work in Southern African Ports (phase II) - Final Evaluation Capacity Building of Local Trainers: Building the capacity of local institutions and training of stakeholder-based trainers which enhances interventions through multiplier effects.
• Promotion of Decent Work in Southern African Ports (phase II) - Final Evaluation Open door policy: Maintaining an open door policy on the part of the project management unit (PMU) - which contributed positively to trust building, ownership and support among local institutions.
• Promotion of Decent Work in Southern African Ports (phase II) - Final Evaluation Local support structures: Having in place stakeholder-based steering committees (Project Steering Committee and Technical Advisory Committee) benefited the project by way of enhanced sense of local ownership, administrative and political support.
• Développement économique et plan d'action régionale par la création d'emplois décents pour les jeunes en Tunisie - Évaluation Finale L'approche participative a démontré son efficacité par rapport aux méthodes classiques en suscitant une grande motivation pour prendre part au projet. C’est une clé pour l'appropriation et donc pour le succès des projets.
• Développement économique et plan d'action régionale par la création d'emplois décents pour les jeunes en Tunisie - Évaluation Finale Le développement d'une vision coopérative et solidaire, adossée sur une logique de développement économique local, a fait ses preuves. Cette approche stratégique est ce qui a conféré au projet son caractère innovateur.
• Développement économique et plan d'action régionale par la création d'emplois décents pour les jeunes en Tunisie - Évaluation Finale La production de modules d'information et de formation pour capitaliser et diffuser les atouts et les leçons apprises est un facteur structurant d'appropriation et de durabilité du projet.
• Développement économique et plan d'action régionale par la création d'emplois décents pour les jeunes en Tunisie - Évaluation Finale Une mobilisation des prestataires de services tout en prenant en compte l'aspect genre afin de combattre les inégalités hommes/femmes sur le marché du travail et les perspectives offertes par de développement économique local.
• Développement économique et plan d'action régionale par la création d'emplois décents pour les jeunes en Tunisie - Évaluation Finale Les études d'identification de secteurs prioritaires et de chaines de valeur pour la valorisation des produits locaux se sont avérées très pertinentes pour les interventions du projet dans les régions, ce d'autant plus qu’elles ont impliqué les acteurs locaux, conformément à l'approche participative dans le développement économique locale et le dialogue décentralisé.
• Tripartite action to protect migrants from labour exploitation (ASEAN TRIANGLE) - Final evaluation The reliability of funding benefits consistent planning and staff continuity. Both the total funding amount and the payment tranches were agreed in the Grant Arrangement between the Government of Canada and the ILO, and these were also followed precisely. This made implementation and planning also reliable and regular, positively impacting on outputs, partner relations and staffing continuity.
• Tripartite action to protect migrants from labour exploitation (ASEAN TRIANGLE) - Final evaluation The Four-tiered ATP Approach: Regional, Tripartite-plus, Rights-based and Gender-responsive. The design focuses on the protection of the migrants from labour exploitation and on a reduction of inequality of women and men migrants in the light of increasing integration particularly within ASEAN but also outside of it. This will lead to the project's ultimate outcome of 'Increased labour rights protection and decent work opportunities for women and men migrant workers in Southeast Asia'.
• Joint programme for the support of the public authority of manpower in Kuwait - Final joint evaluation Policy window open and close, and it is important to plan support initiatives such that they are sensitive to open policy windows The timing of this project was taking advantage of an optimal open policy window for change. It strategically had taken advantage of the will for UN agencies’ joint support and also the government will for change. The open policy and institutional change windows sometimes offer good opportunities for sensitization, and this is a strategy that is effective to reorient incumbent institutions to new ways of working.
• Joint programme for the support of the public authority of manpower in Kuwait - Final joint evaluation Importance of working with NGOs. The innovative work with NGO for capacity building was a key lesson learned as it can inform future program practices. This was a first ever successful collaboration between labour services and a civil society organization.. A process through which three volunteers were trained on OSH; three flash videos were developed on OSH/ILS.
• Joint programme for the support of the public authority of manpower in Kuwait - Final joint evaluation The one UN project modality for Kuwait is showing unique feature for implementation in a NCC country context that needs consideration for future one UN project design. This project support was a successful experiment for one UN implementation in a NCC country but has a critical difference than other country context. The donor is also the main beneficiary and so conflicts can arise in the expected outcome especially concerning protection and human rights issues and focus.
• Partnerships for youth employment in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) - Midterm evaluation Projects / activities involving constituents equally in joint work
• Development of a comprehensive anti-trafficking response in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - Final Evaluation The quality and usefulness of project publications is acknowledged and appreciated by all project stakeholders and beneficiaries. Thus, the guides created on various countries for those who want to migrate, can be considered a sustainable and best practice to further strengthen anti-trafficking efforts in all three countries. A practical guideline publication for service providers working on trafficking has also been extremely helpful and is currently used in all three countries.
• Development of a comprehensive anti-trafficking response in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - Final Evaluation The study tours to Serbia and Macedonia were appreciated by participants from all three countries. These exchange visits provided an opportunity to participants to gain experience and discuss all aspects of an anti-trafficking response. Moreover, Georgia's experience was also shared to the benefit of other participants.
• Development of a comprehensive anti-trafficking response in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - Final Evaluation NAPs were revised in all three countries. Although Azerbaijan was reluctant to do so, the revision was done because a coalition of international organizations led by ILO managed to convince the government of its importance.
• Development of a comprehensive anti-trafficking response in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia - Final Evaluation Exchange visits contributed to experience sharing and influenced country-wide responses to trafficking. For example, the exchange visit of authorities from Azerbaijan to Georgia resulted in the creation of a structure in Azerbaijan similar to the Georgian State Fund for Protection and Assistance to the Victims of Trafficking.
• Promoting and Realising Freedom of Association and Collective Bargaining by Building Trust and Capacity in Industrial Relations Systems - Final Evaluation The range, quality and frequency of publications from the project might serve as a model of the very best practice for other projects in future. In addition, future projects might give consideration to making publications available electronically, notwithstanding the likelihood that many stakeholders will not at present have access to the internet, or perhaps the financial resources to print multiple copies of long documents.
• Skills training strategies to combat WFCL in urban informal sector in Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa - Final Evaluation Keeping records on the performance of each trainee helped in monitoring the progress of the training as well as the specific needs of each trainee. This enabled specific solutions to be found for individual problems.
• Skills training strategies to combat WFCL in urban informal sector in Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa - Final Evaluation Giving withdrawn children opportunity to choose the vocational skills they want to acquire ensured that, the courses offered under the skills training project were demand driven rather that supply driven. This helped to sustain the interest of the trainees in the project and to complete the training.
• Skills training strategies to combat WFCL in urban informal sector in Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa - Final Evaluation Networking with specialized government/ non governmental agencies made significant contributions in counseling and diverse support to the project. Effective coordination of all interventions taking place at the local level is important because it maximizes resources mobilization, minimizes overlapping and avoids duplication of intervention. Multi-sectoral child protection committees at national, regional and district levels lead to effective implementation of existing policies that promote children rights.
• Skills training strategies to combat WFCL in urban informal sector in Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa - Final Evaluation A good targeting and selection strategy was the identification of beneficiaries through referrals by members of the community and community based organisations. The strategy ensured that the community had an opportunity to identify the most needy and vulnerable in society.
• Skills training strategies to combat WFCL in urban informal sector in Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa - Final Evaluation The involvement of community based artisan training service providers was very useful because it was based on the use of local resources in the training which will help keep the trainees in their localities.
• Skills training strategies to combat WFCL in urban informal sector in Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa - Final Evaluation Establishment of a counseling centre in Ghana where the children meet every fortnight to share ideas, and experiences, learn about adolescent reproductive rights and responsibilities of children, social harassment issues etc was very useful. Expert counselors were invited to teach the children. The centre has also given visibility for the project in the community which attracts people to learn about the project. This development has created a good image for the programme.
• Skills training strategies to combat WFCL in urban informal sector in Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa - Final Evaluation Training of artisan service providers in handling child labourers was very useful in preparing them for the training. The identification and training should be preceded by the withdrawal of children and who will have selected specific trade areas. This will enable the right artisans to be selected for the project. Further the development and use of curriculum for the training was useful because it facilitated effective and efficient training.
• Skills training strategies to combat WFCL in urban informal sector in Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa - Final Evaluation The use of professional counselors in specialized agencies to counsel the children to accept to withdraw and undergo training was very useful. A considerable amount of time is needed to counsel the children to prepare them for the training. Counseling should continue throughout the training.
• Skills training strategies to combat WFCL in urban informal sector in Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa - Final Evaluation Monthly socialization exchange programmes/study visits by trainees to their peers at other locations/sites helped to reinforce and sustain their interest in training. It is therefore recommended that such programmes be maintained in future projects. Each trainee was asked to tell his or her stories to enable others learn from it.
• Integrated Rural Accessibility Planning Project (IRAP) in Sri Lanka: A component of UNOPS' Community access programming - Final Joint Evaluation The IRAP methodology introduced several important techniques into the infrastructure planning process. The poverty mapping based on Fund Allocation Model (FAM), positioning of village assets using Global Positioning System (GPS) and Personnel Digital Assistance (PDA), preparation of asset maps using Geographic Information System (GIS) and preparation of Vulnerability Analysis Mapping (VAM) were examples used successfully in the IRAP process.
• Preventing trafficking in girls and young women for labour exploitation within China (CP-Ting Phase I) - Final Evaluation Participatory and process-based approaches were highly innovative in their context and are likely to represent a salient feature of the project's legacy. These approaches were especially effective in building capacity of Women's Federation and partner personnel. The excellent work of the project in this area deserves to be actively inherited by further efforts that focus more directly on working with at-risk communities.
• Preventing trafficking in girls and young women for labour exploitation within China (CP-Ting Phase I) - Final Evaluation The project made very successful use of the media to mobilize government, public opinion and migrant girls and young women. A media strategy designed with the assistance of a media consultant promoted pro-active cooperation with media partners and successfully integrated traditional mass mobilization methods with modern marketing techniques.
• Formalizing Access to the Legal Labour Market for Refugees and Host Communities in Jordan – Phase III LEVERAGE ESTABLISHED PROGRAMME MODELS AND TRUSTED PARTNERSHIPS .The PRM project series (2017-2024) has consistently been able to develop, leverage, build on and innovate from established programme models and trusted partnerships, with the Donor, Government of Jordan entities and Implementing Partners.
• Thematic evaluation of the ILO ROAS gender work in the region with emphasis on the SIDA funded ILO- UN Women Joint Programme Empowering Female Teachers for Decent Work: The 'Stand Up with the Teacher' Campaign in Jordan. Stand Up with the Teacher is a campaign designed to build the power of female teachers working at private schools to enable them to advocate for their labour rights. The ILO’s continued support facilitated the campaign’s growth into a well-formed community advocacy group. This long-term commitment has enabled female teachers to participate actively in policy discussions and to interact effectively with national bodies such as the Ministry of Labour and the Social Security Corporation in the defence of their labour rights.
• Thematic evaluation of the ILO ROAS gender work in the region with emphasis on the SIDA funded ILO- UN Women Joint Programme Strengthening gender-sensitive labour inspection in Egypt. ILO Egypt followed a structured approach with the inspection function of the Ministry of Labour (MoL) to foster cultural change in favour of gender equality by developing a manual to ensure that labour inspections are conducted in a consistent manner and by providing training for inspectors in 27 governorates ensuring a wide geographical reach.
• Thematic evaluation of the ILO ROAS gender work in the region with emphasis on the SIDA funded ILO- UN Women Joint Programme A cross-cutting coalition of Palestinian trade unions and social organizations for a gender responsive labour law. The formation of a national coalition between the Palestinian General Federation of Trade Unions (PGFTU) and 49 civil society organizations (CSOs) to advocate for a gender-responsive labour law allowed trade unions to amplify their voices and contribute to increase the legitimacy of its demands by presenting a stronger unified voice with other social actors. This achievement of creating one coalition between PGFTU and NGOs/CSOs meets the target set by the Joint Programme (PAL 1.2.2 # of advocacy initiatives conducted on gender equality in labour legislation).
• Access to justice in labour disputes through mediation and conciliation Strong and active involvement by the social partners in many aspects of the project. Tripartite and bipartite involvement in critical project activities. Social dialogue was built through participation in activities such as the public awareness campaign. Social partners gained greater ownership of the project.
• Access to justice in labour disputes through mediation and conciliation Intervention at high school level to incorporate ALDR into curriculum for 16 – 18-year-old students. Linked to Outcome 5 to influence future workers in respect of amicable conflict resolution at work.
• Advancing Workers’ Rights in the Palm Oil Sector in Indonesia and Malaysia Developing a multi-level approach to relationship building has helped strengthen the intervention. Working at the national level with both companies and trade union federations has led to more buy-in to the process at the plantation level.
• Advancing Workers’ Rights in the Palm Oil Sector in Indonesia and Malaysia Joint inspection activities strengthen the abilities of labour inspectors to identify and address violations. The joint inspections and the training on a strategic approach to inspections helped produce more effective results for the labour inspectorate and contributed one of the significant achievements of the project of supporting the registration of over 10,000 workers in the social security system. Labour inspectors utilised the ideas of coordinating action with other entities that were presented with them in training to achieve this result.
• Evaluación Final Independiente del III Plan Nacional para la Prevención y Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil y la Protección del Trabajo Adolescente en Argentina (2018-2022) 1. Evaluaciones externas como proceso de construcción de evidencia, aprendizajes y recomendaciones; y como insumo clave para la orientación estratégica en el abordaje del TI. OE2. Afianzar y fortalecer el sistema integral de información (Observatorio y otras instancias de producción de información social) sobre trabajo infantil y adolescente, dirigido al análisis de su situación para dar soporte al diseño e implementación de políticas públicas.
• Evaluación Final Independiente del III Plan Nacional para la Prevención y Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil y la Protección del Trabajo Adolescente en Argentina (2018-2022) 2. Programa Buena Cosecha: programa nacional que ha tenido éxito en la creación y el fortalecimiento de espacios de cuidado para hijas/os de trabajadores/as del ámbito rural. OE4. Ampliar las posibilidades de los adultos a cargo de NNyA, y de la familia en su conjunto, para reducir la necesidad de apelar al trabajo infantil y al trabajo adolescente en condiciones no protegidas.
• Evaluación Final Independiente del III Plan Nacional para la Prevención y Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil y la Protección del Trabajo Adolescente en Argentina (2018-2022) 3. Apertura al diálogo y los procesos participativos, como el sucedido para el diseño del IV Plan, con todos los actores en la CONAETI como factor determinante para generar consensos y sostenibilidad de las acciones. OE2. Afianzar y fortalecer el sistema integral de información (Observatorio y otras instancias de producción de información social) sobre trabajo infantil y adolescente, dirigido al análisis de su situación para dar soporte al diseño e implementación de políticas públicas.
• Evaluación Final Independiente del III Plan Nacional para la Prevención y Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil y la Protección del Trabajo Adolescente en Argentina (2018-2022) 5. Contar con un Plan Operativo Provincial (POP) con diagnósticos y un presupuesto asignado como el de Provincia de Buenos Aires, para que las COPRETI puedan planificar estratégicamente sus acciones y hacerlas más sostenibles. OE3. Fortalecer las Comisiones Provinciales para la Prevención y Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil en sus capacidades técnicas, institucionales y territoriales.
• Evaluación Final Independiente del III Plan Nacional para la Prevención y Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil y la Protección del Trabajo Adolescente en Argentina (2018-2022) 6. Apoyo a través de programas de transferencia directa de recursos de forma mensual y sostenida por un plazo determinado potencia la eficiencia y sostenibilidad de las actividades. OE4. Ampliar las posibilidades de los adultos a cargo de NNyA, y de la familia en su conjunto, para reducir la necesidad de apelar al trabajo infantil y al trabajo adolescente en condiciones no protegidas.
• Evaluación Final Independiente del III Plan Nacional para la Prevención y Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil y la Protección del Trabajo Adolescente en Argentina (2018-2022) 4. El apoyo y acompañamiento de OIT al Plan y a proyectos específicos (MIRTI, OFFSIDE, MAP16) favorece una buena sinergia entre instituciones públicas y privadas, aportando al cumplimiento de los objetivos de una manera más integral y sostenible. OE2. Afianzar y fortalecer el sistema integral de información (Observatorio y otras instancias de producción de información social) sobre trabajo infantil y adolescente, dirigido al análisis de su situación para dar soporte al diseño e implementación de políticas públicas.
• Evaluación Final Independiente del III Plan Nacional para la Prevención y Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil y la Protección del Trabajo Adolescente en Argentina (2018-2022) 7. Diplomaturas sobre la problemática o formaciones abiertas a la ciudadanía como estrategia de profesionalización de los equipos encargados de este tipo de políticas públicas y mecanismo de articulación con actores relevantes de la sociedad civil. OE1. Promover la visión del trabajo infantil y del trabajo adolescente en condiciones no protegidas como vulneración de derechos de la niñez, dimensionando el impacto en su desarrollo mediante estrategias de difusión masiva y capacitaciones específicas a los agentes claves con capacidad de incidencia.
• Final Independent Evaluation of EU-funded Better Work Programmes in Sri Lanka and Madagascar (Phase I) In both Madagascar and in Sri Lanka the capacity building and engagement of Bipartite Committees was a Good Practice enhancing decent work conditions, collective bargaining and productivity. In both Madagascar and in Sri Lanka the capacity building and engagement of Bipartite Committees was a Good Practice enhancing decent work conditions, collective bargaining and productivity.
• Final Independent Evaluation of EU-funded Better Work Programmes in Sri Lanka and Madagascar (Phase I) Adaptability and flexibility of the Project Team, of the ILO Country Offices and experts, of BW Global, as well as of the donor is critical.
• ILO/Korea Partnership Programme Towards the Realization of the Asian Decent Work Decade (2015-2017) - Final Evaluation The management set-up of the ILO/Korea projects is a good practice with a Management Team, lead specialists and Korean experts on loan from Korean partner institutes.
• ILO/Korea Partnership Programme Towards the Realization of the Asian Decent Work Decade (2015-2017) - Final Evaluation The joint work of the project with the Myanmar Engineering Society and the Asian Welding Federation (AWF) in Singapore on the standards for the welding occupation is a good practice in the area of cooperation with employers’ organisations and the private sector.
• ILO/Korea Partnership Programme Towards the Realization of the Asian Decent Work Decade (2015-2017) - Final Evaluation The setting up in Myanmar of the National Tripartite Dialogue Forum (NTDF) by the ILO Liaison Office (LO) as a forum to discuss Decent Work issues with the national constituents is an important step towards the goal of supporting policy development.
• Global action to improve the recruitment framework of labour migration - Final Evaluation Working with media organizations with the objective to improve journalists’ capacity to investigate and report on specific issues and inform the general population as a whole can be an effective complementary strategy to a project’s system-level results.
• Global action to improve the recruitment framework of labour migration - Final Evaluation Combining global- and country-level actions with the objective of facilitating exchange of knowledge and experience between regions and between country- and global-levels initiatives, can contribute to results achievement.
• Global action to improve the recruitment framework of labour migration - Final Evaluation A flexible implementation of the corridor approach to implementing actions can lead to the achievement of regional-level results.
• Decent work for sustainable and inclusive economic transformation in Mozambique - Final Evaluation Constructing processes from existing local resources. Putting in place national policies has to be adapted to the institutional conditions and capacities of the country. The project rightly chose to incorporate structures, such as the INEP, IPEME, COMAL that have responsibilities in the implementation of those policies and opted for developing their capacities. In general, constructing the processes from existing local resources: human, technical and material, even when local institutions and programs have significant weaknesses, would represent an investment into the future and a guarantee that the Program is acting in accordance with local paces and priorities
• Decent work for sustainable and inclusive economic transformation in Mozambique - Final Evaluation The sustained commitment to internal and external dialogue. The promotion of dialogue between sectors (labor, finances, industry, education/VET) and between stakeholders from the private, public and civil society domains has been a hallmark of Moztrabalha and has helped the project to be flexible, reflective and draw lessons to improve the service model.
• Decent work for sustainable and inclusive economic transformation in Mozambique - Final Evaluation Partnerships with private actors. Alliances of this nature formed within the framework of the project with private actors acting as services providers and even financial contributors, allowed greater flexibility in the use of resources, fostered channels of innovation, favored adaptation to the context, and broadened the prospects for expansion and replication of applied experiences.
• Proyecto de apoyo a la iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe Libre de Trabajo Infantil (Fase III) - Evaluación finale cluster independiente (cluster) 2. La elaboración de una sistematización que haya puesto el foco en el proceso de fundación y primeros años de funcionamiento de la IR ha permitido recoger información plural y sistematizada sobre el proceso y enseñanzas adquiridas. Se considera relevante por la naturaleza innovadora de la Iniciativa, que radica en su carácter regional y mecanismos de trabajo y gestión. Sitúa a los actores tradicionales en la labor contra el TI (OIT, gobiernos y agentes sociales) en posiciones diferentes a las que han ocupado tradicionalmente, y ello requiere de una labor de innovación hasta ahora inédita. Frecuentemente este tipo de procesos de cambio se dan en contextos de mucho trabajo, con equipos reducidos y a ritmos que no permiten hacer tareas de registro de la de acción-reflexión-acción que conduce el proceso. Por ello, con la sistematización realizada se ha conseguido una mirada amplia y conjunta que permite el registro del proceso como insumo para nuevas fases o nuevas experiencias de réplica del modelo.
• Proyecto de apoyo a la iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe Libre de Trabajo Infantil (Fase III) - Evaluación finale cluster independiente (cluster) 3. La incorporación al modelo de trabajo contra la explotación infantil de la estrategia de Cooperación Sur-Sur es otra buena práctica altamente valorada. Aunque la cooperación Sur-Sur ya se está realizando desde hace años, su integración en una plataforma regional ofrece nuevas connotaciones. Esta integración permite a los países que entran en contacto tener ya establecidos mecanismos de comunicación, haber compartido espacios de trabajo y en mucho casos, conocimientos personales que van a favorecer a posteriori la coordinación de los equipos. Las ventajas generales de la cooperación Sur-Sur se centran en la idiosincrasia compartida entre los países y la validez de los modelos de actuación. La generación de bancos de proyectos y de acuerdos de colaboración es prueba de su interés. Sería interesante también recoger un banco de experiencias de cómo se han realizado los procesos de intercambio y de lecciones aprendidas para futuras experiencia.
• Proyecto de apoyo a la iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe Libre de Trabajo Infantil (Fase III) - Evaluación finale cluster independiente (cluster) 1.La Creación de la Red de Puntos focales y sus sistemas de comunicación para la gestión e implementación de la IR está considerada como una estrategia altamente eficiente y eficaz. La creación de la Red de Puntos Focales y los sistemas de comunicación horizontales y ágiles creados facilitan un modelo de relación participativo y en igualdad de condiciones para los y las puntos focales de gobierno y agentes sociales. Las Reuniones virtuales y presenciales son útiles para dar seguimiento a los avances y articular acciones los primeros y la segunda para definir conjuntamente prioridades y herramientas programáticas apropiadas. Generan espacios de encuentro, conocimiento y permiten tomar iniciativas de acción. La Plataforma web es una plataforma de convergencia de actores, de generación e intercambio de conocimiento y de sensibilización y visibilidad. La Plataforma virtual es un lugar donde se archiva y se pone a disposición de las y los usuarios todo tipo de recursos de los que poder hacer uso según necesidad. Las Redes sociales son útiles en la transmisión de información de contenido visual como vídeo, promociones, campañas, etc. Permite compartir y recibir información de todo tipo de eventos y mantener al día a las y los puntos focales de lo que está ocurriendo en los países socios. El grupo de WhatsApp ofrece un canal de comunicación instantáneo lo que proporciona una gran operatividad, cuyo principal reto es la diversidad de idiomas de trabajo. Es útil para coordinaciones operativas, difusión de información y actividades llevadas a cabo por y en los países y fortalecimiento de lazos y fomento de la integración de los/as participantes de la red.
• Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programmes (EIIPs) in Jordan and Lebanon - Final cluster evaluation Application of social safeguards and regular monitoring, follow-up and enforcement where necessary is a good practice now well embedded in the programmes. On both programmes, systems are in place for workers to raise any issues of concern though with some differences. The application of safeguards protects men, women and persons with disabilities (PWDs) on EIIP projects. Complemented by minimum targets for the participation of women and PwDs on equal terms and a proactive approach to enable their participation the safeguards are aspects of decent work conditions.
• Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programmes (EIIPs) in Jordan and Lebanon - Final cluster evaluation Institutional development, capacity building and policy influencing are integral parts of the two programmes. They are needed because the situation created by the influx of refugees which is likely to remain a challenge for some time in both the countries. Training of private sector contractors and government staff and working with national and international partners are aspects of capacity building common to both the programmes. In Lebanon, advisors in key partner ministries play an important role in capacity building and policy influencing and could be of value in Jordan.
• Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programmes (EIIPs) in Jordan and Lebanon - Final cluster evaluation Sustainability in the form of: (a) the importance of maintenance for the improved assets, and (b) replicability LRBT approach through institutionalising the approach are embedded in the programmes. Maintenance of the improved assets to preserve them has the benefits of preserving the value of the assets and sustaining them in good condition to continue delivering value to the users and providing employment in maintenance. Replicability of the LRBT approach for improving and maintaining assets is related to the Institutional development, capacity building and policy influencing outlined as Good Practice 1.
• Enhancing Rural Access Agro-Forestry (‘ERA Agro-Forestry’): Improving access to agro-forestry areas - Final evaluation The strong mutually beneficial collaboration between ERA-AF and DBTC and IADE has been of central importance for the Project given its core model to combine contractor training and roads rehabilitation. The collaboration is built on the Project working with the training institutes to develop training programmes, the Project supporting the institutes in their capacity development and the institutes adapting their offerings to meet Project requirements. For example DBTC staff act as supervisors and advisers of contractors and IADE staff have trained to improve their understanding of the construction business and both have prepared guides which contractors can use in the field.
• Enhancing Rural Access Agro-Forestry (‘ERA Agro-Forestry’): Improving access to agro-forestry areas - Final evaluation A challenge facing all projects which include elements of training is assessing the quality of the output and outcome. For contractors and their staff the quality of their work in the field is important and this cannot be gauged by performance I a test. DBTC and IADE, in collaboration with ERA-AF, have developed a tool for assessing the performance of contractors on business, technical and social responsibility aspects when implementing works. The ERA-AF Contractor Excellence tool is used to assess contractors’ performance and to recognise high quality contractor performance.
• Enhancing Rural Access Agro-Forestry (‘ERA Agro-Forestry’): Improving access to agro-forestry areas - Final evaluation As noted under LL1, the Project has faced challenges in achieving its objective of supporting public sector institutional reforms for capacity development of small contractors and creating an enabling environment for them. The good practice is the White Paper which is in effect ERA-AF’s exit strategy. The White Paper outlines a way forward for adapting the lessons from ERA-AF on strengthening the small scale contractor sector and improving the environment in which they operate when implementing government projects. A roadmap based on evidence and analysis has been set out in the paper. ADN has been identified to take the lead role with ILO support.
• Support to the extension of Social Health Protection in South-East Asia - Final evaluation The implementation modalities of the Costing Exercise on the health insurance benefit package and health facility costing in Lao PDR is a Good Practice to be replicated in other projects.
• Support to the extension of Social Health Protection in South-East Asia - Final evaluation The development of a multi-country Regional Compendium on Social Health Protection is a Good Practice to be replicated elsewhere since countries have shown to be interested to learn from each other. This Compendium includes the experiences with Social health Protection in 21 countries in Asia/Pacific, “from Afghanistan to Fiji”, and will be launched in the coming months at a Project Closing Event. Update the Compendium regularly, and follow-up with (policy) briefs on questions the countries will be asking, for example on “sub-topics” (such as Long-term care) which would require further analysis and data collection.
• Responsible Supply Chains in Asia - Final evaluation The Research Studies undertaken in the first phase of the programme laid a foundation for the remainder of the programme as it served as a basis for identifying the specific activities for other implementation modalities as well as for meaningful consultations and hence ownership.
• Responsible Supply Chains in Asia - Final evaluation The CSR Think Tank for the Seafood Sector in Viet Nam could be a model to be replicated in other economic sectors.
• Responsible Supply Chains in Asia - Final evaluation It is a Good Practice in programmes dealing with responsible supply chains to include a combination of a cross-country supply chain approach with national interventions.
• Implementation of the Agreement concerning additional employment injury benefits to the victims of the Ali Enterprises fire and strengthening... - Final evaluation Strong investment on the identification and verification process is critical for the establishment of a functioning, accountable, transparent and sustainable cash-transfer system.
• Implementation of the Agreement concerning additional employment injury benefits to the victims of the Ali Enterprises fire and strengthening... - Final evaluation Local ownership is critical and the establishment of technical and management oversight and governance mechanisms is critical for long-term engagement and decision-making.
• Implementation of the Agreement concerning additional employment injury benefits to the victims of the Ali Enterprises fire and strengthening... - Final evaluation Capacity development focus on priority areas using a mix of delivery methods is important but also required a clear structure and plan to determine intervention and exit points.
• Implementation of the Agreement concerning additional employment injury benefits to the victims of the Ali Enterprises fire and strengthening... - Final evaluation Regular (weekly) coordination meetings between ILO HQ and ILO CO staff. Approach builds rapport and allows technical experts to consultation CO staff on workplan streams
• Inclusive labour markets for job creation in Ukraine - Midterm joint evaluation The ILO has adapted the LEP approach to the context of Central and Eastern Europe and developed tools to support stakeholders to develop local solutions to their specific employment challenges. The ILO enables labour market institutions at local level (such as employment offices) to take responsibility and drive formulation and implementation of LEPs by introducing innovation and collaborative approaches in implementation of national employment policies. Local Employment Partnerships (LEPs) are promoted and implemented by the ILMJC at regional and local level in Ukraine. They are found to be effective public-private partnerships for inclusive and responsible local employment governance.
• Inclusive labour markets for job creation in Ukraine - Midterm joint evaluation As part of the ILMJC supported Local Employment Partnership (LEP) in Kherson city (see Good Practice 1), the local TVET school has succeeded in involving private professionals (practitioners) directly in Master classes for chef students. As part of the LEP, the school has raised funds from local authorities and businesses for total a refurbishment of the kitchen facilities (a precondition to receive further support for equipment). The kitchen has received complete state of the art chef’s professional cooking and laboratory equipment from the ILMJC – according to standards defined by National Association of chefs. This facility has enhanced relevance and general quality of the TVET school. Involving master chefs as specialists in developing occupational standards for cooks (officially approved by MoE) has harnessed best practice in the sector and integrated this into new national standard. IF this standard can be meaningfully used in other TVET schools, as well as the improved curriculum, it could lift quality of services in hospitality sector
• Better Factories Cambodia, Better Work Indonesia, and Better Work Vietnam Programmes - Midterm cluster evaluation During Covid-19 the BFC piloted a remote factory inspection process involving the use of hand-held cameras / mobile phones to view and inspect the factory. This is linked to Outcome No.1,1 “Regular factory level compliance and progress reports produced”.
• Better Factories Cambodia, Better Work Indonesia, and Better Work Vietnam Programmes - Midterm cluster evaluation BWV has developed and piloted an application called “Gopy” which functions like a social media application, where workers, factory representatives and Better Work Enterprise Advisors can share and update information, strengthen a meaningful and deep dialogue, and foster quality conversation among workers and management personnel. This is linked to improving social dialogue.
• Better Factories Cambodia, Better Work Indonesia, and Better Work Vietnam Programmes - Midterm cluster evaluation Expertise in the BKK-based BWG and BFC is developing a smarter analysis of key trends and common issues through a Case Management system that allows factory inspectors to better target the more serious violations thereby achieving bigger impact. This is linked to compliance improvement.
• Evaluación Agrupada de proyectos de Protección Social en El Salvador y Honduras - Final agrupada independiente Asesoría técnica virtual. Los actores participantes en la evaluación consideran que la asesoría virtual prestada a los mandantes por los especialistas de OIT, en espacios de interlocución creados por los proyectos con ocasión de las restricciones ocasionadas por la pandemia de la Covid-19, se considera una buena práctica replicable para hacer acompañamiento más permanente a los mandantes (incluso sin la existencia de proyectos) en el seguimiento a la implementación de los productos y la incidencia, que dé más garantías de sostenibilidad de los resultados logrados.
• Evaluación Agrupada de proyectos de Protección Social en El Salvador y Honduras - Final agrupada independiente La PS al trabajador migrante de El Salvador como política común entre países en la región. El sistema de Protección Social al Trabajador Migrante aplicado por el ISSS se ha constituido en una buena política institucional en el país, y ha comenzado a ser de interés para la aplicación en otros países de la región con situaciones similares, como es el caso de los institutos de SS de México y Haití.
• Evaluación Agrupada de proyectos de Protección Social en El Salvador y Honduras - Final agrupada independiente Uso de Modelos Actuariales de la OIT en la asesoría técnica de valuaciones actuariales. Los modelos actuariales propios de la OIT aplicados en la valuación actuarial del INJUPEMP, son considerados una buena herramienta para prestar la asesoría técnica, dejar capacidades instaladas en los actores y facilitar la actualización y réplica de las valuaciones de manera permanente. Esta práctica es, a su vez, un referente importante para multiplicar la creación y uso de modelos o herramientas similares en el desarrollo de temas y enfoques de PS, como el enfoque de género y diferencial.
• Sida-ILO Partnership Programme 2018-2019 Outcome-based funding to Outcome 7 with a focus on Social Dialogue, Industrial Relations and Collective Bargaining (Phase I) - Final evaluation The IR Toolkit, a global tool to promote Collective Bargaining, workplace cooperation and mechanism for grievance handling has been developed with Sida funding. As part of the strategy, the IR Toolkit was to be piloted at the country level. In Ethiopia, the ILO comprehensive Programme on Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialization in Ethiopia has been a main partner to organise three activities at the sectoral – garment- and workplace levels. This programme was designed with the objective of joining all existing ILO projects working in Ethiopia, each with a different focus: occupational health and safety (funded by Vision Zero Fund), compliance (Better Work), productivity improvement (Score) or Industrial Relations (H&M-Sida). This placed an enormous strain on the labour administration and the Social Partners, unable to support an array of activities taking place often in the same workplaces. The Programme, a main potential user of the IR Toolkit, requested cooperation with the Sida Project the ITCILO. Having identified a CPO in the design phase facilitated leveraging funds from different sources and creating ownership of the tool at the local level. The local project funded the cost of the activity; the ITCILO provided technical staff to deliver the training and the Sida intervention funded the travel costs. This collaboration created the Programme and country ownership - the Programme is currently planning its translation and adaptation to the national context- allowed to improve the tool globally by piloting it, and allowed the cost-sharing of activities for greater efficiency.
• Sida-ILO Partnership Programme 2018-2019 Outcome-based funding to Outcome 7 with a focus on Social Dialogue, Industrial Relations and Collective Bargaining (Phase I) - Final evaluation The value of extensive and meaningful inclusive collaboration Inclusive and meaningful participation of a number of technical units, field offices and development cooperation projects have been at the heart of the strategy for the development of the global tools, from the very initial phase and throughout the entire intervention. Under the global coordination and leadership of INWORK, participation has included DIALOGUE (lead unit for the SAM SDI), FUNDAMENTALS, NORMES, STATISTICS, LABOURLAW, ACTRAV and ACT/EMP and the global Programme Better Work. These consultations rounds were often extended to include field specialists and representatives from the Social Partners, identified by ACTRAV and ACT/EMP. The consultation mechanisms consisted of rounds of in-depth technical discussions. Consultations were aimed at understanding views and positions and to reach consensus on the approach and content. This mechanisms had the following effects, particularly relevant for global tools: • Robustness of the products achieved, as it benefited from sound in-house expertise • Endorsement of the final product by all participating ILO units through validation workshops; these units are potential users and promoters, as they also happen to engage in IR work; • Strengthening the capacities of all those involved, by understanding challenges and positions and accessing expertise and knowledge; this increased capacity will remain in the ILO and impact the quality of future technical assistance to Tripartite Constituents in the field of Social Dialogue and Industrial Relations.
• Cluster Independent Mid-term Evaluation of RMGP II and BWB and its affiliated projects - Midterm evaluation Linking labour administration reforms with national digitization and good governance strategies: RMGP II investments in the Labour Inspection Management Application (LIMA) and planned investments in One Stop Shop (OSS) for factory licensing appear to have benefited from its association with the national E-government strategy and related efforts to improve the business climate.
• Cluster Independent Mid-term Evaluation of RMGP II and BWB and its affiliated projects - Midterm evaluation RMGP II strong engagement with donor country embassy officials: Through their country’s membership in the Sustainability Compact, the donor countries not only offered financial resources for programme implementation but contributed to high level, multilateral dialogue on needed reforms, drawing attention to and encouraging the GOB to maintain its efforts to improve worker safety and uphold international labour standards. Embassy officials likewise used their in-country presence and knowledge to support project implementation at times.
• Employment and Social Affairs Platform (ESAP) - Final evaluation ESAP is a potential model for institutional strengthening and capacity-building through regional cooperation. It has been identified as a good practice in building the capacities of institutions across the region through stimulating regional cooperation.
• Employment and Social Affairs Platform (ESAP) - Final evaluation More than just seeking feedback or collecting information from institutions, efficient communication requires direct, personalised relations to grasp the insights into the nuances of the national contexts and encourage thorough stakeholder involvement.
• Employment and Social Affairs Platform (ESAP) - Final evaluation The sharing of regional and international knowledge has enhanced ownership among stakeholders, raised awareness of their own gaps, and established a strong network likely to remain sustainable if maintained with regular events and supported with a user friendly virtual platform.
• Advancing the Decent Work Agenda in North Africa (ADWA) - Midterm evaluation The CTA used the end of the evaluation process to bring together the entire technical project team from all three project countries for a stocktaking and planning meeting. The evaluator was invited to remotely present evaluation results and to discuss recommendations with the project team. This process facilitated the exchange among the project team across the project countries to enhance understanding of the evaluation results and the way forward for the project. The CTA’s intention to meet the entire project team for all three countries at regular intervals for reflection and stock-taking of project results (e.g., 6-monthly) is likely to systematically contribute to learning and inform planning.
• Vision Zero Fund - Myanmar - Midterm evaluation The early recruitment of key members of the Project Team in combination with substantial staff continuity is a Good Practice benefiting the project greatly, as is the fact that the NPO responsible for the ginger value chain activities is located in South Shan State itself.
• Vision Zero Fund - Myanmar - Midterm evaluation The project in close cooperation with the ILO Liaison Office in Yangon has been particularly effective in establishing consultative institutional structures that support the achievement of OSH outcomes. The main such structure has been the tripartite Project Consultative Committee (PCC), which is chaired by the Factories and General Labour Laws Inspection Department (FGLLID) with members from various ministries, workers’ and employers’ organisations. The PCC covers a varying number of OSH-related projects brought together under the ILO OSH Portfolio. According to the ToR of the PCC this portfolio consists of two parts; firstly, the Projects under the PCC are VZF, ILO-Korea Partnership on OSH, SafeYouth@Work and Youth4OSH. Secondly, the other ILO projects under the OSH Portfolio have alternative advisory arrangements: Labour Market Governance, the bipartite ILO Garment Industry Project (ILO-GIP), Myanmar Program on the Elimination of Child Labour, and Entrepreneurship Development and SME Support (SCORE). The newest project in the portfolio is the ILO-Japan Cooperation programme implemented from Bangkok.
• Improving Workers Rights in Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women - Midterm evaluation The ILO Jakarta Country Office established sectoral joint Project Advisory Committees serving multiple projects working in parallel in the fishing and palm oil sectors, including the project “Improving Workers’ Rights in Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a Focus on Women”. This served to streamline communications with the project stakeholders and foster coherence among the individual projects’ interventions.
• Improving Workers Rights in Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women - Midterm evaluation Adaptation of the ILO approach to Strategic Compliance Planning (SCP) for labour inspectorates is proving effective in multiple labour standards compliance planning contexts in the Philippines. ILO SCP for Labour Inspectorates Brief 2017 The application of the ILO’s Strategic Compliance Planning methodology for labour inspection in the Philippines has proven to be valuable to the Philippines Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) in prioritizing sectors and sub-sectors for labour inspection at regional level. Following training on the approach provided by the regional Labour Inspection specialist, regional DOLE representatives developed strategic compliance plan across 14 regions. The approach has also been adapted for industry sectoral planning for addressing labour standards compliance through the sectoral Industry Tripartite Councils that operate at regional and provincial levels.
• Improving Workers Rights in Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women - Midterm evaluation Application of the Participatory Action-Oriented Training (PAOT) for Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) promotion in multiple rural industry sectors. In the Philippines the project has introduced a PAOT Training of Trainers (TOT) approach with tripartite constituents, to be applied in introducing OSH improvements in the fishing, mining and banana-growing sub-sectors. The approach was well received by the training participants who regard the methodology as a good entry point to OSH improvements for micro- and small rural enterprises, which are less likely to access formal government safety officer courses. As well as the general participatory methodology for identifying hazards, the regional OSH Specialist has supported the project with a participatory OSH guide for “Work Improvement in the Fishing Industry” (WIFI). Creation of a parallel guide for the small-scale mining sector is planned.
• Improving Workers Rights in Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific with a focus on Women - Midterm evaluation Deep engagement with tripartite partners in the Philippines through a broad stakeholder Project Advisory Committee. In the Philippines the Rural Sectors project has established Project Advisory Committee comprising a strong network of government and social partner stakeholders and has included them in all stages of development of strategies and activities. This has led to a robust sense of ownership among the stakeholders, supporting the prospects of well-implemented interventions and sustainability.
• Inclusive Growth through Decent Work in the Great Rift Valley - Midterm Evaluation Exploring existing channels of support from not-for-profit organisations (social enterprise organisation) An interesting example, of acquiring contributions also from the private sector is the Project´s contact with the Tools To Work (a not-for-profit organisation) which provides tools and equipment to young people in schools and vocational training, and/or young entrepreneurs, based on request from a local organization. The areas of support are tools and machines, woodwork, computer, sewing and knitting machines.
• Inclusive Growth through Decent Work in the Great Rift Valley - Midterm Evaluation Moving away from the “dependency syndrome” This PPDP project was designed with an in-built in conditionality and participation from the private sector. In this sense that the Project is quite unique and experimental - and a good practice. It is operated with a two-parts total budget, one part coming from Sida and the other part coming from partners in the private and public sector. Sida is expecting that its part gradually will become smaller while the other part will grow. Part of the good practice is that this is a move away from perpetuating the “dependency syndrome” created by technical assistance/development aid.
• Formal employment is promoted for inclusive and diversified economic growth in Mongolia - Final evaluation The Decent Work for Youth Network developed awareness-raising campaign to promote benefits of the new labour law for youth based on typical characters representing young men and women facing challenges in the labour market including young persons with disabilities
• Formal employment is promoted for inclusive and diversified economic growth in Mongolia - Final evaluation The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Mongolia (MLSP) developed online training on OSH for micro-entrepreneurs adapted for persons with disabilities to be studied any time, at self-paced mode, at any location
• Formal employment is promoted for inclusive and diversified economic growth in Mongolia - Final evaluation The GASI conducted awareness raising campaigns for wide population through the series of videos explaining benefits of social insurance
• Industry Skills for Inclusive Growth (InSIGHT) Phase 2 - Final evaluation Disability considerations are clearly an important factor for attention from a rights and inclusion perspective in any ILO engagement. Both focus countries have ratified the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The evaluation finds it encouraging to note that in Indonesia, the project has made online content available for persons with disabilities by including text (for the persons with deafness) and voice (for the persons with blindness). That is something that needs to be fully implemented to make the training and learning materials accessible to as many people as possible. This kind of initiatives can help to open for a more inclusive labour market and especially people with hearing and seeing disabilities have good chances for entering the labour market as the digitalisation is progressing in all sectors of the economy.
• Migrant Rights and Decent Work (MiRiDeW) - Final Evaluation Synergies and coordination between the ILO migration projects and teams enhanced their effectiveness and efficiency and avoided duplication. MiRiDeW project collaborated with other ILO projects on labour migration like SEP, GOALS, FAIR and WiF and the project focal points under the leadership of CO worked as a single team which helped in enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of the project activities. It also helped in avoiding duplication of efforts.
• Migrant Rights and Decent Work (MiRiDeW) - Final Evaluation Leading the gender subgroup in the MGN contributed to policy advocacy for gender sensitive labour governance. The national project coordinator led the gender subgroup within the MGN, a network of development partners working on labour migration, which contributed to policy advocacy on gender sensitive labour governance in Nepal. It also contributed to furthering the ILO’s conventions and its brand within the country.
• Migrant Rights and Decent Work (MiRiDeW) - Final Evaluation Partnership with the diaspora organisations for outreach services and COVID-19 response in CoDs. The project partnered with NRNA and PNCC, leading diaspora organisations of Nepalese migrants in CoDs to provide relief and repatriation services as part of COVID-19 response and also to conduct outreach services to support migrant workers to access counselling, information support and other services. These organisations used their wide network of volunteers to a large number of migrant workers in CoDs.
• Migrant Rights and Decent Work (MiRiDeW) - Final Evaluation Engagement of community media platforms in the CoDs leads to wider dissemination of messages amongst migrant workers. As part of the information dissemination for awareness generation amongst migrant workers in CoDs, CMIR partnered with community media platforms like www.malayakhabar.com in Malaysia and www.titopati.com in Kuwait. These platforms disseminated information around safe migration and COVID-19 related information to a large number of migrant workers through the social media platforms and website.
• Migrant Rights and Decent Work (MiRiDeW) - Final Evaluation Donor’s support for COVID-19 response in alignment with one of the project outcomes. FFDA/SDC supported the COVID-19 response in a significant manner by realigning existing budget and also providing additional funding. FFDA/SDC allocated US$1,038,266, which included US$ 553,484 of the realigned budget and additional funding of US$ 484,782.
• Migrant Rights and Decent Work (MiRiDeW) - Final Evaluation Partnership with national expert research and other civil society organisations for increased efficiency. The project partnered with CMIR, NNSM and CESLAM to delivery technical and support services, which helped in carrying out the activities in an efficient and effective way. Further, it contributed to enhancing the institutional capacity related to labour migration issues in the country.
• Migrant Rights and Decent Work (MiRiDeW) - Final Evaluation Lobbying and trust building at the highest levels including political leadership to create ownership of the project. The project in its initial stages built strong rapport with the Minister and Secretary of MoLESS and convinced them about the purpose and objectives of the project. This helped in creating formal ownership of the project that led to intensive engagement of the MoFA wherein it formed a committee to undertake the task of developing operational guidelines.
• Improved access to skills and employment opportunities in Lebanon - Final cluster evaluation The ILO skills projects were designed and implemented to provide an integrated approach on skills development. This included, for example, strengthening the TVET system based on improved quality of labour market information; developing and implementing competency-based training programmes and work based learning in partnership with the private sector; and promoting career guidance and employment services, and post training support.
• Improved access to skills and employment opportunities in Lebanon - Final cluster evaluation Successful implementation of the skills projects builds on previous ILO experiences, programs, and resources, as well as collaboration and coordination with key stakeholders.
• Improved access to skills and employment opportunities in Lebanon - Final cluster evaluation The ILO and UNICEF combined their comparative advantage in the TVET sector in Lebanon. Together, UNICEF and ILO offer a substantial and in-depth experience with implementing skills development projects on the ground in Lebanon as well as in the broader Arab States region.
• Tunisian Social Dialogue for Employment - Final evaluation  Sensibilisation créée par le projet « Appui au dialogue social et renforcement de la protection sociale en Tunisie » : Le projet « Appui au dialogue social et renforcement de la protection sociale en Tunisie » a certainement réussi à travers les différentes formations et ateliers organisés à créer une sensibilisation auprès d’un nombre de décideurs sur la gouvernance du dialogue social et le renforcement de la protection sociale.
  Il serait important de construire sur cette prise de conscience vers des concrétisations politiques et législatives au niveau FPE.
  
• Enhanced capacity of government and social partners to reduce child labour and improve occupational safety and health in Syria - cluster evaluation with RBSA components N/A
• Enhanced capacity of government and social partners to reduce child labour and improve occupational safety and health in Syria - cluster evaluation with RBSA components ILO can partner with local organisations who are established implementing partners of UNHCR & UNICEF to integrate child labour prevention, rehabilitation and reintegration aspects into existing child protection programmes at the local level
• Independent Clustered Evaluation of Vision Zero Fund projects in the global coffee supply chain The capacity of the Latin America and Vietnam Projects to respond quickly and in a timely manner to the demands of national constituents during the pandemic. The Latin America Project developed a series of tools (guides, protocols, training courses) that explain clearly, simply and precisely what COVID-19 is and the strategies to mitigate its impact. These tools were not only highly appreciated by national constituents, but also became a reference point for the response to COVID-19 in the agricultural sector and in the coffee sub-sector. In addition, the project shared these tools with other agricultural value chains and countries in the region (Peru, Nicaragua, Salvador, Ecuador and Bolivia).
• Independent Clustered Evaluation of Vision Zero Fund projects in the global coffee supply chain In Latin America, VZF's intervention in coffee GSCs sought to build on the progress made in a previous project carried out in Colombia (in 2016-2017) on expanding the knowledge base on safety and health in GSCs, including coffee. In addition, the projects in Latin America and Vietnam were based on a participatory diagnosis among the different actors in the chain where the OSH vulnerability profiles of workers were identified, and the public and private institutions linked to the chain and OSH were analysed.
• Independent Clustered Evaluation of Vision Zero Fund projects in the global coffee supply chain The Latin America Project was the first of the VZF projects to conduct a study on women's OSH conditions in agriculture. The "Profile of women coffee producers" studies in both Mexico and Colombia provided information on the conditions and needs experienced by women coffee workers in different links and highlighted the importance of developing gender-sensitive interventions to address these specific conditions faced by women agricultural workers. These studies have helped to make women's participation in the coffee chain more visible.
• Independent Clustered Evaluation of Vision Zero Fund projects in the global coffee supply chain To position the issue and generate knowledge globally, the Project in Latin America compiled all the guidelines, protocols, case studies and methodologies validated in various interventions in Mexico, Colombia and Honduras, and designed and published the first OSH toolkit for the global coffee chain.
• Independent Clustered Evaluation of Vision Zero Fund projects in the global coffee supply chain In the Latin America Project, the alliance between the ILO and some universities in Colombia (UNC, Santo Tomás) to incorporate part of the content of ILO courses and tools (such as hazard identification and risk assessment in the coffee sector) in their curricula at the undergraduate level, (on OSH hazards, OSH management and quality and integrated management) generated benefits for both parties, as the ILO is able to reach more people with training activities, while the universities gain in positioning and credibility with their students by having a partner of the magnitude of the ILO Likewise, in the Project in Latin America, another experience of joint work that generated benefits for both parties was the one they had with the project "Addressing child labour in the coffee supply chain" in Honduras, through which the OSH Project benefited because it was able to disseminate its tools and training materials to more target audiences (COHEP, IHCAFE, coffee farms, etc.), IHCAFE, coffee farms), while the child labour project benefited because its target audience (coffee cooperatives) were trained on the Code of Conduct standard #8 and therefore increased their chances of obtaining the Declaration of Conformity or social compliance certification provided by the project.
• Independent Clustered Evaluation of Vision Zero Fund projects in the global coffee supply chain The projects in Latin America and Vietnam were successful in identifying and convening a range of public and private actors from government, employers' and workers' organisations, academia, women's organisations and other international bodies in the different activities developed. This has been valued by stakeholders as an effective mechanism for identifying and defining objectives and activities to be prioritised. In the Latin America Project, the intervention models developed in Mexico and Honduras show the high capacity of the Project to adapt and convene different relevant actors of the chain and incorporate in the Project the attention to their OSH needs. In the Vietnam Project, the PAC is the main mechanism to foster multi-stakeholder dialogue on OSH in the coffee sub-sector, to discuss the Project's implementation strategies and to inform partners on the progress and constraints of the Project.
• Independent Clustered Evaluation of Vision Zero Fund projects in the global coffee supply chain In the Vietnam Project, the WIND methodology has been widely shared among social partners, including agricultural extension technicians, industries, MNEs, who provided farmers with a replication of the OSH sessions, and a network of trainers has been established to implement OSH knowledge and adoption, including small groups of WIND farmer volunteers. This practice also includes farm visits combined with a checklist exercise and group discussions by farmers, which are very useful for improving safety and health. Strengthening the skills of the trainers through technical and practical learning, coaching, mentoring and networking support can contribute to extending the impact of the project beyond its completion
• Independent evaluation of the first phase of the ILO global flagship programme on building social protection floors for all (2016 – 2020) The gathering of experiences and consolidation of approaches into technical tools such as those supported by the Programme’s opportunity documents contribute to the development of visible service lines. Service lines, a.k.a. signature services or signature solutions, can be tailored and adapted to different country contexts and types of situations, while contributing to institutionalize past good practices, facilitate consistent quality, accelerate onboarding of new staff, install a common language and shared know-how, and present predictable support to constituents. Over time, signature services can help to establish a brand and to harness knowledge around credentials, lessons learned, best experts, external resources, and partners.
• Independent evaluation of the first phase of the ILO global flagship programme on building social protection floors for all (2016 – 2020) The added value of a conceptual framework that provides the organization with a consistent approach to programming and to supporting constituents is enhanced by an approach that is results-oriented. By targeting the adoption of strategies, policies and legislative acts, the Programme aims for ambitious objectives that are not entirely in its sphere of control, but which strengthen the likelihood of impact of the interventions and of sustainable outcomes.
• Independent evaluation of the first phase of the ILO global flagship programme on building social protection floors for all (2016 – 2020) Developing opportunity documents that specify the resources required to achieve the objectives of the programme and to support target countries or technical approaches, contributes to resource mobilization and to the visibility of country situations. Turning these documents into more dynamic web pages through a digital map can help to ensure that requirements are kept up to date and provide further room to engage with donors.
• Independent evaluation of the first phase of the ILO global flagship programme on building social protection floors for all (2016 – 2020) The establishment of a global Technical Support Facility contributes to reduce the overall administrative costs of recruitments, avoid repeated induction periods, and prevent knowledge loss compared to relying on external short-term consultants. Furthermore, TSF staff can contribute with their expertise to support cross-cutting activities that can benefit the entire organization or larger pools of projects such as commenting on policy positions, reviewing project proposals, or informing knowledge products. The capability to regionalize the TSF to respond to more specific agendas and place experts closer to the countries they support brings increased potential and added value to this initiative.
• Independent evaluation of the first phase of the ILO global flagship programme on building social protection floors for all (2016 – 2020) Formulating flagship projects in the form of joint programmes implemented with other UN partners maximizes the comparative advantages of each organization and helps to cut across ministries to create synergies. Placing the coordination of joint programmes under the UNRC has contributed to elevate the visibility of the social protection agenda and to reach out to high-level policy makers, including in the ministry of finance.
• Accès universel à la protection sociale, à la santé et la sécurité au travail (2020-2024) - Midterm evaluation L’approche systémique et multi-acteurs mise en œuvre par le projet à Madagascar en soutien à la Sécurité et Santé (SST) dans le secteur de la construction offre des perspectives de réplication. En couvrant normes et règlementation, formation, plaidoyer et communication, ainsi qu’en s’adressant aux institutions nationales et régionales et en sachant répondre aux besoins de leurs acteurs, les modalités d’intervention du projet à Madagascar ont fait preuve de cohérence et permettent d’entrevoir une durabilité significative. En prolongeant les acquis du projet Fonds Vision Zéro (VZF) textile à Madagascar et en les apportant au secteur de la construction, l’intervention encourage la promotion de la santé et de la sécurité pour l’ensemble de ses travailleurs et ajoute, pour d’autres pays, un exemple de l’appui que l’OIT peut apporter à un secteur considéré comme offrant les conditions de travail parmi les plus dangereuses
• ILO’s Technical Assistance on Labour Law Reform in Pacific Island Countries (2012-2018) - Thematic independent evaluation In Samoa and PNG, bespoke Foundation Skills Training for Inspectors was designed and delivered with support from New Zealand Work Safe.
• ILO’s Technical Assistance on Labour Law Reform in Pacific Island Countries (2012-2018) - Thematic independent evaluation The country coordinator in Samoa plays an important role in achieving and sustaining the results of LLR. This is a big contrast with the results that can be achieved through the fly-in-and-out business model.
• Support to Resettlement and Reconciliation through the United Nations Joint Programme for Peace - Final evaluation SURAR project’s deliberate efforts of identifying and targeting of the most significant areas where resettlement process takes place with a long history of spells of displacement have taken place have brought about positive results of successful outreach.
• Support to Resettlement and Reconciliation through the United Nations Joint Programme for Peace - Final evaluation The Scoring System developed by defining clear criteria and scores in the selection of beneficiaries (women in cultivation/women in decision making bodies) has given a simple, clear and a precise methodology to mainstream gender issues effectively.
• Support to Resettlement and Reconciliation through the United Nations Joint Programme for Peace - Final evaluation SURAR project’s deliberate efforts of identifying and targeting of the most significant need/s of the beneficiaries – Livelihoods -- have brought about positive results of successful outreach.
• Support to Resettlement and Reconciliation through the United Nations Joint Programme for Peace - Final evaluation SURAR project’s focus on a restorative approach than a retributive approach by addressing the need for economic stability of resettling communities is a successful approach to stay engaged and contribute positively in a volatile political context which may not be conducive to addressing other peacebuilding issues related to transitional justice, reparation and reconciliation.
• Capacity of government and the social partners to develop and implement employment policies and programmes that are well suited to Vietnam's dynamic ... - RBSA independent evaluation The ILO DW SDG intervention provided technical assistance to key institutions involved in SDGs, with the objective to strengthen awareness of SDGs as well as overall statistical capacity. Activities included tailor-made SDG and LMI training for social partners, capacity building for officials of MOLISA, ad-hoc training opportunities in Turin for members of the General Statistics Office and MOLISA, as well as dedicated workshops and missions of specialists to train small groups on specific issues. These capacity building activities were delivered with the support of ROAP and DWT Bangkok, and HQ. In addition, a high-ranking delegation from Viet Nam participated in the 2018 International Conference of Labour Statisticians.
• Gobernabilidad de las migraciones mejorada en Colombia para promover empleos y trabajo decente - Evaluacion final El fortalecimiento de las capacidades de los mandantes en materia de migración laboral, en particular de la sensibilización y formación para lograr la integración socioeconómica de la población migrante, es fundamental para lograr su participación en los espacios de coordinación y articulación interinstitucional especializados en materia migratoria. La incorporación progresiva de los constituyentes en dichos espacios posibilita que otros actores, tales como la Gerencia de Fronteras, Migración, agencias de cooperación y sociedad civil que trabajan en otros ámbitos, comprendan y adopten la agenda de trabajo decente.
• Gobernabilidad de las migraciones mejorada en Colombia para promover empleos y trabajo decente - Evaluacion final Para lograr los objetivos del proyecto, así como potenciar su alcance y la cobertura, la coordinación estableció alianzas estratégicas con diferentes entidades públicas y privadas. Sin embargo, dichas alianzas requirieron de un proceso previo de construcción de relaciones basadas en la transparencia y la confianza mutua, proceso al cual la coordinadora tuvo que dedicar una importante cantidad de tiempo y esfuerzo. OIT no era una agencia reconocida en el ámbito de las migraciones en Colombia, por lo que tuvo que “ganarse” un lugar en los espacios de coordinación y articulación interinstitucional, en particular en el GIFMM. Estas relaciones le permitieron compartir recursos financieros con otras entidades; aportar conocimiento técnico, metodologías y experiencias a los espacios o iniciativas; formar parte y enriquecer los procesos institucionales que en marcha; así como fortalecer y retroalimenta las capacidades de OIT en la materia, entre otros aspectos.
• Jobs for Peace and Resilience (RBSA) - Independent evaluation In short-duration projects to support (and tweak) long-term government initiatives rather than develop something from scratch
• Jobs for Peace and Resilience (RBSA) - Independent evaluation In short-duration exploratory projects, where a range of interventions is tried out, it is not only efficient but also effective to do those interventions in a small area. The fact that in the RBSA project tank renovations were limited to one district (Kilinochchi) and most of the SW-interventions to one small watershed (Paravi Dola) has helped consultation, design, local ownership, management, monitoring and learning.
• Jobs for Peace and Resilience (RBSA) - Independent evaluation When addressing risks in flood affected rural areas like in the Southwest, it is good practice to focus on flood resilience in general, to adjust interventions to the type and extent of flooding and flood damage and to reserve the more costly flood control for protecting high value assets like industries, roads and habitation. For rural areas and agriculture, adjusting to floods (rice and tea cultivation systems) and economic resilience (home gardens, Kithul, tea) are good strategies. It is indicative that extensive community consultations in the Paravi Dola area did not produce any proposals for flood control measures, and prioritised only two infrastructure works, namely a bridge and an irrigation system (a so-called anicut, which was dropped due to cost and time factors)
• Jobs for Peace and Resilience (RBSA) - Independent evaluation Taking time for detailed assessments even in a short-duration project.
  
  
• South East Asia regional programme for labour migration in the fishing sector - Midterm evaluation Ensuring deliverables are clear in implementation agreements is critical for preparing for strong delivery, even if this delays implementation of the programme’s activities.
• South East Asia regional programme for labour migration in the fishing sector - Midterm evaluation Quick assessment and design of reprogramming in Myanmar allowed for the programme to continue in some form.
• South East Asia regional programme for labour migration in the fishing sector - Midterm evaluation Using different providers for MRCs increases learning opportunities and encourages different approaches. The programme is partnering with CSOs, workers’ representatives and different government agencies to implement MRCs in different countries. This presents opportunities for cross-learning and collaboration between the different entities and also if learning strategies are applied within ILO.
• Extending Social Protection to Herders with Enhanced Shock Responsiveness in Mongolia - Joint final evaluation One of the innovative approaches used by UNJP to to increase the social and health insurance coverage of herders was the introduction of contractual obligation between employer herder and assistant herders. This innovative approach which was supported by Trade Union and Employers Association, was ranked high as an effective approach by the local government, social partners and the herders to promote increased social and health insurance coverage. The Employers Association trains the employer herders in obligations, responsibilities and rights of being an employer, while Trade Union trains the assistant herder in his duties and rights.
• Formation en Approche HIMO Structurée des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises PME) et des Bureaux d’études et réalisation des chantiers écoles - Final evaluation Le fait que la Région d’Atsimo Atsinanana ait appuyé les communes pour mettre en place un dispositif pérenne de mobilisation de ressources financières (ériger des barrières de péage sur la piste afin de pallier l’insuffisance des moyens pour l’entretien des pistes réalisées par le projet). Cela constitue une initiative prometteuse qui démontre une appropriation du projet par les communes. Cette initiative peut favoriser la durabilité des résultats du projet.
• Contribution financière MAE pour la mise en œuvre de l'Alliance 8.7 ainsi que l’action du BIT dans la zone Sahel - évaluation finale Une approche territoriale inclusive impliquant différentes communautés contribue à renforcer la cohésion sociale.
• Evaluación agrupada independiente de proyectos de recuperación y reactivación económica frente a la pandemia El proyecto de Ciudad de México elaboró 5 estudios sectoriales en donde se identifican oportunidades de empleos verdes con un enfoque sectorial (energía, agua, reciclaje, producción de alimentos, construcción), como una opción estratégica para la reactivación del empleo. Este proyecto desarrolló la metodología para este tipo de análisis que ya ha sido replicada y retomada por otros proyectos.
• Evaluación agrupada independiente de proyectos de recuperación y reactivación económica frente a la pandemia El Proyecto ensayó un binomio exitoso, el otorgamiento de formación empresarial acompañado de capital semilla para hacer realidad planes de negocio desarrollados en el proceso de formación. Alcanzar el capital semilla se lograba solo a partir de haber completado las dos terceras partes del curso, así se convertía también en un incentivo para completar el programa de formación. Y permitía concretar en el corto plazo las ideas de negocio.
• Evaluación agrupada independiente de proyectos de recuperación y reactivación económica frente a la pandemia El Proyecto muestra cómo atender la brecha de género digital es un elemento central de la reactivación económica, a través del acceso al capital semilla para grupos organizados de empresarias.
• Evaluación agrupada independiente de proyectos de recuperación y reactivación económica frente a la pandemia El acierto en el desarrollo de la plataforma PROVEEPYME muestra las bondades de una adecuada identificación de necesidades a partir de los propios actores involucrados.
• Evaluación agrupada independiente de proyectos de recuperación y reactivación económica frente a la pandemia El proyecto contribuye a la reactivación del sector sindical, ejecutando el mapeo de la asociación que permite la puesta en común de la agenda sindical que será la guía que oriente las acciones reivindicativas
• Evaluación agrupada independiente de proyectos de recuperación y reactivación económica frente a la pandemia El Proyecto muestra los beneficios de hacer un aprovechamiento oportuno y adecuado de los activos y capacidades institucionales desarrollados por la OIT como: las redes de facilitadores y formadores en metodologías de desarrollo empresarial, los Proyectos de la OIT con mayor programación y presupuesto así como sus intangibles (buenas prácticas, socios estratégicos), los especialistas temáticos de la OIT etc. genera sinergias y eficiencia.
• Better regional migration management - Midterm evaluation The financial literacy training materials adapted to different countries, based on context and cultural patterns, were very well received by training participants and proved their quality in terms of content and methodology.
• Better regional migration management - Midterm evaluation The priority to address illegal migration and promote job opportunities at the national level helps to address unemployment challenges. Hence, grant agreements signed with implementing partners, such as downstream NGOs and financial service providers, to support the efforts towards creating job opportunities, with a particular focus on women and youths, contribute to increased ownership and independence of partner organizations and the effectiveness and efficiency of project results.
• Better regional migration management - Midterm evaluation Consistent bi-weekly meetings within ILO departments proved to be an effective mechanism for M&E and cross-learning
• Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains in Asia - Final evaluation The extensive regional consultations of stakeholders and resource persons that took place before the project took its formal shape is considered a Good Practice, in particular the prior consultations at the initial Regional meeting in 2017.
• Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains in Asia - Final evaluation Adaptability and flexibility of the Project Team, of the ILO offices and experts involved, as well as of the donor is critical.
• Data Analysis to Observe Success (DATOS) - Final evaluation BP1. Trabajar coordinando las actividades al interior de la STPS y desarrollando las capacidades de la institución en sentido de garantizar la sostenibilidad, restó efectividad al proyecto, pero generó un alto grado de apropiación y conocimiento sobre los desafíos respecto a la medición de todos los aspectos de la Reforma Laboral y las ventajas de trabajar con datos. Las discusiones generadas en un ambiente horizontal entre diferentes reparticiones de la Secretaría de Trabajo y Previsión Social promovieron el intercambio y el mejor conocimiento sobre las responsabilidades de cada repartición fortaleciendo el trabajo en equipo al interior de la Secretaría. (C3, L3, L2)
• Data Analysis to Observe Success (DATOS) - Final evaluation Las actividades no directamente desarrolladas con el desarrollo de la plataforma, como los cursos de capacitación y particularmente el intercambio técnico entre la USDOL y la Unidad de Trabajo Digno de la STPS para compartir experiencias, buenas prácticas y retos a los que se enfrentan en la implementación de la legislación laboral y en las inspecciones laborales, mostraron ser efectivas para mejorar el trabajo interno relacionado con la garantía de las NIT. (C1, L1)
• TRIANGLE in ASEAN: Safe and Fair Labour Migration - Final Clustered Evaluation The development of women’s migrant groups is an important support function for women’s empowerment.
• TRIANGLE in ASEAN: Safe and Fair Labour Migration - Final Clustered Evaluation Ensuring a regional programme has strong connections to grassroot implementation strengthens the credibility of the intervention as it supports the collection of evidence at the grass-root level that supports evidence-based programming and advocacy at the national and regional level.
• TRIANGLE in ASEAN: Safe and Fair Labour Migration - Final Clustered Evaluation A long programme with flexibility from its donors strengthens trust and helps build relationships, and ultimately improves the quality of the end product.
• TRIANGLE in ASEAN: Safe and Fair Labour Migration - Final Clustered Evaluation The exposure of CSO officers, government officials, and other tripartite partners to OPD representatives at an early stage in disability inclusion programming strengthens awareness of common challenges and solutions, and helps ensure programmes follow the ‘nothing about us, without us’ principles.
• Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa - Final evaluation The project used an innovative WIND strategy focused on improving the health and safety of workers and the SCREAM method to enhance access to education. In the project countries where these tools were implemented, they have proven to be adaptable, relevant, and effective.
• Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa - Final evaluation Each country followed the three pillars of the project and quite similar indicators for success but was flexible in adopting the activities needed to achieve the outcomes and targets. As a result, stakeholders and beneficiaries in each country applauded the relevance of the project while, at the same time, regional ILO management could use the overarching ToC and M&E framework to monitor and manage the project.
• Accelerating action for the elimination of child labour in supply chains in Africa - Final evaluation Vocational training empowers youth to choose their professions, significantly boosting motivation. Interviewees assert confidently that this approach serves as a viable pathway for children from challenging environments like cocoa plantations and gold mines. This underscores the importance of tailored vocational training initiatives in specific contexts, contributing to successful child labour prevention efforts.
• Consolidating the legal and institutional foundations of social dialogue in the countries of Western Balkans and Moldova - Final Evaluation Some activities, such as the development of campaigns to address specific issues (such as the TV campaign to fight informal economy in Montenegro) has encountered the favour of beneficiaries and has contributed to raise awareness among the public. Such initiatives should be disseminated in all targeted countries.
• Consolidating the legal and institutional foundations of social dialogue in the countries of Western Balkans and Moldova - Final Evaluation The design of project activities was carefully developed in close cooperation with relevant stakeholders, thus increasing project ownership and consensus. The development of practical guides, manuals and handbooks (especially for EOs) has contributed to increase the practical value of outputs and to consolidate information provided.
• Skills for employment and productivity in Bangladesh - Final Evaluation The use of ILO’s flagship programme of SIYB and registering the so-called “SIYB Foundation of Bangladesh” officially under the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms (RJSC) of the GoB is a Good Practice to be replicated elsewhere.
• Skills for employment and productivity in Bangladesh - Final Evaluation The way the B-SEP project has approached Disability Inclusion has received a lot of attention worldwide, for example, ILO HQ in Geneva is already disseminating it globally, and other stakeholders have also shown interest. A particular success has been the significantly increased awareness of and support for skills training and employment for Persons with Disabilities among both training providers and employers. In 2017 the project received an international award for innovative policy on disability inclusion (the Vienna based Zero Project Innovative Policy 2017 award).
• Skills for employment and productivity in Bangladesh - Final Evaluation The use of the so-called ‘Sustainability Workshop’ towards the end of the project period as a kind of exit strategy for the B-SEP programme as a whole is a Good Practice to be followed by many other projects.
• Skills for employment and productivity in Bangladesh - Final Evaluation The Tripartite Partners of the ILO jointly organized the landmark Dhaka Skills Summit in December 2016 which can be considered as a Good Practice of Tripartite Cooperation. The Summit was inaugurated by the Honourable Prime Minister of Bangladesh and was attended by ILO’s Director General.
• Creating a protective environment for children in cocoa growing communities in Soubré, Côte d'Ivoire - Final Evaluation S’appuyer sur des acteurs locaux a été une bonne pratique dans la mise en place du Système d'Observation et de Suivi du Travail des Enfants en Côte d'Ivoire (SOSTECI) (objectif spécifique No. 1). Elle contient des acquis efficaces et reproductibles: SOSTECI en cascade: La capacité de la DRSFFE à former les autres acteurs sur le SOSTECI a démontré l'efficacité du système de formation en cascade. En effet, la Direction de LTE n’a plus eu besoin de se déplacer depuis Abidjan pour former les acteurs locaux. Le recrutement de personnes de la communauté pour être collecteur d'information pour le SOSTECI a permis de vaincre la réticence des populations et d'assurer la fluidité de la collecte.
• Creating a protective environment for children in cocoa growing communities in Soubré, Côte d'Ivoire - Final Evaluation L'approche des Plans d'Action Communautaires de lutte contre le travail des enfants (LTE) est une bonne pratique. l'ensemble des partenaires du projet s’accordent à reconnaitre qu’il s’agit d'une bonne pratique car elle a permis de mener des actions qui ont produit des résultats palpables en un temps assez court dans les 15 villages concernés (écoles, enfants prise en charge, AGR, etc.).
• Creating a protective environment for children in cocoa growing communities in Soubré, Côte d'Ivoire - Final Evaluation L'appui, via AGR, des groupements de femmes aux cantines scolaires afin d'aider les parents à maintenir les enfants à l'école. Cette bonne pratique est liée à la précédente (BP3) car c’est une des actions des PAC. Cet appui a consisté en semence, fertilisants, matériel agricole et encadrement technique pour cultiver par les groupements de femmes des parcelles obtenues dans les villages. Les 5 groupements ainsi soutenus par le projet dans le cadre des PACs s’engagent à livrer le 1/3 de leur production à la cantine scolaire de leur village.
• Creating a protective environment for children in cocoa growing communities in Soubré, Côte d'Ivoire - Final Evaluation BP1 : Le PPP/Mars a su résoudre la prise en charge de certains enfants victimes malgré le manque de ressources du projet et de structures d'accueil pour les enfants. Cette BP est liée aux 3 OS du projet, surtout aux effets attendus de la mise en œuvre du SOSTECI. Dans la pratique, plusieurs enfant victimes des PFTE ont été accueillis par des familles dans des villages. Ce qui a permis ce résultat c’est: 1. la bonne communication des acteurs institutionnels et comités de PE, conséquence du renforcement des capacités visant à faciliter l'orientation des enfants à risque ou victimes des PFTE; 2. l'utilisation d'outils pratiques mis en place par le projet pour les personnes qui ne savent pas comment aider les enfants à accéder aux services sociaux. les protocoles et directives, avec des indications claires : Qui doit faire quoi, où, quand et avec qui ? la Cartographie des Acteurs sociaux du Département de Soubré. Les protocoles et les différents ateliers ont rappelé aux différents acteurs qu’aucun d'entre eux ne peut seul effectuer la prise en charge efficace d'un enfant victime de maltraitance. Il doit forcément recourir à d'autres acteurs pour que la prise en charge soit efficace et complète.
• Creating a protective environment for children in cocoa growing communities in Soubré, Côte d'Ivoire - Final Evaluation La synergie entre les actions du projet de mobilisation sociale via les sensibilisations de masse et de proximité dans les villages (ONG) et l'utilisation des méthodes SCREAM dans les écoles ont eu un effet multiplicateur dans la prise de conscience des populations sur les conséquences et les dangers du travail des enfants. L'utilisation des sensibilisations, les ateliers de formation, l'utilisation systématique des radios pour diffuser des messages et produire des émissions sur la problématique, la confection et la distribution des prospectus ont permis d'atteindre et d'informer un large public. En parallèle, le processus SCREAM a permis la participation effective des enfants et élèves à leur propre protection en utilisant les arts, la poésie, le dessin pour décrier le travail des enfants.
• Support to public employment services in Lebanon: Strengthening capacity of the National Employment Authority - Mid Term Evaluation The Project has succeeded in introducing modern M&E methods (RBM) in the management of the served institute (Output 1.3). This will serve to improve the running of NEO even after the end of the project.
• Support to public employment services in Lebanon: Strengthening capacity of the National Employment Authority - Mid Term Evaluation Coordination with local institutes operating in areas similar or complementary to those of the project mobilizes national resources to achieve development goals more effectively. The project established a methodology for referral system to: training opportunities (Activity 1.1.4). The Project established synergies with the ILO Skills Development project for South Lebanon and the ILO project in North Lebanon to promote the employability of Palestinian refugees, as well as NGOs for joint training and resource sharing (Activity 1.2.4). The Project collaborated with the ILO Skills Development project in carrying out a joint LMI related mapping activities (Activity 3.1.1), while it cooperated with RMF to organize three 3 job fairs and entrepreneurial skills development (Activity 3.1.3.
• Improving working conditions in the ready-made Garment Sector in Bangladesh - Midterm Evaluation RMGP is a complex project with high political stake in Bangladesh with divergent interest groups. ILO, as a neutral organization, has been successful in promoting social dialogue and bringing these interest groups together on the table. This has resulted in tangible progress towards improved safety awareness and working conditions in export oriented RMG factories, which employs 4-5 million workers and generates $25 billion export revenue for the country. There is a wider recognition that business as usual is not an option and safety of workers do matter. ILO has gained trust and credibility from donors, worker and employers' organizations, and the Government for its critical role in RMG sector. ILO has quietly pursued reforms in the sector with the institutionalization of building structure, fire and electrical safety assessment in factories, enhanced capacity of some of the key agencies like FSCD and DIFE and ensured that NTC meetings held regularly and emerging issues and challenges discussed and addressed. It has also played an important role in persuading the Government to amend the 2006 Labour Law in July 2013 and the approval of Labour Law Implementation Rules in September 2015. It is poised to promote improvement in labour-management relations through the adoption of occupational and safety measures in RMG factories. Engagement with private sector including Accord and Alliance has been very useful for the industry.
• Improving working conditions in the ready-made Garment Sector in Bangladesh - Midterm Evaluation The export oriented RMG sector has adopted a common preliminary safety assessment framework. It is accepted and owned by all RMG factories. This is an outcome of collaborative efforts of all stakeholders including BUET, BGMEA, BKMEA, BEF, RMG workers' organization, MOLE, DIFE, FSCD, ILO, Accord and Alliance. Likewise, recently, there has been a common understanding on the protocol for detailed engineering assessments (DEAs). A unified approach avoids misinterpretation of assessment results and maintains an agreed standard across the factories. The stakeholders at NTC have also agreed to use services from one of the 13 approved engineering firms for DEA.
• ACI 2: Jobs and skills for youth - Thematic funding of the SIDA-ILO partnership - Final evaluation Building on previous interventions and collaborating and coordinating with other ILO Employment/Skills/Youth projects have both been instrumental to successful implementation.
• ACI 2: Jobs and skills for youth - Thematic funding of the SIDA-ILO partnership - Final evaluation Stakeholder participation has been a key element. The ILO managed to engage with different ministries, employers' and workers' organizations, chambers of commerce, TVET institutions and youth organisations, among others. All these had essential parts to play since they were jointly responsible for implementing the project.
• ACI 2: Jobs and skills for youth - Thematic funding of the SIDA-ILO partnership - Final evaluation Flexibility to adapt the budget and activities is essential to addressing the actual needs in beneficiary countries. In this sense, the 'output-based budget' and the 'decentralized' funding modality which allowed adapting the different country interventions to concrete national contexts are considered a good practice and have been a key asset to project implementation.
• ACI 2: Jobs and skills for youth - Thematic funding of the SIDA-ILO partnership - Final evaluation The mobilization of ILO departments, experts and offices (HQ, regional, sub-regional and national offices) around youth employment and the support they provided to the project is not only considered a good practice but also contributed largely to successful implementation.
• Promoting Fundamental Rights and Labour Relations in Export Oriented Industries in Bangladesh - Final evaluation Capacity building activities of the FRLR project have included TOT programmes to build capacity of participants on labour rights and obligations, workplace cooperation and OSH. In delivering these capacity building interventions, ILO outsourced external collaborators who are consultants with relevant expertise in their area of endeavor.
• Promoting Fundamental Rights and Labour Relations in Export Oriented Industries in Bangladesh - Final evaluation Third-party monitoring of large-scale worker education training programme. It was done by outsourced research institute (Dhaka University) with an aim to document the implementation of training programme targeting workers in RMG sector, which was carried out by the trade union organizations (NCCWE and IBC). The monitoring included several components: (1) training observation, (2) assessment of trainer and co-trainer, (3) development of database of trainees, (4) pre-post knowledge tests, (5) post-training evaluation of training by trainees (venue, food) and (6) financial monitoring (distribution of training allowances). The monitoring was performed by trained documentation officers. Documentation Team passed 2-days orientation to perform the documentation task efficiently. After each training the documentation officer prepared a two-pages report.
• Country Level Engagement and Assistance to Reduce Child Labor (CLEAR) - Final Evaluation Refinements to the existing Child labour Monitoring System were piloted with proven success, linking the cocoa enterprises into the child labour monitoring system. Significantly, a public-private sector framework has been established for sustainable funding of the system.
• Country Level Engagement and Assistance to Reduce Child Labor (CLEAR) - Final Evaluation An innovative collaboration between two social protection programs with links to child labour, Abrazo and Tekopra programs, was developed in a rural district. The two programs developed a set of common operating procedures, and a joint pilot program. This represented a significant step towards addressing the economic roots of child labour.
• Country Level Engagement and Assistance to Reduce Child Labor (CLEAR) - Final Evaluation Based on an existing model for child labour free zones, CLEAR Sri Lanka is extending the model to districts throughout the country. The project developed a 12-step guideline for integrating child labour in plans of the multi-sectoral District Child Development Committees, extending the coverage through Divisions (within districts) to provide a community level response.
• Public-Private partnership (PPP) between the chocolate and cocoa industry and the ILO in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire - Final Evaluation An emerging good practice of this project is ILO-IPEC's integrated approach on Child Labor eradication. This approach was possible through the complementary actions of different initiatives that focus specifically on certain aspects of child labour and are at the same time coordinated by a master-plan, and by focusing not only on the root causes of child labour but also putting emphasis on working at different levels of policy and institutional capacities and community mobilization. This directly affects the overall development objective of the project.
• Public-Private partnership (PPP) between the chocolate and cocoa industry and the ILO in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire - Final Evaluation In stand-alone communities the project has benefited all of the children and their families by providing school kits, birth certificates, health support, etc. Thus some of the challenges and confusion usually associated with selecting beneficiaries in other projects was absent. This was a good practice that proved to be positive for project development in the communities because it enhanced involvement and participation of community members and resulted in stronger support of project initiatives. This is related to Immediate Objective 3 in the revised framework that the evaluators proposed after observing that a project component such as the prevention and withdrawal of children engaged in or at risk of entering Child Labour through sensitization, awareness-raising and school support, was not reflected in the original objectives and outputs.
• Promoting the Right to Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining – Outcome 14 - Final Evaluation Since 2008, Jordan has hosted an ILO/International Finance Corporation Better Work Programme in its garment sector. In 2013, it contributed to a 'breakthrough' when the first sector wide collective bargaining agreement was signed between two apparel employers' associations and Jordan's garment union.
• Promoting the Right to Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining – Outcome 14 - Final Evaluation In Sri Lanka, the project featured training for both Human Resource managers and workers on sexual harassment. The integration of the issue in the project's activities in Sri Lanka, which were focused on promoting increased respect for the right of freedom of association, was very relevant and is a good practice that might be replicated elsewhere. One of the main Sri Lankan trade unions working in the garment sector, in collaboration with this project, introduced workshops to help garment workers to deal with sexual harassment. The trade union found that, in addition to helping women to address an issue that was affecting their working lives negatively, the workshops were an excellent means to attract women to trade unions. The workshops created opportunities for trade union organizers to meet with workers and explain the advantages of membership. In Sri Lanka, the same trade union also provided free medical clinics to workers with project support, another practice they found effective to meet the needs of workers and boost their membership.
• Promoting the Right to Freedom of Association and the Right to Collective Bargaining – Outcome 14 - Final Evaluation A social impact assessment, which was co-financed by this and another project, was carried out to assess the effects of the Zambian mining industry on workers' rights and sustainable business practices. It addressed the spheres of compliance with international and national labour standards, protection of workers' rights (including freedom of association, collective bargaining and occupational safety and health [OSH]) and the effective exercise of social dialogue. The assessment documented a number of negative impacts of some prevalent business practices in the mining industry in Zambia. These included significant differences in salary and other benefits for employees doing the same or similar work depending on whether they worked for the principal enterprise or a sub-contractor, poor standards of occupational safety and health in some mines, and unequal pay for equal work favouring expatriate workers. The study highlighted two distinct business models that are commonly practiced in the sector in Zambia and how the problems that were identified link with these models. The study also discussed issues affecting the efficacy of labour inspection and the trade union movement in the mining sector.
• Better Work Viet Nam (Phase II) - Midterm Evaluation Coming from the private sector and from a management position within a BWV social partner is an important circumstance pertaining to this emerging good practice.
• Better Work Viet Nam (Phase II) - Midterm Evaluation ILO has a significant and important Industrial Relations (IR) project in Vietnam. The Industrial Relations Project is entitled Support to Development in Industrial Relations, Wage Fixing and Labour Law Implementation Institutions and Capacity. It runs until 2016. BWV /BWG have had ongoing and mutually beneficial collaboration with the ILO Industrial Relations project in Vietnam.
• Promoting Decent Work for Syrians under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens - Midterm evaluation Incentives on the social security schemes have proven to be effective to facilitate transition to formality.
• Promoting Decent Work for Syrians under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens - Midterm evaluation 2- Strong implementing partners facilitate Project implementation well.
• Promoting Decent Work for Syrians under Temporary Protection and Turkish Citizens - Midterm evaluation 3- The Project is effective in encouraging women participation by creating incentives targeting beneficiary needs.
• Strengthening the role of financial institutions for micro-insurance development in Africa - Final evaluation The project adopted a change management approach that was systematically used notably to build partner organizations’ (microinsurance providers’) capacity to efficiently provide quality microinsurance for low-income populations. While any change entails resistance, the Facility and Microinsurance Innovation Facility Fellows used this effective change management approach that allowed the project to conduct interventions in complex environments and facilitate senior management buy-in.
• Appui à la finalisation de la politique nationale de l'emploi et du système d'information sur le marché de l'emploi et de formation (PNE-SIMEF-Mauritanie) - Évaluation finale Le projet a fait d’une part un partage et une diffusion nationale de la SNE et d’autre part sa traduction en arabe. La SNE a donc été rendu accessible à tous, ce qui devrait faciliter sa mise en oeuvre et son appropriation
• Appui à la finalisation de la politique nationale de l'emploi et du système d'information sur le marché de l'emploi et de formation (PNE-SIMEF-Mauritanie) - Évaluation finale Le projet a fourni une plate-forme et un cadre permettant à toutes les catégories de parties prenantes de se réunir et exprimer leurs points de vue. L’approche utilisée par le BIT est appréciable car elle n’a pas tenté de diriger ou imposer les discussions. Elle a plutôt mis les mandants au premier plan, leur permettant de définir leurs propres priorités, en intervenant à terme pour fournir une assistance technique aux cours des actions sur la base des instruments, des normes et des meilleures pratiques internationales.
• Support to development in industrial relations, wage fixing and labour law implementation institutions and capacity in Viet Nam - Midterm Evaluation The building up of a transition strategy into a Multi-Donor Support Facility focusing on a follow-up Labour Law Reform preparing for major economic developments, in the case of Vietnam the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), the EU, the Vietnam Trade Deal and the APEC.
• Support to development in industrial relations, wage fixing and labour law implementation institutions and capacity in Viet Nam - Midterm Evaluation The specific project approach to supporting the National Wage Council is considered a good practice in terms of building evidence-based approaches to decisions; encouraging active participation by social partners, i.e. genuine collective bargaining; encouraging common understanding among tripartite partners on minimum living needs calculations; use of technical specialists to bring international and regional perspectives and lessons to Vietnam for consideration; supporting expert studies on minimum living needs and economic impacts of minimum wage decisions to strengthen NWC voice; and flexibly responding to requests of the NWC. The system of Minimum Wage Fixing through the NWC is a good practice to be replicated elsewhere with the necessary improvements proposed in this report, i.e. to enhance its structural set-up by stimulating and, where possible providing for, a platform for other ministries to become involved so that they can provide inputs in the minimum wage fixing process. In particular, inputs from specific ministries on productivity and macro-economic issues need to be institutionalized.
• Support to development in industrial relations, wage fixing and labour law implementation institutions and capacity in Viet Nam - Midterm Evaluation Innovative pilots under phase 2 assisted greatly the practical advances achieved in the new Labour Code and Trade Union Law. This improved policy environment has meant the context of the new pilots in union organizing, representation, CB and SD while still difficult and challenging are now more generally supported and recognized as significant practical demonstrations of change by all partners. Continued focus on IR reform and assisting that reform when opportunities arise is important. Linking three different pilot programs on CB and SD for each tripartite partner at the local level within the same province: Mutually support and build synergies between pilots e.g. in Dong Nai in social dialogue. It is particularly useful in responding to the low level of implementation of new aspects of the Labour Code in regard to social dialogue and improved processes of collective bargaining. The crucial element of this approach is collective bargaining and social dialogue based on: a) Strength and participation of members, including the involvement and active participation of union members, and the way in which the collective strength of union members and of unions is built and increased through the process of collective bargaining; b) Skills to organize and undertake collective bargaining; and c) Methods of communication in a regular way with union members in the collective bargaining process (more than the outcome of collective bargaining).
• Better Factories of Cambodia - Midterm Cluster Evaluation SST The Supervisory Skills Training Course was supported by IFC, and The Gap Inc to improve the supervisory skills of garment industry supervisors. The 2008 year-long randomized-experimental impact evaluation by ideas42Harvard concluded that the training improved worker-supervisor relationships and led to moderate improvement in overall factory productivity. This training has already been rolled out to other Better Work programmes and the basic approach is valid beyond the apparel and foot wear industry in Cambodia.
• Better Factories of Cambodia - Midterm Cluster Evaluation Anti-Fainting Campaign: BFC has produced a number of innovative materials (Brochures, Good Practice Sheets, Calendars, Audio-Visuals etc) aimed at addressing the mass- fainting epidemic of 2012. The Experts by Experience is one of the anti-fainting campaign activities designed to prevent or minimize fainting incidents. Other initiatives include the Cambodian Television Network comedy show on fainting issues, a workers’ calendar with monthly health and safety tips, and the One Change campaign. The One Change Campaign 2012 has been designed in order to help Cambodia’s garment factories reduce the likelihood of fainting in the workplace. Factory management are encouraged to make at least one of the suggested changes in order to improve the working environment generally and to combat the causes of fainting such as poor hygiene, nutrition, heat stress and poor worker-management communications. Factories who successfully adopt one or more of these recommended changes were awarded the special status of a ‘One Change Factory' and earned the right to brandish the ‘One Change’ logo on their branding materials. These initiatives have been supported by the buyers, by GMAC, and the factories (BFC website 2012).
• Better Factories of Cambodia - Midterm Cluster Evaluation IMS: The Information Management System (IMS) developed by BFC is regarded as a ‘world-first’ information management system for monitoring and reporting on working conditions in the garment trade though it is currently under revision. Reports on individual factories are uploaded to the IMS and factories concerned can log onto the IMS’s limited access website (extranet) with a password to view their own reports. Other users may view these factory specific reports for a fee and provided they have been granted access by the factory management. Buyers’ subscriptions resulted in an income of USD 353, 869 in 2012.
• Tripartite action to protect migrants within and from the GMS from labour exploitation - Final Evaluation Gender sensitive, sectoral approach to addressing labour migration: Sectoral approaches and working with industry-specific actors to strengthen legislative gaps, tools and services were pursued in fishing and domestic work. These interventions were guided by the respective international labour standards as well as tools and good practices from around the region.
• Tripartite action to protect migrants within and from the GMS from labour exploitation - Final Evaluation Studies that fill a knowledge gap and utilize the comparative advantage of ILO have potential to feed into the development of interventions in particular sectors (e.g. fishing in Thailand), as well as generate media attention and action by other key actors.
• Tripartite action to protect migrants within and from the GMS from labour exploitation - Final Evaluation Sectoral approaches and working with industry-specific actors to strengthen legislative gaps, tools and services were pursued in fishing and domestic work. These interventions were guided by the respective international labour standards as well as tools and good practices from around the region. The project used (1) national labour migration laws and policies; (2) capacity building of tripartite constituents and women and men migrants; and (3) provision of support services through Migrant Worker Resource Centres. (more details in the full report template)
• Tripartite action to protect migrants within and from the GMS from labour exploitation - Final Evaluation Engagement with the private sector on international migration - Self-regulation tools have allowed industry associations and recruitment agency associations to raise the bar. particularly in the absence of tight legislation or monitoring, and have demonstrated the commitment of good actors within these industries.
• Promocion del empleo juvenil en América Latina (MTAS) PREJAL - Final Evaluation a) Creación de coordinadores nacionales en tres países: Argentina, Chile y Brasil, que han apoyado decisivamente las apuestas propias nacionales de estos países. El proyecto ha focalizado los recursos, que no permitían la implantación de coordinadores nacionales en los 8 países, en tres países, permitiendo extraer esta buena práctica que puede extrapolarse en una siguiente fase PREJAL en la región y contribuyendo a reforzar como caso práctico, la bondad de las coordinaciones a nivel local/nacional.
• Promocion del empleo juvenil en América Latina (MTAS) PREJAL - Final Evaluation b) El caso de Brasil es un ejemplo de buena práctica ya que se implicó en el tema del empleo juvenil y trabajo decente a la Secretaría Nacional de Juventud, coordinadora a su vez del Programa ProJovem. Este sistema ha permitido lograr una fuerte transversalidad del tema, de acuerdo con lo señalado por un estudio sobre las políticas de juventud en América Latina.
• Promocion del empleo juvenil en América Latina (MTAS) PREJAL - Final Evaluation c) El proyecto PREJAL ha supuesto una buena práctica en cuanto a la generación de información suficiente y pertinente para analizar las diversas modalidades de intervención a nivel regional y nacional. La recopilación y solicitud de estadísticas, los análisis internos y externos realizados y encargados, etc. permiten tener un mejor conocimiento de la situación y repensar las modalidades de intervención.
• Promocion del empleo juvenil en América Latina (MTAS) PREJAL - Final Evaluation f) La formación/capacitación realizada ha tenido carácter modular, por competencias y las empresas (de relevancia internacional) han concedido certificados de su realización. Estos certificados son reconocidos por el mercado laboral y resto de empresas que les pueden contratar. La realización de una capacitación por competencias, estructurada en forma de módulos, ha permitido una mayor flexibilidad y atracción hacia los beneficiarios que lo sitúa como una buena práctica a tener en cuenta en posteriores fases PREJAL.
• Promocion del empleo juvenil en América Latina (MTAS) PREJAL - Final Evaluation e) La participación privada en el proyecto ha permitido dotar a PREJAL de una componente de aplicación práctica de la que hubiera carecido si sólo se hubiesen desarrollado los objetivos 1 y 2. Esta característica del diseño constituye una buena práctica tanto de la fase conceptual como de la de desarrollo, incluso a pesar de las carencias demostradas. Como primer proyecto de colaboración público-privada los elementos de mejora no deben influir en la consideración innovadora y positiva de un primer proyecto de esta naturaleza.
• Improving social protection and promoting employment - Final Evaluation National Steering Committees/Tripartite Commissions were excellent bodies as mechanisms to promote social dialogue, to increase the level of information sharing and experiences among participants and to enhance project ownership. Through these committees, the project was able to increase the level of awareness at the time it delegated sufficient self-decision to determine whether the technical inputs were of relevance for the country.
• Way out of informality: Facilitating formalization of informal economy in South Asia - Final Evaluation Private enterprises can provide apprenticeship to informal workers to the construction workers. The apprenticeships are usually provided by formal sector. In Bangladesh, BMET organized apprenticeship with a pool of private enterprises where the informal workers who have usually limited education are able to learn the skills with practical experience. The workers coming out of the programme are able to earn higher wages and better working conditions with building construction companies.
• Way out of informality: Facilitating formalization of informal economy in South Asia - Final Evaluation The compilation of labour laws into a Training Manual and the training of Ranzunjar volunteers have enhanced the grievance redressal service they offer to contract workers in the Chakan cluster in Pune, India. These volunteers are mainly permanent workers in the automotive industry. This outreach by permanent workers to informal workers on a voluntary basis is a good practice that merits replication in other manufacturing sectors. The pre-condition for this was the commitment of one permanent worker to assist contract workers in his enterprise who suffered from the lack of social and job security. With better knowledge of legal provisions, these volunteers can now go beyond grievance redressal to facilitating access to government schemes and to social security. They have already helped many to obtain Aadhar cards as the first step towards recognition of their status.
• Way out of informality: Facilitating formalization of informal economy in South Asia - Final Evaluation The project has created a sizeable knowledge base on the laws and policies applicable to MSEs, the incentives and disincentives to formalization and the cost-benefits of regularization of firms. Dissemination of findings, however, has been sporadic and has not sufficiently informed relations with the social partners or action on the ground. Other tools such as the Compliance Manual and booklet on social security and welfare schemes as well as street plays by KISS have been used to create awareness among HR managers on the duties of companies and among workers of their rights. Grievance redressal has improved because of the training supported by the project but needs to be scaled up.
• Way out of informality: Facilitating formalization of informal economy in South Asia - Final Evaluation The formation of an association of small construction contractors represents positive steps towards formalization. In Bangladesh and Nepal, small construction contractors have formed their associations and these associations are registered with local authorities. The association has brought together like-minded contractors who had graduated from the status of workers to the contractors and they understand difficulties and challenges faced by informal workers. In both countries, they practice some of the decent work standards such as equal pay for male and female workers. In Bangladesh, some of them have started providing OSH measures including safety gears for critical/dangerous works.
• Way out of informality: Facilitating formalization of informal economy in South Asia - Final Evaluation The chambers of commerce and industries have extended support to the informal enterprises with the provision of business service desk. In Nepal, the district chambers of commerce and industries in project supported districts have established Business Service Desk where the current and aspiring entrepreneurs can seek information on business registration, access to finance, registration with tax authorities, among other services. Initially, the desk was manned for few months with the support of the project. Recognizing its merit, the chambers have decided to retain these service desks funded from their internal sources.
• Effective governance of labour migration and its skills dimensions - Final evaluation On a general level, the project has provided a platform for the exchange among the various stakeholders of best practices, processes and methodologies based on internationally accepted standards. For achieving that, it has brought together a wide range of actors and created new cooperation networks. Since the newly acquired knowledge has been effectively internalized by the target groups, it has led to the setting in motion of new processes which are expected to last beyond the life of the project : agreements reached under the project in several areas are likely to be seen as gateways towards the conclusion of new agreements and other mechanisms for increased cooperation in these areas.
• Effective governance of labour migration and its skills dimensions - Final evaluation The project was characterized across the board by a strong capacity building component. The development of practical guides, manuals and handbooks has contributed to increasing the value of outputs by systematizing the knowledge provided, enabling practical application and facilitating further transfer to additional users. These outputs should be disseminated as appropriate within Moldova and Ukraine. Furthermore, there is considerable scope for their adaptation and replication on a global level.
• Livelihood restoration and protection and sustainable empowerment of vulnerable peasant communities in Sindh Province - Joint external review Embed software issues, gender and DRR, as part of other practical or technical activities. This will enable beneficiaries to see these not as separate issues but as integral to the other immediate tasks.
• Livelihood restoration and protection and sustainable empowerment of vulnerable peasant communities in Sindh Province - Joint external review The project has made a start on addressed an untouchable issue of sharecropper tenancy. It was able to do this by: including activities that serve to engage the landlords/owner constructively (FMWC, FFS, etc.) so gaining their inclusion, and not confronting the unfavorable conditions directly , but working on the framework conditions (written tenancy agreements) that create transparency and provide a framework for further dialogue.
• Preventing trafficking in girls and young women for labour exploitation within China (CP-Ting)- Mid Term Evaluation The project recognized the government as a driving force for social change and used several approaches to encourage and strengthen this role. The project helped to construct an effective network spanning five administrative layers from the national level through provincial, municipal, county and community levels to deal with the issues of trafficking and migration of rural workers. This network approach links grass roots demonstration learning to higher level policy interventions to produce a converging force to combat trafficking.
• Preventing trafficking in girls and young women for labour exploitation within China (CP-Ting)- Mid Term Evaluation The project used a bottom-up and open approach to promote involvement of project partners from grass roots to higher levels in developing project ideas and activities into action programs. This approach promoted a fit between activities and local situations and "ownership" of these activities among local implementation partners.
• Employment-intensive growth for Indonesia: Job opportunities for young women and men (JOY) - Mid Term Evaluation The multi-stage process used by the team in introducing the LED (Local Economic Development) component of project to stakeholders in East Java and in selecting pilot communities appears to have worked very well. The approach should be documented in a "step-by-step" guide for application in other countries
• Fortalecimiento institucional en materia migratoria para contribuir al desarrollo de los países de la región andina (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú) - Mid Term Evaluation La 'Propuesta de política integral de gestión migratoria', desarrollada a partir de una consultoría por la Dra. Carla Tamagno, para el caso del Perú, constituye un aporte sustantivo al cambio de paradigma en la gestión pública de la migración laboral en los países de la región. Esta propuesta transita de un modelo centrado en las migraciones como función de control a un desarrollo de política pública multidimensional y coordinado, en el que no sólo está presente la administración pública como principal articulador, sino que se incorpora de manera central la participación de los actores sociales como condición ineludible para la gestión efectiva.
• Fortalecimiento institucional en materia migratoria para contribuir al desarrollo de los países de la región andina (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú) - Mid Term Evaluation La mejora de instrumentos estadísticos en los sistemas nacionales (censos, encuestas de hogar) constituye un mecanismo efectivo y eficiente en la obtención de información de calidad y con perspectiva temporal para el análisis más preciso del fenómeno migratorio desde una perspectiva temporal. Los especialistas de la OA han realizado un esfuerzo de asistencia técnica a los sistemas nacionales de estadística en Perú y Ecuador, hecho que como en otros programas de OIT (véase IPEC con información relativa a Trabajo Infantil en las encuestas de hogar) tiene resultados positivos y de notable impacto. Si bien el trabajo es técnicamente costoso, y suele generar resistencia por parte de los sistemas nacionales de estadística, los resultados constituyen un aporte muy importante en la disponibilidad de información de calidad.
• Fortalecimiento institucional en materia migratoria para contribuir al desarrollo de los países de la región andina (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú) - Mid Term Evaluation La Mesa Intersectorial de Gestión Migratoria, en la que confluyen diferentes ministerios y órganos de la Administración pública de Perú, se configura como un modelo de coordinación de políticas entre diferentes ministerios, que ha permitido visibilizar con mayor fuerza el rol del MTPE como responsable de la gestión migratoria laboral, así como la identificación de las funciones específicas del resto de instancias públicas y los mecanismos más efectivos de articulación de esta política migratoria en materia laboral. Asimismo, la mesa ha permitido a los participantes tomar conciencia de la importancia de un enfoque integral de esta política.
• Fortalecimiento institucional en materia migratoria para contribuir al desarrollo de los países de la región andina (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú) - Mid Term Evaluation El trabajo de análisis legislativo, realizado por el D. Juan Pablo Aguilar, con el título 'Documento de análisis del funcionamiento del marco normativo e institucional relativo a las migraciones en el Ecuador, con énfasis en la migración laboral'. Este estudio en particular constituye, por un lado, un insumo imprescindible para MIGRANDINA a la hora de abordar su estrategia específica en Ecuador, dado la particular coyuntura institucional con la presencia de hasta tres instancias del Estado con interés en la gestión migratoria laboral. Por otro lado, supone para las instancias públicas un aporte muy importante al proceso de desarrollo legislativo de la futura Ley de Movilidad Humana, que incorporará necesariamente la dimensión laboral de la gestión migratoria. Asimismo, constituye una buena práctica como modelo de desarrollo de estrategias específicas en cada uno de los cuatro países, en una secuencia precedida siempre por un exhaustivo análisis del marco legal seguido de un análisis de política pública.
• Fortalecimiento institucional en materia migratoria para contribuir al desarrollo de los países de la región andina (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú) - Mid Term Evaluation La experiencia del Curso Subregional sobre Migraciones Laborales Internacionales: 'Hacia el fortalecimiento de las capacidades de gestión migratoria laboral en los países andinos', constituye un ejemplo exitoso de impulso a la creación de una red regional de profesionales vinculados a la migración laboral. Este tipo de redes destaca por su flexibilidad y su horizontalidad, lo que las dota de gran capacidad de intercambio de información, detección rápida de necesidades, experiencias exitosas, etc., configurándose como un elemento complementario ideal para el impulso de la cultura de gestión de calidad en migración laboral.
• Fortalecimiento institucional en materia migratoria para contribuir al desarrollo de los países de la región andina (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador y Perú) - Mid Term Evaluation El Plan Intersindical de Migraciones Laborales, desarrollado también en Perú con apoyo de MIGRANDINA, constituye un modelo exitoso de incorporación de la migración laboral en la agenda de las organizaciones de trabajadores. De este modo, se genera un efecto multiplicador en el sector, y se induce una demanda formativa para el desarrollo de la actividad sindical en esta materia.
• Investment budget execution support for rural infrastructure development and employment generation (TIM works) Norwegian Contribution - Final Evaluation Ongoing continuous training also contributed to a good outcome. This included training for SEFOPE as well as the community contractors, the regular contractors and the communities. In addition to the formal training this included continuous 'on the job' training. ILO trained SEFOPE staff continuously and SEFOPE staff trained the communities, contractors and others continuously.
• Investment budget execution support for rural infrastructure development and employment generation (TIM works) Norwegian Contribution - Final Evaluation The use of training and trial contracts was a good way to develop contractors. The trial contracts gave an incentive to the contractors to attend the training. During discussion with the contractors it transpired that there was little suitable training available in Timor-Leste and that this was the first training that many had attended. The training included issues not solely related to LBAT including planning and management and these were seen to be very useful by the participants.
• Investment budget execution support for rural infrastructure development and employment generation (TIM works) Norwegian Contribution - Final Evaluation Working within an institution such as SEFOPE was useful and contributed to the positive outcome. ILO staff working full time on the project were restricted to the labour-based engineer in Dili and the three regional engineers. ILO staff, on attachment, undertook other short-term inputs such as the contractor training. SEFOPE was committed to the project and provided all the staff that worked in the field on the projects. SEFOPE¿s key role and the positive attitude of the director and others were crucial to the success of the project.
• Strengthening industrial relations and labor law compliance in Morocco - Final Evaluation The participative approach has led to a strong appropriation of the project by its stakeholders, which had a positive impact on their collaboration.
• Strengthening industrial relations and labor law compliance in Morocco - Final Evaluation From a perspective of sustainability, the trainers' networks and the tools left by the project are very interesting outputs. In addition, the inspectors' procedures manual has already proved replicable, as it is currently being used in 18 francophone countries and it is being adapted for use in Jordan.
• Strengthening industrial relations and labor law compliance in Morocco - Final Evaluation The training of young unionists was relevant for two reasons: it helped to rejuvenate the graying labor unions, and is an investment in the industrial relations of the future: in ten years these people will have leading positions and will be able to capitalize on their tripartite experiences and networks.
• Strengthening industrial relations and labor law compliance in Morocco - Final Evaluation The evaluations and knowledge tests administered at each workshop provided a continuous quality check at minimal cost.
• Opportunity Salone Programme – Jobs and Growth programme in Sierra Leone The project’s focus on market systems development has created opportunities for systemic change, benefiting a broader range of market actors and ensuring long-term impact. This approach includes facilitating pilot interventions with value chain actors to improve access to quality inputs and markets for products.
• Opportunity Salone Programme – Jobs and Growth programme in Sierra Leone The project effectively engages multiple stakeholders, including government agencies, private sector actors, and community organizations. This collaborative approach fosters a supportive environment for project implementation and sustainability. For instance, partnerships with entities like the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and private sector actors such as the Sierra Leone Chamber for Agribusiness Development ensured alignment with national development goals and enhanced the programme's effectiveness.
• Opportunity Salone Programme – Jobs and Growth programme in Sierra Leone The project has successfully leveraged public-private partnerships (PPPs) to enhance feeder road maintenance and business development services. These partnerships created a sustainable model for continued support and resource mobilization, exemplified by the formation of Public Private Community Partnership stakeholder platforms for sustainable road maintenance.
• Opportunity Salone Programme – Jobs and Growth programme in Sierra Leone Extensive training programs enhance the business and financial skills of women, youth, and persons with disabilities (PwD). This has led to better management practices and increased entrepreneurial activities. Notable examples include the training of SME contractors and youth and women in financial and business management.
• Independent Mid-term Evaluation of the second phase of the ILO Global Flagship Programme on Building Social Protection Floors for All (2021–2025) GENDER AND VULNERABILITY DATA UTILISATION. The availability of gender and vulnerability data has allowed the programme to make significant strides in addressing gender and inclusion-related concerns. The mid-term evaluation indicates notable contributions towards these areas. However, while progress has been made in raising awareness about gender and inclusion issues, challenges and inequalities persist. Continued efforts are necessary to ensure that inclusivity remains a priority, enabling all individuals, regardless of gender, age, or disability status, to benefit from the programme.
• Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) 1 - Through the TWG and LMAGs, the project has worked in a consultative manner with a wide range of stakeholders. This approach has contributed to raise awareness and commitments, and more importantly, it ensures the sustainability of all the interventions. Two TWGs are organised in all countries (except for Ethiopia and Kenya). There is a net increase in the number of participants to the second. The participation to the TWG shows engagement and involvement of stakeholders in taking decisions, identifying priority needs and ensuring follow-up.
• Better Regional Migration Management (BRMM) 2 – ILO’s holistic approach where labour migration is part of the labour market and is not treated as a separate phenomenon is a major good practice for migration management and contributing to GCM objectives. The three outcomes of the project link labour migration to labour in general and to the labour markets of sending and destination countries.
• Evaluación Agrupada Independiente de Intervenciones sobre Tránsito hacia la Economía Formal con perspectiva de Género en cuatro Países de Latinoamérica La territorialización de las acciones y la adecuación a contextos locales ha permitido trasladar prioridades nacionales a nivel regional y local adaptándose a las necesidades locales y generando dinámicas de abajo hacia arriba, a través de pilotos, capacitaciones a actores locales y la generación de espacios de diálogo a nivel local. Para garantizar la sostenibilidad de las acciones se han elaborado planes de desarrollo locales y regionales con el apoyo de las intervenciones de manera que, la formalización y el empleo decente bajo un enfoque inclusivo, queden incluidos dentro de los lineamientos estratégicos. Los gobiernos subnacionales son los más cercanos a la población beneficiaria directa, por lo tanto, la territorialización de las acciones permite adecuarse a sus necesidades.
• Assistance technique au Projet d’Entreprenariat des Jeunes dans l’Agriculture et l’Agro-Business (PEJAB) - Final evaluation L’élaboration et la mise à disposition des supports pédagogiques et didactiques accompagnant les curricula (profils et chartes de compétences, guides d’apprentissage et supports d’accompagnement) facilitent aux centres d’incubation l’amélioration et l’innovation dans leurs offres de formations.
• Assistance technique au Projet d’Entreprenariat des Jeunes dans l’Agriculture et l’Agro-Business (PEJAB) - Final evaluation Le regroupement en un seul site de formation des bénéficiaires du projet et ceux du projet TSIKAPA mis en œuvre dans la province du Kasaï a permis de mutualiser les coûts de certaines activités et minimiser les dépenses sur les sessions de renforcement des capacités
• Assistance technique au Projet d’Entreprenariat des Jeunes dans l’Agriculture et l’Agro-Business (PEJAB) - Final evaluation Le développement et la validation des critères de sélection des centres d’incubation permet d’éviter des biais de sélection et des influences extérieures éventuelles dans le choix des incubateurs au niveau de la zone d’intervention du projet.
• Assistance technique au Projet d’Entreprenariat des Jeunes dans l’Agriculture et l’Agro-Business (PEJAB) - Final evaluation La prise en compte et le respect de l’équilibre genre dans l’élaboration de termes de référence de l’organisation de séminaires de formation de formateurs favorise la participation effective des femmes et des hommes bien qu’on soit encore loin de l’égalité
• Assistance technique au Projet d’Entreprenariat des Jeunes dans l’Agriculture et l’Agro-Business (PEJAB) - Final evaluation Le fait de disponibiliser à la fois le manuel CREE (créez votre entreprise) et le livret plan d’affaires aux jeunes agripreneurs lors de la formation GERME, permet à ces derniers de lier non seulement, la théorie et la pratique mais également de participer et de s’approprier pleinement le processus d’élaboration de leur plan d’affaire.
• Asia Regional Child Labour Programme - Final evaluation Decent work approach in the mica mining sector in India. In the mica mineral mining states of Jharkhand and Bihar, the ARC Project and its partners initiated a supply chain approach to addressing child labour, addressing the working conditions and “push factors” in child labour on the ground as well creating momentum for changes in the regulation and formalization of mica mining and processing. The ILO’s decent work standards including participatory occupational safety and health (OSH) tools were applied with tangible results in community workplace settings in mica mining and processing, with the effect of improving work practices for adults and removing children from the work environment. “Upstream” interventions included production of a decent work Master Plan t for the mica mining sector, to be introduced to policy makers and industry representatives, and multistakeholder advocacy resulting in a new state level policy regulating mica mining.
• Asia Regional Child Labour Programme - Final evaluation Integrating child labour interventions at community level in existing or mandated government institutions. In several countries, building child labour monitoring mechanisms upon relevant existing or mandated government institutions facilitated the institutional sustainability of the results. In several of the project countries – Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan - the project supported improved or new child labour monitoring systems and case support within existing government frameworks. Processes included activating sub-district Child Labour Committees in Bangladesh to receive reports of child labour cases and take action, integrating child labour within the child-friendly municipality committees in Nepal, established under the Children’s Act, 2018; and in Bihar state in India, including child labour in the Village Development Plans and related data collection process, hence attracting funding and promoting the role of traditional leaders in oversight of interventions at the village level. In several countries the mandatory systems were strengthened by vertical linkages between existing committees and community level volunteer “watch groups”, for example, in Bangladesh, Pakistan and Myanmar.
• Strengthening Institutional Mechanisms for Migration Management in the Southern Africa Region - Midterm joint evaluation Leveraging UN agency country experiences and working partnerships with government entities is an enabling factor in advocating for good migration governance and management, as well as mainstreaming knowledge and expertise sharing with the member states.
• Strengthening Institutional Mechanisms for Migration Management in the Southern Africa Region - Midterm joint evaluation An important step taken at regional level and national level in some countries to strengthen the SAMM project was the linking of the project and coordinating it within the framework of national migration management committees to coordinate the project. Some countries, for example Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, and Zimbabwe, already had these in place prior to the SAMM project, or established under the influence of the project, Migration Management Technical Boards / Migration Management Committees, etc. The committees drew their members from government ministries, civil society, labour movements/ trade unions and UN agencies. The committees automatically assumed control of the coordination of migration management programmes and technically contributed to shaping the migration management environment in the country.
• South Asia Leadership in Entrepreneurship (SALE) Use of volunteer groups/organisations in Project implementation. The Project was able to utilize undergraduate students as volunteers to help raise awareness and monitoring of entrepreneurship activities in educational institutions in Sri Lanka.
• South Asia Leadership in Entrepreneurship (SALE) Importance of flexibility and ability to redesign approaches. The Covid-19 virus spread, the lockdowns and circumstances surrounding it, has required flexibility and initiatives from project staff. This Project has shown the importance of flexibility, and ability to redesign approaches for training and awareness-raising and utilise virtual/online communication.
• Improving Synergies between Social Protection and Public Finance Management - Final joint evaluation Supporting the development and implementation of disability identification systems (linked to Programme activities in Cambodia and Nepal).
• Improving Synergies between Social Protection and Public Finance Management - Final joint evaluation Integrating public finance management into social protection (SP) work at country level through the development of a tool to evaluate the public finance management’s (PMF) social protection delivery (Paraguay). The aim of the tool is to assess the performance of the public finance management of the SP budget, based on the Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA) and the International Social Security Association Good Governance Guidelines. Use of the tool in other countries is now being discussed with the EU.
• South-South Cooperation to Enhance the Institutional Capacities of Trade Unions in Asia and the Pacific - Final Evaluation Bottom-up approach identifying training needs. The project has been characterized by a robust bottom-up approach in identifying the training needs of trade union organizations, which was particularly essential given the varied subregions and the diverse nature of these organizations. Amidst the travel restrictions imposed by COVID-19, the program successfully organized multiple online sessions, facilitating the active engagement of over 50 participants from 17 countries across Southeast Asia, South Asia, and the Pacific. These sessions were instrumental in mapping out specific training requirements of trade unions, which led to the careful selection of topics for five training modules and the Training of Trainers (ToT) sessions through collaborative discussions with union representatives. The shift to online and blended learning formats was well-received, evident from the 260 registrations across seven modules, involving approximately 200 unique participants. Although establishing a definitive cause-effect relationship between the needs assessment and participant turnout is challenging, the feedback from surveys, interviews, and focus groups suggest that the program was effectively tailored to meet the identified needs. The impact of the practice is quantifiable with the number of registrations and unique participants, highlighting the targeted beneficiaries. Given its successful implementation, there is a high potential for replication of this practice by organizations such as ACTRAC and ICTILO. Moreover, the program's content aligns closely with the Decent Work (DW) agenda and supports the International Labour Organization's (ILO) Strategic Framework, thus contributing to broader organizational goals.
• South-South Cooperation to Enhance the Institutional Capacities of Trade Unions in Asia and the Pacific - Final Evaluation Online and Blended learning. ACTRAV demonstrated remarkable flexibility when the world faced stringent travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. They swiftly transitioned to an online training format, a move that proved to be a successful strategy. This adaptation garnered a relatively high number of participants from 25 different countries, involving no fewer than 55 distinct trade unions. Clearly, these online trainings have proven to be an efficient and effective method for engaging a large and diverse group of participants from numerous countries. Consequently, it appears that online and blended learning are here to stay.
• Global action network to make agriculture insurance work better - Final evaluation The project was set up with strong awareness of the lack of coordination and collaboration among the community of experts in agriculture insurance. The Global Action Network (GAN) clearly contributes to advance the agriculture insurance through the GAN concept. The GAN allows thought leaders, such as academicians and practitioners, to work together on defined work streams in an interactive way. The GAN creates synergies among stakeholders who have traditionally worked more in silos. This also allows academicians to continuously define and provide policy relevant research work, based on the requirements of practitioners. The latter can contribute to laying the groundwork for innovative solutions to specific challenges they face.
• Livelihood restoration and protection and sustainable empowerment of vulnerable peasant communities in Sindh Province - Final joint evaluation Embed software issues, gender and DRR, as part of other practical or technical activities. This will enable beneficiaries to see these not as separate issues but as integral to the other immediate tasks.
• Livelihood restoration and protection and sustainable empowerment of vulnerable peasant communities in Sindh Province - Final joint evaluation The project has made a start on addressed an untouchable issue of sharecropper tenancy. It was able to do this by: - including activities that serve to engage the landlords/owner constructively (FMWC, FFS, etc.) so gaining their inclusion, and - - not confronting the unfavorable conditions directly , but working on the framework conditions (written tenancy agreements) that create transparency and provide a framework for further dialogue.
• Decent work for sustainable and inclusive economic transformation in Mozambique - Midterm Evaluation In the first two years of the project implementation, most of its successes were attributed to the working style adopted by the ILO staff. They had a frequent presence at the partners' offices, providing technical support, with resultant better reach to and involvement within the government structure. This strategy has “shortened the distance” between the project and its partners; therefore, involvement and alignment with the national agenda are imperative. This is a good practice, as it creates a trusty, efficient and effective working environment between the project and partners.
• Decent work for sustainable and inclusive economic transformation in Mozambique - Midterm Evaluation The elaboration of the action plan of the NEP was a participatory process with a methodology of working groups including people from different ministries, national and provincial institutions, as well as employers and workers organizations. This process has brought the opportunity for people to work and interact with others than typically possible. All people interviewed by this evaluation and process participants expressed a satisfying experience that allowed them to openly communicate and sometimes initiate collaboration that otherwise, it could not have been possible. Also, this process has supported expanding the knowledge of the NEP and to extend the idea that job creation and its monitoring is a national responsibility not exclusively of the Ministry of Labour, which contributes directly to one of the objectives of the project.
• Efectividad de la asistencia técnica de OIT en la promoción de entornos propicios para las empresas sostenibles - Thematic evaluation (RBSA) Las organizaciones de empleadores, además de ser los beneficiarios directos de la asistencia técnica brindada por la OIT, han liderado el proceso de elaboración del diagnóstico EPES (junto con la OIT) y sobre todo el de elaboración de propuestas a partir de dicho diagnóstico. Cabe destacar además que este involucramiento se ha dado en los máximos cargos directrices y en la Alta Gerencia de las organizaciones de empleadores.
• Efectividad de la asistencia técnica de OIT en la promoción de entornos propicios para las empresas sostenibles - Thematic evaluation (RBSA) En Honduras el alto nivel de maduración del diálogo social se explica por varios motivos: (a) el interés de los mandantes por fortalecer sus capacidades para mejorar la calidad de sus propuestas en la negociación; (b) las centrales sindicales son dirigidas por personas cada vez más preparadas y en las organizaciones empresariales sus directivos son cada vez más propensos al diálogo; (c) en los espacios formales tripartitos los mandantes ya se acostumbraron a dialogar de diferentes temas, lograr acuerdos y además acuden las autoridades máximas de los mandantes; (d) existen espacios de diálogos informales que contribuyen a generar confianza entre los mandantes, principalmente empleadores y trabajadores; y (e) no existe una marcada oposición política entre los mandantes.
• Efectividad de la asistencia técnica de OIT en la promoción de entornos propicios para las empresas sostenibles - Thematic evaluation (RBSA) Los diagnósticos del entorno han sido permanentemente utilizados para la formulación de propuestas por parte de las organizaciones empresariales y se han convertido en una referencia de consulta en muchas de las discusiones y mesas de trabajo que han tenido con el gobierno, sobre todo en Bolivia y Honduras, contribuyendo así a mejorar la calidad de las propuestas y discusiones, dándole el sustento técnico adecuado.
• Efectividad de la asistencia técnica de OIT en la promoción de entornos propicios para las empresas sostenibles - Thematic evaluation (RBSA) En Ecuador y Bolivia, se elaboraron estudios complementarios al diagnóstico EPES vinculados a las temáticas específicas que se decidieron priorizar, lo que permitió mejorar la calidad de las propuestas para mejorar el entorno de negocios. En Bolivia, adicionalmente se tuvo en cuenta los resultados de las mesas de diálogo entre el sector privado y público que se formaron para determinados temas, mientras que en Ecuador se la orientación al cumplimiento de los ODS.
• Efectividad de la asistencia técnica de OIT en la promoción de entornos propicios para las empresas sostenibles - Thematic evaluation (RBSA) En Honduras, COHEP ha puesto en práctica una estrategia completa para la implementación de las propuestas, que incluye la creación de una Gerencia de Empresas Sostenibles, la formación de un Comité Técnico Estratégico de Seguimiento, la firma de convenios con instituciones para llevar a cabo las medidas propuestas, y la implementación de un Balance Score Card como mecanismo de monitoreo y evaluación de la implementación de las propuestas
• Better Work Indonesia Phase III - Midterm evaluation The effort to advance the PAC in policy-level strategy has been feasible in the project within the framework of strengthening social dialogue and tripartism not only within the BWI project, but also in the broader garment sector. BWI has been engaging stakeholders (government, trade unions, and employers’ associations) in the programme as members of the advisory committee. In early 2016, BWI successfully expanded the PAC’s advisory role to make it more involved in strategic discussion at the policy level of the programme. Advancing PAC as part of the policy-influencing agent in articulating issues in garment sector strengthens mutual understanding among stakeholders and encourages social dialogue in the sector. Therefore, other Better Work operation countries should recognize this strategy as one of the good practises emerging from Indonesia.
• Inclusive labour markets for job creation in Georgia - Final evaluation Ensuring ILO’s constituencies (GEA, GTUC and MOLSHA) engagement in shaping labour reform as the sine qua non of legitimation.
• Inclusive labour markets for job creation in Georgia - Final evaluation Equipping ILO’s constituencies (GEA, GTUC and MOLSHA) with tools (e.g. methodologies, frameworks, knowledge, etc.) to uphold labour rights as human rights in Georgia
• Inclusive labour markets for job creation in Georgia - Final evaluation BBM meetings became a good practice to stimulate exchange of understanding and interpretation between lawyers and judges and thereby increase compliance with the ILS
• Inclusive labour markets for job creation in Georgia - Final evaluation Study tours to observe and learn on the experience of Denmark as an EU Member State (MS), yet the expectations have grown to observe practices of those EU countries that have undergone similar reform processes
• Capacidades laborales para el trabajo decente ... para la población ví­ctima del conflicto armado en Colombia - Evaluación finale El acompañamiento psicosocial y el fortalecimiento de competencias blandas es reconocido desde el punto de vista de todos los actores como el factor diferenciador y positivo en este proyecto. El acompañamiento articulado a una metodología orientada en un enfoque constructivista basada en aprendizaje colaborativo y de motivación para el trabajo, mejora la participación, disminuye la tasa de deserción, aumenta la tasa de prácticas laborales y la tasa de colocación, y mejora la respuesta de los empresarios. En términos de satisfacción, los estudiantes beneficiarios encontraron en el programa un escenario de profesionalización de conocimientos, que permitieron mejorar su calidad de vida.
• Promoting indigenous peoples' human development and social inclusion in the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development - Midterm evaluation An inclusive and reflective project design process constitutes good practice. Bringing together project partners towards the end of a project phase for taking stock of the achievements and challenges as part of a planning exercise for the following project phase is worth replicating in all ILO projects in similar stages of the project cycle.
• Promoting indigenous peoples' human development and social inclusion in the context of the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development - Midterm evaluation The approach to training community members as data collectors showed very positive results, particularly among youth. Focusing on the young community members has a strong empowerment effect on this disadvantaged element of communities, often underemployed or unemployed.
• National Rural Employment Strategy in Lao PDR towards increasing opportunities for decent and productive employment in rural areas - Final evaluation Capacity building followed by close follow-up mentoring and monitoring for newly found/weak committees are instrumental. In the NRES project, the project support establishment of community committee to manage project-constructed community assets as well as the income generation activities associated with it. These established committees included fish raising committees and the water user committee (WUC). Three fish raising committees could not continue its functioning due to inefficient management, poor governance and lack of financial transparency. On the other hand, the WUC thrives. People benefitted from its effective management. These was attribute to close following and support by the project team, one of whom station in the WUC office in the community.
• Vision Zero Fund – Collective Action for Safe and Healthy Supply Chains - Cluster midterm evaluation Research in Latin America on the link between improvements in OSH and productivity seeks to strengthen the business case for OSH interventions. The research will analyze and quantify the extent of increases in productivity in the coffee GSC brought about by improvements in OSH. The research links directly to VZF’s Strategic Outcome 1: Strengthened global, regional and national enabling environments for the promotion of safe and healthy working conditions in targeted GSCs. The research also supports the VZF's collective action strategy.
• Vision Zero Fund – Collective Action for Safe and Healthy Supply Chains - Cluster midterm evaluation The ILO commissioned an Outcomes and Practices Assessment (OPA) to inform the design and implementation of Phase II of Myanmar’s VZF project, through providing the project team with information and evidence that will allow for a better understanding of the factors, successes and shortcomings in the adoption of good OSH practices during Phase I.
• Vision Zero Fund – Collective Action for Safe and Healthy Supply Chains - Cluster midterm evaluation Harmonization to align national RBM frameworks with the VZF RBM framework was achieved through a participatory process, which resulted in a coherent and consistent approach to data collection.
• Vision Zero Fund – Collective Action for Safe and Healthy Supply Chains - Cluster midterm evaluation The use of Implementation Agreements (IAs) strengthens partner commitment and ownership, thereby contributing to increased sustainability, impact, and a greater degree of collective action.
• Vision Zero Fund – Collective Action for Safe and Healthy Supply Chains - Cluster midterm evaluation A comprehensive training model approach on OSH was used in the Lao PDR, which includes a blend of technical (“classroom”) learning; field visits and collective/practical reflection; the development of a follow-up plan; support to apply learning in practice; and follow-up monitoring through labour inspection systems (in garment factories) and local training partners (among OSH-trained farmers).
• Vision Zero Fund – Collective Action for Safe and Healthy Supply Chains - Cluster midterm evaluation In Madagascar, an “OSH First Task Force” consisting of 12 labour inspectors and directors was created in 2018, as a means of strengthening the capacities of labour inspectors to undertake labour inspections, especially with respect to OSH.
• Enhancing the labour administration capacity to improve working conditions and tackle undeclared work - Final evaluation The thorough process proposed by the project – and actually further detailed and refined during its implementation phase, described under the finding number 46, constitute a very strong practice. The method, encompassing building a strategic vision for labour inspection, the preparation of an aligned legislative environment and enforcement of international standards through practice, is actually such a remarkable perspective of intervention that the evaluation has identified it as a model that be replicated in specific contexts.
• Enhancing the labour administration capacity to improve working conditions and tackle undeclared work - Final evaluation The delivery of technical assistance, when it is limited to the transfer of knowledge, is not good enough to ensure successful transformative process as in the case of labour inspection effectively contribution to better working conditions in Ukraine, for instance. The project has provided an opportunity for the evaluation to identify several elements which, when brought together, meet the conditions for “good” or effective technical assistance: Relevant expertise, pro-active attitude, quality of relation built over time, permanent presence of ILO for which the agency has earned credit and respect.
• Enhancing the labour administration capacity to improve working conditions and tackle undeclared work - Final evaluation Even though the project document’s section on strategy depicts how the action intends to tackle OSH, Labour Inspection, Labour Relations and UDW, the evaluation has found it could have promoted more explicitly how the underlying strategy connects coherently these issues in order to contribute to its simultaneous improvement. The project angle can also be considered as a best practice as with a minimal number of components, a single project addresses the several penalising factors preventing inclusive economic growth and decent work in Ukraine:  The health and safety priority concerns in the core sector of the Ukrainian economy (metal industry, coal mining, agricultural and forestry-related activities)  The massive UDW practice in some core sectors (Construction, agriculture,…),  An inefficient labour inspection legal framework  Difficult labour relations  A tensed social dialogue  The need to enforce international standards in the Ukrainian labour market (OSH…)  The need for Ukraine to implement its international commitment (EU Eastern Neighbourhood Partnership agreement). The good practice in relation to the above lies in the efficient of a single intervention “hitting several big birds with one stone”.
• Zimbabwe Youth and women empowerment project (YWEP) - Final evaluation The involvement of communities in deciding which value chains to engage in based on the market analysis was another good practice. As part of this approach, communities were provided with options which were informed by a market analysis and communities decided which of those options they could engage in. This is a good practice that promotes rural enterprise development and employment creation. The practice aligns very well with one of the project’s aim for increased business for other value chain actors e.g. transporters, and input suppliers, employment creation and rural development.
• Zimbabwe Youth and women empowerment project (YWEP) - Final evaluation This is because Government structures in implementation areas have a perpetual existence, and this will ensure that the Anchor Enterprises (AEs) will receive perpetual oversight beyond the life of the project. On the other hand, the practice of communities’ ownership of the enterprises was a good practice. Having Government and other stakeholders such as local authorities and local businesspersons as members of the Board ensured multi-stakeholder involvement in growing and sustaining the Anchor Enterprises. This practice aligns very well with the project design to build good relationships by bringing together cooperation between relevant local, regional, and national authorities and stakeholders in implementing the project.
• Joint programme on labour migration governance for development and integration in Africa (JLMO) - SIDA (Sweden) funded - Midterm joint evaluation Self-regulating community of interests. The self-regulation of professionals to achieve joint results that overcome their individual capacities and that produce mutual benefits is exemplified by the collaboration of the Statistical officers of the African countries to produce the Reports on Labour migration statistics in Africa and the galvanization of the LMAC operationalization. Their long-term acquaintance has promoted a self-regulating community of interests.
• Joint programme on labour migration governance for development and integration in Africa (JLMO) - SIDA (Sweden) funded - Midterm joint evaluation Project cascade approach. The execution of the Priority project in the framework of the AU Migration Policy Framework for Africa and Plan of action 2018 – 2030 has enabled its collaboration with AUC Departments and divisions such as economic and political affairs, gender and diaspora, RECs and MSs and coordination with other initiatives in the same sector. Still the success of the cascade approach depends on long-term frameworks that horizontally integrates the stakeholders’ participation across the sector - along a shared vision and recognized leadership – and vertically mainstreams their contributions to achieve targeted results at the field level
• Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programmes in Lebanon (Phase III & IV) & Jordan (Phase V) - Clustered evaluation EIIP Lebanon practice of preparing project completion reports as records of achievement, the rating of the contractor’s performance and obligations (where appropriate) and handover to the partner. The report also includes observations on the issues in implementation and lessons learnt. “Project” here refers to a sub-project implemented under each programme.
• Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programmes in Lebanon (Phase III & IV) & Jordan (Phase V) - Clustered evaluation The engagement of technically qualified Social Safeguards Officers (SSOs) in Lebanon who combine environmental and social safeguards (ESS) compliance with site supervision.
• Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programmes in Lebanon (Phase III & IV) & Jordan (Phase V) - Clustered evaluation The programmes in both countries have increased the targets for women’s participation and met them. In Jordan the target was raised to 30 per cent of project participants in Lebanon to 15 per cent.
• Skills for employment and productivity in low-income countries (Mozambique component) - Final Evaluation The requirement that the project management unit and staff of the main implementing partner at the provincial level should be located within the counterpart agency in projects of this type is frequently advocated in principle but not so often implemented in practice. The results achieved by ILO KOICA project in Mozambique as measured by the strong working relationships and the clear understanding and commitment of IFPELAC staff in implementing changes is further evidence of the importance and benefits to be gained in advocating this approach when other projects of this type are being proposed and implemented.
• The ILO and PBSO programme to sustain peace and foster development through employment creation in conflict-affected situations - Final evaluation The ILO PROSPECT programme (Partnership for improving prospects for forcibly displaced persons and host communities), provides a good practice example of how to integrate peace and social cohesion in its result framework. With help from the ILO/PBSO programme they recognised the important role of social cohesion as a basis for the programme and are now including this in their results framework and programme designs.
• The ILO and PBSO programme to sustain peace and foster development through employment creation in conflict-affected situations - Final evaluation Conducting conflict driver analysis and assessments already in the early stages of programme design and/or implementation is a good practice for increasing the success and potential impact of all projects (beyond projects with a specific focus on employment and decent work for peace). The joint Interpeace/ILO conflict assessment in Libya is an example of this. More and more of ILO’s work is taking place in contexts of conflict and fragility and the ILO/PBSO programs approach has proved promising as a component in generating long-term economic opportunities under difficult circumstances (working in fragile and conflict-affected contexts). This is corresponding to the ILO/PBSO programs focus on conflict-sensitivity and conflict assessments.
• Promoting a decent work approach for syrian refugees and host communities - Final evaluation (RBSA) ILO designed and implemented innovative approaches that allowed refugees to access work permits. The most successful intervention was the model unlinking the work permit application from specific employers in the agricultural sector and allowing cooperatives to apply for Syrian refugee work permits.
• Promoting a decent work approach for syrian refugees and host communities - Final evaluation (RBSA) • To provide immediate benefit to the Syrian refugees and host communities ILO developed the ‘Rural Infrastructure, Training and Employment (RITE)’ pilot project using the employment intensive investment programme approach. • The project aimed to test the approach in Jordan (approach implemented for the first time in the Middle East) and to i) demonstrate the short-term benefits of EIIP by injecting cash into host communities through paying people wages for work done, and ii) to show long-term benefits by upgrading local infrastructure and introducing regular maintenance schemes. • The project provides capacity building to all stakeholders before awarding a contract focused on using local resources and replacing economically viable machinery with labour where feasible. Central to the approach are labour-based and light equipment-supported approaches for construction. • Focus of the infrastructure projects can be wide ranged including public buildings such as the rehabilitation of schools, but projects can also be linked to local economic growth such as water catchment and maintenance of agricultural roads to improve the productivity of the land and access to markets.
• Strengthening the Resilience of Syrian Women and Girls and Host Communities in Türkiye - Final evaluation The project uses the international, national and local expertise and experience by bringing together the stakeholders, UN Women as a leading agency and ASAM to join their forces in enhancing women empowerment and resilience of refugees and ILO, as an implementing agency. Throughout ILO’s engagement it has been possible to include all these local organizations as partners into the project activities, such as Gaziantep local directorate of ISKUR, GESOB. For more than 20 years, ASAM has been dedicated to creating solutions to the problems that refugees and asylum seekers encounter in Turkey, to help them to fulfil their primary needs and to support them to provide access for fundamental rights and services. ASAM, with its remarkable capacity in multi-service community centres, ensures expertise for service delivery and provides a solid referral mechanism for cases needing extensive psychosocial support and legal assistance. Similarly, UN Women has been active in Turkey only since 2012. Since then, UN Women have rapidly gained attention and presence, both in relations with the Turkish government and in field activities. This is also reflected in the rising number of employees who are increasingly being deployed for project activities.
• Strengthening the Resilience of Syrian Women and Girls and Host Communities in Türkiye - Final evaluation The creation of SADA Women and Development Center with a holistic approach for women’s empowerment, integrating diverse services and approaches of socio-economic empowerment, protection, and social cohesion is demonstrated the innovative approach that the project had taken. The efficient implementation of the project activities has been conducted in this center and the effectiveness has been ensured through several actions taken by stakeholders, UN Women and ASAM and implementing partner, ILO such as: • Having a separate space for women’s training and activities – a practice that supported women to feel at ease to learn and engage. • Offering the childcare services to the children of the attendees; • Providing transportation allowance to attending women, participants allow women to participate into trainings: • Offering courses in women only center targeting women and girls only is one of the main factors contributing to the attendance of the refugee and host community women to the courses while helping to overcome permission from husbands’, fathers’ barrier
• Strengthening the Resilience of Syrian Women and Girls and Host Communities in Türkiye - Final evaluation The most innovative aspect of the project is to establish SADA Women Cooperative to guarantee the sustainability of the achievements of the project by ensuring Syrian women and host community women’ labour force participation via founding Women Cooperative. SADA Cooperative marks a first of its kind in Turkey among the cooperatives as it brings most vulnerable Afghan, Syrian and Turkish women, including single mothers and female headed households. **The Cooperative was selected as one of the top 10 scale-up projects by the Paris Peace Forum – a multilateral platform for global governance projects under the auspices of the Government of France – in November 2019 out of 1,600 projects.
• Change Management to achieve impact with insurance - Phase II - Final evaluation The FSD Africa/ILO approach of partnership and use of fellows to implement change management process was a good practise. The fellows were versatile and instrumental in mapping out processes, project management, and working with the different internal and external teams as well as partners to ensure a proper implementation of the key initiatives.
• Change Management to achieve impact with insurance - Phase II - Final evaluation Project staff´s ability to learn through community of practice and exchange forums is also a good practice to disseminate the lessons learnt to the larger population.
• Change Management to achieve impact with insurance - Phase II - Final evaluation Market research and value chain assessment is a good practice to understand all the actors involved in the production of products and deployment of a distribution channel. This leads to understanding the target client segments and obtain insights on the customers, hence design a micro-insurance products for clients.
• EU-ILO collaboration in the monitoring of labour aspects in the implementation of the EU’s rules of origin initiative for Jordan – Phase II - Final evaluation The capacity-building training for the Labour Inspectors was provided in three stages. It has allowed the project and MOL to identify the best candidates for the job. The inspectors are now proud of their work. They had as model their trainers (the EAs) who have a different approach when dealing with factory staff.
• Soporte técnico en formalización en México - Evaluación final independiente Las causas identificadas, los objetivos, componentes y acciones de la estrategia general de formalización del sector comercio al por menor elaborada en el marco del Proyecto recogen acertadamente los principales resultados de los estudios realizados por el Proyecto y las lecciones aprendidas de las experiencias de formalización en países de América Latina. Además, la estrategia incluye las principales vías del enfoque integrado de las experiencias de políticas públicas de apoyo a la transición a la formalidad; y, para ser más eficiente en su intervención, busca aprovechar la existencia de diferentes programas estatales que se implementan en México.
• Soporte técnico en formalización en México - Evaluación final independiente Los mandantes valoran positivamente que todo lo que se hizo en el Proyecto (diagnósticos, estrategias de formalización, propuestas de políticas públicas de formalización) fue trabajado, discutido y/o validado por los mandantes.
• Soporte técnico en formalización en México - Evaluación final independiente Los estudios elaborados en el marco del Proyecto tienen alta rigurosidad metodológica; han generado información que complementa la que ya estaba disponible de otras fuentes y que puede ser muy relevante en términos de diseño de estrategias y de propuestas de políticas públicas; hacen explícitas las diferencias de género en el sector comercio al por menor en cuanto a incidencia del problema y a las condiciones laborales; y son muy valorados por los mandantes.
• Project to Strengthen agricultural opportunities through training and technological investment (PROFIT) - Midterm evaluation The establishment of post-harvest conservation and processing infrastructures - to structure and strengthen the economic sectors that support cocoa and breadfruit - is a contribution highly appreciated by stakeholders who evolve through the different segments of agricultural value chains. and constitutes a lever for growth and economic development based essentially on community commitments at different levels.
• Project to Strengthen agricultural opportunities through training and technological investment (PROFIT) - Midterm evaluation The baseline facilitates concurrent internal and independent monitoring and evaluation exercises; otherwise, this mid-term evaluation report will have been carried out on an insufficiently SMART basis, with, in addition, very subjective considerations and/or conclusions.
• Project to Strengthen agricultural opportunities through training and technological investment (PROFIT) - Midterm evaluation The collaboration with KNFP for the establishment of 58 mutual solidarity groups is beginning to make the operators involved less worried and less dependent on credits that are not appropriate and difficult to mobilize. It paves the way for the sustainability of the actions and results targeted for a sustainable improvement in income.
• Elimination of the Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture - Midterm evaluation Outcome 1 of the project aimed to withdraw or prevent working/at-risk children from working in seasonal agriculture; families, employers, agriculture intermediaries, and village heads abstain from or take action to combat child labour through the direct intervention mechanism: The following emerging good practice has been identified with the Outcome1:  Social support centers and project schools provide safe environments for all children working in seasonal agriculture.  The project supported the emotional, psychosocial, and physical well-being of the children, especially for younger age groups; it improved children’s willingness to attend school.  Collaborating with agricultural intermediaries was a strong strategic approach to persuade families for education referral.  In-kind support, such as vouchers to buy food and hygiene materials, and educational materials and stationery, have proven to be effective to some extent, persuading the families to send their children to schools.  Alternative approaches to measure learning achievements of the children during the participation of social support centres period can provide important data for the project’s impact assessment. Outcome 2: MoLSS, workers’ and employers’ organizations, gendarmerie, NGOs take coordinated action for policy development and implementation to eliminate the WFCL: The following emerging good practice has been identified with the Outcome2:  Language facilitation in certain regions definitely increases the beneficiary's trust and participation in the project activities. Outcome 3: Willingness among general public and target groups for eliminating child labour in seasonal agriculture is enhanced: The following emerging good practice has been identified with the Outcome3:  Short informative brochures, posters enriched with illustrations were highly effective reaching the targeted audience, especially in trainings and awareness-raising events.
• Enhancing COVID-19 Prevention at and through Workplaces - Final evaluation The regular and intensive communication by the project team with the tripartite stakeholders and with other stakeholders in Indonesia has made it possible to complete the majority of the project activities (original and adjusted) during the no-cost extension phase of six months.
• Enhancing COVID-19 Prevention at and through Workplaces - Final evaluation In the present emergency project, which had very brief design and preparatory phases, it has proven crucial for the achievement of outcome and outputs that all parties, including project team, ILO Country Office, donor and key stakeholders, were very flexible and jointly made sure that adjustments were swiftly implemented when the emergency situation called for that.
• Towards fair and sustainable global supply chains: Promoting formalization and decent work for invisible workers in South Asia - Final evaluation Participatory Appraisal The project used participatory appraisal methods to assess the conditions of the home-based workers and other informal sector economy workers. The tool is based on participatory techniques like daily activity charts, seasonality, mapping of roles and responsibilities, scoring of the problems, etc. The frontline teams of the implementing partners were trained in this methodology who further conducted the exercise with the home-based workers. The use of this tool leads to collection of both quantitative as well as qualitative data. The process is empowering for the workers as it encourages workers to analyse their situation. The data generated can be also be used as evidence for policy advocacy after validation.
• Towards fair and sustainable global supply chains: Promoting formalization and decent work for invisible workers in South Asia - Final evaluation OSH Training using ILO’s WISH Methodology The project developed training programmes to improve the OSH conditions of the home-based workers in the garment and metal handicrafts supply chain. The project used ILO’s WISH methodology in which simple and practical tools were showcased to improve the OSH situation.
• Towards fair and sustainable global supply chains: Promoting formalization and decent work for invisible workers in South Asia - Final evaluation Training on Financial Literacy The project developed training programme for the home-based and informal sector economy workers on financial literacy to improve their knowledge related to finances so that they can participate in the supply chain with better capacities.
• Towards fair and sustainable global supply chains: Promoting formalization and decent work for invisible workers in South Asia - Final evaluation GET Ahead Training The project implemented ILO’s GET Ahead training which focuses on building the capacities of women entrepreneurs and enterprise owners. The training helped the women entrepreneurs gain knowledge about starting a business, basic financial analysis, preparation of simple business plans and getting access to formal finance.
• Towards fair and sustainable global supply chains: Promoting formalization and decent work for invisible workers in South Asia - Final evaluation Tripartite Technical Working Group at the national level The project formed a tripartite technical working group at the national level with members from government, employers, TUs, MBOs and civil society organisations in Nepal, This working group served as a platform for capacity building, knowledge sharing policy advocacy and to guide and validate the informality diagnostic study.
• Towards fair and sustainable global supply chains: Promoting formalization and decent work for invisible workers in South Asia - Final evaluation Technical Working Groups at the national level. The Project formed technical working groups of TUs, MBOs and CSOs which served as a platform for capacity building, knowledge sharing, policy advocacy and providing strategic direction to the project. The project consistently met during the project duration and took several initiative of policy advocacy and joint action.
• Towards fair and sustainable global supply chains: Promoting formalization and decent work for invisible workers in South Asia - Final evaluation Informality diagnostics using ILO methodology The project conducted informality diagnostic using ILO methodology in Nepal to assess the factors, characteristic and prevalence of the informality in the country with the technical support of INWORK. The study used the data of labour force survey in Nepal to analyse the situation and make recommendations. The findings of the study was validated by the tripartite group at the national level and country has started taking concrete steps towards formalization.
• Towards fair and sustainable global supply chains: Promoting formalization and decent work for invisible workers in South Asia - Final evaluation Training on Wages and wage setting in the context of piece rates. The project developed a training programme to build the capacities of the tripartite partners and the workers on the wage concepts and piece rate wages. The key objectives of the training programme are: 1. Develop common understanding on strengthened mechanisms for participatory and evidence-based minimum wage-fixing and role of collective bargaining in process in wage setting. 2. Learn about minimum wage systems and stimulate cross-national exchange of views and experiences among the ILO constituents. 3. Understand wage setting process for minimum wages and its application for workers in informal economy, especially in casual or homework/ home based work. 4. Gain ability to calculate casual and piece rate wages for different tasks and processes The training uses conventional and participatory methods and is delivered by the trained persons.
• STED-AMT Compétences pour le Commerce et la Diversification Économique: Alignement des compétences sur les stratégies de développement sectoriel en Algérie, au Maroc et en Tunisie - évaluation mi-oar Malgré son insuffisance, la qualité et le dévouement du personnel du projet STED-AMT ont été décisifs pour la bonne performance du projet jusqu’à présent. L’intensité des processus respectifs de négociation, de consultation et d’adaptation aux différents contextes a exigé un haut niveau de dévouement et beaucoup d’énergie de la part du personnel du projet, ainsi que des niveaux élevés d’assistance technique pour établir les « agendas nationaux » en matière d´anticipation des compétences.
• STED-AMT Compétences pour le Commerce et la Diversification Économique: Alignement des compétences sur les stratégies de développement sectoriel en Algérie, au Maroc et en Tunisie - évaluation mi-oar Faire preuve d’une « diplomatie discrète ». Le personnel du projet STED-AMT a dû à plusieurs reprises s’adapter et réagir, parfois rapidement et avec diplomatie, aux changements/décisions/évènements politiques, ainsi qu´aux changements de personnel dans les institutions partenaires dans les trois pays.
• STED-AMT Compétences pour le Commerce et la Diversification Économique: Alignement des compétences sur les stratégies de développement sectoriel en Algérie, au Maroc et en Tunisie - évaluation mi-oar Le processus « tripartite + » de participation et de recherche de consensus utilisé par le STED-AMT a été un facteur important pour son succès.
• Skills 21 – Empowering citizens for inclusive and sustainable growth - Final evaluation Well planned localized TVET awareness campaign enforces local TVET initiatives and gets leveraged for national rollout. The project collaborated with DTE to jointly conceptualize a targeted TVET campaign, ensuring participation from local TVET institutes, IMAB members and Employers’ Forum (BEF), leading to a successful launch by the Education Minister in Sylhet in 2022. Expanding in 2023, the campaign targeted diverse stakeholders and built synergies with development partners like the World Bank, ADB, DFID, GIZ, and NGOs like BRAC, UCEP. Capacity-building workshops, job fairs, engagement with employers, career counselors, and a UN joint mission visit showcased successful practices. The government's repeated requests for technical support and allocation of resources beyond project areas indicate the campaign's effectiveness. Since 2024, the project has been providing technical support for a sustainable TVET campaign with resource allocation by TMED.
• Skills 21 – Empowering citizens for inclusive and sustainable growth - Final evaluation Local level engagement of Private Sector leads to increased ownership and active contribution in MTIs/TTTIs. TVET institutes can have a catalyzing role in fostering collaboration. Localized initiatives show promising results with MTIs reaching better labour market outcomes due to increased private sector engagement as advisors, trainers, and employers. Increased recruitment/temporary hiring of certified industry trainers and assessors for teaching & training, and assessment strengthens delivering training and conducting assessment in the MTIs and TTTIs. MTIs offering comprehensive services, including career guidance and placement, entrepreneurship and business incubation support, have become more dynamic, but continuous industry engagement is needed to raise awareness. Strengthening partnerships through IMABs and Employers’ Forums have promoted collaboration, while granting VTIs more autonomy and resources is essential for delivering relevant training and maintaining labour market connections. Role of BEF, NCCWE, CBOs and local government can be further strengthened, and IMAB, Employers’ Forum should get formal status and get professionalized.
• Work for Youth (W4Y) - Midterm Evaluation The use of standardized national report templates (helped the consultants to find their way through the information). The use of the sophisticated MCF reporting system increases M&E compared to other ILO projects. The production of global, regional and national products helps the visibility of the project since it is able to deliver global, regional and local messages and through different channels (media).
• Market based livelihood interventions for refugees and host communities in Niger - Final evaluation Bonne pratique 1 : l’approche inclusive et partenariale du projet qui permet de cibler à la fois les réfugiés et les populations d’accueil et de contractualiser avec des institutions locales est un facteur de renforcement de la sociale et de durabilité socio-économique.
• Market based livelihood interventions for refugees and host communities in Niger - Final evaluation Bonne pratique 2 : le warrantage de l’oignon est une pratique prometteuse puisqu’il est socialement accepté, techniquement éprouvé et économiquement rentable. Le crédit warrantage est un outil de partage du risque agricole, de gestion de la trésorerie, d’inclusion financière des petits producteurs agricoles et de lissage des variations saisonnières des prix.
• Promotion of Decent Work in Southern African Ports (phase II) - Midterm Evaluation The interventions related to strengthening the relationship between management and labour through social dialogue has shown positive results in two cases, i.e. one at the DCT that significantly improved the productivity and another at the Port of Richards Bay that assisted in resolving the issue of casual labour. Considering the nature of the labour-management relationships in South Africa and the effects thereof on the country's productivity, there is a great merit in rolling out these initiatives at other ports and in other business units at the existing ports, for example the National Port Authority. Furthermore, considering that the ports do not operate independently of other businesses and their performance to some degree is reliant on performance of upstream businesses, there is a merit in considering rolling out of these activities into the other transport-related industries, such freight rail.
• Promotion of Decent Work in Southern African Ports (phase II) - Midterm Evaluation Design the launch of initiatives to have the most prominent and long-lasting effect on the participants. This specifically refers to the way training workshops on social dialogue are introduced to the beneficiaries. The interviewees indicated that the launch of social dialogue at the Port of Richards Bay was not as memorable as that experienced during the launch of the project at the DCT in Phase I. The use of artistic impressions and other techniques and means to build excitement over the proposed initiative among various beneficiaries, to facilitate open discussions, and allow various parties to voice their concerns and opinions appear to be highly effective in situations where labour and management relations are under strain.
• Promoting decent work through good governance, protection and empowerment of migrant workers: Ensuring the effective implentation of the Sri Lanka National Labour Migration Policy - Final evaluation The original planned Project Advisory Committee was during the project lifetime changed to a Program Advisory Committee where the different projects being implemented by the same donor met with high ranking government officials for presentation of progress and discussion of way forward. This kind of umbrella meeting made it possible for the government to get a full picture of all interventions during one meeting instead of numerous separate meeting. As the government will be represented by high ranking officers, it opens the opportunity for the individual projects to present their work and ideas to a political level, they would normally not have access to, this again has the potential to increase impact of the achievements of outcomes. All stakeholders involved in the PAC discussion praised the format.
• Improving indigenous peoples' access to justice and development through strategic monitoring - Final Evaluation The involvement of a women’s organization as one of two local implementation partners in Nepal ensured that gender issues were given extra emphasis in this country and led to some good outcomes.
• Improving indigenous peoples' access to justice and development through strategic monitoring - Final Evaluation Almost from the outset, the Project Steering Committee gave considerable attention to the development of a “second phase”.
• Building effective policies against child labor in Ecuador and Panamá - Final evaluation El proyecto brindó asistencia técnica para la actualización del Listado de trabajo infantil peligroso. En el caso de Panamá, este fue un proceso de construcción colectiva donde participaron instituciones públicas, organizaciones de empleadores y organizaciones de trabajadores. Producto de este proceso de diálogo tripartito, ampliamente valorado por todas las instituciones participantes, se promulgó un Decreto Legislativo que aprobó el Listado de trabajo infantil peligroso en Panamá. Además, según las instituciones participantes, este proceso permitió homogenizar criterios sobre qué se debe considerar por TI peligroso. El listado ha servido de base para que Panamá avance en la elaboración de una serie de medidas relacionadas a la prevención y erradicación del TI, tales como: la elaboración de la guía sobre las inspecciones laborales para detectar casos de TI peligroso, la capacitación a los inspectores laborales, la elaboración de guías de evaluación de riesgo del TI peligroso a nivel local, el diseño de programas de empleo adolescente seguro, la elaboración de cursos de capacitación laboral para adolescentes, las campañas de sensibilización para la erradicación del TI, la guía para que los operadores de salud identifiquen los casos de TI peligroso, la detección de casos de TI peligroso en las Rutas de Restitución de Derechos a través del SMTI, la guía metodológica de acompañamiento familiar para la erradicación del TI de la Red de Oportunidades, la medición estadística del TI peligroso a partir de la ETI, entre otros.
• Building effective policies against child labor in Ecuador and Panamá - Final evaluation El proyecto impulsó una estrategia de sensibilización efectiva para la prevención y erradicación del TI en Ecuador. El diseño de la estrategia partió de un diagnóstico comunitario participativo en Guamote y Quinindé que recogió información para el diseño e implementación de las acciones de sensibilización. Como parte de la estrategia, se realizaron una serie de actividades que se trabajaron a través del arte (teatro, música, danza y caravanas culturas) dirigidos a adolescentes en etapa escolar. La idea fue generar capacidades artísticas como un mecanismo de movilización social para la sensibilización en escuelas, barrios y hogares en torno a la prevención y erradicación del TI. También se realizó una campaña de edu-comunicación y sensibilización, denominada “Historias para armar y desarmar”. Se trata de un maletín didáctico dirigido a mediadores y líderes comunitarios, quienes reproducen historias reales de casos de niños que, tras abandonar el entorno de su familia y su cultura, han ingresado al mundo del TI. La técnica busca provocar conversaciones con la comunidad, analizar estas historias y construir otras, basadas en la cotidianidad de la gente.
• Building effective policies against child labor in Ecuador and Panamá - Final evaluation El proyecto realizó un diálogo intercultural con el PIP-G, institución que representa a las comunidades indígenas y mestizas del cantón de Guamote (poco más del 90% de la población del cantón es indígena). La ley que norma al Concejo Cantonal de Protección de Derechos, plantea la necesidad de llegar a acuerdos interculturales con las comunidades indígenas respecto al TI; sin embargo, ese acuerdo no existía. El proceso de diálogo intercultural tuvo como principio el respecto y el reconocimiento mutuos de los valores de las culturas indígena y occidental. Además, el proceso de diálogo tuvo un enfoque de género, donde se consideraron los roles de los niños y de las niñas en las actividades económicas en el mercado y en las tareas domésticas en el propio hogar. Este encuentro intercultural se realizó a través de una serie de talleres donde se buscaron elementos que sirvieran de base para llegar a acuerdos. El proyecto fue el primero que logró un acuerdo con el PIP-G y éste elaboró un Mandato (instrumento empleado por los indígenas para expresar acuerdos) donde manifestaron su visión respecto al TI, señalando en qué está permitida la participación de los niños y de las niñas en las actividades económicas de mercado y en las tareas domésticas en el propio hogar e identificando a las actividades formativas ancestrales, donde la participación económica de los niños y niñas está permitida. Posteriormente, este Mandato sirvió de base para la suscripción de la Primera Ordenanza de Prevención y Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil en Guamote, por la cual se crean las Rutas de Restitución de Derechos, con el objetivo de retirar de manera sostenible a los niños de actividades consideradas como TI. De esta manera, el proceso de construcción del Mandato y de la Ordenanza, imprime un sello de legitimidad a la Ordenanza.
• Building effective policies against child labor in Ecuador and Panamá - Final evaluation Promover el intercambio de experiencias es una buena práctica que permite lograr sinergias y conocer las acciones implementadas por otras instituciones ante desafíos comunes. De esta manera, las instituciones aprenden de los éxitos y fracasos de las otras instituciones, logrando reconocerse en ellos y, pueden mejorar la eficiencia y eficacia en la implementación de sus actividades. El proyecto promovió está buena práctica (Componente 6) a cuatro niveles, estos son: • Intercambio de experiencias entre funcionarios de los niveles locales de gobierno en el mismo país. En tal sentido, promovió que funcionarios de Guamote y Quinindé en el caso de Ecuador y de Darién, Colón y Bocas del Toro se conozcan e intercambien sus experiencias. • Intercambio entre los niveles de gobierno central y los locales. • Intercambio entre Ecuador y Panamá. Lo que permitió que funcionarios de Panamá, conozca – por ejemplo, los avances en la implementación del SMTI en Ecuador (denominado SURTI) y las Rutas de restitución de derechos. • Intercambio de experiencias de Ecuador y Panamá con otros países de la región.
• Promotion of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work as Tools for Peace in Myanmar - Final evaluation In Mon State, the project has provided adequate Training for Trainers material for teachers of the Mon Department of Education and women members of the Mon Women’s Organization. The material has been produced in an easy-to-understand format for beneficiaries. The training components were very positively assessed by the trainers interviewed during the field visit. The ultimate beneficiaries of the trainings will be children in Mon Department of State schools.
• Technical cooperation project in Qatar - Final evaluation The TCP general implementation approach: Working step by step, on multiple parallel fronts, towards the implementation of ILS in those aspects in which it is realistically feasible to obtain change.
• Technical cooperation project in Qatar - Final evaluation The use of focal points for each pillar, which provided an affective and rapid means for coordination among ILO and MADLSA.
• Technical cooperation project in Qatar - Final evaluation TCP’s cooperation schemes with private and public entities (QF, SCDL, QVDC, visa centers, etc.), aimed at piloting initiatives and trickling down reform (fair recruitment, joint committees) through a supply chain approach
• Technical cooperation project in Qatar - Final evaluation The TCPs proactive efforts to sensitize the local and international business community operating in Qatar (e.g., foreign companies and countries’ business councils) with regards to changes in labor law and opportunities for cooperation.
• Technical cooperation project in Qatar - Final evaluation Taking the backseat: TCPs efforts to promote programme ownership by broadening the scope of stakeholders engaged in its implementation (GOQ, ITUC, GUF, IOE, other stakeholders ), while the ILO did not take direct credit for programme’s successes.
• Technical cooperation project in Qatar - Final evaluation TCP’s communication strategy, which delivered diverse awareness-raising materials in multiple languages, addressed to the migrant workers’ community. Likewise, MADLSA use of interpreters to support LI work.
• Technical cooperation project in Qatar - Final evaluation The biannual meetings between MADLSA, the ILO and GUF, which provided an effective mean to receive stakeholders’ points of view and priorities and inform them on the TCP progress
• Typhoon Bopha Philppines: Joint response to post-calamity interventions, local resource based employment generation and livelihood recovery Final Evaluation The provision of social protection coverage and adequate personal protection gears are innovations of ILO as part of its promotion of decent work and sound labour practices to the informal sector being the primary target of the project. Community contracting, being the primary mode of operating the community-led infrastructure-cum-job creation approach, paved way for improving the capacities of the workers.
• Cluster evaluation “Improved and market-based provision of vocational training for Lebanese and refugees” and “Towards improved formal and non-formal technical and vocational education and training... One of the Italian Cooperation NGOs (Gruppo di Volontariato Civile – GVC) adopted CBT and labour market assessment skills in their VT centres on their own initiative, without monitoring, guidance or coaching by the ILO. (See finding 16.) In addition, the NGO adopted a non-traditional approach to improving social cohesion between Syrian and Lebanese trainees by inviting them with their families to social events, as well as implementing community initiatives, such as “cleaning and planting”, where trainees from different nationalities work together.
• Integrated Livelihood Recovery for Typhoon Haiyan affected communities - Final Evaluation Where sub-project activities provided forums or focal points that allowed workers to meet, through follow-up training, or in the case of the tri-cycle drivers' foundation in Tacloban, a repair and spare parts center, this fosters communication. This in term can be a pathway to associations for self-employed workers.
• Integrated Livelihood Recovery for Typhoon Haiyan affected communities - Final Evaluation The open planning approach appears to be very suitable in the disaster recovery context. It allows field teams to identify local issues; possible sub-projects to address these, and then assemble implementing teams from a range of agencies.
• Strengthening labour administration in Afghanistan - Final evaluation Specialized technical expertise provided by ILO in fragile states.
• Strengthening labour administration in Afghanistan - Final evaluation Tripartite social dialogue contributes as a means of consolidating peace in fragile states. Use of labour law reform as a vehicle for teaching social dialogue.
• Strengthening labour administration in Afghanistan - Final evaluation South-South capacity building for labour inspectors. The project included a capacity building activity for Afghan labour inspectors, which was carried out by Brazilian labour inspectors.
• Promoting fundamental principles and rights at work through social dialogue and gender equality - Final evaluation The project kept a well-organized and comprehensive system for documenting and archiving information on its activities. Project files contained the concept note of the activity demonstrating its administrative approval by the Cairo office, workshop programs, participant lists and by products (presentations, studies) as well as budget information.
• Promoting fundamental principles and rights at work through social dialogue and gender equality - Final evaluation A key achievement of the project was to involve all 5 main trade unions partners in project activities. Past ILO projects in Morocco were not able to overcome political or contextual impediments to working with all the main trade union groups together at one time. This project did and several stakeholders interviewed during this evaluation process commented on the beneficial outcomes of opportunities offered by the project for dialogue between trade union groups.
• Promoting fundamental principles and rights at work through social dialogue and gender equality - Final evaluation Even with optimal planning, project implementation rarely goes exactly to plan for a variety of reasons. The project management team demonstrated good judgment by deciding when to pivot or abandon an initial plan and perseverance in seeking alternative routes to reach the same objective. This practice was intelligently applied by the project when it reoriented activities on strengthening the legal framework for the protection of FPRW from a general evaluation of Moroccan labour legislation to an alternative plan which sought to capitalize on the GOM decision to review the labour code on its 10th anniversary. Despite the GOM request coming late in the project, which necessitated a second no cost extension, the project team demonstrated flexibility and dedication to provide the requested assistance. The donor likewise demonstrated flexibility in allowing changes to the work plan and schedule.
• Desarrollo regional productivo, sostenible y con mejores condiciones de seguridad y salud en el trabajo en la minería y manufactura de Bolivia - Evaluación Final Independiente BP 1. Apoyar procesos de acuerdo a las prioridades de los mandantes y exigencias del contexto, permiten fortalecer el rol social de la Agencia, consolidar sus áreas de expertise y posicionar la agenda de trabajo de la OIT y de los ODS. El aporte de la OIT durante el contexto de pandemia se hizo visible mediante las actividades de formación, capacitación, información y comunicación, ejerciendo una contribución importante para la “vuelta al trabajo” al desarrollar protocolos y herramientas de apoyo para el manejo de la emergencia sanitaria por rubro y ocupación. (C1, C5, C8, L1)
• Desarrollo regional productivo, sostenible y con mejores condiciones de seguridad y salud en el trabajo en la minería y manufactura de Bolivia - Evaluación Final Independiente BP 2 Las actividades de investigación y producción de conocimiento, generación de datos y estadísticas ajustadas a la realidad y la realización de actividades dirigidas a beneficiarios finales como los mineros cooperativos, jóvenes y mujeres, permiten mejorar la toma de decisiones con respecto a las políticas para el trabajo decente por rubro y grupo en profesiones emergentes y consolidadas. Por otra parte, permitieron conocer mejor y visibilizar las condiciones de SST de grupos importantes como los mineros cooperativos y sobre todo de las mujeres. (C2, C5, L2)
• Fair migration in the Middle East (FAIRWAY) - Final Evaluation The Policy Advisory Committee (PAC) on labour migration in the Middle East was formed in 2016. It is composed of an external group of experts in migration and is envisaged to act as an advisory forum to ROAS providing high quality advice on the ILO strategy to advocate for policy change under the fair migration agenda in the region. Thus, PAC discussions have revolved around key topics such as recruitment practices of the migrant labour force, the sponsorship system (Kafala), dispute resolution, voice building and representation for migrant workers, and regional dialogue on labour migration among Middle Eastern countries and with countries of origin. The external (non-ILO) members of the PAC are mostly academics, practitioners and representatives of social partners with a diverse range of expertise and experience encompassing different labour migration issues. PAC discussions are chaired by the Deputy Regional Director in ROAS (whenever possible) or by the Senior Migration Specialist. The Fairway project serves as the secretariat of the PAC (CTA and TO), preparing the meetings. The donor, SDC, has an observer seat. The PAC is held twice per year and takes up topics of interest for the ILO which sets the agenda (proposed by Fairway). PAC members provide detailed analytical and practical advice on specific topics but also concerning entry strategies. PAC members are chosen on the base of their capacity to advance the ILO agenda through their contacts.
• Fair migration in the Middle East (FAIRWAY) - Final Evaluation Fairway has published White Papers on issues such as recruitment of low-skilled migrant workers, Kafala reform, construction company bankruptcies, etc. In order to use the knowledge created, it has conducted multi-stakeholder dialogues on many of its studies and publications. These have served to bring the stakeholders on board and to create their ownership of the study findings, laying a foundation for further advocacy. National and regional workshops which are focused on key issues relating to labour migration have been organized with the same objective too. Examples include: • Dissemination of Fairway’s research publication on recruitment, to more than 1,000 individual contacts. The FAIRWAY team has also used the publication during missions and policy dialogues to promote key policy and legislative reforms including the establishment of joint and several liability systems and government-to-government recruitment in the project countries. • The FAIRWAY research on comparative analysis between Jordanian legislation and the provisions of the ILO Domestic Workers Convention, 2011 (No. 189), was used by the Jordanian Ministry of Labour which set up a committee to develop revised legislation on domestic work. • Fairway supported dissemination and awareness-raising of the ILO General Principles and Operational Guidelines for Fair Recruitment across the region, including through a national consultation on recruitment in Kuwait (April 2018); technical training with Ministry of Labour officials in Jordan (July 2018), and guidance to companies in Kuwait (April 2018) and Bahrain (September 2018). So far, no direct impact can be tracked, but the workshops open and continue discussions on issues of registration criteria, responsibilities, recruitment fees and other issues relating to recruitment of migrant workers.
• Fair migration in the Middle East (FAIRWAY) - Final Evaluation Fairway provided technical support for an assessment and streamlining of the complaints system at the DWD, using participatory processes. The assessment brought up the gaps in the complaint system, and a consultant was appointed to provide support for mainstreaming the complaints recording and resolution system. The consultant worked with the department to design complaint forms, which are filled by officers when the woman migrant worker comes to the labour department office to register her grievance. The deputy head of the Domestic Workers Department reads the forms and assists with the complaints to the labour inspectors, who in turn examine and settle the disputes. In case of abuse or sexual harassment or any other criminal offense by the employer, the case is referred to the Public Security Department’s Anti-Human Trafficking Department, which takes up the case independently. A Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) has therefore been designed and piloted. The improvement of the system is mainstreamed from the beginning, laying the foundation for effective digitalization and monitoring of complaints resolution system in DWD, Jordan in the future.
• Fair migration in the Middle East (FAIRWAY) - Final Evaluation The Fairway Labour Migration Journalism Fellowship Programme is a six-month fellowship for young media practitioners, to sensitise them on labour migration issues, and to provide them with the tools for fair communication. It has led to the production of over 30 media products as articles, radio podcasts and movies. The programme was opened to print, TV and radio journalists, photojournalists, film-makers, multimedia journalists, citizen journalists and social media experts working in Lebanon, Jordan and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States and it has been leaded and promoted by the Fairway project in partnership with the Ethical Journalism Network (EJN). The journalists are motivated to continue their writing on migration and their stories have reached an audience of millions in the Middle East region and abroad.
• Fair migration in the Middle East (FAIRWAY) - Final Evaluation The seeds of the Sandigan Kuwait Domestic Workers Association (SKDWA) were planted in 2010 when a group of Filipino workers established the Sandigan Association (SA), one of over 120 community groups registered with the Philippines Embassy in Kuwait. The latter was totally based on volunteering and worked closely with the Embassy to outreach and provide support to Filipino domestic workers subject to abusive practices and human trafficking. The SA was able to build a strong network through social media and contacts, and had close relations with the Solidarity Centre through its legal clinic for domestic workers. The Fairway project was able to capitalize on the SA experience, building its capacity through an implementation agreement with the International Domestic Workers Federation (IDWF), a member-based, global union. The IDWF provided capacity building to the SA volunteers, identified focal points and community leaders and enabled them to lay the foundation of a member-based association: the SKDWA. During a 6- month engagement, the IDWF provided capacity building for the volunteers, helped them in developing a vision plan, deciding upon the organizational model, defining a clear leadership structure and an election system as well as members’ duties and responsibilities. Subsequently, the SKDWA developed a workplan and is currently working on being recognised under the umbrella of the Kuwait Trade Union Federation.
• Fair migration in the Middle East (FAIRWAY) - Final Evaluation In partnership with the Ministry of Labour (MoL), Fairway has involved the Public Notary Office (PNO) in its attempt to improve operational modalities for fair migration in Lebanon. Through the PNO, Fairway was able to train 46 notaries sensitizing them to migrant domestic workers (MDWs) issues and to explore the potential for a stronger role of public notaries in ensuring a right-based employment relationship among employers and MDWs. the notaries were given a presentation aimed at raising awareness about the MDWs situation in Lebanon and incentivize public notaries to augment their role in this sector, which currently remains at a procedural and paperwork level. There were 46 public notaries and representatives from the International Affairs Department of the MoL, the Syndicate of the Owners of the Female Housemaid Employment Agencies (SORAL), the General Security and ILO at this presentation. This initiative is currently poised for scale up across all offices of Public Notaries in Lebanon and is not limited to the capital city (Beirut). The International Relations Department of the MoL requested Fairway to provide copies of the SUC and the guidebook for MDWs that had already been translated by the MoL (in partnership with the ILO) in 2012 under an SDC-EU funded initiative. ILO provided over 1,200 printed copies to the Department. These were then provided to the Public Notaries Council. A pilot programme has been initiated, aimed at: • Sensitizing public notaries on the terms of the Standard Unified Contract (SUC) • Raising the capacity of public notaries to ensure that employers and workers understand the terms of the employment contract commenced • Distributing translated copies (in 9 languages spoken by MDWs) of the SUC to public notaries throughout the country through the PNO network
• A programme to reduce WFCL in tobacco-growing communities in Zambia (ARISE II) - Final Evaluation The project management and coordination style and foci contributed greatly to the success of ARISE II Project. Relations with all government (though some never fully participated), traditional leaders, unions, ZFE and NGOs were open and supportive. The ILO/JTI ARISEII project team facilitated contact among district Government departments, community structures and implementing NGO partners. This assisted building relationships that led to each stakeholder appreciating the value of the other in attaining their own objectives. Together, they achieved more than they could on their own. For example, when an underage young girl went into early marriage, the CCLC reported the matter to the YWCA. Working together with the Department of Social Welfare YWCA withdrew a child from the marriage and took her back to school. This was also effective in partnerships such as hosting WDACL, review of the NAP where stakeholders contributed inputs and the Department of Community Development providing small livestock to IGA groups in the Project areas.
• A programme to reduce WFCL in tobacco-growing communities in Zambia (ARISE II) - Final Evaluation Empowering parents/ guardians with various skills to manage SHGS and IGAs, and small livestock and cassava cuttings has assisted parents understand the value of using their entrepreneurial skills to fend for their families. This is one of the good practices that will assist to alleviate poverty (one of the basic causes of child labor in the two districts) among parents/guardians and be able to take their children to school.
• A programme to reduce WFCL in tobacco-growing communities in Zambia (ARISE II) - Final Evaluation One good practice that strengthened the project implementation process was the open sharing of the information amongst stakeholders and regular meetings to review project activities and provide guidance on issues on child labour. It through these meetings that the project shared and expanded innovative ideas such as assisting 356 female / child headed homes being linked to Department of Community Development for social cash transfer, and linking 49 children to KWT for secondary education sponsorship
• A programme to reduce WFCL in tobacco-growing communities in Zambia (ARISE II) - Final Evaluation Stakeholder involvement from national to community level in the planning and implementation of interventions through participatory processes promotes sustainability. From the inception through to phase out stage of the project district and community stakeholders were involved. Most of the training interventions were done by the members of the DCLC and IPs, and CCLCs (some by the local trained persons in the communities). In addition, stakeholders were also involved in the assessments, campaigns and formation of SHGs and IGA groups. This increased their interest in the success of the project and has enhanced ownership of the project. Hence all district and community stakeholders have continued to sustain the achievements of the project.
• A programme to reduce WFCL in tobacco-growing communities in Zambia (ARISE II) - Final Evaluation Partnerships with community-driven structures or local structures considerably increase the chances that they will remain active beyond the life of the project. Building and reinforcing partnerships can facilitate the mobilization of resources, which can be used to support project outcomes in the longer term. Preventing child labour in the long term means addressing its root causes, including poverty, cultural and traditional beliefs and practices, and lack of access to quality education. If alliances already exist around these issues then a mainstreaming approach has a greater impact. This was the case with the ARISE II project in Kaoma and Nkeyema. The ARISE II management reinforced its existing partnerships by linking the project to other NGOs (KWT, WVI Zambia, Concern International, etc.) and strengthening the links with Departments of Community Development and Social Welfare.
• A programme to reduce WFCL in tobacco-growing communities in Zambia (ARISE II) - Final Evaluation The use of both English and translated local language materials on issues of child labour were greatly appreciated by project beneficiaries because they remained with the materials and they could read at their own time. Broadcasting of such materials enhanced understanding of the context of child labour issues and increased knowledge acquisitions among members and assisted in prevention and withdrawing of children from child labour.
• A programme to reduce WFCL in tobacco-growing communities in Zambia (ARISE II) - Final Evaluation In the effort to make CCLCs independent and access incentives form donors, the project through the Labour office and Department of Community Development took initiative to register the CCLCs with the Registrar of Societies. The CCLCs will be registered as Community Based Organizations that will enjoy all the privileges of being CBOs. The privileges include applying for funding, accessing agricultural inputs through FISP and many more.
• A programme to reduce WFCL in tobacco-growing communities in Zambia (ARISE II) - Final Evaluation The use of integrated and multi actor approaches to realize the Project Objectives Integrated approaches that combine awareness-raising about child labour with components that tackle education access and quality, economic empowerment, livelihoods and advocacy tend to reduce child labour in the longer term since they tackle symptoms, contributory factors and underlying causes. The project developed strategies that tackled not only mitigating child labour but also the causes and effects of child labour. Using the multi actor approach, a pool of institutions brought in expertise/ skills that assisted in attaining the project set objectives. These actors include GRZ institutions, NGOs, Unions, Employer organization, traditional and community leadership. This good practice of integrating project activities and interventions in relevant agencies and organizations ensures continuity of delivery of services and implementation of the interventions. Efficiency and effectiveness are better achieved when more agencies or organizations share responsibilities according to what each does best.
• A programme to reduce WFCL in tobacco-growing communities in Zambia (ARISE II) - Final Evaluation An effective way to assist withdraw children from labour is providing vocational skills through the use Community Vocational Skills Centres. The Project established Community Vocational Skills centres in six communities in Nkeyema. These centres served trainees in communities where formal vocational training schools are far away from the communities. The community vocational skills centres, saved withdrawn children, especially girls, from agricultural labor and provide them with vocational skills in their local setting. The centres catered for withdrawn children aged 14-17. Though the training did not yield the desired result, it is a good practice should be improved on and used in rural places that are far from skills training centres.
• RBSA Support to Selected Country Programme Outcomes (CPOs) Concerning Promotion of Employment during the 2012 - 2013 Biennium Key good practices identified include: (i) Designing of CPOs based on a clear understanding of the country context and the actual livelihood needs of target beneficiaries (both the target communities & governments of member states) as part of DWCP formulation processes; (ii) Capacity building of stakeholders; (iii) Creation of requisite socio-economic and political enabling environment; (iv) Promotion of income generating opportunities and employment creation; (v) Information sharing, networking, and promotion of strategic partnership and collaboration; and (vi) Mainstreaming interventions into government policies.
• Amélioration de l'environment pour le développement de l'entreprenariat agropastoral et renforcement des capacités entrepreneuriales des jeunes (PEA-JEUNES) - Final evaluation Approche participative et consultation continue avec les partenaires: même avec des ressources humaines très limitées, le projet a su maintenir un dialogue continu et un processus de consultation avec l’ensemble des partenaires institutionnels, le GICAM et la Confédération des Syndicats Autonomes du Cameroun. L’approche a renforcé l’efficacité et l’appropriation de l’intervention. La bonne pratique est renforcée par l’application des mécanismes de consultation tripartite à l’ensemble des activités de projet.
• Amélioration de l'environment pour le développement de l'entreprenariat agropastoral et renforcement des capacités entrepreneuriales des jeunes (PEA-JEUNES) - Final evaluation Adaptation des outils et des méthodes de formation GERME par rapport, non seulement au secteur agropastoral, mais aussi aux profils des jeunes apprenants. Le haut niveau d’adaptation du programme et de ses outils, par rapport au contexte national, le secteur agropastoral et les besoins de formation individuels, reste un des éléments de majeure appréciation de part des bénéficiaires (structures de formation, formateurs et facilitateurs et entrepreneurs) et un aspect que contribue à la création d’une valeur ajoutée significative par rapport à d’autre programmes et outils de formation entrepreneuriale utilisés au Cameroun.
• Amélioration de l'environment pour le développement de l'entreprenariat agropastoral et renforcement des capacités entrepreneuriales des jeunes (PEA-JEUNES) - Evaluation indépendante à mi-parcours Il est attendu qu’à l’achèvement du Programme, les jeunes promoteurs incubés se soient appropriés les enseignements techniques et de gestion spécifiques à leurs projets, et auront mis en place des entreprises autonomes et viables. A cet égard, la stratégie qui consiste à passer par les centres d’incubation pour accompagner les jeunes se compte parmi les bonnes pratiques pour une double raison (même s’il s’agit d’une approche décidée par le Programme national, il n’en demeure pas moins une bonne pratique ce d’autant plus que le Projet intervient dans cet itinéraire). En effet, (i) elle permet de pouvoir accompagner un effectif plus élevé de jeunes entrepreneurs agropastoraux de façon plus pratique en complément aux formations techniques théoriques et de plus, (ii) elle est un facteur de durabilité de l’assistance technique du BIT. Ce qui en fait une bonne stratégie à reproduire.
• Amélioration de l'environment pour le développement de l'entreprenariat agropastoral et renforcement des capacités entrepreneuriales des jeunes (PEA-JEUNES) - Evaluation indépendante à mi-parcours L’approche participative: La réussite du Projet d’assistance nécessite de nouer des partenariats stratégiques et le choix a été fait de privilégier le partenariat avec des acteurs nationaux. C’est ainsi que le développement du Projet est assuré selon une organisation basée sur une approche participative de proximité, contributive d’appropriation. Ainsi, l’implication des différentes parties prenantes au niveau des bassins de production et des régions d’intervention du Projet, conditionne le bon déroulement des interventions..
• Amélioration de l'environment pour le développement de l'entreprenariat agropastoral et renforcement des capacités entrepreneuriales des jeunes (PEA-JEUNES) - Evaluation indépendante à mi-parcours Au niveau de la composante 1, : Amélioration de l’environnement des affaires dans le secteur agro-pastoral La méthodologie EESE qui a consisté aux principales étapes ci-après : (i) la collecte de données secondaires, (ii) une enquête nationale auprès des entreprises pour la collecte des données primaires (Enquête EESE), (iii) des groupes de discussions et entretiens, (iv) la rédaction de l’évaluation EESE qui peut nécessiter la recherche des informations supplémentaires, et (v) la formulation du plan de réforme, a fait ses preuves et s’est avérée être ainsi une bonne pratique de référence pour des cas similaires. Les points forts et particuliers qui font de cette méthodologie EESE une bonne pratique sont notamment, d’abord et avant tout l’adaptation de méthodologie l’EESE au secteur agropastoral.. Une telle adaptation est non seulement une excellente pratique, mais elle est aussi innovante pour le BIT qui considère que c’est une innovation mondiale pour l’organisation. Les autres caractéristiques sont : (i) la combinaison des techniques variées, (ii) le dialogue entre toutes les parties prenantes, (iii) une portée plus large de l’évaluation et des domaines d’action. Autant d’éléments qui contribuent à faire de cette méthodologie un gage de succès et donc susceptible d’être répliquée dans des initiatives similaires. A cet égard, l’évaluation à mi-parcours considère que le seul caractère innovant d’une pratique n’en fait pas nécessairement une bonne pratique, de la même façon qu’une bonne pratique ne doit pas être nécessairement une innovation.
• Amélioration de l'environment pour le développement de l'entreprenariat agropastoral et renforcement des capacités entrepreneuriales des jeunes (PEA-JEUNES) - Evaluation indépendante à mi-parcours Composante 2, les formations techniques des prestataires de services non financiers. Elles sont très appropriées et nécessaires par rapport aux objectifs poursuivis, non seulement comme outils techniques efficaces leur permettant de renforcer leurs compétences, mais également pour favoriser l’appropriation par les bénéficiaires. L’adaptation des outils et des méthodes de formation GERME par rapport, non seulement au secteur agropastoral, mais aussi aux profils des jeunes apprenants, (surtout ceux qui sont plutôt analphabètes), ainsi que la prise en compte des conditions spécifiques et défis auxquels sont confrontées les femmes est une bonne pratique par excellence. Dans cette lancée, le BIT est aussi en train d’adapter des outils de formation en entrepreneuriat au secteur agro-pastoral, en particulier GERME. Ceci constitue, non seulement une innovation, mais aussi une excellente pratique, car facilitant la compréhension et une application plus aisée par les apprenants des formations acquises aux cas réels du secteur. Les approches pédagogiques qui servent de socle pour élaborer les manuels GERME. Ces approches peuvent être utilisées par les centres d’incubation pour développer leur curricula de formation continue dans certaines matières. Il s’agit particulièrement du IETAC (Introduction – Echanges – Théorie – Application – Conclusion). L’approche en co-animation, l’introduction des tests de référence au début et à la fin de la formation, les simulations d’animation, les entretiens individuels quotidiens, les différentes évaluations, l’analyse SEPO, etc., n’en sont que les déclinaisons.
• Proyecto para el desarrollo racional y sostenible del sector pesquero - Final Evaluation Flexibilidad y capacidad de adaptación a la evolución de las circunstancias del proyecto y a las necesidades de los países, que ha resultado vital para el éxito de un proyecto que se lanzó si estar claramente formulado, desconociéndose incluso su ámbito geográfico.
• Proyecto para el desarrollo racional y sostenible del sector pesquero - Final Evaluation El sistema de comisiones de seguimiento y planes anuales de trabajo ha generado una excelente dinámica de trabajo entre donante y OIT.
• Proyecto para el desarrollo racional y sostenible del sector pesquero - Final Evaluation Promoción de la cooperación regional mediante los talleres en Dakar y en Lima. A pesar de que las condiciones socioeconómicas y sectoriales son muy distintas en los países de una misma región geográfica, el hecho de reunir a todos los actores ha generado sinergias muy interesantes.
• Proyecto para el desarrollo racional y sostenible del sector pesquero - Final Evaluation Implicación activa de la SGM en calidad de donante y del resto de organizaciones que han participado en el proyecto participantes (CEPESCA, ISM, ISNHT, CEPESCA y CAPe-CA), la cual ha permitido aprovechar su experiencia y medios técnicos, humanos e institucionales: buque escuela, centro de formación de Bamio entre otros.
• Proyecto para el desarrollo racional y sostenible del sector pesquero - Final Evaluation Por último, como buena práctica del proyecto cabe destacar el énfasis en la formación de de formadores como manera de salvar el obstáculo de la dispersión de las comunidades de pescadores y multiplicar el impacto de las campañas de sensibilización.
• Proyecto para el desarrollo racional y sostenible del sector pesquero - Final Evaluation El proyecto ha contribuido significativamente a la elaboración del Plan de Acción (2011-2016) para mejorar las condiciones de trabajo de los pescadores a través de la ratificación generalizada y la aplicación efectiva del Convenio sobre el trabajo n la pesca, 2007 (nº188) y del curso dado a la Recomendación sobre el trabajo en la pesca, 2007 (nº 199). Los objetivos del proyecto están plenamente integrados en el Plan de Acción.
• Enhancing Rural Access - Rural roads rehabilitation and maintenance (RDP IV) - Midterm Evaluation Accredited LB Training: Accreditation of TVET can be achieved through an integrated approach with ‘embedded’ experts and the commitment of the local training institutions an the national project partner (Secretariat of State for Support and Promotion of Private Sector) as well as INDMO (accreditation authority) who were pursuing accreditation and adoption of the courses plus acceptance of the ILO’s training approach. The approach is in compliance with the ILO EIIP’s employment-intensive investment programme for creation of an enabling environment for Small and Medium Enterprises and is suitable for replication elsewhere.
• Enhancing Rural Access - Rural roads rehabilitation and maintenance (RDP IV) - Midterm Evaluation The ERA project M&E system has three linked and user-friendly databases covering M&E, training and contracts. It has developed a good M&E framework based on ILO guidelines for monitoring, reporting and evaluation, which is also fully compliant with the M&E requirements of the EC (funding agency). The M&E framework is intrinsically linked to the project logframe and includes workers surveys, community satisfaction surveys and traffic counts and “Community Snapshots”. Community Snapshots are designed to assess the impact of the roads on the beneficiary communities by comparing their situation before, immediately after and sometime after the road rehabilitation. The ERA M&E system is easy to use, provides the required information to straightforwardly prepare progress reports and inform stakeholders, and allows the project managers at any time to have access to vital management information. This, for example, has it made easy for evaluators to access the necessary statistical data and impact information. The Community Snapshot tool is an excellent impact assessment tool in in the absence of a full baseline study, a situation, which is quite often the case in road projects. Replication of this tool with amendments to adjust to the local context and information needs of project partners is feasible. The ILO’s EIIP has acquired extensive experience on how to support the domestic construction sector and the provision of rural access through the application of labour-based technology. The ERA Community Snapshot system is a handy tool to assess impact effects and thus is replicable.
• Creating a conducive environment for the effective recognition and implementation of fundamental principles and rights at work in Egypt - Final evaluation Continuous engagement with NGOs and CSOs concerned with the economic empowerment of women helped spread awareness of ILO tools and methodologies and supported the empowerment of women.
• Supporting the establishment of the National Health Insurance Scheme in Lao PDR and the extension of coverage - Final Evaluation The main emerging practice in this project was the level of capacity building (human and institutional) which was carried out with the national stakeholders. This included the series of technical workshops set out in Appendix 2 and the provision of scholarships on the human resources side and work such as IT development on the institutional side.
• Green livelihood access for Central Kalimantan's inclusive environmental response to climate change - Final Joint Evaluation A Green Value Chain Development for rubber and fishery has been piloted in GLACIER, as prioritized commodities for the targeted communities. The value-adding effort tries to improve quality and quantity of the commodity and eventually aims to increase income, without causing any negative environmental effect on the natural resources of the communities. The value chain as now being explored has been limited to district and provincial level, but could be extended to national and international level to add more value to the selected commodities (e.g. through certification).
• PROMOTE: Decent work for domestic workers to end child domestic work - Final Joint Evaluation The project goal is to reduce child domestic work through improving the rights and working conditions of domestic workers generally in Indonesia. One of PROMOTE’s aims is to strengthen awareness of the rights of domestic workers among employers of domestic workers. PROMOTE formed partnerships with a number of trade union federations and civil society organizations to join the effort to shift public opinion on the rights of domestic workers. The partnership with the Indonesia Financial Institutions Trade Union Federation (NIBA) was an innovative approach as it reached middle class employers of domestic workers both in carrying out the awareness raising and as targets of the activity. The efforts of the Financial Institutions Trade Union Federation (NIBA) demonstrated an effective method of reaching out to the middle-class public who are potential employers of domestic workers to shift perceptions of domestic workers. NIBA used interactive methods to attract the attention of workers and the general public in strategic places. NIBA staff set up photo booths in large city buildings and office blocks frequented by large numbers of middle class workers who employ domestic workers. Visitors to the photo booths could have their photo taken with messages on decent work for domestic workers that they could later upload to social media.
• PROMOTE: Decent work for domestic workers to end child domestic work - Final Joint Evaluation The project goal is to reduce child domestic work through improving the status of the working conditions of domestic workers in Indonesia. One of PROMOTE’s aims is to strengthen awareness of the rights of domestic workers among employers of domestic workers and domestic workers themselves. PROMOTE partner, JARAK, a network of child-rights NGOs, developed the Community Based Monitoring (CBM) approach to raise awareness of household employers and domestic workers on working conditions, and also to identify child labour and cases of abuse of domestic workers working through neighbourhood associations. Ministerial Decree No.2/2015 provides a government line of support for the model as it requires employers to report the employment of domestic workers to the head of the local neighbourhood known as Rukun Tetanga (RT). At the time of evaluation the CBM teams are operating in 33 local communities across four districts The model has been operating since late 2015, at the time of the Final Evaluation in July 2017. The community based monitoring model offers an emerging good practice for monitoring domestic workers’ situations and potentially identifying cases of under-age workers or exploitative working conditions. The neighbourhood teams can identify where domestic workers are employed, gather data on their employment, provide employers and workers with information about domestic workers’ rights, as well as refer cases to support services. Process: The monitoring groups operate at the RT level, covering 50 to 200 households. The groups typically include community leaders at RT level, RW leaders and staff of the Family Welfare Development Program. The initial purpose of the teams is to collect data on the domestic workers employed in a given neighbourhood, and then to monitor at regular intervals, such as 3 months or at least annually, to check on the DW’s working conditions. At the same time, they check that none of the domestic workers are less than 18 years old.
• PROMOTE: Decent work for domestic workers to end child domestic work - Final Joint Evaluation The PROMOTE project goal is to reduce child domestic work through promoting decent work for domestic workers in Indonesia, and more widely in Asia through the International Domestic Workers’ Federation (IDWF). One of PROMOTE’s major strategies was to reach out to domestic workers to organize them in groups to enable them to advocate on their own behalf. One of the main project partners, JALA PRT, the National Network for Domestic Workers’ Advocacy in Indonesia, used an effective method to reach out to domestic workers to link them into peer advocacy groups. JALA PRT successfully used the “Rap” method to reach over 3,000 domestic workers across four targeted locations within the project duration, This method was used systematically to train domestic worker leaders to identify and encourage DWs to join and be active in DW groups. It refers to a rapid and dynamic door knocking and snowballing approach to reach domestic workers and raise their awareness of their rights. JALA PRT and another main NGO partner network, JARAK, mentioned that they found the Rap method particularly useful. Rap was originally developed in the United States as an advocacy and organizing tool. It was subsequently adapted to the DW situation in Indonesia with the help of another civil society organization in Indonesia, the Urban Poor Consortium. It involves a participatory and dynamic method with set of steps to interact with target domestic workers, as documented more fully in the ILO/IWDF 2017 publication, “Decent Work for Domestic Workers. Eight Good practices from Asia”. This method is a means to bring together and organize members of scattered and voiceless groups such as domestic workers.
• Promoting compliance with international labour standards in Colombia - Final Evaluation El sistema informático de IVC como herramienta de gestión eficaz y eficiente de los casos de violación de derechos, en la parte investigativa y sancionatoria, desde el nivel nacional hasta el nivel municipal de la IVC del país. Esta BP está relacionada con el Objetivo Inmediato 1 de fortalecer la capacidad institucional del Ministerio del Trabajo, principalmente la Inspección del Trabajo. Con este fin el MT demandó a la OIT el apoyo para el diseño e implementación de un sistema informático que le permitiera hacer seguimiento y evaluación efectiva en la marcha a la armonización y eficiencia de los procesos llevados a cabo en los diferentes niveles territoriales, y tomar las decisiones pertinentes para mejorar la gestión de los casos de violación de los derechos laborales en el país. La OIT destinó la última fase del Proyecto, cerca de tres años y gran parte de los recursos, a la construcción del sistema a partir de la experiencia realizada en las fases anteriores.
• Promoting compliance with international labour standards in Colombia - Final Evaluation El uso de las herramientas construidas por el Proyecto en la CETCOIT. Esta BP está relacionada con el Objetivo Inmediato 2 de fortalecer las instituciones de diálogo social existentes. El proyecto demostró que, dada la situación del país como el bajo nivel de fortalecimiento institucional, de desarrollo productivo y de cultura de cumplimiento de la normatividad laboral, no basta con el fortalecimiento de la capacidad institucional del MT, sobre todo de la Inspección del Trabajo (como se propuso el Objetivo 1) para generar resultados e impactos importantes de corto plazo sobre el cumplimiento de las normas internacionales. Esto solo es posible si a la par se avanza en el fortalecimiento del diálogo social como camino de solución y prevención de los conflictos laborales. En tal sentido, fue determinante para el proyecto el fortalecimiento de la CETCOIT, como camino para tramitar las demandas de los trabajadores presentadas ante la OIT, las cuales aumentaron en el período por el efecto en el aumento de la capacidad de los trabajadores en la presentación de las querellas ante las instituciones, generada por el proyecto.
• Promoting compliance with international labour standards in Colombia - Final Evaluation El uso y replicación de las herramientas construidas por el Proyecto por parte de los sindicatos de base en los municipios donde tienen presencia los sectores productivos priorizados. Esta BP está relacionada con el Objetivo Inmediato 2 de fortalecer el diálogo social en los departamentos y municipios de los sectores productivos priorizados, en el marco del objetivo de desarrollo del Proyecto de promover un régimen laboral que contribuya al desarrollo económico con justicia social en Colombia. El proyecto logró la intervención directa en los municipios donde están establecidas las empresas del sector productivo del aceite de palma, uno de los sectores productivos priorizados. Particularmente logró llegar a los trabajadores de estas empresas, crear capacidades, conseguir que apropiaran herramientas y así mismo los apoyó y acompañó para hacer que los mismos trabajadores sentaran a la mesa a los empresarios y al MT para dialogar y concertar soluciones a los conflictos laborales. Esto redundó en la formalización de muchos trabajadores y en su sindicalización.
• Promoting compliance with international labour standards in Colombia - Final Evaluation El Diplomado para la Formalización Laboral, realizado en alianza con una universidad y con participación de estudiantes, trabajadores de los distintos sectores productivos priorizados y aliados, como medio efectivo de formalización y sindicalización en las localidades y regiones de los sectores priorizados, aplicando las herramientas construidas por el Proyecto. Esta BP está relacionada con el Objetivo Inmediato 2 de fortalecer el diálogo social en los departamentos y municipios de los sectores productivos priorizados, en el marco del objetivo de desarrollo del Proyecto de promover un régimen laboral que contribuya al desarrollo económico con justicia social en Colombia. El diplomado fue un medio diseñado no solo para dar a conocer a los trabajadores las herramientas creadas por el Proyecto sino para promover su uso en la resolución de conflictos laborales en los lugares donde están ubicadas las empresas de los sectores productivos priorizados en el país, en función de los cuales el Proyecto debía contribuir de manera específica.
• Programme of support to the national time bound programme for the elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Cambodia - Mid Term Evaluation Capacity building: Community workshops and meetings conducted through the Community Learning Centres, targeting community leaders as primary beneficiaries. Self-help groups are also provided training which focused on child rights, child labour issues in general and the value of education. An emerging good practice was observed on the cooperation and partnership between the project and the ILO WEDGE in promoting income generation opportunities for the target families. Off-site trainings also provided by the Implementing and Executing Agencies allowed project staff and management to meet with trainers and share knowledge regarding common goals, objectives, and learning experiences.
• Programme of support to the national time bound programme for the elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Cambodia - Mid Term Evaluation Integrating project services and interventions in relevant agencies within the government and community organizations ensures the continuity of service delivery and a more effective implementation of interventions. Multiple contributions toward the elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour are more sustainable than when a single entity does everything independently.
• Programme of support to the national time bound programme for the elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Cambodia - Mid Term Evaluation The Participatory planning approach was followed, it encourages a high level of commitment to act against child labour. Cambodian protocol requires that for any intervention to be implemented at the community level permission needs to be solicited from local authorities and traditional leaders.
• Programme of support to the national time bound programme for the elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Cambodia - Mid Term Evaluation The establishment of Community learning centres in the target communities demonstrates the project's tangible presence. It evidences the participation, collaboration and ownership of the project by the community.
• Reducing Labour Exploitation of Children and Women: Combating Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region - Phase II - Final Evaluation The TICW Project has, in relation to this commitment, focused its work on supporting the multidisciplinary team in Phayao, as well as on operational guidelines at the national level. Note that while the Project has provided some support to it, the MOU process is not driven by the ILO (mainly UNICEF and Plan International) and would have happened with or without the support of the Project. The Sub-regional Mekong Youth Forum is another good initiative in the fight against trafficking. It has managed to engage children and youth (and their families) in having a say, and prove their own perspectives on the causes and consequences of human trafficking, and be in direct dialogue with policy and decision makers ¿ and thereby also making the anti-trafficking work more attractive for their peers ¿ the ones who have to learn how to protect themselves from trafficking and exploitation.
• Reducing Labour Exploitation of Children and Women: Combating Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region - Phase II - Final Evaluation The example of Employers' Organisations in Kunming City, China, is an innovative and interesting example where employers participated in trafficking prevention, where codes of conduct were distributed by employers for employers to prevent trafficking in their businesses.
• Reducing Labour Exploitation of Children and Women: Combating Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region - Phase II - Final Evaluation An interesting example is in Northern Thailand, where cooperation between the Government, the UNICEF and Plan International resulted in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in 2003. This MOU resulted in nine Northern provinces in Thailand making commitments to establish coordination mechanisms to develop and implement policies, plans and prevention activities, involving a great number of agencies and organisations in the fight against trafficking and work related exploitation.
• Reducing Labour Exploitation of Children and Women: Combating Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region - Phase II - Final Evaluation The travel guide for young people Travel Smart -- Work Smart, is another very good example of the TICW work. It directly targets young migrant workers and other vulnerable groups with ¿smart¿ information on how to protect themselves from trafficking-related abuses, acknowledging that young people do migrate, and will continue to do so in their search for work and new lives away from home.
• Reducing Labour Exploitation of Children and Women: Combating Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-region - Phase II - Final Evaluation The good practice is the innovative and, reportedly, far-reaching initiative by the Ministry of Tourism to prevent trafficking and exploitation in the tourism industry that involves four ther ministries as well as employers and workers. It also includes networking from the central, provincial/municipal, district and local levels, capacity building, workplace monitoring, awareness raising, skills training and social services to targeted groups in three provinces and useful manuals left behind for continued use. Another example, also from Cambodia, with the popular name "A Taste of Life", is about how a TV series (soap opera as the Project has called it) is spreading trafficking awareness. This has become known by many as a groundbreaking and very popular production (particularly among the young) and has reached a large audience.
• Increasing Protection of Migrant Workers in the Russian Federation and Enhancing Development Impact of Migration in the Southern Caucasus - Final Evaluation Confidence-building: The project was able to build confidence among various stakeholders and bring a better understanding of concerns related to labour migration and the role of social partners in each of the countries through its flexibility to adapt to each situation and raise in each of them awareness and capacity. As it was underlined during a meeting in Georgia, the project has created new partnerships and new «social» dialogues where there were none and where the stakeholders did not know that they could be involved in migration issues, for example like most of the trade unions. Confidence-building relies on taking and sharing responsibilities, which is one of the strong points of the project. It gave way to ownership.
• Increasing Protection of Migrant Workers in the Russian Federation and Enhancing Development Impact of Migration in the Southern Caucasus - Final Evaluation Raising visibility of migrants: Labour migrants, when they were not considered as threats, had been invisible. Through its activities and all its approach, the project has contributed to a change in perceptions and attitudes regarding labour migrants and migrants in general as part of socio-economic development of both sending and receiving countries. From a negative or «invisible» record labour migrants have become - at least starting with the tripartite constituents and their partners - actors, active participants in the labour market, recognised workers having their share of rights and responsibilities. Migrants have become visible and their contribution to the economy of the receiving countries has started to be acknowledged.
• Increasing Protection of Migrant Workers in the Russian Federation and Enhancing Development Impact of Migration in the Southern Caucasus - Final Evaluation Returnees and more humanistic approaches to their integration: Returnees are not only those migrants who come back to invest, nor the invisible ones - they are also those who have suffered, need employment etc. The project was capable to tackle this issue through the social partners whose capacities have been enhanced.
• Increasing Protection of Migrant Workers in the Russian Federation and Enhancing Development Impact of Migration in the Southern Caucasus - Final Evaluation Multiplier effect: Many initiatives of the project were multiplied with other partners, other countries. For example, the agreements signed with the trade unions were then signed with other partners, other countries. The seminars and booklets were replicated with other funds and resources.
• Increasing Protection of Migrant Workers in the Russian Federation and Enhancing Development Impact of Migration in the Southern Caucasus - Final Evaluation Recognition of migrants as diaspora related to the recognition of the migrants’ «back home»: The project has promoted recognition of migrants as diaspora. This is not only the recognition of a migrant as a «remittances» provider, but also as a representative of the country of origin.
• Combating child labour in selected Stability Pact countries: Capacity building and direct action - Final Evaluation The project teams have identified and documented and validated a significant number of good practices (or emerging good practices). In Moldova, for example, project stakeholders have identified, documented and validated and shared 24 emerging Good Practices in addressing trafficking and other WFCL. Moreover, 9 of these 24 Good Practices have been validated by the implementing partners and included in the regional publication "Emerging Good Practices and Lessons Learned" publication, ILO, 2007. In Romania, some 31 Good Practices were documented and presented to partners and the NSC for replication, with 14 Good Practices being introduced in the PROTECT CEE Sub Regional Manual on GPs. A key good practice in Romania has undoubtedly been the intense participation of children, who were identified as placing high value on the activities of the programmes. From the national perspective in Bulgaria another good practice is the integration of the WFCL issue into the school agenda, where WFCL has represented a very new topic for the teachers and head masters.
• Combating child labour in selected Stability Pact countries: Capacity building and direct action - Final Evaluation The successful piloting of a CLMS in a number of countries (and the documenting of the learning and experience of this process) has represented a good practice for the project stakeholders in national regions where pilot CLMS sub-projects were implemented. While a successful implementation experience for a CLMS is hardly ¿new¿ for experienced ILO-IPEC stakeholders, it has nonetheless represented an important innovation and support tool for local stakeholders. It is another important legacy, as it provides the basis for the scaling of such pilots to a larger level of geographical coverage. The establishment of multi-disciplinary teams at the local/regional level that are engaged in the piloting and implementation of the CLMS is another good practice, and one which has represented an important innovation for stakeholders in the project countries. Again, while this may be seen as ¿standard practice¿ by many more experienced ILO-IPEC stakeholders, this has nonetheless represented an important innovation in many of these countries.
• Programme de promotion du dialogue social en Afrique francophone (PRODIAF) Phase III - Final Evaluation Au Burkina Faso, le Conseil National du Patronat a mis sur pied un comité ad hoc pour le dialogue social qui peut être mobilisé au besoin. Le CNP a mené trois médiations, dont deux de concert avec les organisations syndicales, qui ont permis la résolution de conflits. Le CNP crédite le PRODIAF et PAMODEC pour l'appui qu¿il a reçu et qui lui a permis de développer cette capacité de médiation.
• Programme de promotion du dialogue social en Afrique francophone (PRODIAF) Phase III - Final Evaluation Au Burkina Faso, le Conseil National du Patronat a mis sur pied un comité ad hoc pour le dialogue social qui peut être mobilisé au besoin. Le CNP a mené trois médiations, dont deux de concert avec les organisations syndicales, qui ont permis la résolution de conflits. Le CNP crédite le PRODIAF et PAMODEC pour l'appui qu¿il a reçu et qui lui a permis de développer cette capacité de médiation.
• Programme de promotion du dialogue social en Afrique francophone (PRODIAF) Phase III - Final Evaluation Au Sénégal, le CNDS a développé des relations de partenariat avec des acteurs étatiques du dialogue social tels que le Projet de Renforcement des Capacités de Bonne Gouvernance (PRECABG), la Stratégie de Croissance Accélérée (SCA) et l'Université de Dakar. Un tel partenariat se traduit par une synergie des actions et une mutualisation des ressources, ce qui contribue à plus d¿efficacité et d'efficience des initiatives de dialogue social.
• Programme de promotion du dialogue social en Afrique francophone (PRODIAF) Phase III - Final Evaluation En RCA, un important travail d'information et de sensibilisation sur l'importance et le rôle du dialogue social a été conduit à travers les média. En effet, deux émissions radiophoniques interactives et une émission télévisée hebdomadaires sont régulièrement animées, soit au total une cinquantaine d'émissions. Ces émissions permettent de rendre visible le dialogue social et ses principaux acteurs (BIT-PRODIAF, Ministère du Travail, CNPT).
• Programme de promotion du dialogue social en Afrique francophone (PRODIAF) Phase III - Final Evaluation Au Bénin, une mission du PRODIAF a soutenu un processus tripartite pour la mise en ¿uvre du processus de développement du cadre national du dialogue social sur une durée totale de 10 jours. 3 jours ont été consacrés à la formation à la planification stratégique et le reste à des séances de travail pour lancer le développement des projets de textes, de la charte, du règlement intérieur et développement du budget. À l'issue de ce processus un comité d'initiative tripartite a été formé pour voir à la vulgarisation, la sensibilisation et l'organisation d'un Forum en 2011 pour la mise en place du cadre de dialogue social.
• Programme de promotion du dialogue social en Afrique francophone (PRODIAF) Phase III - Final Evaluation Dans le cadre de l'élaboration de sa charte de dialogue social, le Burundi a su conduire un processus déconcentré, participatif, inclusif et itératif qui s'est traduit non seulement par une appropriation de la charte par les acteurs tripartites mais également par la volonté commune d'aller de l'avant dans la même dynamique pour la mise en place d'un organe national de dialogue social.
• Programme de promotion du dialogue social en Afrique francophone (PRODIAF) Phase III - Final Evaluation Au Togo, le Conseil National du Dialogue Social (CNDS) est constitué au plus haut niveau par des chefs d'entreprise pour les employeurs (10), les secrétaires généraux pour les organisations syndicales (10) et les ministres pour le gouvernement (10). Il est présidé par le Président de la République. Le Bureau du CNDS est formé de 3 Vice-Présidents représentant chaque partie à la collaboration tripartite. Toute mesure d¿ordre social anticipée par le gouvernement doit être portée à l'avis du CNDS.
• Eliminating child labour in El Salvador through economic empowerment and social inclusion - Final Evaluation Las acciones de prevención y erradicación del trabajo infantil en las que participan las organizaciones de empleadores y trabajadores deben contribuir a su misión institucional: Dichas organizaciones crearon los siguientes mecanismos con apoyo del proyecto: la CASALCO incorporó en su Código de Ética la sección Compromisos con la Prevención y Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil en la Industria de la Construcción, CAMAGRO elaboró un Código de conducta sobre el trabajo infantil y la CSTS incluyó en los contratos colectivos una cláusula para prevenir que las empresas y sus contratistas empleen trabajo infantil. Todos estos mecanismos para contribuir a la prevención y erradicación del trabajo infantil estuvieron encuadrados en su misión institucional y por tanto su sostenibilidad es más viable. Sus acciones no fueron extrañas al cumplimiento de sus objetivos corporativos que, en ambos casos, son la defensa de intereses gremiales y, por tanto, sus asociados las acogieron positivamente y las pusieron en funcionamiento. Esta práctica difiere de otras que impulsan a las organizaciones de empleadores y trabajadores a realizar acciones no inscritas en el cumplimiento de su misión institucional como por ejemplo: instalar guarderías, ejecutar proyectos para mejorar condiciones de vida, implementar puestos de salud, etc. La conceptualización, diseño y negociación de este tipo de acciones puede requerir más tiempo y demandar más recursos que la puesta en marcha de las acciones mismas, pero son más efectivas y sostenibles.
• Eliminating child labour in El Salvador through economic empowerment and social inclusion - Final Evaluation Sistema nacional de monitoreo del trabajo infantil gestionado por las instituciones públicas: A diferencia de sistemas de monitoreo que se basan en la recolección de información por parte de terceros, este sistema impulsa a las instituciones a actualizar su propia información sobre trabajo infantil y a ponerla a disposición del público. Aunque este sistema está en una fase de inicio, ha logrado comprometer a cuatro instituciones para que provean y registren información (DIGESTYC y Ministerios de Educación, Salud y Economía) y ha desarrollado un módulo para el seguimiento de los objetivos y metas de la política nacional de trabajo infantil (Hoja de Ruta). La consolidación y ampliación del sistema, sin embargo, no descansa en las acciones que los técnicos que lo gestionan realicen, sino más bien en la demanda que tenga por parte de las instituciones que ejecutan la política de trabajo infantil. Por ello, esta práctica requiere que las instituciones construyan paralelamente una cultura de medición del logro de las metas y los objetivos.
• Eliminating child labour in El Salvador through economic empowerment and social inclusion - Final Evaluation 144. La aplicación de una estrategia de trabajo en los niveles macro, meso y micro es una práctica que fortalece la capacidad del país para prevenir y erradicar el trabajo infantil: Existen dos condiciones para que esta práctica pueda ejecutarse: i) que exista un marco legal que establezca la obligatoriedad de emprender acciones contra el trabajo infantil por parte de instituciones de los tres niveles, ii) que exista una política nacional de trabajo infantil bien definida que también involucre a los tres niveles. Las razones para actuar en los tres niveles está justificada implícitamente en la teoría de cambio del proyecto que propone que para lograr la reducción o eliminación del trabajo infantil se requiere un marco social, institucional y de políticas -que permita que los niños permanezcan en la escuela y no se involucren en actividades laborales- compuesto por los siguientes elementos: a) políticas nacionales sólidas en materia de reducción de la pobreza, empleo y protección social; b) un adecuado desarrollo de las capacidades institucionales para identificar y abordar el trabajo infantil; c) acceso universal a educación de calidad en los niveles inicial, básico y bachillerato; d) una masa crítica de hogares e individuos conscientes de los peligros asociados al trabajo infantil que adopten una actitud negativa hacia el mismo. La acción complementaria en los tres niveles genera los siguientes efectos sinérgicos observados en el proyecto: i) la ejecución de actividades en el nivel micro alimenta al nivel macro y meso de elementos para definir estrategias que se fundamenten en la experiencia; ii) el fortalecimiento de la capacidad institucional en el nivel macro permiten que las acciones en el nivel micro sean sostenibles, iii) el fortalecimiento de la capacidad institucional en el nivel meso permite aplicar las estrategias definidas en el nivel macro y permite una respuesta más apropiada a las necesidades específicas del nivel micro.
• Eliminating child labour in El Salvador through economic empowerment and social inclusion - Final Evaluation La ejecución de varios componentes del proyecto por parte de instituciones públicas fomenta la apropiación de los objetivos y el desarrollo de capacidades institucionales: La mayor parte de actividades del proyecto fueron ejecutadas por instituciones públicas en los ámbitos macro (ministerios sectoriales), meso (municipios) y micro (escuelas). Los elementos que facilitaron la aplicación de esta estrategia fue la existencia de una política consensuada y detallada de trabajo infantil y la existencia de un marco legal para la protección de los niños y adolescentes que otorga un rol importante a los municipios y a la sociedad civil. La justificación para poner una parte importante de la ejecución de las actividades en manos de las instituciones públicas fue bosquejada en la matriz de sostenibilidad del proyecto. Los resultados muestran que esta práctica ha logrado que algunas instituciones públicas nacionales (p.e. ministerios de Salud, Educación y Hacienda) incorporen algunas normativas y procedimientos para prevenir o erradicar el trabajo infantil, que los municipios participantes elaboren planes de acción con este mismo propósito y que las escuelas implementen acciones para mejorar la asistencia de los niños a la escuela. Aunque esta práctica conlleva un tiempo de ejecución mayor que la contratación de terceros para implementar un PA, tiene el doble efecto positivo de capacitar a los funcionarios y servidores públicos en materia de trabajo infantil y de brindar más sostenibilidad a los resultados.
• Apoyo al programa de duración determinada para la eliminación de las peores formas de trabajo infantil en El Salvador - Fase II - Mid Term Evaluation La gestión realizada para diversificar y mejorar las fuentes de datos sobre trabajo infantil constituye un modelo efectivo de intervención, en tanto aprovecha esfuerzos institucionales e inserta de manera permanente la temática sin necesidad de recurrir a grandes recursos. La identificación gradual de instrumentos existentes en las diferentes dependencias públicas, su vinculación con las respectivas problemáticas resaltando los beneficios de especificar mediciones de trabajo infantil, así como los apoyos prestados por la OIT mediante asistencia técnica en aspectos metodológicos (diseño y sistematización) forman parte de una estrategia relativamente sencilla pero altamente efectiva para recopilar información cualitativa y cuantitativa sobre trabajo infantil.
• Apoyo al programa de duración determinada para la eliminación de las peores formas de trabajo infantil en El Salvador - Fase II - Mid Term Evaluation El programa de Salas de Nivelación como tal constituye una práctica exitosa en la intervención directa con NNA trabajadores. Como ya se ha mencionado en el análisis, supone una estrategia muy efectiva en retiro. Es especialmente relevante el papel aglutinador de diferentes actores comunitarios en torno a la problemática del TI. Si se dispone de una sistematización adecuada y una documentación práctica, esta estrategia podría ser extendida hacia un mayor número de ONG y Fundaciones de carácter social que incorporan estrategias de educación en sus programas de desarrollo rural, logando así un incremento sustancial del alcance.
• Apoyo al programa de duración determinada para la eliminación de las peores formas de trabajo infantil en El Salvador - Fase II - Mid Term Evaluation Finalmente, como aspecto relevante en la gestión del programa, la estrategia de financiación en dos etapas (línea de base junto a intervención piloto / intervención a mayor escala) llevada a cabo con las agencias implementadoras, constituye una práctica interesante de coordinación y armonización de protocolos de intervención, así como de control de calidad en el desempeño de las agencias.
• Apoyo al programa de duración determinada para la eliminación de las peores formas de trabajo infantil en El Salvador - Fase II - Mid Term Evaluation El establecimiento de alianzas entre las asociaciones de productores de azúcar, el Comité Técnico y la OIT, pero fundamentalmente, la incorporación directa de funciones de monitoreo de trabajo infantil en las estructuras organizativas de ingenios (contratación de Promotores Sociales y asignación de funciones relacionadas a los Jefes de Campo), en estrecha coordinación con inspectores del MINTRAB, ha constituido una práctica favorable para los efectos del PDD.
• Apoyo al programa de duración determinada para la eliminación de las peores formas de trabajo infantil en El Salvador - Fase II - Mid Term Evaluation El paquete escolar ha sido valorado como un mecanismo de compensación eficaz por parte de las familias y otros actores del proceso a nivel local. Esta medida no sólo constituye una donación en especie que favorece la toma de decisión de la familia desde el punto de vista económico, sino que supone un empuje para la incorporación a programa a modo de mecanismo catalizador.
• Supporting Resilience and Social Cohesion with Decent Livelihood Opportunities Within the framework of Outcome 2, which aims to provide more and better income opportunities for refugees and HC members through sustainable income generation and job creation, particular emphasis was placed to Output 2.1, where SMEs were empowered through capacity building activities and grant programs. This output focused on strengthening SMEs through capacity-building activities and grant programs. In this context, both newly established and existing SMEs owned by refugees and HC members received support to enhance their entrepreneurial capacity, financial resilience, and overall sustainability. The program has effectively enhanced the capacity of SMEs through strategic support, contributing to sustainable economic growth and job creation in alignment with the project's overarching goals.
• Supporting Resilience and Social Cohesion with Decent Livelihood Opportunities Within the scope of Objective 1, output 1.2 referred to Workplace Adaptation Programme (WAP). This program was strategically developed to address labour market needs by fostering a fair and harmonious working environment within workplaces. It also mitigates the marginalization of refugees through a pairing system (ahbaplık), where groups of two or three participants were encouraged to organize social activities and improve their language skills, while familiarizing themselves with workplace organizational culture and behavioural standards. The effectiveness of this activity was evident in practice, with positive feedback gathered throughout the evaluation process during interviews. The organization and logistics managed by the ILO team were well-received and regarded as successful. A notable highlight of the training was the certification ceremony held at the program's conclusion, which celebrated the dedication and efforts of all participants who engaged fully in the comprehensive training program. Each participant who completed the program received a certificate, recognizing their commitment to continuous learning and improvement.
• Supporting Resilience and Social Cohesion with Decent Livelihood Opportunities Under Outcome 2, which seeks to provide more and better income opportunities for refugees and HC through sustainable income generation and job creation, particular focus was given on Output 2.4. This output focused on creating these opportunities by empowering SSE entities, such as cooperatives, which play a vital role in fostering economic and social resilience. To achieve this, cooperatives that involve refugees were supported based on their financial, administrative, and market-related needs. Specifically, the women’s cooperatives supported by the ILO have demonstrated significant improvements in skills, capacity, resilience, and social cohesion. Through close cooperation with the ILO, these cooperatives have been able to strengthen their organizational structures and fostered a culture of collaboration between refugees and HC members, contributing to their long-term economic and social empowerment.
• Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work - Midterm evaluation Strengthening Engagement and Social Dialogue. In the case of South Africa, the project success in enforcing collaboration among social partners and government departments has led to reduced duplication of efforts and resources and enhanced the provision of demand-driven interventions, e.g., selection of the sector master plans. To achieve desired results the projects, need to effectively engage stakeholders using existing communication channels in an open and inclusive conversations to gain diverse perspectives, build consensus, and co-create solutions.
• Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work - Midterm evaluation Mainstreaming gender inclusion. In Ghana, a major attribute of the sectors that works positively for the project is the predominance of women as workers and employers in both sectors chosen—shea and garments. This has eased the attainment of gender targets on the project. The share of women working by sector was one of the criteria in the project used in the sector selection process.
• Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work - Midterm evaluation Solutions to address staffing resources constraints. Although the team is affected by their small size relative to the large task of delivering this systemic change programme, there have been instances where country teams have made use of technical resources in other ways. They have made use of consultants e.g. in Ghana for the textiles sector the project brought in an international consultant to work with enterprises on exporting. However, this is not a sustainable systemic solution because this consultant’s services would be unaffordable for enterprises. The country teams have also made use of ‘borrowed’ staff from other ILO programmes to address cross-cutting issues e.g. in South Africa an ILO staff member from a different team was helping the PE4DW project on issues of environmental sustainability with respect to New Energy Vehicles (NEVs).
• Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work - Midterm evaluation COLLABORATIVE APPROACH TO INTERVENTION DESIGNING. During the inception phase, the collaborative development of interventions with key partners on productivity, employment and decent work aids collective buy-in and limits partner resistance in the implementation phase.
• Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood - Final evaluation A thorough METI research strategy based on the tripartite validation of results produced high-quality knowledge products, including country reports and sectoral analyses, to inform future evidence- based national reforms, such as national employment policies. The METI programme produced the thematic report “Trade, Investment and Employment in the Southern Mediterranean Countries”, followed by in-depth country reports for the target countries: Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia. The findings of these reports were validated by the participants of the policy working groups (PWGs).
• Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood - Final evaluation Regional knowledge sharing workshops stimulated active participation of stakeholders and increased the sense of ownership. The METI programme aimed to mainstream employment into trade and investment. To ensure regional knowledge sharing, it has organised knowledge-sharing workshops in Jordan and Egypt.
• Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood - Final evaluation The EU portfolio assessment provided clear recommendations on improving the design of similar EU investment projects regarding the employment of women and youth.METI conducted the assessment of the EU portfolio impact on public infrastructure investments in the Southern Mediterranean. The assessment yielded clear recommendations on improving the design of similar EU investment projects regarding the employment of women and youth.
• Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood - Final evaluation The establishment of the Policy Working Groups on the tripartite plus basis resulted in enhanced dialogue among a wide range of partners, including among the ministries of economy and labour. The METI programme established Policy Working Groups (PWGs) in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia aimed at policy discussions on integrating employment into trade and investment.
• Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood - Final evaluation The delivery of METI key knowledge products in English, French, and Arabic was appreciated by stakeholders from the Arab states region, particularly the Maghreb countries. The METI programme aimed to mainstream employment into trade and investment. This focus on employment was new for the ministries of trade, investment, and labour. METI produced quality knowledge products and conducted capacity-building activities. To enhance visibility, a communication strategy was developed to support the dissemination of results. It included the production of reports and executive summaries in English, French and Arabic.
• Mainstreaming Employment into Trade and Investment in the Southern Neighbourhood - Final evaluation The communication strategy developed to promote the METI programme and its key knowledge products resulted in better visibility and enhanced access to knowledge. The METI programme aimed to mainstream employment into trade and investment. This focus on employment was new for the ministries of trade, investment and labour. METI produced high- quality knowledge products and conducted capacity-building activities. To enhance visibility, a communication strategy was developed to support the dissemination of achieved results. This strategy included the production of reports, executive summaries, info graphics, video recaps of capacity building activities, and social media posts. The information is available on METI website
• Technical Cooperation Project for the State of Qatar – Phase 2 - Final evaluation The project was able to build on the relationships and connections from Phase 1 which helped promote the role of the ILO and awareness about the TCP. Engagement with different stakeholders such as academia, rights organisations, diplomatic missions ensured an ongoing support to labour reforms.
• Technical Cooperation Project for the State of Qatar – Phase 2 - Final evaluation Increased engagement with ITUC and the GUFs and CLOs helped provide support to CLOs and enabled the project to be well informed of issues affecting workers and thus enabling the project to engage in advocacy and consultation with MOL to find solutions. Engagement with ILO enabled the CLO to feel part of a system and that they are functioning within a community and not totally alone.
• ILO-Korea Partnership Programme funded projects in ASEAN, Cambodia and Lao PDR, 2021-23 Adding a Regional component to Outcomes/Outputs specific for one or two countries has the clear potential to enhance knowledge sharing, learning and mutual understanding between countries and to involve different ASEAN Institutions.
• ILO-Korea Partnership Programme funded projects in ASEAN, Cambodia and Lao PDR, 2021-23 Adaptability and flexibility of ILO-ROAP, the Programme Team, the DWT experts, the in-country teams, as well as of the Donor is critical for progress in project implementation especially in times of crisis.
• EU Support to Local Employment Partnerships - Phase II (LEP II) - Midterm evaluation The practice of delivering the project in cooperation with and through LEPs local partners provides the project inter alia with good access to the project stakeholders and beneficiaries; a more cost-efficient means of delivering services; and the opportunity to develop local capacities and skills.
• Evaluación agrupada del Programa de Trabajo de la OIT en Paraguay 2018 - 2023 Diálogo permanente de la OIT con diferentes instancias del Poder Ejecutivo y Poder Judicial para la identificación y apoyo en temas clave. Existe un diálogo permanente y una relación constante con el Ministerio de Trabajo Empleo y Seguridad Social, acompañando la formación y capacitación de mandantes en materia de NITs- normas internacionales de trabajo y la aplicación de convenios vinculados a la formalización, se ha promovido la creación de mesas de trabajo y el diálogo social incorporando otras instituciones que conforman el gobierno nacional, como la UTGS-Unidad Técnica del Gabinete Social, en donde la OIT ha contribuido en el diseño del SPS-Sistema de Protección Social con el manejo de datos para generar evidencias; con el Poder judicial en la creación de la plataforma legislativa para gremios; respecto al recientemente creado INE- Instituto Nacional de Estadística (ex DGEEC), acompañó el estudio sobre mercado laboral; con el IPS se trabajó de cerca con la oficina del Observatorio Laboral en el boletín estadístico de seguridad social , entre otros.
• Evaluación agrupada del Programa de Trabajo de la OIT en Paraguay 2018 - 2023 Desarrollo de oferta de formación de alta calidad en idioma local, dirigida a funcionarios y actores relacionados, en modalidad semipresencial y en asociación con Universidades. La OIT posee centros de formación como el de Turín (Italia), a donde ha formado a numerosos funcionarios estatales, cubriendo costos de los cursos, traslados, estadía de estos. A raíz de las restricciones de la pandemia, fueron desarrollados diferentes opciones entre las que destacó el Diplomado en Protección Social en alianza con la Universidad de Chile. Los programas, estructura de clase y materiales de formación fueron desarrollados para este curso, habiendo desarrollado la primera y segunda cohorte con le Universidad de Chile, y transfiriendo el conocimiento y liderazgo a la Universidad Católica de Asunción para el desarrollo de la tercera cohorte (un aproximado de 140 personas han egresado en las tres primeras cohortes, la gran mayoría funcionarios de gobierno). Actualmente se está desarrollando una cuarta edición bajo entera responsabilidad de la UCA.
• Evaluación agrupada del Programa de Trabajo de la OIT en Paraguay 2018 - 2023 Apoyo a la formalización del empleo doméstico remunerado. La OIT apoyó el proceso de formalización del empleo doméstico, a través de campañas de difusión y herramientas para el reconocimiento de los derechos de mujeres trabajadoras, además de ofertas formativas con perspectiva de género, inclusión y no discriminación en el lugar de trabajo y diálogo permanente con las patronales.
• Promotion of Decent Work Opportunities for the economic empowerment of vulnerable segments of society - Final evaluation Opening school/ functional literacy opened the space for community dialogue and engagement. Bunyad’s non-threatening curriculum on rights and cooperation among workers and owners gave confidence to owners. The learners were given literacy and numeracy skills, education about rights and information and additional training on kitchen gardening, emergency health services etc. The supplementary activities increased the interest of learners. Thus, the key good practice for future in working with illiterate beneficiaries is to use the provision of functional literacy to empower and connect them with needed information and services.
• Promotion of Decent Work Opportunities for the economic empowerment of vulnerable segments of society - Final evaluation A key good practice under component 3 was the ability to leverage additional links and activities to enhance the effectiveness of the component 3 activities to engage Pakistani migrant workers in Italy. For example, the training activities aimed at Pakistani trade unions, initially envisaged in Italy, was carried out in Pakistan. This has allowed for a reduction in costs and wider participation by local unions. The workshop was attended by representatives of the Pakistani business community. This broadened the topics covered and prepared the ground for the delegation's visit made in the following months. Similarly, the implementation of the tripartite mission in Italy brought together activities initially foreseen separately - training of trade unionists and visits of representatives of the Pakistani government for the promotion of investments in the country of origin –leading to synergies among them. The realization of the final conference in Rome, initially not foreseen, represented the opportunity to capitalize on the presence of senior representatives of the institutions of both countries to outline future cooperation. Thus, the key good practice for future is to leverage links between different stakeholders to allow the fermentation of additional ideas and intended outcomes.
• Promotion of Decent Work Opportunities for the economic empowerment of vulnerable segments of society - Final evaluation The use of community social channels represented an important dissemination tool not initially envisaged in this project in component 3 to engage Pakistani migrant workers in Italy. Initially conceived only as a tool for disseminating the campaign on rights, it was also used to experiment with online training with the assistance of expert Italian trainers and the help of Pakistani interpreters. This methodology has been a major success in terms of audience and has highlighted a potential issue with respect to the communication of content also in the country of origin. The project also made use of young volunteers from the Pakistani migrant communities for various project activities, such as language classes, outreach to the community and dissemination of information to migrants about their rights. This helped in reducing costs and using human resources which were embedded within the community and knew their context well, leading to effective and efficient project work and ensuring greater linkages and participation from the communities. Thus, the key good practice for future is to use community resources to supplement scarce project resources.
• Promotion of Decent Work Opportunities for the economic empowerment of vulnerable segments of society - Final evaluation The involvement of women in online training activities has been a successful tool for reaching a hard to reach group in component 3 to engage Pakistani migrant workers in Italy. Cultural limits are still present in the community regarding the autonomy of Pakistani women in the Italian context which poses serious obstacles to their social integration and entry into the labour market. The offer of online courses helped in breaking down resistance to participation and helped in bringing women together and increasing their awareness and functionality in society. Thus, the key good practice for future is to reach out to women in conservative groups through online platforms.
• Promotion of Decent Work Opportunities for the economic empowerment of vulnerable segments of society - Final evaluation The campaigns organized by BLCC to get commitment letters from parents, owners and other influencers for eliminating child labor was a good approach to make key stakeholders sensitized and accountable. Conducting awareness sessions at brick kilns increased the participation of workers without any discrimination based on race, caste and religion. Thus, the key good practice for future is developing an advocacy and campaign strategy that involves project beneficiaries and other key stakeholders to build voice and momentum for the advocacy work.
• Promotion of Decent Work Opportunities for the economic empowerment of vulnerable segments of society - Final evaluation The project introduction of Zigzag technology helped to reduce the environmental carbon footprint of brick kiln plants. The Zigzag technology— stacking the bricks in a zigzag pattern instead of straight line— converts the brick kilns by better insulating the walls and the floors. This method changes the way coal is loaded to redirect the air flow, which leads to better, more efficient fuel combustion and increases energy efficiency. The expansion of zigzag technology is appreciated by workers, owners and government alike. Thus, the key good practice for future is to expand the use of this technology in all parts of Pakistan and to identify other similar technologies with the help of research institutes.
• Decent work through skills and livelihoods training Adaptive approaches and responding to contextual changes: The Project's ability to adapt to contextual changes and unexpected challenges, especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and government changes, demonstrates organizational flexibility and resilience.
• Decent work through skills and livelihoods training Complementarity between training themes and use of training as pilots for normative influence: The Project's training activities combined professional qualification, union engagement and entrepreneurship, covering a wide range of ways to promote decent work. These trainings were used as pilots to advocate with government partners for regulatory and public policy gains
• Decent work through skills and livelihoods training Inclusive participation and governance structure The Project's governance structure, including the Advisory Group, allowed for the inclusive participation of various counterparts, which enabled the voices of beneficiaries and partners to be heard in decision-making
• Decent work through skills and livelihoods training Strategic alliances for sustainability and impact Establishing strategic partnerships with government agencies, civil society organizations, employer institutions and labor unions proved crucial to the success of the Project. These partnerships have enabled a coordinated approach to addressing the employability and employment rights of people diverse in terms of gender
• Decent work through skills and livelihoods training Beneficiary-centered training and capacity development: The implementation of training programmes that are tailored to the needs and aspirations of the target audience, as well as the focus on developing the capacity of individuals and organizations, were central elements of the Project's success
• Promoting Employment and Social Protection under the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework in Central America and Mexico BP1. La adaptación de la metodología PES-Scan a las características de SNE en zonas receptoras de alta migración, mostró que la implementación de un trabajo participativo, donde los funcionarios públicos tienen la posibilidad de expresar sus opiniones y necesidades desde su área de especialidad, permite alcanzar un alto grado de aceptación y sostenibilidad. La metodología participativa en la construcción de los planes de acción incluyendo la definición de indicadores de medición por los mandos medios, constituye una buena práctica puesto que fomenta la apropiación de los resultados y ayuda en la implementación de los compromisos. (C7, C17, C19, C20, L5, R1, R5.)
• Promoting Employment and Social Protection under the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework in Central America and Mexico BP2. La implementación de acciones en educación financiera, con contenidos adaptados a la realidad de Centro América y con personajes que reflejan la situación de los grupos objetivo, aportó no solo a enseñar técnicas sobre el manejo de presupuesto y el conocimiento de productos financieros, sino que permitió sensibilizar sobre los retos adicionales que enfrentan los migrantes e impactó sobre la decisión de migrar de personas o grupos en riesgo. Asimismo, la ampliación de los grupos objetivo hacia personas en riesgo de desplazamiento interno o externo permitió alcanzar el doble propósito de mejorar las condiciones de vida y combatir la estigmatización de personas con domicilio en zonas problemáticas. (C9, C18, L5, L6, R5.)
• Promoting Employment and Social Protection under the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework in Central America and Mexico BP3. La implementación de las acciones combinadas en fortalecimiento institucional con llegada a los grupos objetivo, permitieron sensibilizar a las instituciones del tripartismo y otros socios participantes sobre la necesidad de enfrentar el reto migratorio en forma conjunta. El trabajo articulado se dio sobre todo en Honduras a través de la conformación de grupos de trabajo tripartitos y multidisciplinarios que permitieron combinar metodologías, enfoques de trabajo y fomentar la participación de diferentes actores e instituciones para pensar conjuntamente acerca de prácticas que puedan ayudar a las personas retornadas, desplazadas y en riesgo de desplazamiento a reinsertarse en la sociedad y en el (auto) empleo. (C3, C7, C16, C17, C20, R5, R7.)
• Promoting Employment and Social Protection under the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework in Central America and Mexico BP4. El trabajo interagencial mostró que, combinando los diferentes mandatos para trabajar en un mismo tema, es posible potenciar los resultados de las intervenciones. El aprendizaje organizacional del ACNUR y la OIT muestran que el conocer la lógica de trabajo de las agencias desde dentro, enfrentadas con un reto común, permite intercambiar formas y prácticas específicas y relacionadas con su misión para atender a grupos desplazados y sus comunidades de acogida. (C5, C12, C21, R7)
• Evaluación Agrupada Independiente de los proyectos de apoyo a la Iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe libre de Trabajo Infantil La IR es valorada por los PF como una comunidad de práctica. El intercambio de información y la reflexión compartida alentados por la ST ha consolidado a la IR como una comunidad de práctica que tiene como principal valor la resolución colectiva y la generación de propuestas pertinentes para abordar el Trabajo Infantil. Este espacio se erige como un recurso donde pueden compartir experiencias y establecer conexiones de manera fácil y rápida. La IR se presenta, así, como un medio efectivo para fortalecer el tejido de la comunidad. Desde el equipo evaluador se destaca la importancia de las comunidades de práctica como mecanismo fundamental para el intercambio de información, la reflexión compartida y el desarrollo de conocimientos especializados.
• Evaluación Agrupada Independiente de los proyectos de apoyo a la Iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe libre de Trabajo Infantil Durante el contexto excepcional de la crisis de la COVID-19 en 2020, la continuidad del acompañamiento técnico a los países, demostró ser una buena práctica fundamental. A pesar de la interrupción causada por la pandemia, el compromiso de los actores de la Iniciativa Regional a lo largo de 10 años permitió mantener la coordinación y el intercambio de experiencias entre los países, incluso en momentos de crisis. A lo largo de 10 años, el compromiso sostenido de los actores involucrados permitió mantener la coordinación y el intercambio de experiencias entre los países, incluso en momentos de crisis. Esta práctica destacó la importancia del compromiso a largo plazo y la adaptabilidad en el contexto de situaciones imprevistas como la pandemia.
• Evaluación Agrupada Independiente de los proyectos de apoyo a la Iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe libre de Trabajo Infantil La identificación del MIRTI como una herramienta valiosa para mantener el abordaje preventivo del trabajo infantil en la agenda pública. La promoción del MIRTI como una herramienta de implementación con datos con los que ya cuentan los países facilita la posibilidad de sostener un diálogo público sobre el trabajo infantil.
• Evaluación Agrupada Independiente de los proyectos de apoyo a la Iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe libre de Trabajo Infantil El establecimiento de relaciones sólidas con diversos actores clave regionales y globales, así como la generación de información y de estudios que han influido en las políticas y programas relacionados con el trabajo infantil en la región, han contribuido a posicionar a la Iniciativa Regional como una destacada referencia en este ámbito. La Iniciativa Regional (IR) ha alcanzado un estatus destacado como punto de referencia regional en temas de trabajo infantil (TI), tanto para actores internos como externos. Los Puntos Focales recurren a ella en busca de asistencia técnica bilateral adaptada a las necesidades específicas de sus países, mientras que los miembros de la OIT y otras agencias especializadas buscan su colaboración para establecer conexiones con actores regionales o acceder a datos para generar conocimiento. Esta característica única permite a la IR consolidarse como una referencia regional, fortaleciendo su influencia a través de la participación activa de sus miembros. Sin embargo, la capacidad de la IR para generar conocimiento y construir evidencia con rigurosidad científica parece estar limitada en el diseño de los proyectos. Aunque se producen diversos productos destinados a generar conocimiento, estos son poco valorados por los Puntos Focales en términos de utilidad. Además, los productos elaborados suelen carecer del rigor científico necesario. Se observa que una gran parte de las actividades se concentran en dos categorías principales: el lobbying, que implica las interacciones entre la Secretaría Técnica y los Puntos Focales, o entre los propios Puntos Focales y el advocacy.
• Evaluación agrupada final independiente de dos proyectos en materia de fortalecimiento del Sistema de Información de Archivo Sindical (SIAS II) del Ministerio de Trabajo de Colombia Desarrollo de una solución tecnológica para el cargue digital de archivos sindicales considerados archivos de la nación que ofrece eficiencias organizacionales en Mintrabajo para la mejora en los tiempos de respuesta a los trámites de las organizaciones sindicales y mejora en los procesos de IVC de contratos sindicales y pactos colectivos.
• Evaluación agrupada final independiente de dos proyectos en materia de fortalecimiento del Sistema de Información de Archivo Sindical (SIAS II) del Ministerio de Trabajo de Colombia La capacitación brindada a los trabajadores sobre modelos de contratación que atentan contra los derechos laborales y los derechos sindicales con metodologías de réplica fomenta su participación en Inspección, Vigilancia y Control.
• Autonomisation des femmes pour des économies résilientes et des communautés pacifiques dans les régions de l’Est et l’Adamaoua au Cameroun, où vivent les réfugiés - évaluation mi-parcours BP 2. La formation des femmes sur l’éducation financière, la protection sociale et le VIH/SIDA contribue à leur autonomisation. Les femmes (refugiées en particulier) ont appris à élaborer un budget familial et prioriser leurs dépenses. En outre, elles ont été sensibilisées sur la lutte contre le VIH/SIDA et sur les procédures de sécurisation des entreprises à la Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale ; Cela leur a permis d’avoir de l’assurance en soi et de travailler dans un environnement de travail décent.Cette bonne pratique est liée à l’objectif spécifique 3 de ce projet.
• Autonomisation des femmes pour des économies résilientes et des communautés pacifiques dans les régions de l’Est et l’Adamaoua au Cameroun, où vivent les réfugiés - évaluation mi-parcours BP.1. Le choix des chaines de valeur a été fait avec l’appui des structures nationales et de manière participative. L’étude sur la sélection des chaines de valeur du projet a tenu compte des documents de Stratégie notamment la Stratégie Nationale de Développement 2020-2030 (SND 30). Les consultations dans les 16 communes du projet ont été faites auprès des structures publiques et privées clés ainsi qu’auprès des bénéficiaires. Le faisant, le projet prend en compte les priorités nationales, ce qui aura pour mérite de faciliter l’appropriation du projet.Cette bonne pratique est liée à l’objectif spécifique 1 de ce projet
• Decent Jobs for Egypt’s Young People: Tackling the Challenge in Qalyoubia and Menoufia - Final evaluation Investing in human capital is much worthy than investing in physical capital. The project had two main interventions with the Faculty of Agricultural/ Banha University; the first intervention was TOT training for 13 junior faculty staff and professors on Entrepreneurial Skills for Agri Business (ESAB) for the sake of providing the training in house for faculty graduates and students to plan for their own agricultural enterprise, and the second intervention was the financial support to establish the greenhouse as a pilot model to promote for high productivity and more job creation opportunities. In order to maintain the greenhouses and ensure its sustainability, there was a need for additional financial support –by the end of the project-, however there wasn’t enough financial resources or any other allocated funds inside the association. This step was suspended until having the sufficient earmarked resources. On a different note; the ESAB TOT participants have initiated a package of training and technical services to support the running agriculture projects besides providing the supportive needed services for these agriculture businesses, also to provide the faculty students with business agriculture superiority. However the greenhouse was facing existing and sustainability challenges, there was a real human asset, represented in faculty staff technical and physical qualifications to achieve an impact remains beyond the project life-time, through the Entrepreneur and Business Development Services for Agriculture Enterprises (EBDS). Towards helping more motivated youth to start up their agriculture business or support the running ones.
• Projet combattre l'esclavage et la discrimination fondée sur l'esclavage au Mali - Midterm evaluation Le projet dans sa mise en œuvre s’est appuyé sur les services et structures partenaires pour conduire les actions et renforcer les capacités des différentes parties prenantes. Au Niveau National la Coordination nationale du projet est installée dans les locaux de la Direction nationale du travail. Elle travaille en étroite collaboration avec le Ministère de la Justice et des Droits de l’Homme et plusieurs organisations et structures de défense des droits des victimes de l’esclavage comme la Commission Nationale des Droits de l’Homme (CNDH) , la Coalition Nationale de Lutte contre l’Esclavage... Au niveau régional et local le projet à travers ses partenaires Temedt et ASI met en œuvre les actions au profit des différentes parties prenantes (services techniques déconcentrés nationaux des départements concernés, les organisations de la société civile de défense des droits des victimes de l’esclavage, les médias ; les autorités et leaders religieux). Le projet a su par ailleurs attirer l’attention des acteurs humanitaires sur les victimes de l’esclavage grâce aux efforts de participation du projet aux différents clusters et rencontres. Cette bonne pratique vise surtout l’inclusivité et la durabilité de l’action.
• Empower:Building peace through the economic empowerment of women in northern Sri Lanka - Final evaluation The used value chain approach with a coordinated measure with local actors made immense value to address the root causes of the conflict, especially focused on ex-combatant women and women with disabilities.
• Way forward after the revolution: Decent work for women in Egypt and Tunisia - Phase II - Final evaluation Joint efforts between projects and with Specialists in DWTs is a good practice which should become even more common in ILO project environments.
• Evaluación Temática Regional sobre Pisos de Protección Social - Thematic evaluation (RBSA components) La creación de Cultura de SS con enfoque de PPS y género, a partir de la construcción participativa en la Mesa Técnica de Cultura de Seguridad Social en Perú, de una estrategia multisectorial y un plan para su implementación en las regiones, con participación de los Consejos Regionales de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo, con piezas comunicativas y pedagógicas diferenciadas y adaptadas culturalmente, que permiten llegar con lenguaje adecuado a diferentes sectores poblacionales. Una de las piezas comunicativas fue un tríptico sobre género, trabajo decente y ODS elaborado de manera conjunta con ONU Mujeres en Perú.
• Evaluación Temática Regional sobre Pisos de Protección Social - Thematic evaluation (RBSA components) Los espacios institucionales de diálogo y concertación tripartita existentes en los países, como espacios desde donde la OIT ejerce su apoyo, en cuanto legitiman las intervenciones de la OIT y permiten empoderar a los mandantes en conceptos y estrategias de PPS, y en la gestión y seguimiento a la implementación de políticas, modelos y sistemas de P y SS. En este período se destacan los siguientes espacios: - El Consejo Económico y Social –CES- de Honduras, como espacio institucionalizado de discusión y acuerdo tripartito de políticas (incluye a las centrales obrero-campesinas, al sector empleador representado por el Consejo Hondureño de la Empresa Privada-COHEP y al Gobierno), en el cual la OIT puede incidir para aportar recomendaciones en la definición de las reformas requeridas para la implementación de LMPS. - Los espacios institucionales de diálogo y concertación tripartita en Perú como la Comisión Técnica de SS del CNTPE, y en Colombia como la Subcomisiones Departamentales de Políticas Laborales y Salariales, como espacios de construcción y validación de recomendaciones de política y creación de capacidades de gestión de políticas públicas sobre P y SS con enfoque del Piso de Protección Social.
• Evaluación Temática Regional sobre Pisos de Protección Social - Thematic evaluation (RBSA components) Las experiencias de inclusión de grupos de difícil cobertura en cuanto son un camino estratégico importante para conseguir que las intervenciones de la OIT consigan una mayor efectividad, impacto y sostenibilidad en el avance a la universalización de la P y SS en los países. En este período se destacan las siguientes experiencias: - Experiencia piloto de extensión de cobertura realizada con los trabajadores del mercado Zonal Belén de Tegucigalpa en Honduras, como medios para replicar y escalar la cobertura de PS y la SS en el país. - El apoyo técnico a los trabajadores del sector del azúcar de El Salvador en el diseño de una estrategia de aseguramiento diferencial y más favorable, con enfoque de Piso de Protección Social, a partir de las características específicas de esta población, lo que se refleja, por ejemplo en una cotización calculada como un porcentaje de las ganancias de las cosechas, las cuales son variables. Esta experiencia puede ser un referente importante para replicar el apoyo y ampliar la cobertura a otros grupos de trabajadores informales rurales y urbanos de difícil cobertura tales como los trabajadores independientes y trabajadores y trabajadoras domésticas. - Los programas sociales articulados, en una política pública de Desarrollo y Protección Social, con encadenamientos productivos, lo cual los convierte también en dinamizadores del crecimiento económico en zonas vulnerables de pobreza y pobreza extrema, y contribuyen a la formalización de la economía local. El caso de los programas “Vaso de leche”, “Paquete de útiles escolares” y “Uniformes y zapatos para escolares” en El Salvador, que han generado microempresas locales con empleo formalizado como librerías, zapaterías, procesadoras de leche, algunas de ellas administradas solo por mujeres.
• Job creation for Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities through green works and agricultural industry - Final evaluation For projects focused on creating short-term employment using employment-intensive measures, a scoring matrix that considers economic and social needs of applicants should be used. Using these criteria will reduce biases in the selection of workers, as well as address the constraint of needing to be ‘well-connected’ to find work. Using such a tool will lead to more objective and impartial hiring practices.
• Job creation for Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities through green works and agricultural industry - Final evaluation For projects focused on creating short-term employment using employment-intensive measures, setting ambitious targets for creating jobs for women will drive greater focus on employment equity.
• Free Movement of Persons and Transhumance in the IGAD Region: Improving Opportunities for Regular Labour Mobility - Midterm Evaluation The good practice is that the development of a solid Knowledge Base in the initial period of the project can be beneficial to the design of interventions and policies. The knowledge base was developed through research studies and capacity building of the key counterparts, in particular expert staff from the key Ministries in the IGAD Members States. These trained experts are also expected to make up the most part of the Expert Reference Group to be formally established in the coming months.
• Enhancing Occupational Safety and Health Standards in the Construction Sector in Cambodia - Final evaluatio Regular meetings of the PAB provided a shared space to implement tripartism and for the exchange of innovative ideas and good practices on OSH prevention measures that can be replicated and applied at the construction sites across the country.
• Enhancing Occupational Safety and Health Standards in the Construction Sector in Cambodia - Final evaluatio The guidance given by the Prime Minister of the RGC, on forming a joint-inspection team among the relevant ministries and institutions can be used as a basis for future discussion between the MoLVT and the MLMUPC to conduct in the future joint-inspection on OSH measures and standards in Cambodia.
• Unemployment Protection in Indonesia - Final evaluation Online working in response to COVID is an emerging good practice. This allowed close to full implementation of the project despite the COVID situation and also allowed significant budget savings in implementation due to reduced travel, etc.
• Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialisation in Ethiopia – ONEILO SIRAYE - Midterm evaluation The inclusion of domestic and FDI factories in the interventions provides a broader scope of intervention for the programme and supports the offering of demand led services to respond to the needs of the particular factories, and then allow entry points for other elements of the programme. For example, to date in this programme, Better Work has been more popular with the FDI factories and SCORE with the domestic factories.
• Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialisation in Ethiopia – ONEILO SIRAYE - Midterm evaluation (This emerging good practice is tentative and based on anecdotal evidence. It needs more investigation to identify how accurate it is. Comparing endline data on productivity improvements and compliance scores between factories which do and do participate in both components may allow greater certainty on this good practice.) Implementing SCORE and Better Work together in a factory appears to increase enthusiasm and ownership among the workers and management of the intervention. This good practice will require further investigation in the final evaluation and impact evaluation, but this evaluation found some evidence that the programme was most successful where both SCORE and Better Work were implemented together.
• Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialisation in Ethiopia – ONEILO SIRAYE - Midterm evaluation Focusing on the three levels of implementation has allowed for feedback loops on data and findings to be used across the levels. This has the potential for multiplier effects through benefits to other sectors. The ONEILO approach enhances this.
• Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialisation in Ethiopia – ONEILO SIRAYE - Midterm evaluation Identifying both institutions and individual consultants to train as trainers on the SCORE programme helps broaden the technical expertise in the country and provides more avenues for the work to continue in the future.
• Indicators and methodologies for wage setting - Final evaluation The use of technical expertise to develop a methodology/framework (in this case set out in the guidance document on estimating the needs of workers and their families) which can be used in the future at national level and adapted to specific country needs
• Strengthening Capacity of Somali Trade Unions to promote decent employment, peace and resilience in Somalia - Final evaluation Training and policy advocacy by unions to curb gender-based violence has empowered women to call out injustices and created awareness on victim rights. Ayan saw a post on her friend’s Facebook wall showing a photo of a 3-year-old rape victim. She reached out to the individual who had posted the photo and persuaded him to remove it because millions of users might see the little girl’s picture which would increase the family’s agony. She then lobbied for the little girl to obtain justice by having the perpetrator arrested and charged.
• Strengthening Capacity of Somali Trade Unions to promote decent employment, peace and resilience in Somalia - Final evaluation Empowerment of the Teachers’ Union under FESTU was evident through teachers in Baidoa who undertook a review of the Somali school curriculum. They identified fundamental flaws and informed the Ministry of Education who then reviewed the entire curriculum. The Teachers’ Association also advocated for provision of a contract and fixed salary for teachers in private schools which was duly implemented by the Ministry of Education of South West. This was a sustainable strategy for continued support for trade unions beyond the project period
• Skills for employment and productivity in low-income countries (Nepal component) - Final Evaluation A good case practice in terms of implementing labour market programmes to facilitate employment of young jobseekers was the partnership with Industry Associations (e.g. Dairy Industries Association, Federation of Grill and Steel Fabricators of Nepal and Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University) for implementing workplace-based training schemes. These covered specific occupations like dairy technicians, steel fabricators and masons (in collaboration with the ILO’s Project on Strengthening the National Rural Transport Programme—SNRTP).
• Skills for employment and productivity in low-income countries (Nepal component) - Final Evaluation Another good case practice under the project was the community-based interventions for better outreach to jobseekers and employers especially in the districts through Employment Facilitators. This was organized by two institutions-ABC Nepal and Women’s Rehabilitation Centre (WOREC) which worked closely with the both the ESCs and Migrant Resource Centres (MRCs) in the districts.
• Skills for employment and productivity in low-income countries (Nepal component) - Final Evaluation A good practice of the project was organization of job fairs in collaboration with Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries. The job fairs can be important tools for encouraging individuals to move to the formal sector and for conveying information about labor market prospects.
• Appui à la jeunesse tunisienne à travers l’entrepreneuriat social et solidaire - évaluation finale L’identification des secteurs, autre que celui de l’agriculture, en matière d’ESS, notamment les secteurs de TIC, d’écotourisme, permet d’élargir les domaines de l’ESS en Tunisie. Cela a favorisé la création d’un grand nombre d’opportunités d’emplois décents pour les jeunes tunisiens (femmes et hommes) à travers la promotion de l’entrepreneuriat social et solidaire.
• Appui à la jeunesse tunisienne à travers l’entrepreneuriat social et solidaire - évaluation finale La réalisation du diagnostic territorial des opportunités économiques locales en matière d’économie sociale et solidaire du gouvernorat a permis une analyse pertinente des opportunités économiques locales et une identification justifiée des secteurs/filières/chaînes de valeur économiques et sociaux par délégation. Cela permet d’améliorer la connaissance sur les opportunités réelles afin de proposer un plan régional pertinent pour l’emploi à travers l’économie sociale et solidaire pour le Gouvernorat de l’Ariana.
• Appui à la jeunesse tunisienne à travers l’entrepreneuriat social et solidaire - évaluation finale La sélection des jeunes porteurs de projets qui avaient déjà un savoir-faire dans les domaines identifiés contribue à une meilleure mise en œuvre du projet.
• Appui à la jeunesse tunisienne à travers l’entrepreneuriat social et solidaire - évaluation finale Le portage des financements des projets par des associations incubatrices, qui ont des capacités de gestion, contribue à une bonne gestion financière et participe du transfert des capacités.
• Appui à l’amélioration de la gouvernance des migrations et à la promotion de migrations de main d’oeuvre équitables au Maghreb - Final Evaluation Adapter les interventions aux contextes nationaux. Les exercices de programmation par pays menés pendant la phase de démarrage du projet ainsi que dans sa mise en œuvre sont considérés comme une bonne pratique qui a contribué non seulement à adapter les interventions aux contextes nationaux mais aussi à répondre aux demandes des institutions partenaires.
• Appui à l’amélioration de la gouvernance des migrations et à la promotion de migrations de main d’oeuvre équitables au Maghreb - Final Evaluation Intégration des statistiques de la migration dans le système statistique national. En Tunisie, la création du Groupe de Travail sur les Statistiques de la Migration (GTSM) au sein du Conseil National de la Statistique (CNS) est une stratégie visant á l´intégration des statistiques de la migration dans le système statistique national.
• Appui à la dynamisation du développement économique local dans les zones défavorisées - Final cluster evaluation La réalisation d’une analyse genre lors de la formulation du projet a permis de développer des stratégies appropriées pour la déconstruction sociale des stéréotypes de genre autour du BTP et favorisé une forte participation des femmes à un secteur considéré comme masculin
• Appui à la dynamisation du développement économique local dans les zones défavorisées - Final cluster evaluation La prise en considération du contexte de la Mauritanie dans le choix des zones d’intervention favorise l’identification des zones d’intervention les plus adéquates en termes de population (masse critique), participants (force de travail), existence d’un tissu d’entreprises, existence de matériaux nécessaires à la construction, et enfin, un certain niveau de dynamisme socioéconomique
• Appui à la dynamisation du développement économique local dans les zones défavorisées - Final cluster evaluation La mise en place des GIE contribue à l’insertion des jeunes formés par l’approche chantier-école.
• Appui à la dynamisation du développement économique local dans les zones défavorisées - Final cluster evaluation La compréhension de la motivation des apprenants avant de commencer la formation est indispensable, afin de s’assurer de leur implication dans le projet pédagogique et éviter ainsi la déperdition. Le processus de sélection des jeunes candidats était calqué sur les processus habituels de sélection des jeunes en formation professionnelle.
• Programa de Asistencia Técnica para la Seguridad Social - Ecuador - Final Evaluation Flexibilidad del proyecto para adaptarse a condiciones cambiantes. El proyecto ha sido capaz de adaptarse bien a las condiciones cambiantes del contexto. El compromiso sostenido del equipo del proyecto, y de diferentes funcionarios y especialistas de la OIT, ha sido proactivo para apoyar la ejecución del proyecto. La capacidad del equipo de OIT para ajustarse, en la medida de lo posible, a la evolución de las condiciones del contexto para continuar la implementación de las actividades y la entrega de los productos esperados se considera una buena práctica.
• Programa de Asistencia Técnica para la Seguridad Social - Ecuador - Final Evaluation Apoyos y sinergias en el contexto de la Pandemia del COVID-19. La OIT logró materializar presupuestos adicionales en el contexto de la pandemia del COVID-19 para complementar su apoyo al IESS con tres proyectos adicionales: a) Expandiendo el sistema de protección social a hombres y mujeres jóvenes en situación de informalidad; b) Fortalecimiento de la Protección Social ante la desocupación en Ecuador; c) Promoción del acceso universal a la atención médica. El PATSS fue capaz de establecer sinergias con estos proyectos lo que permitió complementar algunas actividades establecidas en los módulos 2, 3 y 4, tomando en cuenta un enfoque de género e inclusión etaria.
• Programa de Asistencia Técnica para la Seguridad Social - Ecuador - Final Evaluation Posicionamiento de la OIT como agencia referente del SNU en materia de protección social. La implementación del PATSS, así como de otros proyectos en materia de protección social; la participación de OIT como agencia líder del Grupo Interagencial de Protección Social del Sistema de Naciones Unidas (SNU) en Ecuador, así como sus aportes al diseño (actualmente en curso) del nuevo Marco de Cooperación de las Naciones Unidas para el Desarrollo Sostenible Ecuador 2022 – 2026 han contribuido, por un lado, a posicionar a la OIT como agencia referente del SNU en materia de protección social y, por otro lado, a dar a conocer, entre las diferentes agencias del Sistema, las áreas de Protección Social/Seguridad Social en las que se está trabajando en Ecuador.
• Programa de Asistencia Técnica para la Seguridad Social - Ecuador - Final Evaluation Aprovechar los conocimientos especializados y los recursos existentes de la OIT. El aprovechamiento de los conocimientos especializados, la experiencia y los recursos existentes de la OIT (especialistas regionales, de otras oficinas y de la sede), mediante la colaboración y la coordinación, ha demostrado ser esencial para la prestación satisfactoria de asistencia técnica de elevada calidad, tanto al IESS como a los actores sociales.
• ARISE II: Eliminating child labour in tobacco growing communities in Malawi - Final Evaluation The Integrated Area Based Approach seeks to marshal all available opportunities, resources and actors to action on the elimination of child labour. Central to this is ensuring that all stakeholders in a target area are aware of the negative effects of child labour, so that they can take quick action as and when they encounter children in labour or at risk of falling into child labour. Mainstreaming of child labour issues in government programmes and learning curriculum puts practice into the knowledge gained. This was witnessed in the development of District Development Plans in the target counties which was preceded by awareness creation targeting community members and members of the Area Development Committee (ADC). This means that child labour issues will receive funding from the government in the DDP budgets. Partnership and sensitization of the Ministry of Education officers led to the incorporation of child labour issues into the national formal and non-formal curriculum which means children will learn of the negative effects of child labour early. Child labour modules were also incorporated in teaching curriculum for Teacher Training Colleges. Child Labour was also mainstreamed in other programmes including the Malawi Development and Growth Strategy II (MDGS II), United Nations Development Assistance Framework (UNDAF) and Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP), which implies that child labour remains a priority for the government. The mainstreaming supports social mobilization of communities and places child labour as a priority in development and policy dialogue. Most important is that it is sustainable dialogue on child labour will outlive the project.
• ARISE II: Eliminating child labour in tobacco growing communities in Malawi - Final Evaluation Given the central education plays in eradication of child labour, improving access to education for vulnerable children stands out as a good practice which ought to be emulated. The adopt a school concept promoted by ECAM stands out strongly in promoting access to education for vulnerable children. The concept entails identification of private sector stakeholders willing to support learners and infrastructural development in schools as part of their corporate social responsibility. One corporate entity is linked to one school in which they develop a support strategy for both learners and the school’s infrastructure. Leaners are supported with learning materials, while the school’s infrastructure is renovated or developed to allow a better learning environment for children. This ultimately has positive impact on the learning outcomes as it reduced dropout rates for vulnerable children who receive support and ultimately improves quality of learning in target schools, which directly results to improved education services.
• ARISE II: Eliminating child labour in tobacco growing communities in Malawi - Final Evaluation Noting that child labour is many sided, it requires concerted effort for it to be eliminated. As such the ILO developed IABA approach promotes a combination of interventions that complement one another and which involve local communities into dialogue and cooperation with government entities, businesses, employers’ and workers’ organizations and civil society organizations to eliminate child labour. The capacities of these stakeholders are then enhanced to identify the root causes of child labour, promote alternatives and changes in supply chains through harmonization of policies, institutional development and community level interventions. Through the approach elimination of child labour is tackled from all sectors are by all stakeholders in a community. The idea is to mobilize the community through awareness creation, so that each stakeholder plays their role in the fight against child labour. The approach allows for close amalgamation of interventions involving prevention, removal and rehabilitation of child labourers, and protection of young workers, with those aimed at empowering vulnerable families and local communities to improve their incomes and take better care of their children. The ultimate goal is to establish child labour free zones.
• SIDA-ILO Partnership Programme (phase I) – Cross cutting policy driver environmental sustainability and the Partnership for Action on Green Economy - Clustered evaluation In circumstances with low government ownership/engagement and/or constant political change (effecting personnel at a ministerial level), engagement with other tripartite members has been crucial in ensuring sustainability.
• SIDA-ILO Partnership Programme (phase I) – Cross cutting policy driver environmental sustainability and the Partnership for Action on Green Economy - Clustered evaluation Global products that have been produced under the SIDA-ILO partnership have succeeded in achieving high-level impact. This is true both internally (ie. With the General Note on mainstreaming Just transition in ILO operations), and on the global level with the production of the “labor and working conditions” safeguard standard for the UN Environment Management Group’s “common approach to environmental and social standards in UN programming”.
• SIDA-ILO Partnership Programme (phase I) – Cross cutting policy driver environmental sustainability and the Partnership for Action on Green Economy - Clustered evaluation The design/inclusion of third-party monitoring mechanisms within the NSC of Argentina for PAGE. For this specific example, a “monitoring bureau” is being proposed as part of the larger architecture behind the PAGE country program.
• Evaluación agrupada independiente de las operaciones de la OIT de apoyo al trabajo decente en Guatemala, 2018-2019 Para incrementar los conocimientos de los funcionarios de instituciones del gobierno y de representantes de organizaciones de empleadores, trabajadores y pueblos indígenas, la OIT no solo ha llevado a cabo talleres, programas de formación y diplomados de especialización, sino también en el Proyecto GTM 1603 RBS reuniones de discusión y seminarios en las que se presentaron lecciones aprendidas y experiencias de otros países de ALC en los que hay mayores avances en la aplicación del Convenio Nº 169; y en el Proyecto GTM 1852 SWE se han aprovechado los espacios en los que elaboraban participativamente los planes de implementación de las acciones prioritarias de la PNED.
• Evaluación agrupada independiente de las operaciones de la OIT de apoyo al trabajo decente en Guatemala, 2018-2019 Durante la elaboración del Marco de Cooperación de Desarrollo Sostenible 2020 – 2024 del SNU, la OIT ha tenido una participación más activa que en la elaboración del MANUD 2015-2016, principalmente llevando a cabo consultas a los mandantes, algo inédito ya que en la elaboración de los MANUD anteriores solo se consultaba a la sociedad civil. Esta participación más activa contribuyó a que se incorporen en el Marco de Cooperación temas prioritarios para OIT y a que los mandantes se sientan que forman parte no solo de la OIT sino también,
• Evaluación agrupada independiente de las operaciones de la OIT de apoyo al trabajo decente en Guatemala, 2018-2019 1. En el Proyecto GTM 1852 SWE para darle mayor institucionalidad al proceso de elaboración de los planes de implementación de las acciones prioritarias de la PNED y asegurar su viabilidad técnica y social, la OIT priorizó siempre consensuar el trabajo con los equipos técnicos de los diferentes sectores involucrados en el proceso; invitó a participar a EUROSOCIAL y la UE para tener un mayor respaldo de la cooperación internacional; y acompañó al Ministerio de Trabajo en las reuniones de socialización y validación tripartita en la MTI.
• Ruta de inclusión laboral con enfoque en formación profesional dirigido a víctimas del conflicto armado interno en Colombia - Final evaluation La respuesta rápida del Proyecto en apego a la recomendación de la OMS y la normativa emitida por el Gobierno de Colombia, para transitar a la virtualidad en acciones educativas, ha permitido desarrollar un modelo sólido para impartir acciones de formación cumpliendo con el reto de combinar aprendizajes teóricos y prácticos. Se cuenta con un modelo probado de aprendizaje asincrónico “blended learning”, que tiene el potencial de ser utilizado por diferentes instituciones de educación (más allá del Proyecto) y alcanzar a grupos dispersos. (C3, C2, L2)
• Ruta de inclusión laboral con enfoque en formación profesional dirigido a víctimas del conflicto armado interno en Colombia - Final evaluation El acompañamiento psicosocial para apoyar a los participantes en aspectos organizativos, afectivos y las dinámicas de apoyo incluyendo al grupo han permitido sobrellevar los retos en un contexto desconocido y nuevo para un grupo vulnerable. El ajuste de los subsidios hacia las necesidades de los participantes en el contexto del aprendizaje virtual ha permitido comprobar la importancia de la familia como apoyo para la culminación de los estudios (1,7% deserción) y constatar que, si el apoyo llega a cubrir el costo de oportunidad de dedicar el tiempo al estudio en vez de al trabajo en el contexto familiar, se puede llegar a grupos de víctimas del conflicto armado interno, como los trabajadores. (C1, L2, L3)
• Towards a more inclusive economy through immediate job generation and enterprise development in Jordan - Final evaluation Assessment of factors enabling project achievement shows that the ILO was effective leveraging establish programme models and trusted partnership, with the Donor, Government of Jordan entities and Implementing Partners. These contributed to start-up positive results under Covid-19 constraints and, therefore, contributed to achievement and risk mitigation.
• Towards a more inclusive economy through immediate job generation and enterprise development in Jordan - Final evaluation The project integrated the ILO’s Green Works concept into its employment-intensive infrastructure model, leveraging existing EIIP and Women do Business services with an approach that simultaneously contributes to national priorities for climate risk mitigation, environmental conservation and disaster prevention.
• Towards a more inclusive economy through immediate job generation and enterprise development in Jordan - Final evaluation The ILO and project Stakeholders used transparent and merit/criteria based selection processes for the EIIP worker and Women Entrepreneur candidates. For the EIIP Outcome, the use of a lottery brought the perception of fairness to the process and mitigated reputation risk. For the Entrepreneurship Outcome, selection and two-tiered training process produced a qualified and motived group of candidates, increasing the possibility of success.
• Decent Work Opportunities for Refugees and Host Communities in Türkiye - Midterm evaluation 1. Capacity-building provided in the field of digital technologies for refugee youth shows the interest of young people in this area, and thus the relevance of the activity. Also, participants continue to be supported after their graduations, as job placements following the trainings have also reached high numbers, and significant efforts have been made to bring the youth together with sector leaders. 2. The study on refugee and host community NEET and the resulting awareness of the importance of focusing on various aspects of youth employment, through partnership with UNDP, has provided a significant added value to the Project. 3. KIGEP has been influential in terms of increasing registered employment, and showed the importance of the expansion and wider application of the Programme. Efforts for the formalization of SMEs through technical and financial support would be worth expanding in the upcoming phase. Special attention needs to be placed on the financial needs of these enterprises after the formalization process, which can be supported through temporary incentive schemes similar to those provided under KIGEP. 5. Combining green jobs and cooperatives, and these with refugees and women, appears as an innovative aspect, which can constitute a model for future interventions. The new model is being constructed with AMM, through a tripartite structure among ILO, the Municipality and the cooperative, based on a cost-sharing modelling. The ‘social and solidarity economy’ based cooperative, aiming to facilitate the access of women, refugees, persons with disabilities, etc. to the labour market, can be promoted as a model and expanded across Turkey. 6. Establishment of a new partnership with the İBB offers an important potential to contribute to decreasing dependency on social assistance by promoting employment.
• Improved Business Development Support Services and Entrepreneurship Education Targeting MSMEs and Youth for the Creation of Decent Work Opportunities in Iraq - Final evaluation KAB has proved to be also effectively used for unemployed people (start-ups) as well as for existing micro businesses, though it was originally designed to be integrated in the curriculum of VTCs. KAB programme was designed to be integrated in the curriculum of the VTCs, with the purpose to link skills development to entrepreneurial development. In view of the lack of government funding, several KAB courses were provided separately from the technical learning and for other target groups than students. Evidence reveals that KAB can be also effectively used for unemployed people (start-ups) as well as for existing micro businesses. The good practice is related to Outcome 4 of the project: “Entrepreneurship culture fostered among young Iraqi women and men enrolled in the governmental Vocational Training Centres and schools in KR-I”.
• Improved Business Development Support Services and Entrepreneurship Education Targeting MSMEs and Youth for the Creation of Decent Work Opportunities in Iraq - Final evaluation The mobilization by ILO of more than 20 partner organizations for the institutionalization of the BDS tools would have a multiplier effect on the creation and growth of small enterprises The good practice is related to the fact that ILO has extended its partnership for BDS delivery to more than 20 public and private organizations, and international and local NGOs, by applying strict conditions for accreditation and certification. The involvement of private consulting firms in the process would enhance the sustainability of the project. The purpose was to create high quality trainers and institutionalize the provision of SIYB and FE. This is related to outcome 3 of the project: “Selected NGOs, INGOS, CCI and Iraqi/Kurdish national institutions able to independently provide BDS and financial literacy support”
• Protecting garment sector workers: occupational safety and health and income support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic - Final evaluation The good practice is the way that this project has been able to utilize ICT and spread learning and message via social media and enable the reach of huge populations. It has also developed appropriate apps where various documents and guidelines are up-loaded, easy to use by beneficiaries (but requires some basic educational level).
• Protecting garment sector workers: occupational safety and health and income support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic - Final evaluation Working alongside or even within other established programmes (BWP and the VZF in this case) is a good practice per se.
• Application of migration policy for decent work of migrant workers, phase II - Final evaluation The project followed a practice of holding discussions for policy formulation involving all tripartite partners, research organizations, think tanks, and key CSOs and NGOs in the field of migration in Bangladesh. This resulted in the government getting direct inputs from all stakeholders for policy making, and for deciding key issues for institutional and policy change in Bangladesh, and for negotiation in regional processes and global forums. These include the Abu Dhabi Dialogue and Colombo Process, the development of the Regional Qualifications Framework for migrant workers, and the work of the United Nations Network on Migration for the implementation of the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration (GCM).
• Application of migration policy for decent work of migrant workers, phase II - Final evaluation The work plan of the project was mainstreamed in the Ministry’s Annual Development Plan, which was clear evidence of the high relevance of the project’s objectives for the Government of Bangladesh (GOB). The Project office was located in the Ministry too, enabling seamless access to the government for the Project team and vice versa. Further, the government seconded a senior official to the Project team, who worked as a bridge between the Project and the government, thus enhancing relevance, coherence and effectiveness of the Project’s activities and outputs.
• Application of migration policy for decent work of migrant workers, phase II - Final evaluation The Project worked along with the government through all stages of information systems development: the demand generation, the vendor selection, designing of terms of reference, finalization and testing, and the operationalization. As the government departments concerned were involved right through the process, the mainstreaming and operationalization of the systems was good in many cases. These included the Labour Attaché Reporting System (LARS), The Recruitment Agencies Information and Management System (RAIMS), a module on labour migrants in the Labour Force Survey (LFS), and the Cost of Migration survey.
• Mitigando el impacto socioeconómico del COVID-19 sobre el empleo y los ingresos de mujeres trabajadoras por cuenta propia de la economía informal en Bolivia – Evaluación Conjunta Final Independiente El COVID-19, pese a que apareció en marzo de 2020 y la población ha aprendido a convivir con las medidas aplicadas para su contención, cada día han surgido nuevos desafíos que exigen respuestas creativas. Prácticas como la adoptación de los protocolos de bioseguridad en las actividades, ajustes de cronogramas y virtualización de los procesos, son las medidas más convencionales adoptadas por los responsables de intervenciones para lidiar con las directrices de autoridades públicas los lineamientos de las instituciones. Sin embargo, para enfrentar estos escenarios tan complejos y cambiantes, la flexibilidad y la creatividad ha sido imprescindible. Diversificación de las estrategias de selección de beneficiarias finales; aplicación de metodologías de investigación de campo diseñadas para reducir el impacto en las dinámicas productivas de las mujeres y respetando las medidas de bioseguridad; ajustarse y respetar los tiempos de las personas y entre otras. Cada agencia ha utilizado su modelo de implementación, pero se ha procurado la unidad por medio de la transversalización de ejes estratégicos (género, COVID-19, comunicación) y mecanismos operativos de coordinación y seguimiento.
• Mitigando el impacto socioeconómico del COVID-19 sobre el empleo y los ingresos de mujeres trabajadoras por cuenta propia de la economía informal en Bolivia – Evaluación Conjunta Final Independiente Es fundamental formular y planificar los estudios e investigaciones para generar conocimiento e insumos útiles para el diseño de intervenciones desde un marco conceptual y un enfoque compartido y validado por las instituciones que participan en el programa o proyecto. Solo de esa manera se puede garantizar el uso de los productos para los propósitos para los que fueron concebidos.
• Mitigando el impacto socioeconómico del COVID-19 sobre el empleo y los ingresos de mujeres trabajadoras por cuenta propia de la economía informal en Bolivia – Evaluación Conjunta Final Independiente En el marco del programa, un grupo de mujeres participó en varias de las intervenciones desarrolladas por las agencias gracias a que los enfoques transversales permitían un abordaje integral. De igual manera, la coordinación entre los miembros del equipo facilitó la visualización de estrategias operativas para articular las acciones de manera que se ajustaran los tiempos de ejecución, la división de funciones y los aportes conceptuales y metodológicos de cada agencia.
• Renforcement de la résilience et de la promotion du travail décent des organisations féminines de l’économie sociale (FORTER’ESS) post COVID-19 en Tunisie - Final evaluation Les politiques publiques ont montré l’intérêt pour la promotion de l’ESS. Cependant, les concepts et valeurs de ce secteur sont encore mal assimilés et les expériences de terrain peu visibles. A travers une démarche participative et tripartite, le projet intervient directement auprès des actrices du terrain en leur apportant dessolutions rapides et concrètes à leurs besoins notamment en période post-covid. L’accompagnement financier, le renforcement de capacités des bénéficiaires finaux et des institutions nationales, l’espace de partage et d’échange offert aux différents partenaires constituent des éléments importants pour la promotion des valeurs de l’ESS et la réflexion autour d’approches d’accompagnement qui prennent en compte les spécificités du secteur.
• Renforcement de la résilience et de la promotion du travail décent des organisations féminines de l’économie sociale (FORTER’ESS) post COVID-19 en Tunisie - Final evaluation Le projet FORTERESS a adopté la pratique de faire participer des décideurs aux sessions de formation et ateliers de travail aux niveaux national et régional et cela a contribué à créer une prise de conscience considérable auprès de certains décideurs sur les questions de la promotion de l’ESS et des droits de la femme rurale au point où ils ont manifesté une prise de conscience par leur participation dans les ateliers de régionaux organisés par FORTER’ESS. Il serait important de construire sur cette prise de conscience dans une nouvelle phase vers des concrétisations politiques et législatives.
• Renforcement de la résilience et de la promotion du travail décent des organisations féminines de l’économie sociale (FORTER’ESS) post COVID-19 en Tunisie - Final evaluation L’accompagnement direct inhabituel apporté aux organisations bénéficiaires du projet dans le contexte de crise COVID, consistant en un programme de subventions d’urgence avec des fonds souples permettant de faire face à certaines charges fixes (loyer) ou variables (réapprovisionnement en matières premières) ou d’investissement (petits travaux d’aménagement pour améliorer les conditions de travail, achat d’équipements) a été déterminant pour la survie de nombreuses unités féminines de l’ESS et la relance et la consolidation de leurs activités
• Renforcement de la résilience et de la promotion du travail décent des organisations féminines de l’économie sociale (FORTER’ESS) post COVID-19 en Tunisie - Final evaluation Le projet s’est concentré sur l’adaptation de sa stratégie de communication, de visibilité et de présence sur le terrain par rapport aux populations cibles et ceci a permis d’instaurer un climat de transparence et d’échange qui montre jusqu’à aujourd’hui que le projet et ses résultats ne sont pas remis en cause.
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Final evaluation Supporting integrated service provision. The SAF programme supported the integration of the Gender Responsive Migrant Worker Resources Center (MRC) and the One- Roof Integrated Services (LTSA) in Indonesia, which provided migrant workers with ease of access, all under one roof, to comprehensive gender-responsive services, including information, pre-employment consultations, trainings for prospective migrants, psycho-social counselling service, case handling, and legal aid. For WMWs who have experienced violence and abuse, the integration of the women’s crisis centre under the One-Roof service means that they can access services and counselling without delay.
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Final evaluation Providing information and establishing connections with women migrant workers (WMWs) before violence occurs.The second half of the SAF Programme included additional programming at the community level to provide WMWs who may be interested in migrating with information on safe labour migration practices and VAW services. It is easier and more effective to provide this information before a woman engages in labour migration so that she can make informed choices about how to do so safely. It is also much easier to reach WMWs with information on violence against women (VAW) services before they depart than once they are working abroad and may have already experienced forms of violence. This investment at the community level shows great potential and warrants further scale-up.
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Final evaluation Supporting women migrant worker (WMW) peer networks. The SAF Programme developed and effectively used peer networks of WMWs to share information on safe labour migration practices and access to VAW services across migrant worker communities in countries of origin. Forming peer networks of WMWs increased the programme’s capacity to reach more migrant worker communities while also providing an opportunity for WMWs to develop their self-confidence and an outlet to engage in meaningful work that promotes the sustainable development of their communities and the safety of their community members.
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Final evaluation Fostering institutional capacity strengthening. The SAF Programme invested heavily on building institutional capacity across governments and service providers by strengthening policies and procedures to better protect the rights of women migrant workers (WMWs) and increase their access to violence against women (VAW) services. This includes the development of memorandums of understanding (MOUs) between duty-bearers who were not used to working together as well as standard operating procedures (SOPs) to provide concrete steps to guide future institutional work. Focusing its work at the institutional level as opposed to the individual level has helped to promote the sustainability of results while also mitigating the challenges faced by high government staff turnover.
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Final evaluation Encouraging equality in cross-ministerial collaboration. Through the NPACs, the SAF Programme successfully brought together national-level ministries working on labour rights as well as those working on women’s rights to collaboratively advance the rights of WMWs and reduce their exposure to exploitation and violence. In many cases, these ministries co-led the NPAC, which was a unique opportunity for both ministries to work together as equal partners. Most often, the ministries of labour are better financed and have more influence. Therefore, the equal working relationship fostered by the SAF Programme helped to elevate the status of the ministries working on women’s rights, which provided these ministries with important opportunities to advance their priorities and objectives.
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Final evaluation Integrating women’s empowerment principles into the programme design.The SAF Programme deliberately encouraged the empowerment of women migrant workers (WMWs) by providing opportunities for them to express themselves, organize, and advocate for their rights. Indeed, the programme facilitated opportunities for WMWs and organisations that represent them to engage in dialogue with duty-bearers including government representatives and service providers to express their needs, priorities, and future visions and to influence policies and actions that affect them. In addition, the programme developed specific initiatives such as the photography exhibition in Cambodia where WMWs could share their experiences working abroad and feel valued for their hard work. The programme also supported WMWs to organize by providing capacity development support to informal WMW networks and unions. These programming initiatives were empowering for WMWs and helped them to become more central players in the promotion of their rights.
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Final evaluation Harnessing technology to advance WMW rights. The SAF Programme made good use of technological opportunities to engage with WMWs through initiatives such as the My Journey App in Cambodia where WMWs could access information on safe labour migration practices and VAW services, as well as directly reach out for support when needed. The app has the potential for continued roll-out, scale-up, and replication in other countries.
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Final evaluation Supporting MRCs that promote the sustainable development of migrant worker communities.The SAF Programme provided extensive support to MRCs across programming countries to strengthen gender-responsive service provision. In some cases, the programme supported MRCs who use a full migration paradigm that includes support for both migrant workers as well as the families and community members left behind. This was the case with the Quezon City Public Employment Services Office (PESO) who administers an MRC in the Philippines where the SAF Programme supported the development of its five-year strategic plan that integrates support for WMW family members and community members so that the benefits of migration are better used to support the community’s long-term sustainable development.
• Building Responsible Value Chains in Asia through the Promotion of Decent Work in Business Operations - Final evaluation It has been shown to be a good practice to embed the BHR/HRDD/RBC Programme in the ILO’s long-standing, reputable BW programmes in the target countries.
• Building Responsible Value Chains in Asia through the Promotion of Decent Work in Business Operations - Final evaluation A good practice is the way responsibilities were transferred by Better Work Bangladesh (BWB) to the Employers’ Organisations in the Ready-Made Garment Sector in this country demonstrating the degree of ownership of these organisations and enhancing sustainability of the BW programme. Although still in early stages of development, BW Viet Nam’s initiative to engage in cooperation with Universities is also an interesting example; they are exploring to include BWV courses in the Learning Management Systems of Universities.
• South East Asia regional programme for labour migration in the fishing sector - Final evaluation Facilitating bilateral labour agreements, such as those between Cambodia and Thailand, offers a structured approach to creating safe and regulated migration pathways, formalizing recruitment processes, and reducing the risk of exploitation for migrant workers.
• South East Asia regional programme for labour migration in the fishing sector - Final evaluation Building strong partnerships with local CSOs, unions, and government agencies enabled the S2SR program to deliver sustained support to migrant workers, fostering a network that continues to provide services beyond the program’s lifecycle.
• South East Asia regional programme for labour migration in the fishing sector - Final evaluation The S2SR program successfully embedded adaptive mechanisms into its implementation strategy, allowing for swift adjustments to interventions based on the diverse legal, social, and economic contexts across multiple countries.
• Support to promote and apply ILO Convention 111 on employment discrimination in China - Final Evaluation The involvement of national experts, including from Federations and State Commissions representing women, disabled, ethnic minorities, to work in teams has generated great interest for the issue of discrimination in employment. This can be put to serve an extended version of this and other related projects of the ILO and for anybody in China seeking advice on this issue.
• Support to promote and apply ILO Convention 111 on employment discrimination in China - Final Evaluation The resources website is an innovative way to reach out to a wider audience. If maintained properly, it could have a long lasting impact to function as a media that turns the project materials into public knowledge.
• Support to promote and apply ILO Convention 111 on employment discrimination in China - Final Evaluation The appealing training and training manual that triggered immediate action by key partners and other stakeholders, resulting among others in demands for training and other aids (guides etc.).
• Support to promote and apply ILO Convention 111 on employment discrimination in China - Final Evaluation The multi-sector collaboration model beyond the traditional tripartite structure is exemplary given the multi-faceted nature of discrimination in China.
• Combating hazardous and exploitative child labour in surgical instruments manufacturing through prevention, withdrawal and rehabilitation - Phase II - Final Evaluation While the surgical project has not yielded replicable models, some of its achievements can be built upon within the context of the Sialkot Initiative and by the National Time Bound Programme which is to be implemented from 2008 to 2016, whereby the Ministry of Labour has envisioned creation of a federal and provincial level coordination committees, which would also be replicated at the district level and involve public private partnerships to focus on labour within the formal as well as informal sectors. ILO has expressed its willingness to work with the government in Sialkot, since it has already put in place a mechanism to this effect under the TBP support project. The intention to pilot labour inspections would be undertaken within the context.
• Combating hazardous and exploitative child labour in surgical instruments manufacturing through prevention, withdrawal and rehabilitation - Phase II - Final Evaluation Prior to the ILO-IPEC project intervention, there was not much authentic information available on the volume and related issues concerning child labour in the surgical industry in Sialkot. ILO-IPEC commissioned surveys for Phase I and II of the project have provided a greater understanding of the scope of the problem. Other project activities have added to the knowledge base concerning child labour and OSH issues in the surgical instruments industry. A comprehensive child profile, on the approved format devised by ILO-IPEC in Geneva was also computerized (it was this same format which should have been used to ensure duplication being prevented under the TBP support project).
• Combating hazardous and exploitative child labour in surgical instruments manufacturing through prevention, withdrawal and rehabilitation - Phase II - Final Evaluation Realising the need for ownership of the project interventions by the stakeholders, 90 Community Education Committees were organized by the project. The project also managed to mobilize 160 allied community groups comprising of mothers, vendors and children. 83 teachers' training workshops were conducted by the implementing agencies, to provide teachers modern techniques of teaching, joyful learning, multigrade system and psychology of the working children. The community had in turn contributed more than 100,000 rupees for children activities in different NFE centres. The community had paid electricity bills, provided encouragement awards, sport kits, drawing books and colour pencils to NFE children. Subsequently, some of these interventions like the community based schools established by NFE teachers (mentioned in detail in the sub-sections above) are still operational on ground to date.
• Combating hazardous and exploitative child labour in surgical instruments manufacturing through prevention, withdrawal and rehabilitation - Phase II - Final Evaluation Although the implementing partners of the project were meant to organize communities of the target groups for support in further activities whereby they could potentially have secured access to government funds for educational and other welfare schemes during the phasing out of the ILO-IPEC project, this did not happen. The implementing Non-government Organizations (NGOs) pointed out that some project funding should have been set aside for ensuring the sustainability of project interventions or capitalizing on emergent opportunities, like creating a common platform or vendors (a possibility mentioned by Sudhar). Project partners themselves were however also supposed to try to help children within their NFEs secure scholarships, and to provide poor families access to other government offered social safety nets. While some instances of this may exist on ground, they do not seem to be statistically significant. The bridging phase has thus particularly aimed to provide microcredits.
• Combating hazardous and exploitative child labour in surgical instruments manufacturing through prevention, withdrawal and rehabilitation - Phase II - Final Evaluation Phase II of the surgical project did adopt a flexible and process-based approach for eradication of child labour by means of identifying age cohorts and identifying corresponding actions for these cohorts. Implementing partners mentioned for instance that they had adopted a zero tolerance for children under nine years of age working at all and insisted that these children be sent to NFE and then be mainstreamed. Conversely, the project operated NFEs remained willing to enrol older children into its NFE centres even if they were still working at the vendor workshops. As the surgical industry was declared 'hazardous', it is not admissible even for children over 14 to be working in it, albeit some processes are more hazardous than others, which enabled identification of numerous areas within the vendor workshops where children over 14 to work under approved conditions like strict adult supervision, work for not more than four hours, provided they are also getting an education.
• Employment-intensive growth for Indonesia: Job opportunities for young women and men (JOY) - Final Evaluation The process used by the team in introducing the LED component of project to stakeholders in East Java and in selecting pilot communities appears to have worked very well. Expressions of interest were sought from 29 districts in East Java and 14 made submissions. An initial workshop at the provincial level involved a broad cross-section of the community and identified the LED districts that best met a set of selection criteria. A later district level workshop identified the sub-districts (the communities of Tutur and Poncokusumo). Lastly, the LED forums were established through community-based workshops. This process has generated interest in other parts of the country and the province of Maluku is about to launch LED forums with the technical expertise of JOY and UNIDO.
• Employment-intensive growth for Indonesia: Job opportunities for young women and men (JOY) - Final Evaluation Knowledge sharing. JOY has taken advantage of wide range of communication channels. It has established a bi-yearly newsletter, easily accessible on the Internet, it is often quoted in the press, and its last Youth Employment Conference was broadcast live on Indonesia's national news TV channel. Its achievements have crossed province borders as the province of Maluku have requested that JOY's LED processes be replicated there. Technical cooperation projects from a variety of sources (ILO of course, mainly through EAST, but also the Japanese bilateral cooperation agency) are watching closely the results of the setting up of the employment centres and of the JOI). Concomitantly to the final evaluation, plans were being made to establish an Internet platform, although the evaluators would see it as more fitting that JOY makes full use of the ILO regional youth platform hosted in Bangkok, the Asia Pacific Youth Net platform. In short however, the knowledge-sharing component of the project is a truly successful one.
• Employment-intensive growth for Indonesia: Job opportunities for young women and men (JOY) - Final Evaluation Anchorage into local context and practices meant that JOY acted as an agent of change which allowed it to avoid replicating existing initiatives but instead multiply their potential. JOY positioned itself at the centre of international development initiatives, finance institutions and international expert networks, which led, at very little cost, to achievements that were not planned in the project document. For instance, by bringing together HIVOS, PUM, local microfinance institutions, Rabobank, Vulcania, JOY contributed to the growth of their respective activities with undeniable impact at local level. Anchorage into local context also means that such practices as Gotong Royong were used to pursue the project objectives, in full respect of local customs.
• Employment-intensive growth for Indonesia: Job opportunities for young women and men (JOY) - Final Evaluation The ownership building strategies of JOY have been central to the project implementation and constitute one of the project's strengths. Practically all components have benefited from consultative approaches. The LED processes are explored in more detailed in the next paragraph. Other processes include the commission of sectoral studies with planned impact on the training certifications of BNSP. An impact evaluation will be needed in some time in order to find out whether expectations have been met (especially since not all studies have been published). The Employment Service Centres have developed beyond what was initially planned to provide full fledge employment services - such as guidance, placement, training, basically as labour market mediators - because there was local political interest in doing so.
• Shan State: Peace reconciliation and development through community empowerment - Midterm evaluation The community infrastructure projects under Strategic Objective 3 appear to be a particularly effective strategy for both encouraging communities to identify and address local priority needs, and to serve as a “hook” or enticement to encourage the interest and participation of local duty-bearers. As explained in an internal consortium document shared with the evaluation team, the community infrastructure projects are intended to “resource, enable, and provide technical guidance to communities in the design, planning and construction of community prioritised, shared infrastructure—for example—community buildings such as school (refurbishment, not new build), low cost youth training centres or community clinics, and the extension of access to drinking water supply for shared by neighbouring villages. These are local programmes, using local resources—both in labour and—to the degree possible—in procurement of materials.” The benefits of the community works extend beyond simply addressing local priority infrastructure needs. They provide an “entry point” for PRD partners to help develop relationships with local authorities, both government and EAO. They provide an example of a tangible “peace dividend” and allow Consortium partners to suggest future collaboration and address more sensitive issues once a relationship has been established. Evidence of these additional benefits have already been seen by project staff. These include community discussions and complaints around sensitive topics such as forced labour; sexual violence; double taxation; drug cultivation; land grabs and natural resource exploitation; and the loss of national identity cards needed to access or receive essential government services.
• Extending social protection access and portability to migrant workers and their families through selected RECs in Africa (EC through ICMPD) - Final evaluation Supporting selected REC’s in order to extend access to social protection and portability of benefits to migrant workers and their families is a good practice. This approach focuses on enhancing the coordination of national social security laws and/or systems in the partner states of the RECs, and on learning from each other (at the level of the RECs).
• Extending social protection access and portability to migrant workers and their families through selected RECs in Africa (EC through ICMPD) - Final evaluation It is a Good Practice to embed the project in a broader programme enhancing coordination and synergies. The project is implemented by the ILO as one of the pillars of the AUC/ILO/IOM/ECA Joint Labour Migration Programme (JLMP). African Heads of State adopted the JLMP in 2015, as a comprehensive programme on labour migration governance, designed to leverage migration for development and regional integration.
• Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-made Garment Sector in Bangladesh - Multiple donors - Final Evaluation The High-Level ILO Mission in May 2013 within one month of the Rana Plaza collapse is a good practice that can be replicated elsewhere. By acting so swiftly the ILO was able to support and direct the immediate reactions by the Government of Bangladesh (GoB), and at the same time mobilize broader support from the social partners, the donors and other stakeholders. In the process, all organizations involved increasingly looked at the ILO for the next steps.
• Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-made Garment Sector in Bangladesh - Multiple donors - Final Evaluation The good practice is that the RMG Programme was able to adjust to unforeseen events and to re-allocate funds to activities not included in the original design.
• Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-made Garment Sector in Bangladesh - Multiple donors - Final Evaluation The Good Practice was to include direct support to the actual survivors of a disaster in the design of the programme as one of five components.
• Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-made Garment Sector in Bangladesh - Multiple donors - Final Evaluation While many believe it will require a generation to see a holistic mind-set change desired to bring about an ideal working environment in factories, RMGP and BWB have allowed for a decent start to this process in some of the workplaces, with the substantial raising of awareness on rights and responsibilities among workers and supervisors, and an improvement in how workers are treated by supervisors/line-managers.
• Good Governance through Labour Administration and Labour Inspection - Final Evaluation ILO CO-Jakarta developed a logframe based on the HQ LABADMIN/OSH project logframe, effectively linking the OBPF Project and their plan for the use of funds to their CPO related to labour administration and labour inspection. The evaluation identified this as best practice as the HQ-drafted logframe for the Project was generally not a relevant and known document at the country level. The other 7 countries participating in the Project were not cognizant of the logframe. ILO CO-Jakarta's initiative helped monitoring of activities at both the country level and HQ level in identifying progress made toward reaching desired outcomes.
• Youth Entrepreneurship Facility in Uganda - Final Evaluation The YEF-EU project aimed through partnerships with Savings and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOS) at enabling young men and women to access affordable loans to start and/or manage profitable businesses. This was done through piloting of a favourable lending model with micro-finance institutions, which provided loans combined with BDS to the young start-up and established entrepreneurs and facilitated the training needed for the entrepreneurs to start-up or grow businesses.
• Youth Entrepreneurship Facility in Uganda - Final Evaluation To ensure sustainability of the Y2Y Fund model, the YEF-EU project outsourced the management of the Y2Y to a local grant making organisation. The selected local implementing partner provided support the youth-led organisations (grantees) to effectively implement their projects. It was done through (1) monitoring, support and supervisory visits as well as (2) mentorship. The implementing partner engaged technical mentor monitors (TMM) to assist the grantees in identifying, implementing, and sustaining the projects and community partnerships by the supported youth-led organisations (grantees). Mentorships approaches adopted included the formal mentorship, peer-to-peer mentorship and the supervisory mentorship. The mentorship was able to guide the grantees on institutional strengthening, financial management and book keeping, project management, good leadership and business improvement performance for the projects implemented, while the monitoring visits helped the grantees organisations to understand the grant requirements and what was expected from them and determined the progress of the grantee projects.
• Youth Entrepreneurship Facility in Uganda - Final Evaluation The YEF-EU project promoted entrepreneurship culture through raising awareness among young women and men about the merits of entrepreneurship. One of the tools used was the production of media programme ‘Dare to Dream’. The programme was presented in a series of episodes featuring testimonies and stories from successful Youth Entrepreneurs. It covered an array of business issues that included: keeping rabbits, tea production, value addition to pumpkins, coffee liquor production, tailoring, making of table mats and growing mushrooms. This provided learning experiences for unemployed youth, young and aspiring entrepreneurs and participating entrepreneurs. The programme was aired on three television stations and targeted the youth in 11 target districts. To measure the effectiveness of the awareness raising, the project outsourced the media company to undertake the baseline and endline surveys to measure the impact of the television programme series on knowledge, attitude and practise on entrepreneurship among the youth in the targeted districts.
• Better work Jordan - Phase II - Final Evaluation The identification of training and advisory needs as contextualized within assessment services is an effective approach to efficiently target needs.
• Chantier-école d'entretien routier en Mauritanie - Evaluation final Le projet chantier école a su profiter des expériences de programmes préalables exécutés par le BIT en Mauritanie. A son tour, « chantier école » sert de socles d’expériences pour des actions similaires.
• Chantier-école d'entretien routier en Mauritanie - Evaluation final Le modèle « chantier école » est, en soi, considéré comme une bonne pratique. Les méthodes d’apprentissage classiques ne répondent pas aux besoins des publics souhaitant s’engager dans un parcours de professionnalisation et/ou en quête de travail.
• Chantier-école d'entretien routier en Mauritanie - Evaluation final Se baser sur des expériences, programmes, et ressources préalables du BIT collaborer et se coordonner avec lui, constitue une bonne pratique, et s´est révélé essentiel pour une mise en œuvre réussie du projet.
• Chantier-école d'entretien routier en Mauritanie - Evaluation final La capacité d´apprentissage et d´adaptation de l’équipe du projet permettant de tirer des leçons au fur et à mesure de la mise en œuvre du projet, de s’adapter en cours de route et d’évoluer, est aussi considéré comme une bonne pratique.
• Promoting decent work through improved migration policy and its application in Bangladesh - Final Evaluation The project has produced a vast number of studies, research and practical tools of generally high quality which were made accessible to relevant stakeholders. Evidence has emerged that these outputs are currently used by the target groups in defining their policies and priorities, for the elaboration of new project interventions or as the basis for further evaluation and research.
• Promoting decent work through improved migration policy and its application in Bangladesh - Final Evaluation The project provided a platform and a framework for all categories of stakeholders engaged in labour migration governance (national authorities, trade unions, employers, international organizations, NGOs/civil society organizations, research institutions, etc.) to come together and express their views and ask questions to each other.
• From the crisis towards decent and safe jobs in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Phase II (DW II project) - Final Evaluation Leveraging resources with other development actors and providing ILO expertise allows low-income countries to adopt best international labour practices.
• From the crisis towards decent and safe jobs in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Phase II (DW II project) - Final Evaluation Supporting participation of low-income countries in other initiatives relevant to decent work agenda allows leveraging resources, facilitates the exchange of regional experience and enhances the capacity of governments.
• Better Work Global - Phase III - Final Evaluation Setting up a research unit helps in the purpose of optimizing the use and applications of the impact research assessment.
• Better Work Global - Phase III - Final Evaluation The concerted action carried out by the BW team with other ILO units to deploy the programme in new countries. This practice has served to better visualize the idea of ILO implementing a global program that encompasses the different resources and technical expertise of the organization.
• Better Work Global - Phase III - Final Evaluation Licensing of the programme´s training and advisory material as a way to reach out beyond the BW factories. The Better Work academy and Supervisory Skills Training have been the main initiatives to carry this idea forward.
• Better Work Global - Phase III - Final Evaluation Systematic uptake of evaluation recommendations and, in general, positive attitude towards evaluation and reflective practice leads to improvements in the service model.
• Better Work Global - Phase III - Final Evaluation Thinking and working politically can enhance the impact of the programme.
• Decent jobs for youth and improved food security through the development of sustainable rural enterprises - Final Evaluation The Last Mile Distribution approach is dependent on the satellite system initiated through the Project´s experiment and partnership with the Private sector companies (it would need more time, support and efforts to be sustainable, however).
• Decent jobs for youth and improved food security through the development of sustainable rural enterprises - Final Evaluation During the last years of implementation the Project has narrated the progress with its ups and downs and clearly accounted for the “thinking behind” its strategies, in particular the MSD, in e.g. Annual reports, reports submitted to the NSC and in workshops.
• Building capacities of the MAST to ensure labour law compliance in the Haitian apparel sector - Final evaluation Although the MCB Project’s official objective is to strengthen the capacities of the MAST, it has specifically strengthened the capacities of the labour inspectorate and changed the way labour inspectors on the Task Force perform their work. The key aspects that seems to have contributed to these changes are the Project’s focus on training and steadily supporting to a small group of persons (11 inspectors and 7 managers from the MAST) over an extended period and their formal integration in a Task Force.
• Building capacities of the MAST to ensure labour law compliance in the Haitian apparel sector - Final evaluation It is essential to highlight what most stakeholders interviewed considered as a good practice: the shadow inspection visits conducted by BHW and MAST labour inspectors as part of their training. The purpose of these visits was to allow labour inspectors to directly witness how EA operate, behave and implement ILS in the context of an enterprise assessment.
• Combat child labour in domestic work and the worst forms in Haiti - Final evaluation The project targeted capacity at the policy level and sought to improve the coordination of work between national institutions and social partners. The project’s initial plan involved working with the National Tripartite Committee for the Elimination of Child Labour (NTCECL) to facilitate practical coordination between the Government, employers’ associations and labour unions.
  However, the National Committee experienced internal issues which prevented it from functioning and severely limited its utility for the project.
  In order to overcome this obstacle, the project shifted its focus to a more effective approach: the creation of a Child Labour Focal Points Network.
  The ability and willingness of the project to adapt to the context and come up with a solution to this obstacle is considered a good practice as it allowed for the project activities to continue. This flexibility enabled the project to cultivate a core group of highly sensitized and engaged agents of change representing a range of key actors (government agencies, NGOs and international agencies) with interrelated priorities and work. The project undertook capacity building workshops with these focal points, helping them to define their action plan for their respective departments and institutions. The Focal Points Network was formed to reinforce the impact of the individual focal points.
  
• Combat child labour in domestic work and the worst forms in Haiti - Final evaluation The project required that the Institute National de Formation Professionnelle (INFP) was involved and implicated in the process of developing training curricula certified by the state. However, it was difficult to secure the support of the INFP in order to certify the training. The project invested resources in exposing targeted INFP officials to actual child labour situations in the regions most affected. These site visits strengthened the understanding of the INFP officials of the issues and helped to persuade them of the need to certify the accelerated training provided by the project.
• Combat child labour in domestic work and the worst forms in Haiti - Final evaluation The project aims to contribute to the elimination of child labour in domestic work and the socio-economic integration of children at risk of child labour by undertaking direct action and institutional strengthening. In terms of institutional strengthening and awareness-raising, the project adopted a multi-level approach to raising awareness amongst Government officials, labour unions, employers’ associations and the general public. This approach is an example of a good practice as it has enabled the project to tackle child labour as a systematic issue requiring a comprehensive response that targets the key institutions and organizations in the system.
• Strengthening gender monitoring and evaluation in rural employment in the Near East and North Africa - Final evaluation The technical assistance was tailored and contextualized within the organizations and fully based on its needs. This enabled easier application of new knowledge and skills achieved, increased the chances for application of new skills and knowledge to other aspects of programming, and resulted in effective building of staff capacity.
• Strengthening gender monitoring and evaluation in rural employment in the Near East and North Africa - Final evaluation The Guide was very well received as a highly useful and practical resource by youth employment practitioners. Particularly effective was its contribution on cutting edge topics such as chapter 2 on youth employment indicators and chapter 7 on evidence uptake in policy formulation.
• Partnership for Improving Prospects for Forcibly Displaced Persons and Host Communities (ILO/PROSPECTS) - Midterm cluster evaluation The Partnership for Improving Prospects for Forcibly Displaced Persons and Host Communities (PROSPECTS) project in Egypt delivered employment support services in Alexandria, including Job Search Clubs and entrepreneurship development training (Get Ahead and SYIB). ILO/PROSPECTS used different mechanisms to encourage and support women to enrol, take part, and complete the services and trainings that the ILO offered. One of ILO’s implementing partners, Caritas, capitalised their available facilities and allowed women trainees to bring their young children to the training room and in some cases offered separate childcare. Such support was provided informally, which proved effective in attracting and retaining women in the support programmes. This is particularly important to achieve PROSPECTS’ objective of enhancing the enabling environment for socio-economic inclusion of forcibly displaced persons and host communities, in this case, women with childcare responsibilities
• Skills for employment and productivity in low-income countries (Global component) - Final Evaluation Stakeholders’ capacity, both as individuals and organizations, for engaging with the knowledge platform varies over time as do their interests; so, it is important to keep offering them varied forms of engagement from which they can choose what to access at their own desired levels and absorptive capacity. It is crucial to be consistent, reliable and open and to deliver on commitments. Continually demonstrating value to all members of the network is required if you are going to keep what you are doing for them valid in their eyes. Platforms need to evolve continuously in response to changing demands from funders, researchers and stakeholders, as well as changing external circumstances.
• Skills for employment and productivity in low-income countries (Global component) - Final Evaluation E-Discussions hosted at the Global KSP can be a very productive way to promote more interactive knowledge sharing that allows experts, practitioners and representatives from a range of institutions and enterprises around the world to raise questions, share experiences and address challenges related to skills. Compared with face-to-face events, E-Discussions offer participants more time to think before responding to questions, and to express their thoughts and ideas well at a time that suits them. E-Discussions are a valuable collaboration option when it is challenging to bring everyone together at a single time and place. They can enable participation by people with packed schedules, who might not be able to attend meetings/workshops at fixed times, but who can participate online at varying times according to their own availability. E-Discussions also useful for promoting collaboration among participants in different locations, by minimizing the costs of travel, both in time and in money.
• Application of migration policy for Decent Work of migrant workers - Midterm Evaluation The long-term commitment of donors and partners is a very good practice leading to incremental results. Having started the MEWOE/SDC/ILO partnership on Migration Policy issues in 2011, successive phases have built on previous phases: the foundation laid in 2011-2015 was used in the 2016-2018 Phase and the same is expected from the next phase (2019-2021).
• Application of migration policy for Decent Work of migrant workers - Midterm Evaluation The contributions of the project to the SDGs and their related targets constitute a good practice to be elaborated in other (ILO) projects as well and include the following contributions to the Goal 10: • the revised legal and policy framework, • the strengthened services for migrant workers, • the enhanced complaint resolution, • the piloting of a ‘Recruitment Cost Survey’ with the BBS, • the capacity building of Labour Attachés, • the enhanced negotiation capacity concerning BLA/MoUs, and • the establishment of a ‘Calling Center’ at the Bangladesh Mission in Jeddah.
• Application of migration policy for Decent Work of migrant workers - Midterm Evaluation Close working relationships with the main partner-Ministry, the MEWOE, are characterised by: • Setting up the project office inside the Ministry premises itself which is generously made available by the Ministry; and • Employing a project staff member who is seconded from the Ministry for a period of several years (after which employment in the Ministry can continue). This forms a Good Practice to be replicated elsewhere under certain conditions.
• Implementing HIV/AIDS Workplace Policies and Programmes - Final Evaluation Moldova: The availability of technical resources in local language facilitated the development of a locally adjusted workplace policy model. The co-financing and partnership engagement allowed the Project to achieve more with fewer resources. By advocating successfully for the inclusion of Employers and labour sector Ministry¿s engagement in the National AIDS policy and programme coordination mechanism, it ensures the advocacy and mainstreaming of workforce HIV issues into the national HIV and AIDS agenda.
• Implementing HIV/AIDS Workplace Policies and Programmes - Final Evaluation Mali: The project inserts its activity implementation monitoring in the National Monitoring and Evaluation system to align with the national approach as well as ensure efficient monitoring. The project built the capacities of its partners in utilizing this system.
• Implementing HIV/AIDS Workplace Policies and Programmes - Final Evaluation Ukraine: With the support of the ILO-GTZ project, a law enacted on 19 February 2009 includes workplace component covering the range of World of Work activities. HIV prevention is included in a General Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministries of Ukraine, All Ukrainian employers Associations and Organizations, and All Ukrainian Trade Unions Associations and Organizations at regional and national levels. By now, approximately 200 enterprises, institutions or organizations have included HIV and AIDS in their collective bargaining agreements.
• Towards child labour free cocoa growing communities in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana through an integrated area-based approach - Final Evaluation The CAP approach to community development and its mainstreaming into district/municipal planning processes and thus, into existing structures and operations. The project promoted the implementation of CAPs and their mainstreaming into district/municipal planning processes, which proved to be a good practice. District Assemblies and Prefectures played a pivotal role in ensuring that the project formed part of district level operations. Synergies were created among the different agencies and contributed positively to the project.
• Towards child labour free cocoa growing communities in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana through an integrated area-based approach - Final Evaluation Non-formal education schemes can be considered as a good practice as they allow providing educational services to out-of school children and in some cases reintegrate them to the formal system.
• Towards child labour free cocoa growing communities in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana through an integrated area-based approach - Final Evaluation Through the support for community–based cooperatives/local trade unions, farmers have the potential to collectively compete more effectively in the market and improve their income, strengthen their bargaining power, maintain access to competitive credit and input sources, manage risks, and access technical assistance and other services.
• Towards child labour free cocoa growing communities in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana through an integrated area-based approach - Final Evaluation Community-based training and farm schools are considered as good practices, as they allow children to learn in their village, and eventually, develop a professional/economic activity in their communities
• Towards child labour free cocoa growing communities in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana through an integrated area-based approach - Final Evaluation The project brought into play various government, community and social actors in supporting the achievement of the project goals, cutting across from all sectors of the life and economy of the target beneficiaries. This contributed to the effective implementation and execution of project activities and positively affected the project as a whole. The district and national actors involved included representation from Labour Unions, employers, health, education, social welfare, Cocoa companies, etc.
• Towards child labour free cocoa growing communities in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana through an integrated area-based approach - Final Evaluation The project recognized the existing roles related to the different national partners. Thus, the project itself did not design new roles for these partners, but rather supported or facilitated them to perform their tasks more effectively.
• Towards child labour free cocoa growing communities in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana through an integrated area-based approach - Final Evaluation The District Assemblies and Prefectures played a pivotal role in ensuring that the project formed part of the district’s operations. Synergies were created among the different agencies that contributed to the project.
• Towards child labour free cocoa growing communities in Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana through an integrated area-based approach - Final Evaluation The gender empowerment can help challenge attitudes and behavioural patterns and help women to take individual and collective action in various contexts, such as households, workplaces and communities. Indeed, this type of cultural transformation is central to the fight against child labour.
• Monitoring and Assessing Decent Work in Developing Countries (MAP) -Two Volumes - Final Evaluation The tripartite consensus-building process identified and agreed set of decent work indicators, approved drafts of Decent Work Country Profiles, helped build national ownership, increased interest in and advocacy for decent work and provided a fact-based basis for social dialogue. This good practice links to the Specific Objective 1 of the Project 'National partners strengthen their capacity to self-monitor and self-assess progress towards DW and its 'Result 2': In the pilot countries, government, social partners and other stakeholders are more aware of the dimensions of the level of decent work in the country, their capacity to carry out research related to decent work has increased and ownership of the concept of decent work has increased'.
• Asignaciones de Fondos RBSA 2010-2011 en Apoyo a Organizaciones de Trabajadores y Organizaciones de Empleadores La experiencia brasileña, especialmente, muestra el grado en que se pueden llegar a construir consensos en torno a la necesidad de establecer indicadores comunes del trabajo decente. Este trabajo cooperativo entre organizaciones también se observó en el caso de México y Argentina.
• Asignaciones de Fondos RBSA 2010-2011 en Apoyo a Organizaciones de Trabajadores y Organizaciones de Empleadores  El empleo sostenido de información estadística como base y complemento tanto para la toma de decisiones como para la generación de propuestas constituye un cambio importante en las prácticas internas de los sindicatos.
• Asignaciones de Fondos RBSA 2010-2011 en Apoyo a Organizaciones de Trabajadores y Organizaciones de Empleadores El impulso al entrenamiento de una nueva generación de líderes empresarios, con nuevas perspectivas sobre el país es una muy buena iniciativa por parte de las organizaciones empresariales en Centro América (Nicaragua, Costa Rica y Honduras).
• Asignaciones de Fondos RBSA 2010-2011 en Apoyo a Organizaciones de Trabajadores y Organizaciones de Empleadores El empoderamiento para trabajar temas que van acordes a las nuevas tendencias en inclusión social, como es el caso de las personas con discapacidad es una muy buena práctica por parte de las organizaciones de empleadores. Este tema se ha trabajado desde la perspectiva de cómo asegurar la productividad –y por tanto permanencia- de la persona con discapacidad ya empleada, así como incrementar la empleabilidad de las PDC aun no contratadas.
• Asignaciones de Fondos RBSA 2010-2011 en Apoyo a Organizaciones de Trabajadores y Organizaciones de Empleadores La incidencia política derivada del empoderamiento gracias a los fondos de RBSA se observó claramente en el caso de Paraguay, donde fue posible la creación de un nuevo ministerio. Esto revela una buena práctica de negociación e incidencia por parte del sindicalismo paraguayo.
• Asignaciones de Fondos RBSA 2010-2011 en Apoyo a Organizaciones de Trabajadores y Organizaciones de Empleadores Se ha constatado la inclusión de nuevos puntos de agenda vinculados al trabajo migrante y la seguridad social en las organizaciones sindicales de Argentina, México, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panamá, El Salvador y otros. Esto significa una práctica positiva.
• Asignaciones de Fondos RBSA 2010-2011 en Apoyo a Organizaciones de Trabajadores y Organizaciones de Empleadores Una práctica muy buena por parte de las organizaciones sindicales fue la seriedad con la que manejaron los fondos RBSA que en algunos casos se les encomendaron (caso de México y Brasil). Esta confianza fue fundamental para el avance de la cooperación técnica ofrecida por OIT en este rubro.
• NORAD Contribution: Women's Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality (WEDGE) Regional Africa (Phase III) - Final Evaluation Broad organisation development approach to working with project partners including governments. Direct contacts with the partners relied on an informal system of identifying strengths and gaps followed up with support to build on strengths and address gap. Methodologies such as the FAMOS check were implemented with sensitivity to organisation issues beyond only WED or gender. Other forms of research on strengths, gaps and opportunities likewise contributed to a comprehensive approach.
• NORAD Contribution: Women's Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality (WEDGE) Regional Africa (Phase III) - Final Evaluation Accreditation system for WED cadre (master trainers)
• NORAD Contribution: Women's Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality (WEDGE) Regional Africa (Phase III) - Final Evaluation Piloting and working with Growth Oriented Women Entrepreneurs
• NORAD Contribution: Women's Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality (WEDGE) Regional Africa (Phase III) - Final Evaluation Methodologies and approaches used in the MOWE actions.
• NORAD Contribution: Women's Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality (WEDGE) Regional Africa (Phase III) - Final Evaluation Inclusion of both men and women as trainers and to participate in WED training activities
• Greener Business Asia (Phase II) Green jobs and enterprise development: ILO’s initiatives in Thailand and the Philippines - Final Evaluation The ILO’s approach to building capacity through combining theory and practice in the training room, followed by further technical inputs and support in the workplace is a good practice. The approach within the context of the GBA demonstration activity has resulted in concrete action plans implemented by the majority of 40 participating enterprises with improved environmental practices and impact achieved.
• Insertion des sortants de la formation professionnelle (ISFP) Sénégal (Phase II) - Evaluation final Dans le cadre du PIC II, le BIT avait employé des consultants externes pour la formation des apprenants. Cette approche n’était pas efficiente et non durable.
• Insertion des sortants de la formation professionnelle (ISFP) Sénégal (Phase II) - Evaluation final Les apprenants ont été orientés par l’ONUDI qui joue un rôle d’analyse des besoins du marché pour renseigner sur les métiers porteurs. Ainsi, les apprenants ont la liberté de choisir leur métier suivant leur propre aspiration et motivation personnelle.
• Insertion des sortants de la formation professionnelle (ISFP) Sénégal (Phase II) - Evaluation final Le projet ISFP est constitué de deux volets notamment formation professionnelle et appui à l’insertion par le financement des PA des sortants. Le financement des meilleurs PA a été favorable à la finalité du projet dont l’objectif optimal demeure l’appui à l’insertion des sortants.
• Combate a la explotación sexual comercial infantil (ESCI) en Mexico - Final Evaluation El haber iniciado los esfuerzos del Proyecto con el estudio y la modificación de las normas legales penales en el ámbito federal y en los distintos Estados, las normas legales penales en el ámbito federal y en los distintos estados, lo que ha permitido el debate y hacer propuestas al sistema legal en los estados, para un justo castigo a las y los infractores. El diseño, la puesta en práctica y la apropiación del modelo de atención Integral a víctimas impulsado por el proyecto y la sistematización de las experiencias al aplicar dicho modelo.
• Combate a la explotación sexual comercial infantil (ESCI) en Mexico - Final Evaluation La estrategia del proyecto es muy adecuada pues se han priorizado las poblaciones meta para las acciones y procesos de sensibilización y capacitación en materia de ESCI, se han sabido canalizar recursos y seleccionar de manera adecuada y estratégica las entidades de la sociedad civil para el ortalecimiento de sus capacidades institucionales. Además, se ha coadyuvado en el fortalecimiento de las redes existentes, gubernamentales y no gubernamentales lo que permite una cobertura amplia y estratégica de las diferentes esferas en que se manifiesta el problema de la ESCI.
• Combate a la explotación sexual comercial infantil (ESCI) en Mexico - Final Evaluation Es relevante cómo el Proyecto coadyuvó en la articulación de actores institucionales públicos y privados, mediante mecanismos de coordinación y vinculación interinstitucional en contra de la ESCI en el ámbito federal y en cada Estado, contribuyendo al desarrollo de plataformas conjuntas de acción, tales como las reformas legislativas propuestas y aprobadas por los distintos parlamentos.
• Combate a la explotación sexual comercial infantil (ESCI) en Mexico - Final Evaluation El esfuerzo de traspasar las responsabilidades de los modelos de atención a las instituciones estatales y ONG, lo que promueve el involucramiento directo de las instancias nacionales y locales en estas tareas, y facilitando de este modo la sostenibilidad del modelo.
• Combate a la explotación sexual comercial infantil (ESCI) en Mexico - Final Evaluation Los diagnósticos iniciales en cada Estado (RAS) acerca de la ESC permitió generar una base de conocimientos útil para la comprensión del fenómeno y para la sensibilización de actores-claves.
• Combate a la explotación sexual comercial infantil (ESCI) en Mexico - Final Evaluation Los esfuerzos por aumentar el conocimiento y sensibilidad de los distintos actores federales y estatales, acerca del tema de la ESCI, coadyuva en el desarrollo de procesos de cambio cultural en diferentes sectores de la sociedad, lo que contribuye hacia una posible mayor participación en la lucha contra el problema de la ESCI en sus diferentes aspectos y la posibilidad de hacer un uso racional y estratégico de los recursos.
• Combate a la explotación sexual comercial infantil (ESCI) en Mexico - Final Evaluation La elaboración de materiales de gran calidad técnica y de excelente contenido, destinados a diferentes tipos de actores sociales (educadores, periodistas, policías, agentes de migración, encargados de programas de atención directa, entre otros ), para informarlos y sensibilizarlos acerca.
• Livelihood recovery in Sichuan Project: (Re)starting business through (SIYB) Strengthen and Improve Your Business - Final Evaluation The E-SIYB project has built synergies with other ongoing ILO projects such as the Emergency Employment Service Project (EESP), and the CSR project. EESP has been complementary in identifying beneficiaries for E-SIYB, and a channel to disseminate the information on the E-SIYB project to people in shelter areas. The CSR project has provided technical guidance for the promotion of "Green Business" concepts.
• Combating forced labour and trafficking of Indonesia migrant workers (Phase II) - Final Evaluation Leveraging partner resources: The priority given to institutional development over direct support is the correct strategy for ILO to utilise if it is to assist its partners to gain capacities to assist and support migrant domestic workers. ILO has consistently applied the principle that initial funding (at least to government agencies) is only provided to leverage funding so that the agencies can manage and implement their own programs. Coupling this with technical assistance and advice based on ILO's own mandates and expertise is also good practice. This approach is as appropriate at the close of the project as it was at its commencement.
• Combating forced labour and trafficking of Indonesia migrant workers (Phase II) - Final Evaluation Solid training methodologies: Notwithstanding the need to develop consistent approaches to training needs analysis and training evaluation, ILO's approach to training of master trainers, helping them to train trainers and then providing facilitation in initial step-down training is good practice. It quite quickly and efficiently builds a significant body of skilled trainers, and bodes well for building the much larger programs of support for migrant workers that will be needed in the future.
• Combating forced labour and trafficking of Indonesia migrant workers (Phase II) - Final Evaluation Gender and HIV mainstreaming: ILO's work on mainstreaming gender and HIV issues within capacity building and training efforts is good practice and has proven effective in helping organisations to internalise these important cross-cutting issues and to build them into their own programming efforts. Gender audit as a voluntary tool for organisations is an excellent methodology (and again has had good response).
• Combating forced labour and trafficking of Indonesia migrant workers (Phase II) - Final Evaluation Supplementary funding for gender and HIV/AIDS: The use of supplementary funds (through both regional and nationally focused projects) to mainstream gender and HIV/AIDS issues as they relate to migrant workers has been well managed and successful. It has effectively allowed the use of specialist expertise with appropriately scaled resources to provide programme impetus that CFLTIMW was not specifically resourced or designed to provide. This shows that ILO and its partners have been able to benefit from well-structured learning experiences that will stand the organisation in good stead as it looks forward to designing new activities and projects to support migrant workers in the future, so that gender and HIV/AIDS perspectives can be integrated and mainstreamed.
• Combating forced labour and trafficking of Indonesia migrant workers (Phase II) - Final Evaluation Supplementary funding potential for other programme areas: If used well supplementary funding can be of significant value in developing other programme areas in addition to gender and HIV/AIDS. One of the main advantages is that it allows the staff of the main programme to continue with their own management and implementation tasks, while new programme areas are being developed. Essentially this is a form of extended (or perhaps organic) programme design as it allows partners to consider new initiatives over a longer period of time than a normal design process would allow.
• Combating forced labour and trafficking of Indonesia migrant workers (Phase II) - Final Evaluation Backstopping: The use of a backstopping system in a project that has not been particularly well resourced in terms of the number of staff it possesses has brought very positive benefits for ILO. As well as providing additional staff resources at busy times, this also encourages a more holistic approach to management of projects by helping to encourage specialist expertise within the ILO Jakarta office which is available to different projects. A good example is the synergies developed in the areas of gender & HIV, in which the specialist staff in these areas have played a significant role in supporting activities in these cross-cutting areas in the project.
• Combating forced labour and trafficking of Indonesia migrant workers (Phase II) - Final Evaluation Awareness raising: While more undoubtedly needs to be done to advocate to destination governments on the issues facing migrant workers, the work on this at the national level in Indonesia through CFLTIMW Phase II has been very good practice. The project has been able to invest considerable effort and resources to present consistent messages to the media and to be innovative in how this is done. Radio talk shows have been particularly effective. Both public and official awareness of migrant worker rights and issues have grown immensely through the period of the project and the lessons learned from this experience will prove of great use in extending media work more consistently into the local, rural and more remote areas (with the likelihood of radio and road-show work being more effective in these locations).
• Combating forced labour and trafficking of Indonesia migrant workers (Phase II) - Final Evaluation Linking migrant support with economic empowerment: Of particular value in the project has been the ground-breaking delivery strategy that links developing a range of rights based support mechanisms, both at home and overseas, with economic empowerment efforts in the sending communities. Working with migrant workers and their families on for instance financial education directly supports migrant workers to better manage finances when they are overseas, but also helps migrant communities to address the poverty that is such a large factor in why people migrate in the first place. This more holistic approach also helped the project to look more widely at the alternative ways of addressing migrant worker problems.
• Combating forced labour and trafficking of Indonesia migrant workers (Phase II) - Final Evaluation Community support: Recognising that work to improve situations for migrant workers requires supporting the sending communities is the basis of a good development strategy. It recognises the root causes of why migrants go overseas and helps to strengthen community resilience to poverty and economic disempowerment. It provides the basis for better understanding of migrant worker issues within the community and better community support for those that have problems. It lays the ground for community or community based organisation (CBO) advocacy, particularly to local levels of government. It also lays the ground for much better utilisation of migrant worker remittances and funds they might retain after returning to Indonesia. The involvement of NGOs to provide support in this important area is particularly appropriate and can be highly effective.
• Creer des emplois decents et respectueux de l'environnement pour les jeunes (CREER), project-drouillard, commune de Cite-soleil - Finale indépendante Economie et employabilité verte dans le contexte des quartiers précaires de Cité-Soleil : Les actions du projet sont très inspirantes (éco-métiers basée sur l’économie des déchets). Les résidents de Cité-Soleil voient maintenant les déchets autrement. Si avant, ils les considèrent comme tout simplement des encombrants, des réservoirs de germes pathogènes, avec la promotion de certaines initiatives dans ce projet en particulier, leurs perceptions évoluent significativement | Avec la mise en place du mini centre de recyclage et de récupération des déchets du canal Flamingo, leurs perceptions évoluent significativement. Il reste aux politiques de développer des plans d’action et de valorisation adaptés, en se focalisant sur les options liées à l’employabilité verte. Les potentialités existantes dans les quartiers du projet sont énormes. En complément, il va falloir réaliser des études très spécifiques pour mieux connaitre les potentialités et les moyens de les exploiter, dans une perspective de lutte contre la misère et la pauvreté extrême.
• Creer des emplois decents et respectueux de l'environnement pour les jeunes (CREER), project-drouillard, commune de Cite-soleil - Finale indépendante Bonne Pratique 1 (BP-1) - Programmes de formation au Projet CREER et le contexte de quartiers précaires et fragiles : Les programmes de formation au Projet CREER rendent un jeune moins vulnérable aux attirances et à l’attraction des gangs armés, et contribuent ainsi à l’amélioration de leur longévité dans les environnements précaires et fragiles | Beaucoup de jeunes, des deux sexes (les jeunes filles en particulier), témoignent avoir changé de perception par rapport à la vie et leur avenir, en regard aux modes de réflexion qui les animaient, les envahissaient avant d’avoir été intégrés un programme de formation du projet. Des rêves et des espoirs sont en train d’être restaurés. Quoique des fois impatient, découragés, les discours seraient plus constructifs, rapportent plusieurs personnes âgées dans les focus groups improvisés. Ils souhaitent gagner, réussir dignement leur vie.
• HIV/AIDS prevention education programme in the workplace in the Barbados - Final Evaluation Emerging good practice in the public sector should be recognized. The good practice of the Barbados Vocational Training Board should be made known, as an example of good public sector policy and practice.
• HIV/AIDS prevention education programme in the workplace in the Barbados - Final Evaluation The Good Practice of participating enterprises (Scotiabank, Purity Bakeries, Arawak Cement Company) should be publicized in Barbados as well as internationally. Ironically, due to the Good Practice Report and Dissemination Workshop organized by the Project, the good practice of participating enterprises is better known outside of Barbados than within. Both the Project and the participating enterprises concerned should seek ways to make publicly known in Barbados their practices and achievements.
• Micro and small enterprise development for pro-poor growth in Sri Lanka (ENTER-GROWTH) - Final Evaluation The "light touch" catalytic approach which enabled the project to facilitate rather than intervenes, has significantly contributed to the effectiveness of the project particularly in helping stakeholders identify appropriate activities, building local ownership and commitment, ultimately leading to sustainable impact. It's worth acknowledging that the presence of Government or other donor funded projects in the four Districts, has enabled partners to implement initiatives that originated through the Enter-Growth project. Having said this, it is clear that stakeholders took a considerable amount of time to understand and appreciate Enter-Growth's "light touch" approach, partly because of a very different precedent set by other more interventionist projects
• Micro and small enterprise development for pro-poor growth in Sri Lanka (ENTER-GROWTH) - Final Evaluation MSE (Micro and Small Enterprise) Forums are a key and unifying success of the project, and are proven effective mechanisms for improving dialogue (and relationships) between private, public and NGO stakeholders. The key factors behind their success include the light touch approach of the project and high levels of local ownership and commitment; the seniority of many of the members, which, combined with the Forums' ability to resolve issues, has added to their credibility to the Forums. Particularly crucial to the impact and sustainability of these Forums, is that they are not just useful for the project, but are perceived as valuable by the stakeholders beyond the requirements of the project. This is a key difference between these MSE Forums and other similar bodies established by development projects, which often serve the purposes of the project only. As a result it's important to recognize that while successful in this project MSE Forums may not work so effectively in different circumstances. Ways should also be explored to enhance the institutionalization of the Forum whilst keeping its open and dynamic character.
• Micro and small enterprise development for pro-poor growth in Sri Lanka (ENTER-GROWTH) - Final Evaluation The project moved from a focus on LOCA (Local Competitive Advantage), which helped identify "quick win" solutions as well as priority value chains, to a more comprehensive value chain approach, first at the local level and then also at the regional level. The value chain approach enabled a more market orientation and prioritisation of what the project calls "proposals". It also enabled better involvement of all relevant stakeholders such as larger companies. Stakeholders were very much involved in this evolution and have therefore been able to directly learn which approaches work best for them. The downside is the amount of time these analytical approaches took, which caused some frustration amongst the Facilitators.
• Economic empowerment and HIV vulnerability reduction along transport corridors in Southern Africa - Final Evaluation Proactive promotion of public-private partnerships with strategic local, national, regional and international organizations.
• Economic empowerment and HIV vulnerability reduction along transport corridors in Southern Africa - Final Evaluation Working through apex business support structures in reaching out to ultimate beneficiaries.
• Economic empowerment and HIV vulnerability reduction along transport corridors in Southern Africa - Final Evaluation Use of national stakeholder-based project advisory committees.
• Economic empowerment and HIV vulnerability reduction along transport corridors in Southern Africa - Final Evaluation Use of some of ILO staff previously working in the predecessor ILO/SIDA HIV/AIDS Prevention and Impact Mitigation in the Transport Sector project.
• Economic empowerment and HIV vulnerability reduction along transport corridors in Southern Africa - Final Evaluation Significant stakeholder consultations and use of adequate and sound foundational information base in designing the project which enhanced stakeholder 'buy-in' of project goal, purpose and activities as well as political support.
• Economic empowerment and HIV vulnerability reduction along transport corridors in Southern Africa - Final Evaluation Maintaining an 'open door' policy on the part of the project management team elicited trust, good will and support of project activities by local stakeholders
• Combating child labour through education and training in Pakistan AND Support to the Time-Bound Programme on the elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Pakistan - Joint Final Evaluation Adaptation of the Teacher Training Information Kit and SCREAM in collaboration with government partners and by entrusting them to conduct the training programmes exclusively has boosted their self confidence created a strong sense of ownership and commitment. The government partners have taken on the responsibilities and demonstrated their commitment with timely and quality delivery of the component. The master trainers trained by the project were also given the responsibility of training teachers in six other districts. This practice can be taken forward as a successful example to engage other government departments to play their role in combating child labour.
• Combating child labour through education and training in Pakistan AND Support to the Time-Bound Programme on the elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Pakistan - Joint Final Evaluation Extending pre-vocational and vocational training to working children and to mothers to provide income alternatives to child labour is a good practice. Officially, skills training programmes in Pakistan require at least eight years of formal education, such that only older children (12-17) and adults are eligible. The project has successfully overcome that barrier by supporting the DMTE to develop and conduct tailor made skill training packages for neo-literate child labour covered under the project, which includes children below 12. This has enhanced the value of MPCs and provided an opportunity to divert younger children from child labour and to improve children¿s income generating skills in non hazardous occupations. Including mothers in skills training has improved their mobility and contributed to their empowerment. It has also strengthened their resolve to ensure that their children attend the MPC skill training programmes regularly. Involving the primary grass roots stakeholders can be categorized as a further key good practice.
• Combating child labour through education and training in Pakistan AND Support to the Time-Bound Programme on the elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Pakistan - Joint Final Evaluation Modelling good practices in NFE. The strategy to start afternoon classes in government schools is a proactive measure to demonstrate to the Department of Schools and Literacy that non formal education can be successfully implemented in the government environment. Normally Government departments, agencies and NGOs have scoffed at the very idea that NFE can be successfully adopted by the government education departments. The SDC-DANIDA projects have established that if the NFE system is demonstrated to be a bridge rather than a parallel system, it is easier to get it accepted by the government. The approach of this good practice can be applied to other components as well where the government becomes a part of the interventions rather than antagonized that its systems are being by-passed.
• Combating child labour through education and training in Pakistan AND Support to the Time-Bound Programme on the elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Pakistan - Joint Final Evaluation Use of NFE curricula and materials. In a number of child labour prevention/withdrawal projects, the implementing agencies use their own curricula and diverse training material to conduct NFE, literacy and skills training programmes. The implementing NGOs in the SDC-DANIDA projects have used a common curriculum, training material and methodology, indicators and standards for all the children covered in the four project districts where direct service delivery is being provided. Using common curriculum, teaching materials and information systems by various implementing partners facilitates both quality control and potential for mainstreaming and scale up. It also becomes comparatively easy to assess the performance of each implementing partner. This good practice of the two projects with similar objectives and outputs has the potential to be adapted countrywide.
• Action against child trafficking for labour and sexual exploitation in Peru – phase II - Final evaluation La Buena Práctica consistió en el trabajo colaborativo con las contrapartes nacionales para lograr la apropiación de los productos y resultados. Tiene relación directa con el objetivo del Proyecto: “Incrementar la capacidad del sistema de justicia criminal para investigar, perseguir y sentenciar tratantes, manteniendo un enfoque centrado en la víctima”, mediante el desarrollo de capacidades, empoderando a las contrapartes para que se apropien del conocimiento y los procesos, instituyéndolos en sus entidades. Implicó que el proyecto prestase asistencia técnica, recursos y experticia, pero actuando como facilitadores. La facilitación fomenta la participación de las partes involucradas y se basa en la idea de que la cooperación es conveniente y necesaria para la apropiación
• Action against child trafficking for labour and sexual exploitation in Peru – phase II - Final evaluation La práctica se centró en identificar y empoderar a líderes estratégicos, conocidos como "Champions", dentro de las instituciones estatales y del sector privado. Estos líderes, gracias a su posición jerárquica y alto prestigio en sus sectores, tienen influencia significativa sobre los integrantes de sus organizaciones. La identificación de figuras relevantes en entidades clave como el Poder Judicial, el Ministerio Público, el Ministerio de la Mujer y Poblaciones Vulnerables y la Comisión Multisectorial. A través de capacitaciones técnicas y apoyo estratégico, estos líderes se posicionaron como agentes de cambio capaces de promover los objetivos del proyecto. Este enfoque no solo facilitó la implementación de actividades, sino que también aseguró que las instituciones asumieran como propios los avances y resultados alcanzados. A su vez, se detectaron liderazgos en el sector privado, especialmente para apoyar iniciativas de reintegración. Estas colaboraciones permitieron financiar programas de emprendimiento, capacitación y empleo dirigidos a sobrevivientes de trata. En este marco, el proyecto priorizó como estrategia de sostenibilidad la formación y fortalecimiento de estos embajadores institucionales, garantizando su capacidad para mantener y mejorar los procesos, herramientas y documentos creados durante su ejecución.
• Action against child trafficking for labour and sexual exploitation in Peru – phase II - Final evaluation Espacios de trabajo interinstitucional. El proyecto conformó mesas de trabajo interinstitucionales como una solución estratégica para superar dificultades en el diálogo y trabajo conjunto entre los principales organismos dedicados tanto a combatir la trata de personas como a asistir y proteger a sus sobrevivientes. Esta práctica facilitó la creación de mecanismos ágiles de comunicación y coordinación, promoviendo herramientas prácticas y sostenibles que mejoraron la capacidad operativa conjunta. Un aspecto destacado de la estrategia fue la inclusión de personal de distintas jerarquías dentro de cada institución. Este enfoque transversal garantizó que las dinámicas de trabajo respondieran tanto a las necesidades técnicas como a las prioridades estratégicas, contribuyendo a la sostenibilidad de los acuerdos y prácticas generados en estos espacios. Estas mesas de diálogo no solo resultaron en respuestas más efectivas ante los desafíos que detectados s lo largo de la duración del proyecto, sino que también consolidaron relaciones de confianza entre las instituciones participantes, fortaleciendo su capacidad de actuar de manera articulada.
• Action against child trafficking for labour and sexual exploitation in Peru – phase II - Final evaluation Aprendizaje por la experiencia La buena práctica consiste en haber desarrollado metodologías de “aprendizaje desde la práctica” o experienciales en los procesos de capacitación, un recurso pedagógico que se basa en la idea de que las personas aprendan de sus propias experiencias. Este tipo de aprendizaje se caracteriza por su enfoque activo, de manera que se busca desarrollar habilidades experimentando con simulaciones de contextos reales. El Proyecto seleccionó los contenidos y el formato de las actividades de capacitación pensado en las necesidades y en el uso concreto que las diferentes instituciones requerían para el correcto abordaje del delito de trata, aplicando guías, procedimientos y normas legales. Era necesario que las formaciones presentasen contenidos que cubriesen específicamente las brechas de actuación identificadas. Por ejemplo, se desarrollaron contenidos destinados a mejorar la atención a la víctima de trata con enfoque de derechos humanos; al uso de técnicas investigativas proactivas, y a la mejora de los expedientes de investigación de la fiscalía y las sentencias de jueces, entre otros. El objetivo de desarrollar formaciones específicas y con orientación a cambiar las prácticas se ha visto beneficiado por la aplicación de la metodología experiencial. Destaca especialmente la organización de campamentos forenses basados en juegos de rol y simulaciones de escenarios reales; los talleres con sentencias sesgadas en estereotipos de género para evitar los mismos; cursos para jueces centrados en las sentencias y complementados puntualmente con teoría; y las mentorías individuales para resolver dudas de interpretación jurídica del delito de trata para casos específicos y de manera confidencial.
• Estrategia Regional de Integración Socioeconómica para la población refugiada y migrante proveniente de Venezuela (ERISE) y contribución del proyecto LAZOS - Evaluacion agrupada intermedia La experiencia previa de Colombia con su Estrategia Nacional de Integración Socioeconómica sirvió de guía e inspiración para la ERISE.
• Estrategia Regional de Integración Socioeconómica para la población refugiada y migrante proveniente de Venezuela (ERISE) y contribución del proyecto LAZOS - Evaluacion agrupada intermedia Flexibilidad en la asignación presupuestaria en un Proyecto con alto nivel de dependencia de la voluntad política y gubernamental.
• Estrategia Regional de Integración Socioeconómica para la población refugiada y migrante proveniente de Venezuela (ERISE) y contribución del proyecto LAZOS - Evaluacion agrupada intermedia Los proyectos de las agencias del SNU (como el Proyecto Lazos) constituyen una buena manera de operacionalizar la Estrategia y tienen el potencial de inspirar a otro tipo de actores para aplicar los lineamientos de la Estrategia.
• Estrategia Regional de Integración Socioeconómica para la población refugiada y migrante proveniente de Venezuela (ERISE) y contribución del proyecto LAZOS - Evaluacion agrupada intermedia La alineación temática de Lazos con proyectos ejecutados previamente facilita la integración de lecciones aprendidas y conocimiento específico, permitiendo un abordaje más eficaz de la problemática en el contexto.
• Estrategia Regional de Integración Socioeconómica para la población refugiada y migrante proveniente de Venezuela (ERISE) y contribución del proyecto LAZOS - Evaluacion agrupada intermedia La focalización de resultados esperados en actores específicos proporciona claridad al equipo de coordinación del Proyecto.
• Estrategia Regional de Integración Socioeconómica para la población refugiada y migrante proveniente de Venezuela (ERISE) y contribución del proyecto LAZOS - Evaluacion agrupada intermedia El trabajo articulado y en alianza con servicios especializados como la red CINTERFOR de OIT posibilita aplicar innovadores modelos de intervención que promueven proyectos más focalizados y eficientes.
• Estrategia Regional de Integración Socioeconómica para la población refugiada y migrante proveniente de Venezuela (ERISE) y contribución del proyecto LAZOS - Evaluacion agrupada intermedia Ante la imposibilidad de lograr acuerdos con instituciones del nivel nacional, la articulación con gobiernos locales es una alternativa viable para avanzar hacia la integración socioeconómica.
• Estrategia Regional de Integración Socioeconómica para la población refugiada y migrante proveniente de Venezuela (ERISE) y contribución del proyecto LAZOS - Evaluacion agrupada intermedia Espacios como el PdQ y la plataforma R4V comprenden una multiplicidad de actores y generan intercambio de experiencias, diálogo y sensibilización alrededor de distintas temáticas.
• Estrategia Regional de Integración Socioeconómica para la población refugiada y migrante proveniente de Venezuela (ERISE) y contribución del proyecto LAZOS - Evaluacion agrupada intermedia La estructuración del diseño de la Estrategia en ejes temáticos y mecanismos de cooperación regional permite a las organizaciones, agencias y entidades gubernamentales tomar las recomendaciones específicas que mejor se adapten a su contexto, necesidades y áreas de trabajo, y en cualquier momento.
• Projet d’appui à l’internalisation des modules de formation en Entreprenariat dans le système de Formation Professionnelle et dans l’Artisanat - Final evaluation Bonne pratique No 1 Le recours aux expertises locales (formateurs locaux et personnel du MFPAI, CM et formateurs) constitue une alternative pour assurer une efficacité et une efficience de la mise en oeuvre des activités. L’adoption de cette option de gestion a permis au projet de rester performant sur ses volets efficacité et efficience (mise en oeuvre à faible coût). La mise en œuvre des activités de formation et de renforcement des capacités des formateurs des CFP et CM a été facilité par les maitres formateurs particulièrement recrutés par le BIT, et mis en service par le MFPA en ce qui concerne les formateurs du secteur public et un formateur consultant indépendant ayant une expérience avérée en Germe niveau I et CREE.
• Projet d’appui à l’internalisation des modules de formation en Entreprenariat dans le système de Formation Professionnelle et dans l’Artisanat - Final evaluation Bonne pratique No 3 L’adoption de l’approche ”formateurs des formateurs” permet de toucher plus de formateurs déjà existants dans les CFP et CM pour les renforcements de capacités. Une adhésion parfaite des formateurs favorise un changement de comportements et engouement des apprenants à suivre les formations dispensées dans ces établissements. L’approche « Formations des formateurs » s’inscrit dans une démarche de renforcement des compétences locales compte tenu des besoins immédiats en formateurs pour dérouler les modules de formations dans les CFP et CM.
• Projet d’appui à l’internalisation des modules de formation en Entreprenariat dans le système de Formation Professionnelle et dans l’Artisanat - Final evaluation Bonne pratique No 4 La mise en place de l’unité de coordination au sein du ministère a été très appréciée pour renforcer l’encrage institutionnel, réduire les delais et donc favoriser l’efficience du projet. L’unité de gestion du projet a été logé au sein du MEFPA. Cette approche a été jugé bénéfique dans la mesure où elle renforce l’encrage institutionnel du projet en facilitant la collaboration entre le BIT et le MEFPA.
• Projet d’appui à l’internalisation des modules de formation en Entreprenariat dans le système de Formation Professionnelle et dans l’Artisanat - Final evaluation Bonne pratique No 2 La formation professionnelle est susceptible d’aboutir à un emploi et l’insertion effectif des apprenants dans un processus de combinaison de plusieurs modules sur l’entreprenariat permet de réduire les gaps et encourager une forte motivation et intérêts des élèves apprenants/apprentis malgré des capacités des CFP et CM. Le projet s’inscrit dans le cadre d’appui des jeunes aux métiers et emplois dans des domaines primaires abordable et bon marché. Comme voulu par le gouvernement du Sénégal, les sortants ont la possibilité soit de s’installer à leur propre compte ou alors trouver assez rapidement du travail dans le métier choisi.
• Projet d’appui à l’internalisation des modules de formation en Entreprenariat dans le système de Formation Professionnelle et dans l’Artisanat - Final evaluation Bonne pratique No 5 Le développement des partenariats par la signature des MoU et autres collaboration formelles entre le BIT et les organisations locales ont fortement renforcé l’appropriation de l’approche d’internalisation des modules d’entreprenariat dans les curricula de formation professionel et enseignement technique durant la phase pilote. Cette approche est à encourager pour le passage à l’echelle de cette initiative. Cette pratique entre dans le cadre d’une perspective de promotion du développement des collaborations co-créatives ou cocréation entre l’unité du projet (BIT) et les partenaires d’accompagnement locaux. L’objectif visé est de renforcer l’appropriation du processus par les partenaires de mise en œuvre comme l’ONEF de Dakar.
• Decent Work for Women in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco – Phase III - Midterm evaluation Proactive Stakeholder Engagement and Building Lasting Trust Initiating stakeholder engagement involves conducting extensive consultations and creating interest by responding to their needs. Establishing a collaborative spirit and cultivating a close relationship with partners is key to building lasting trust amidst changes in representation. This approach accelerates buy-in and strengthens the effectiveness of interactions and interventions.
• Decent Work for Women in Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco – Phase III - Midterm evaluation Synergies Between Projects and Cost Management. Actively pursuing synergies among various ILO projects and specialists, while optimizing cost-sharing and maintaining vigilant control over operational expenses, emerged as a commendable practice to enhance project efficiency. This approach proved particularly fruitful when coordinating joint activities with the Wafira project in Morocco, fostering collaboration among women beneficiaries to generate synergies and expedite project impact.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Phase IV - Global SCORE countries and teams have consistently worked on developing and upgrading SCORE modules to ensure that the SCORE service delivery remains relevant in changing contexts. This is illustrated clearly in COVID-19 related innovations in training contents and modes of delivery. And after COVID-19, also more attention is given to respond to climate change challenges in modules focusing on climate change mitigation and on efficiency in resource use.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Phase IV - Global SCORE, where possible in phase IV, has consistently worked with national partners to implement the SCORE training delivery and to manage and coordinate the national trainer networks. This approach shows good potential for transferring SCORE training to national partners and ensure continuation of SCORE training delivery in ex SCORE countries. Ample proof of this is provided in the SCORE M&E database where more than 30 countries are included.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Phase IV - Global The work with GSMA in a pilot project to provide SCORE services to enterprises in the platform economy in Tunisia is an important innovation of applying SCORE training in digital industries and in a sector where conditions of workers are often precarious. While it is too early to report results on this pilot, the experience seems very valuable for other initiatives in this rapidly growing sector worldwide.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Phase IV - Global One of the partners of ILO in SCORE project in Tunisia is the SME Finance Bank. This cooperation may lead to other alternative forms of providing finance to SMEs for technical assistance and training or possible to integrate such training in financial service delivery packages. This initiative is very relevant for other countries, where the productivity ecosystem is poorly developed and subsidy arrangements for SME development are not well developed and spread out.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Phase IV - Global The work of SCORE project with partners in specific niche supply chains in Bolivia (coffee, Andean grains) shows promising leads to articulate SCORE service provision in the context of these specific supply chains and possibly the development of new partnerships that may provide technical and financial support to SMEs in these supply chains.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Phase IV - Global The resilience of trainers and SMEs in Myanmar, serves as an example to many other countries. Even in the very difficult context of Myanmar, ILO has been able to continue SCORE service provision in spite of this difficult situation. And SMEs in Myanmar have shown capacity and commitment to pay for the SCORE service delivery, which has led to high cost-recovery of SCORE training in this country. Further exploration of mechanisms how SMEs in Myanmar can cope with the difficult political and economic situation and even pay for SCORE services, may generate important insights for improving sustainability of SCORE service delivery in other countries.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Phase IV - Global Many stakeholders in this evaluation, and particularly the SMEs and SCORE trainers mention that SCORE training and in-company technical assistance is unique in its participatory, hands-on and empowering approach, visualised by the enterprise improvement teams that usually remain in place also after SCORE trajectories. The good practice of SCORE training may be best illustrated by a quote that was frequently heard in this evaluation: While certification schemes of ISO and HACCP tell companies what is required to acquire certification, SCORE training and support tells you how to do it. This quote shows a strong complementarity of SCORE training and these other certifications, that may be explored more in strengthening sustainability of SCORE services in the future.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Phase IV - Global The SCORE phase IV project, building on experiences in previous SCORE phases has developed and nurtured good cooperation relations between SME staff at HQ , regional and country and project level. Through exchange of experiences and knowledge, different SCORE countries can easily mine upon other experiences. These synergies may be further expanded to other areas of work of ILO in the area of corporate sustainability at supply chain level and in strengthening productive ecosystems projects, such as the new follow-up project supported by SECO and NORAD.
• Project to Strengthen agricultural opportunities through training and technological investment (PROFIT) Strengthening local capacity in disaster prevention. The project focused on strengthening the capacities of local actors in disaster management and prevention. To do this, it carried out specialized training sessions in seismic and anticyclonic construction techniques for civil engineering engineers and technicians from the municipalities in its area of intervention. Training sessions were also carried out for beneficiaries in risk and disaster management. Through this action, the project increased the resilience capacity of communities who constantly face hydrometeorological and geological risks.
• Project to Strengthen agricultural opportunities through training and technological investment (PROFIT) Establishment of productive partnerships by the project. The success of the project with its sector approach is mainly due to the partnerships established and maintained with institutions with good roots at the local level. The latter represent the basis of the selected sectors and emerged strengthened from the implementation, which paves the way for the sustainability of the actions carried out by the project.
• Project to Strengthen agricultural opportunities through training and technological investment (PROFIT) Introduction of digitalization in the management of the cocoa and breadfruit sectors in Grand-Anse. The establishment of a digital platform to record farm data supports rural transformation and opens the way to better structuring of the sectors cocoa and breadfruit
• Improving workers’ occupational safety and health in the chili pepper and tomato supply chains, with a focus in Jalisco – A Vision Zero Fund Project The development of a monitoring and evaluation plan, a sustainability and exit strategy, complemented by a communication plan, represents noteworthy good practices in project management. Developing a monitoring and evaluation plan is a beneficial practice that promotes continuous monitoring of project progress and evaluation of its results and impacts. Developing a sustainability and exit strategy is important to ensure that the benefits and results of a project are sustained and evolve after the project has concluded. Finally, designing and implementing a communication plan enhances the visibility of the project, engages stakeholders, and garners public and private support for the project's initiatives.
• Improving workers’ occupational safety and health in the chili pepper and tomato supply chains, with a focus in Jalisco – A Vision Zero Fund Project A noteworthy good practice of the project, from the design stage to its implementation phase, has been its participatory and cooperative approach with government agencies, worker and employer organizations, and other public and private institutions. This collaborative approach of the project reinforces its relevance, its capacity to respond to the needs of stakeholders, and its strategic alignment with local priorities in the area of OHS. These factors generate ownership among the different parties involved and lay the foundation for the sustainability of the project's results.
• Promouvoir la bonne gouvernance du marché du travail et les droits fondamentaux au travail au Maroc - Évaluation finale Le Projet est intervenu aussi bien au niveau central qu’au niveau local en ciblant trois régions du Maroc. Le Projet a également conforté l'expérience de déconcentration et de décentralisation avancée du pays en contribuant à lui donner un contenu avec une stratégie et des outils adaptés aux besoins des acteurs locaux en matière de respect des normes au travail et de dialogue social. L'expérience pilote du projet a offert au MEAS et au BIT l'opportunité de travailler au niveau local et au niveau sectoriel (agriculture). Cette expérience a permis de tirer des leçons qui peuvent servir dans les autres régions du Maroc. Au-delà, elle peut servir les pays africains en général et les pays maghrébins en particulier. Le BIT a ainsi l'opportunité d'affiner ses stratégies de protection sociale en milieu agricole et au niveau du secteur informel de façon générale. Le secteur informel regroupe des cibles vulnérables telles que les femmes et les enfants qui sont souvent victimes des pires formes de travail. Le Projet offre aux acteurs à la base l'opportunité de prendre en charge eux-mêmes leurs problèmes (les conventions collectives) sans devoir compter sur les grandes organisations professionnelles.
• Implementation of the national employment injury insurance scheme of Bangladesh - Final Independent Evaluation The good practice is the knowledge development of tripartite constituencies through consultation process and exposure tour. The project organized several exposure visits for the representatives of MoLE, BGMEA, BKMEA, BEF, NCCWE, IBC, with an aim for better and practical understanding of EII scheme in developed and developing countries such as, Germany, Cambodia, and Malaysia. These joint visits helped the representatives having better conceptual clarity of the issue.
• OSH for young workers and employers in global supply chains: Building a culture of prevention - Final Independent Evaluation The intensive coaching and mentoring of youth champions by the project resulted in core groups of youth advocates for OSH for youth in the four target countries, the Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Myanmar. Several of the youth have continued to take action on the issue of OSH for youth in their spheres of influence almost two years after their participation in the World Congress on Safety and Health at Work. In the Philippines and Indonesia the youth champions have organized advocacy events on occupational safety and health with groups such as universities, Scouts Association, and workplaces. In the Philippines one of the youth champions initiated a new NGO, Advancement of Youth for Occupational Safety and Health - “AYOSH”. In Indonesia the youth champions are poised to represent youth on the tripartite National OSH Council of Indonesia.
• OSH for young workers and employers in global supply chains: Building a culture of prevention - Final Independent Evaluation Background: The aim of the Youth4 OSH project was to increase awareness of occupational safety and health among young workers in Indonesia, the Philippines, Myanmar and Viet Nam, and ultimately to change workplace practices for the better. After an extensive assessment process carried out in the four countries, the project designed and produced the Youth4OSH portal with social media interactivity. The platform has been populated with a wealth of guidance material on communications strategies and with OSH guidance for workers and especially youth in high risk sectors including construction and manufacturing. Although the portal is still in its infancy and will be officially launched just prior to the project end in July 2019, it promises to be an invaluable resource for organizations involved in carrying out training on OSH for young workers in Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam and Myanmar and elsewhere in the world. Its interactivity features can enable a community of practice on OSH for youth to grow.
• OSH for young workers and employers in global supply chains: Building a culture of prevention - Final Independent Evaluation The Design Thinking approach was applied by Youth4OSH (and Safe Youth@Work) to support the empowerment of youth champions to raise public awareness on OSH for young workers and young employers. Both the Youth4OSH project and the Safe Youth@Work Project benefited from the Design Thinking approach introduced by the external communications consultants as part of the coaching process for youth champions at the XXI World Congress on Safety and Health at Work, Singapore in September, 2017. Design thinking is a group problem solving approach that enables participants to brainstorm problems and come up with innovative and practical solutions. At the Youth Congress, conducted as part of the XXI World Congress, youth delegates designed and presented several prototype solutions to address occupational safety and health issues. Examples included: A computer-based OSH learning tool called OSH Learning App, for young workers and employers in the Philippines. ;The “safe ride” mobile outreach model to raise OSH awareness in Indonesia; a lesson plan for teaching OSH to young students – subsequently presented at the Young Educators Conference January 2018 During and following the Congress, the youth participants were coached in how to apply Design Thinking in group processes, known as “Safe Jams,” where various groups such as enterprises or youth groups can develop solutions for their workplaces. One of the Philippines youth champions developed a board game to raise awareness among young workers, called “OSHnoloply”. It was refined with the assistance of ILO consultants, and reproduced in English, Vietnamese and Bahasa Indonesia for use with young workers in the four target countries.
• Applying the G20 Training Strategy (Phase II) - Final Evaluation The computer simulation-based course for managers developed by Skolkovo Management School is the good practice that can be replicated and scaled up (all countries). The improved training programme, which includes a module for diagnosis of individual training needs of managers, the improved training methodology, the revised computer software and the training guide are the targets of Outcome 3. The simulator is wholly localised, following the VET legislation of Armenia and translated into Armenian.
• Applying the G20 Training Strategy (Phase II) - Final Evaluation Enabling TVET colleges at the regional level to reduce mismatch between education system and the labour market needs (Russia)
• Applying the G20 Training Strategy (Phase II) - Final Evaluation Active engagement of the private sector in bridging the gap between labour market needs and education outcomes. (Jordan) The private sector is the biggest employer after the government has reached saturation. They are in control of the big sectors within the economy that has sought privatization of its main industries over the past decades. The NSSC are the umbrella to determine the labour market needs in each sector, to develop the competency standards in consultation within the sector and to oversee the development of training material and curriculum.
• Applying the G20 Training Strategy (Phase II) - Final Evaluation Synergy between various donors, creating thereby a very conducive environment for the further strengthening of the SSCs. (Jordan) These synergies ensured that the entities adopted the same mechanisms to PPP to ensure proper unified dialogue with the government officials and private sector. It also unified the language and terminology. The collaboration was under a unified scope of work which we called Terms of References of NSSC. This document depicts scopes of how it is funded, its role, what shape it takes, the legal status, how will it create money, its impact on the sector, its impact on employability, the curriculum etc. GIZ and ILO created a taskforce for this program to share lessons learned and best practices, each from their sectors.
• Applying the G20 Training Strategy (Phase II) - Final Evaluation Application of “The Analysis of the Demand for Skilled Labour” methodology in VET. This practice included a set of activities: developing a labor market methodology with an emphasis on the needs of employers, conducting research, presenting research results, teaching how they can be used in practice for different structures of the VET system.
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Midterm evaluation 4. Consular services staff are one of the first responders for women migrant workers who have experienced violence abroad. The Safe and Fair Programme has provided much needed and appreciated EVAW training and support to consulates to strengthen their capacity to support women migrant workers, including those who have experienced violence. (Derived from Finding #6 and aligned with the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative’s Pillar #4)
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Midterm evaluation 5. Engaging women migrant workers during the programme design and implementation and as active change agents throughout programming initiatives has facilitated their empowerment by providing them with opportunities to share their experiences, perspectives, and priorities, as well as to connect with other women migrant workers through networks and unions to provide peer support and speak with a more unified voice. (Derived from Finding #15 and aligned with the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative’s Pillar #6)
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Midterm evaluation 8. The Safe and Fair Programme has effectively built on pre-existing materials and infrastructure to advance work on advancing the rights of women migrant workers and ending violence against women migrant workers. This includes leveraging existing labour migration, EVAW and anti-trafficking infrastructure, engaging with stakeholders and networks from previous ILO and UN Women programming such as TRIANGLE’s work with MRCs, the Essential Services Package programme, and building on existing tools such as the Essential Services Package. (Derived from Finding #13 and aligned with the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative’s Pillar #5)
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Midterm evaluation 1. Women need support to have the skills that they have learned/gained abroad recognized in their home country upon return. This is being done through the Safe and Fair Programme with returnee women migrant workers in the hotel industry in Cambodia. There is potential to scale-up this practice. (Derived from Finding #2 and aligned with the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative’s Pillars #1 and #4)
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Midterm evaluation 3. Working with youth leaders through universities uses a targeted approach that engages future change makers and directly challenges negative perceptions of women migrant workers by providing an opportunity for students to meet and interact with migrant workers directly, especially in countries of destination- Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand. (Derived from Finding #7 and aligned with the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative’s Pillar #3)
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Midterm evaluation 6. Working through already established government-run entities like MRCs promotes the sustainability of results. The Safe and Fair Programme has effectively used MRCs to reach women migrant workers and has built their capacities to better serve them. (Derived from Finding #13 and aligned with the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative’s Pillar #2)
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Midterm evaluation 9. The Safe and Fair Programme demonstrated flexibility and responsiveness to the shifting needs of women migrant workers by repurposing funds and adapting programming strategies to meet humanitarian needs such as through the provision food and personal protective equipment and by supporting hotlines, quarantine facilities, and shelters in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. (Derived from Finding #2 and aligned with the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative’s Pillar #4)
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Midterm evaluation 7. The Safe and Fair Programme has effectively contributed towards anti-trafficking efforts by focusing on the prevention of violence against women by promoting safe migration through pre-departure orientation sessions, information dissemination, and by breaking silos of stakeholders working on anti-trafficking, EVAW, and labour migration. (Derived from Finding #1 and aligned with the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative’s Pillar #3)
• EU-MPTF Spotlight Initiative ILO-UNW JP "Safe and Fair: Realizing women migrant workers' right and opportunities in the ASEAN region" - Midterm evaluation 2. Using well-known celebrities as champions increased the attention that Safe and Fair’s communications campaigns received in the Philippines. This approach greatly expanded the reach of the programme’s messaging to the public and younger demographics. (Derived from Finding #7 and aligned with the EU-UN Spotlight Initiative’s Pillar #3)
• Independent evaluation of the ILO's Decent Work Country Programmes, strategies and actions in the Western Balkans (2012-15) The development of the first National Action Plan for Youth Employment in the FYROM included annual monitoring and review of progress by the social partners. This regular review of the progress of implemented interventions provided the opportunity for the social partners to contribute with data and suggestions for improvements when the progress was lagging behind. This was highly valued by the social partners and increased their commitment and ownership for the implementation of this policy document.
• Independent evaluation of the ILO's Decent Work Country Programmes, strategies and actions in the Western Balkans (2012-15) The establishment of an effective amicable labour dispute settlement system in the FYROM was a success due to a combination of the willingness of decision makers to take action, agreement of the social partners to actively participate, and the ILO’s readiness to provide constant technical expertise. This was made possible due to a succession of DWCPs and cooperation projects that ensured continuity of the interventions over a longer time span. ILO started to provide technical assistance based on internal resources from regular budget funding and continued with a major development cooperation project funded by the EU. Overall, the assistance included revision of legislation, capacity building of stakeholders, institutional development, an awareness raising campaign, technical assistance, and advice for development of practice.
• Independent evaluation of the ILO's Decent Work Country Programmes, strategies and actions in the Western Balkans (2012-15) The Agency for Peaceful Settlement of Labour Disputes became operational in BIH in 2010. The ILO enhanced the skills of mediators who helped to conclude 149 out of 186 individual labour disputes in 2013, and 598 out of 676 in 2014. In addition to the resolved individual labour disputes in 2014, the Agency helped the resolution of 10 collective disputes out of 12, thus contributing to the realization of labour rights of 900 workers in 2014. The success rate of resolving labour disputes increased to 88.46 per cent in 2014 against 47 per cent in 2011 and 25 per cent in 2010.
• Independent evaluation of the ILO's Decent Work Country Programmes, strategies and actions in the Western Balkans (2012-15) In Serbia, the ILO provided support to ensure decent employment opportunities for the Roma population in the City of Belgrade in waste management, as well as strengthen the institutional framework and capacities of relevant local actors in managing recyclable waste. The key stakeholders of the waste management sector developed recommendations for innovative employment solutions for the inclusion of these informal workers. In particular, they identified and outlined impediments for creation of decent job opportunities for Roma beneficiaries from five settlements on the territory of the City of Belgrade, given that waste-related activities represent a significant part of their income generation. ILO involvement in this project was part of a wider ILO intervention in the domain of promoting green jobs both in Serbia and in the subregion.
• Independent evaluation of the ILO's Decent Work Country Programmes, strategies and actions in the Western Balkans (2012-15) In Albania, the ILO was asked to provide support for revision of the Labour Law. During the discussions of the revised law in the Parliament, the Deputy Minister of Social Welfare approached an ILO project staff (who is not a labour law specialist) in Tirana with an urgent request for technical advice on a specific article in the law. The request was immediately handed-over to the social dialogue specialist and the director of DWT/CO-Budapest. The kind of expertise required was available only in the ILO headquarter office (NORMES). The DWT/CO-Budapest director addresssed the urgent request to
  NORMES and the requested advice was provided in three days from the moment ILO was approached in
  Tirana. This timely support was highly appreciated by the Government of Albania.
• The Way Forward after the Revolution: Decent Work for Women in Egypt and Tunisia (DWW) - Phase II - Midterm evaluation The DWW project has managed to promote gender equality among ILO partners over period of more than 8 years since 2012. During this period, a network has been built up between key gender experts, government, trade unions and employers in Egypt and Tunisia, and with the donor. This continuity has allowed for results to mature and materialize.
• Fortalecimiento del Talento Humane para la lndustria Tl en Colombia - Final evaluation La metodología implementada para asegurar las plazas de la fase práctica que aseguraron la disponibilidad de un espacio de formación práctica por cada cupo disponible de la estrategia fomentó la formación de capacidad institucional. Al evaluar el desempeño de las prácticas, en términos de los cupos asignados, se encontró que a nivel nacional se gestionó un espacio de práctica por cada cupo asignado. De igual forma ocurrió al calcular el indicador por zonas geográficas. Lo anterior permitió concluir que el programa cumplió lo estipulado en el diseño ofreciendo una plaza de práctica empresarial para cada estudiante matriculado.
• Fortalecimiento del Talento Humane para la lndustria Tl en Colombia - Final evaluation La disposición de un modulo de seguimiento y monitoreo en tiempo real de la deserción escolar utilizando la plataforma virtual lo que permitió una respuesta oportuna ante los inesperados crecimientos de la tasa de deserción estudiantil. La plataforma virtual facilitó los procesos de seguimiento de la tasa de deserción de modo que el comité técnico del programa logró implementar medidas de choque para garantizar el logro de los objetivos del programa.
• Fortalecimiento del Talento Humane para la lndustria Tl en Colombia - Final evaluation Evidencia acumulada en América Latina y en Colombia, señala que el diseño de un programa exitoso en resultados de potenciación de la empleabilidad debe ser una estrategia integral con perfiles de entrada focalizados y subsidios de permanencia (transporte, alimentación, y prácticas) en la medida en que aumenta la empleabilidad particularmente en la población de mujeres y jóvenes. En tal sentido, el diseño del programa responde a una aproximación integral ofreciendo becas, dotaciones escolares y seguros medico y de riesgos laborales durante las fases de formación lectiva y práctica.
• Fortalecimiento del Talento Humane para la lndustria Tl en Colombia - Final evaluation La estrategia de divulgación, la disponibilidad de una plataforma virtual en los procesos de convocatoria y la estrategia de articulación institucional que facilitaron la respuesta masiva en términos de convocatoria, registro y matricula a nivel regional y nacional. El sistema de información registró un total de 30.640 visitas a la plataforma virtual del programa. La estrategia también incluye una FANPAGE con un total de 18.243 personas inscritas y 17.950 personas que indican satisfacción con el contenido de la página. Los videos de la estrategia disponibles en You Tube recibieron durante la primera hora posterior al lanzamiento 365 visitas y un total de 6,5 millones de reproducciones. La estrategia además incluyó: (1) boletín informativo quincenal, (2) noticias con actividades relacionadas a la implementación de actividades de formación, (3) piezas informativas denominadas “Orgulloso de ser Talento T.I.”, orientadas a resaltar procesos, innovaciones e historias de los estudiantes de todas las ciudades, (4) videos y piezas audiovisuales sobre desarrollos productivos e innovación en los cuales se identificaron casos de éxito en donde los estudiantes presentaban su producto y (5) piezas audiovisuales para empresarios en donde se presentaba el programa técnico laboral a ofertar, la cantidad de estudiantes activos en el técnico laboral y un contacto de interés para quien deseará comunicarse y saber más acerca de posibilidades de vinculación en la fase práctica del programa.
• Supporting the strategic objectives of the London Syria Conference 2016 - Final evaluation Engaging with the private sector is in direct support of the London Conference to boost employment for refugee workers. UK Government pledged to build economic opportunities and create job opportunities for Syrian refugees and vulnerable host communities. As part of the project’s private sector engagement a pilot project was developed with Odeibo sweet factory in Irbid. In this case the private sector company provided training for Jordanian and Syrian women and committed to providing additional training in the future. In discussion with the Odeibo factory owner the idea was brought forward that, if ILO supported the set-up of a workshop for women, the factory would provide product quality control and buy an agreed quota of produce for sale in the Odeibo sweets shops.
• Improving Labour Market Integration of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Türkiye - Midterm evaluation The project successfully contributes to strengthening relevant government institutions and possible mechanisms for inclusive development strategies. In this framework, capacity building of the public institutions has been successfully achieved through several well planned and designed training programmes targeting the right institutions and their staffs through outstanding trainers and facilitators. These training programmes have demonstrated to be good practices which could be replicated for wider target groups as the need continues to be very high. One of the most beneficial training was on “Fair and effective governance of labour migration” transferring the international expertise of ILO to the 35 participants from relevant public and employment related organisations (Output 3.1). Other trainings targeting the judges and labour inspectors of the SSI and DGILF (Output 3.2) on relevant topics such as on “Refugees’ Access to Justice” are very successful examples which could be repeated and replicated. Also, these trainings could be assessed as innovative, since it is the first time that such training topics have been covered. Therefore, the trainers are offered to deliver the same courses in ITC-ILO in Turin.
• Improving Labour Market Integration of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Türkiye - Midterm evaluation The project successfully ensures capacity building of the Syrian refugees and the host community members through vocational, on-the-job, intercultural and workplace adaptation training programmes implemented widely within the 8 provinces where the Syrian refugees are densely located. Within this framework, the following activities are particularly striking to create additional benefit: • Workplace mentorship within the framework of the Workplace Adaptation Programme under Output 1.8 is an innovative approach (through cooperation with the MADAD project), and very successful in terms of ensuring workplace resilience and work efficiency in cooperation with the private companies. The video related to the Workplace Adaptation Programme produced under Output 3.3 supports this output to be disseminated widely. • A substantial tool utilized for effective ex-post monitoring in this project is related to the Impact Assessment of the vocational trainings delivered to the Syrian refugees and the host community members. The study provides an added value in terms of the changes in the target group’s life in improving their employability through the vocational skills gained during the courses.
• Improving Labour Market Integration of Syrian Refugees and Host Communities in Türkiye - Midterm evaluation The project successfully ensures addressing job creation and stimulate entrepreneurship opportunities for Syrian refugees and host communities. Within this framework, job placement and transition to formal market activities and their outputs (Outputs 2.3, 2.4 and 2.5) present to be as good practices, which significantly contribute to decent work conditions. The Transition to Formality Programme (TFP), which is composed of incentives for work permit and social security premiums is assessed to be striking in terms of its positive results, for which a good example of cooperation with the public partners of ILO has been demonstrated by the implementation agreement concluded with the SSI and thus high number of companies have applied for work permits. Additionally, a similar incentive programme is implemented through job placement consultants with the support of local partners complementing through business advisory services (Output 2.3).
• Sustaining Strengthened National Capacities to Improve International Labour Standards Compliance and Reporting in Relevant European Union Trading Partners - Final Evaluation In Mongolia, ILO through its stakeholders have strengthened the capacity of the women’s committee within the Trade Union. Relevant Women’s issues are therefore included in their discussions.
• Sustaining Strengthened National Capacities to Improve International Labour Standards Compliance and Reporting in Relevant European Union Trading Partners - Final Evaluation Institutionalization of training by stakeholders in their respective organizations In Mongolia, the project outputs have fostered demands for better legislation while building technical skills to ensure vulnerable workers receive protection. One good practice that is noted is how some stakeholders institutionalized training in their respective organizations. More specifically, following the consultation process in the preparation of P29 gap analysis, MLSP-AFCYD and NHRCM developed and implemented own plan of actions to improve the knowledge of rights monitors, labour inspectors and journalists on child labour, forced labour, fair recruitment and trafficking for labour exploitation For instance, in cooperation with its local offices and NGOs, the AFCYD has trained 3206 children and 170 public officers using different modules in 2020. Further trainings will be delivered through institutional care centres, youth development centres and family support centres. Reaching out to NGOs has created a multiplier effect not only in terms of raising awareness but also in terms of training.
• Sustaining Strengthened National Capacities to Improve International Labour Standards Compliance and Reporting in Relevant European Union Trading Partners - Final Evaluation NHRCM has integrated the training tool kit for journalists to report on forced labour in its e-campus. It has trained 30 journalists from various press and media institutions. This initiative has helped raise awareness beyond the circle of stakeholders by the general public. Topics that used to be considered taboo such as forced labour, are openly discussed. The causes of child labour/forced labour are complex and understanding these causes is vital to finding solutions for a future without it. Media can influence public perceptions and opinions about forced labour. The news that they report will bring the issue into the mainstream by engaging the public and generating support for relevant policy changes.
• SIDA’s support to ILO projects in the field of employment promotion with an emphasis on youth employment with particular focus on Phase II of the ILO-SIDA Partnership Agreement on Outcome 1... An innovative approach in Moldova was the piloted active labour market measure “on-the-job training” intended for unemployed youth from disadvantaged families. It involved, apart from the ILO Country Office, a large number of stakeholders: the Ministry of Health, Labour and Social Protection (MHLSP), the National Employment Agency (NEA), seven Vocational schools, 15 individual Employers (restaurants, garment and leather factories), 15 local employment agencies, and the trainees (see below). The local Employment Agency (EA) selected the trainees (from a database from the National Insurance House), and together with the vocational schools selected the employers. The trainees received 15% of the time theoretical teaching and 85% practical curriculum drafted by schools and employers and part of that time worked already for the employers. After the course they were guaranteed to be employed by the employers. The GP is linked to the core of the ILO-SIDA Partnership targeting unemployed youth and directly reacting employment for them with the very close involvement of employers.
• SIDA’s support to ILO projects in the field of employment promotion with an emphasis on youth employment with particular focus on Phase II of the ILO-SIDA Partnership Agreement on Outcome 1... A Good Practice in privatization is the handing over of four training centres by the Ministry of Labour in Jordan to the Jordan Chamber of Industry (JCI)
• SIDA’s support to ILO projects in the field of employment promotion with an emphasis on youth employment with particular focus on Phase II of the ILO-SIDA Partnership Agreement on Outcome 1... The innovative policy in Morocco is that on the basis of Regional Development Plans (RDP), Regional Economic Plans (REP) are being developed in three Pilot Provinces or Regions. Regionalisation became the priority of the government in order to enhance employment creation in the regions, after the new Constitution in 2011 which created the 12 Regions of Morocco (through Law 111/14). It transferred the responsibility for ALMPs to the regions. Then, with support from six consultants contracted under the partnership, the needs of the regions on employment were identified and three pilot regions were selected.
• SIDA’s support to ILO projects in the field of employment promotion with an emphasis on youth employment with particular focus on Phase II of the ILO-SIDA Partnership Agreement on Outcome 1... The formulation, adaptation, upgrading and translations of the Training Package on Decent Work for Youth under the Global Component is a Good Practice in several ways. Firstly, the course was demand-driven responding to explicit requests from constituents across a wide range of countries. Secondly, the definition of the course contents and the methodology was the result of a participative process in which it was prepared with the participation of the stakeholders who reached a form of “consensus”. Thirdly, from the formulation phase the different phases of the ILO-SIDA Partnership witnessed the adaptation and upgrading of the package and the translations into different languages, underlining the continuity since 2012.
• SIDA’s support to ILO projects in the field of employment promotion with an emphasis on youth employment with particular focus on Phase II of the ILO-SIDA Partnership Agreement on Outcome 1... The model of the UN Joint Programme (UNJP) on Youth in Cambodia has received broad acclaim. This is a unique programme that took almost two years to prepare and was leveraged by the ILO/SIDA project. The donor, the Swiss SDC, provided US$ 2 million under the condition that this amount will be a maximum of 40% of total funding whereby the rest should come from other projects/donors, for example the ILO-SIDA Partnership
• Support to the National Action Plan against child labour in Tunisia (NAP-TN on CL) 2015-2020 - Midterm Evaluation At this stage of the project implementation, it seems premature to point out specific “good practices” given the activities that have been carried out so far. While some lessons learned have been identified yet they need to be part of an established process that proves effective in the future throughout the project. However, a good practice can be acknowledged in terms of project governance related to the establishment of NAP-TN COPIL as the governance body of the project. Initially, the project was piloted by an ad-hoc multi-stakeholder Steering Committee but the stakeholders and project team managed to merge it with the existing and well-established NAP-TN Steering Committee. This common steering body combines the governance of the project with the one of the NAP-TN. It reinforces the coherence of the project with national objectives and ensure its ownership and sustainability.
• Skills Development for the Renewable Energy Sector (SkiDRES) Public-Private Development Partnership - Final evaluation ILO can play a facilitative linkages role between organizations in the North and the South through partnerships for joint work, such as KGRTC and the ITC-ILO (an independent body from ILO). To transform KGRTC to become more self-reliant and less dependent on one state-owned company (in this case ZESCO) would require a lot of sustained partnership efforts. ITC-ILO was in a good position to assume an advisory role vis-à-vis KGRTC. The SkiDRES project played an important role in facilitating the close and fruitful cooperation between the two institutions. This cooperation was a spin-off from the ILO Green Jobs Programme and started with a “scan” to get an idea about how the institution was performing, followed by the institutional assessment analysis study (a baseline study of sorts), and a process involving the business plan for KGRTC, and technical assistance in relation to E-learning training courses. A clear advantage was also that the ITC-ILO Director was familiar with the region, Zambia and the subject.
• Job creation for Syrian refugees and Jordanian host communities through green works in agriculture and forestry - Final Evaluation EIIP provides cash for work which requires intensive monitoring to ensure funds are assigned correctly. As such it is an existing practice, however new functions for them can be noted. The process requires local staff to attend work on site, and so more hands-on supervision of the work itself is achieved, contributing to improved work efficiency. These protocols should be seen not simply to record attendance, but to ensure active supervision.
• Child labour projects in Arab States - Final cluster evaluation (RBSA component) 1. Conducting regional trainings and knowledge sharing activities through active communication activities is a useful strategy that emerged from the RDPP project, such as the SCREAM training rolled out through GAM to the Children’s podium in Jordan. It allows for the exploitation of cultural and linguistic similarities, whilst establishing a set of best practices. For RDPP trainings conducted in Egypt, trainees learned the best practices and employed them in their own country strategies. A strategic communication project aimed at attitude and behavioral change is essential for child labor interventions in achieving long-term impact. For example, the RDPP project adopted a multi-pronged approach, which involved traditional and social media, local leaders and champions. In both Jordan and Lebanon, the project received strong media coverage, raising awareness amongst the general public on the dangers and risks of child labor. The measurement of the effect of media coverage on the attitudes of the general public would have to be measured to be able to fully evaluate the effect of the intervention.
• Child labour projects in Arab States - Final cluster evaluation (RBSA component) The development of a formalized agreement can provide an effective solution for child labor as it provides a reliable source of income for families, conditional on withdrawing their children from work. This was demonstrated by the agreement with the Farmers’ Union in Lebanon.
• Technical support to ESIS for improving and expanding access to health care services in India – A transition to formality - Final evaluation The project has engaged well with the social partners. They have been involved since early stages of project implementation and have been updated about the project activities regularly. The project has conducted knowledge sharing sessions based upon all the outputs that were produced.
• Technical support to ESIS for improving and expanding access to health care services in India – A transition to formality - Final evaluation The project design was very flexible to deal with the multiple implementation challenges that it faced during this phase. The Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) added 2 components to the initial project design – the institutional assessment of the ESIC and the beneficiary survey. The donors extended the project duration three times to increase the duration from 18 months to 33 months, which allowed the project to complete several activities and outputs.
• Technical support to ESIS for improving and expanding access to health care services in India – A transition to formality - Final evaluation The beneficiary survey was considered helpful for both Employee State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) as well as the social partners. As contributors to the scheme, or as the service provider, the Workers’ Organizations (WOs), Enterprise and Business Member Organizations (EBMOs) and ESIC wanted to understand the requirements of the current beneficiaries.
• Technical support to ESIS for improving and expanding access to health care services in India – A transition to formality - Final evaluation The project received strong support from the DWT as well as the ILO HQ. The INWORK and SOCPRO units engaged with the design, and provided technical support for social health protection. The ILO Director engaged actively before the CTA could join the project, and later guided the project’s work through the COVID-19 period. The Wage Specialist engaged with the design, the Worker and Employer Specialists in connecting with WOs and EBMOS. The Labour Market Specialist guided the project to prepare the survey questionnaires. The Health Protection Specialist provided regular feedback and technical support to the project and liaise with the CTA about ILO’s position in the Providing for Health (P4H) network. These engagements ensured that the Project gained technical inputs as well as good connections to stakeholders.
• Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa (THAMM) (in joint implementation with IOM) - Midterm joint evaluation The project developed a joint Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy, based on the Results-Based Management Approach, besides the EUTF`s own monitoring and reporting system. This methodology will allow to capture the changes achieved during ongoing processes and acquired skills and competencies by the stakeholders. The introduction of this practice is a good example of the importance of taking into account qualitative aspects in the implementation and monitoring of a project. The standardization of the implemented activities and the better overview of reported data is supposed to respond better to the expectations of the donor, ILO-IOM and the national partners.
• Towards a Holistic Approach to Labour Migration Governance and Labour Mobility in North Africa (THAMM) (in joint implementation with IOM) - Midterm joint evaluation The project developed standards and cost-sharing formula for joint national events and governance structure meetings, and on the allocation of events throughout the duration of the programme. Each event is under the responsibility of a single coordinating and implementing agency, responsible for all its costs, while other agencies will contribute technically (to concept notes, with speakers, etc). Standards checklists have been developed for specific types of events to be followed by country teams. For the setting up of the practice, weekly and monthly coordination meetings to try to set and agree on joint standards about quality visual identity products, SoP in organizing joint events which meet the standards of all partners
• Better Work Global – Phase IV - Final cluster evaluation Phase IV of the Better Work Programme has included a clear, evidence-based, targeted approach to gender equality. This has been achieved through the Global Gender Strategy, gender-based monitoring, and specific activities targeting female workers and women in management. Evidence shows that these efforts have significantly enhanced the impact of the Better Work programme on women. The Global Gender Strategy included specific focus areas to be addressed by the global and country Better Work teams, and indicators against which progress on gender equality could be measured. To enhance the relevance of the strategy, the Better Work country teams translated the global priorities to national needs and contexts, often with the main constituents or stakeholders. Many stakeholders noted that this fourth Phase significantly enhanced their awareness of gender inequality and harassment of women. This also helped them to better understand and address gender-related complaints, and to combat harassment in the workplace.
• Better Work Global – Phase IV - Final cluster evaluation Increased use of virtual tools in the BW programme can lead to efficiency gains and opportunities for programme sustainability. During the pandemic, BW staff were not able to conduct face-to-face meetings with each other or with beneficiaries, and innovative solutions were found, in particular through the use of virtual tools. This increased use of virtual tools responded to an immediate need of Better Work staff to remain connected to each other, and to continue implementing assessments and trainings by connecting virtually to factories and constituents. Efficiency gains were mostly noted in the increase in communication and exchanges that took place, since there were no financial and time expenses related to travel. Furthermore, virtual assessments of factories using online tools also led to more efficient execution of core services. While the use of a virtual tool for assessment is not as effective as a visit, such tools can be used in the context of capacity-building and sustainability, for instance when labour inspectors conduct the actual visits, and Better Work staff monitor the visit online.
• Better Work Global – Phase IV - Final cluster evaluation Closer integration of Better Work into overall ILO country programmes, such as the ONE-ILO approach, can lead to efficiency gains and enhance impact. In some countries, Ethiopia in particular, the Better Work programme has been integrated within the overall approach of the ILO country office – The “ONE-ILO approach”. This approach has ensured that Better Work activities are integrated into the holistic support to the country, rather than acting as stand-alone programme.
• Better Work Global – Phase IV - Final cluster evaluation During Phase IV, Better Work has achieved promising results when combining environmental sustainability with working conditions. For example, Better Work Vietnam has collaborated with other donors/partners on this topic, such as the joint BW/ILO project with the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry on cleaner production and the Better Work-IFC project on environmental services, which included a Pilot Environmental Compliance Assessment. While the IFC’s input focused more on compliance with environmental legislation, Better Work focused on OSH and the use of harmful chemicals that can affect workers’ health. This clearly showed that environmental concerns can be a part of Better Work/ILO’s overall interventions regarding working conditions.
• ProAgro – Promotion of Decent Work in Agribusiness in Ethiopia and Morrocco - Midterm clustered evaluation En accordant suffisamment de temps pour une période de démarrage minutieuse, les projets pourront éventuellement déterminer les bonnes cibles, les bons partenaires et les bonnes localités pour la mise en œuvre du projet.
• ProAgro – Promotion of Decent Work in Agribusiness in Ethiopia and Morrocco - Midterm clustered evaluation Au lieu d'essayer de développer des contenus, des outils et du matériel de formation entièrement nouveaux, les projets se sont appuyés sur des contributions testées provenant de divers départements de l'OIT qui sont pertinents pour les projets. Cela a permis de développer rapidement des contenus, des outils et des supports adaptés et de mettre en œuvre la formation en faisant appel à l'expérience, notamment celle de maîtres formateurs reconnus. L'évaluation note que trop de projets essaient de réinventer des approches complètement nouvelles pour chaque nouvelle initiative. D'après les éléments d'évaluation, les moyens de formation adoptés dans le cadre du projet ont été bien appréciés et utiles.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) programme, Phase III - Final evaluation SCORE unique features of working specifically on productivity and working conditions is perceived as one of a kind compared to other ILO programmes. The high quality of the concise and practical training – including the digital training package developed during COVID-19 - is fully recognized and appreciated by constituents. The programme has gradually adapted its materials to countries’ and SMEs’ specific needs. While the evaluation shows that change towards more significant impact is still in its infant stage, notably due to the complexity in which the programme operates, and the number of countries served, the programme entails huge potential to increase its impact on SMEs, and further adapt the programme to beneficiary countries’ needs and reality.
• Asia Regional Child Labour Programme - Midterm evaluation Partnerships with Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and government authorities allows the application of a holistic approach on the ground, and feedback for research on child labour and how to combat its root causes. This good practice was found in India and linked to the ARC project Outcome 3 (developing and applying a holistic approach to eradicating child labour, particularly its worst forms). With well-planned programming, which included the ILO joining hands with different CSOs that were already working on CL and related issues, this practice helped in leveraging their strength towards a common goal of addressing the worst forms of child labour. While some had strength in advocacy with government, others were very effective in achieving integrated development in villages by addressing varied needs. Unlike at the national or state level, the programme was more successful in engaging authorities at the block and district level to garner their support on child labour.
• Asia Regional Child Labour Programme - Midterm evaluation Regional programmes facilitate exchange of information and experience on similar topics in the project, even when the common intervention logic does not work the same way in different countries. The ARC Project is a regional intervention operating in different countries with different contexts and socio-economic backgrounds and aiming to address child labour, forced labour and trafficking in person. The outcomes of the project are broad and designed for regional achievement in totality but the countries where the project operates have different outputs and activities contributing to the regional outcomes. The inter-project learning opportunities were used by the project team, enriching their knowledge and encouraging them to replicate or scale up the knowledge in their own countries. Inter country information and experience sharing contributed to achieving the objectives, and knowledge was shared with other programme partners.
• Asia Regional Child Labour Programme - Midterm evaluation Institutionalizing action against child labour (CL) under the umbrella of well-established entities and practices enables effectiveness and sustainability of ILO projects, as in the case of Nepal, where CL indicators were integrated in Labour Force Surveys and CL subcommittees were embedded in legally-established child rights committees. The National Labour Force Survey (NLFS) conducted by the competent authority – the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) - was the only data source on labour force and used to include only a few paragraphs on child work. The ARC Project supported the CBS in having CL integrating indicators developed by the ILO in the NLFS questionnaires. This will produce data on CL every four years and help fill the country´s knowledge gaps on this issue. Similarly, the ARC Project institutionalized its declaration of Child Labour Free Zone approach with the establishment of the Child Labour Monitoring Subcommittee within the Legal Child Right Committee established under the Children Act, 2018.
• Inclusive Growth, Social Protection and Jobs Programme: An ILO-IRISH-Aid Partnership Programme 2016-2021 - Midterm evaluation The social protection regional project (RAF) has learnt from the previous project and is building on the contacts, networks, and trust created among key stakeholders including the social protection policy holding government ministries and other stakeholders in the “sector”.
• Inclusive Growth, Social Protection and Jobs Programme: An ILO-IRISH-Aid Partnership Programme 2016-2021 - Midterm evaluation Using public platforms and media, for open dialogue with the public on social protection and accountability of governments, with participation of universities, is an excellent way not only to broaden and raise awareness about the issues but also to appreciate the sentiments of the younger generation as is being done in Zambia. b) Related to a) is working with a civil society organization (network of CSOs/NGOs) to track how government funds are used for social protection at sub-national level is another very interesting activity supported by IA and ILO in Zambia.
• Inclusive Growth, Social Protection and Jobs Programme: An ILO-IRISH-Aid Partnership Programme 2016-2021 - Midterm evaluation The programme has rightly placed itself in the proximity to the social protection policy holders (national key stakeholders and line ministries) - which has been beneficial in the evolvement of social protection systems and a precondition when addressing complex social systems. Combining policy level activities with the implementation of awareness-raising activities and capacity building both regionally and nationally has proved to be a good strategy. (this applies to the countries implementing the social protection component).
• Addressing the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Jordan - Final evaluation The project was found to be very responsive to the identified needs and priorities of women and girls during implementation, through developing a range of activities that were not part of the design of the project. Such adaptive responsiveness to gender issues contributes to advancing gender equality within the communities in which the project operated.
• Addressing the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Jordan - Final evaluation The project was found to have highly contributed in bringing both the MoL and MoSD closer together to work on child labour. This was made possible by the project team's proactive approach of involving the MoSD as a main stakeholder and beneficiary in this project, after having been uninvolved in the project during its 1st phase. It was also facilitated by the project's approach of working within the national framework. This proactive effort culminated in a significantly closer relationship between the main government stakeholders of the project on child labour issues.
• Addressing the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Jordan - Final evaluation The project focused on children with disabilities during the implementation period of the 2nd phase of the project, thereby upholding the principal of 'leaving no one behind'. While not being part of the original design, the project carried out a number of activities in this area including building the capacity of the main implementing partner on disability issues and how to deal with disabilities. In addition, the project provided special support group sessions with parents of children with disabilities and carried out a large number of case management sessions with these parents, with a focus on parenting skills relevant to disabilities.
• Building community resilience with young people in Mayo Suburb of Khartoum through improved access to water - Final evaluation First: ILO utilized Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programs to rehabilitate hand water pumps and feeder roads instead of hiring a contractor to implement the job, which resulted in: 1- Enhance access to water in the Mayo suburb 2- Generate income for nearly 500 young males and females 3- Develop vocational skills of young male and female in rehabilitating hand water pump and feeder road rehabilitation Second: raising awareness of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) at principles at construction sites through training beneficiaries and government staff that motivated the government of Sudan to develop a national policy of OSH at construction sites Third: partnership with Local (SUDO) and international NGO (CORE) to implement the rehabilitation work that resulted in practicing Du-Nou technology, which is a labour-based approach and is a low cost intervention Fourth: ILO created an opportunity for women participation in training and project implementation that enhanced their social location and were able to generate income for their families
• Decent Work Opportunities for Refugees and Host Communities in Türkiye - Final evaluation The intervention, as part of outcome 2.5 for establishment and supporting women cooperatives, resulted in establishment of “Cooperatives Incubation Centre” under Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. The initial engagement of IMM was to support women cooperatives, however their role extended beyond this with the establishment of CIC. This resulted in high ownership in the IMM and CIC is likely to shape their future responses towards refugees and decent work opportunities. Engagement of a stakeholder, with a huge potential will be beneficial for future ILO interventions and will also contribute to better off the decent work opportunities of refugee groups and HC members at impact level.
• Decent Work Opportunities for Refugees and Host Communities in Türkiye - Final evaluation The intervention is linking decent work opportunities with the green jobs. This is linked to decent work opportunities but beyond this, green jobs are representing emerging employment opportunities for the future. The project initiated collaboration with UNDP about green jobs. This is fully in agreement with the UN SDG agenda. Considering green jobs as part of decent work opportunities has the potential to contribute future interventions of decent work opportunities.
• Decent Work Opportunities for Refugees and Host Communities in Türkiye - Final evaluation Focusing on Women Cooperatives, as a means of providing decent work opportunities for refugee and host community women. The intervention has focused on the employment opportunities of refugee and host community by establishment and supporting the women cooperatives. In the lifetime of the project Meryem Cooperative was established with 37 members of Turkish, Syrian, Iranian and Afghan women. They are involved in production of agricultural products, sanitary masks and face shields. To sell their products they have established business relationships with municipalities, nation-wide supermarket chains and retail chains at the national level. They are even exporting their products. By the end of the intervention nearly 350 women benefitted from the activities of the cooperative.
• Local Empowerment through Economic Development and Reconciliation Project (LEED+) - Final evaluation Outcome # 2 of the Project seeks to provide decent jobs for vulnerable communities, especially PwDs. The Project, through its partnership with the Department of Manpower and Employment (DME), facilitated holding two job fairs in the Northern Province and in the Eastern Province. The purpose of the job fairs was to link the beneficiaries with employers.
• Local Empowerment through Economic Development and Reconciliation Project (LEED+) - Final evaluation Outcome # 1 of the Project seeks to improve the income of farmers engaged by the Project. The Project, through its partnership with the Private sector, facilitated provision of a package of services to the OFC farmers. The material inputs such as seed, fertilizer and other agrochemicals were provided on loan to the beneficiary. Extension services were provided regularly by the company, and the harvest was bought by the company thereby ensuring a ‘commensurate’ price to the beneficiary. On occasion, the Project provided agricultural machinery to the farmer cooperative; this enabled the farmers to rent agricultural machinery for work in their fields at a cost less than the market rates for renting such machinery. This component enabled the member farmers to obtain this service, and prepare the lands in a timely manner.
• Local Empowerment through Economic Development and Reconciliation Project (LEED+) - Final evaluation Outcome # 3 of the Project seeks to enhance the participation of women and PwDs in the chosen sectors. The project provided knowledge and skills to a wide range of stakeholders including relevant officers of the government on integrating gender and disability. It targeted the Department of Social Services (DoSS), the main service provider for vulnerable groups and the Department of Industries (DoI) which has the mandate to establish, maintain and develop rural industrial and livelihood enterprises, promote entrepreneurship culture, provide skill development training and inculcate technology adaptation culture. The project supported DoSS to set up a database with complete information of PwDs in the northern province, develop the policy on PwDs and train the department officials on Sign language. The DoSS provided a monthly allowance for PwDs and gave a one-time business start-up cash of LKR 50,000 for those who are interested in engaging in livelihood activities. The linkage and partnership facilitated and promoted by the project between DoSS and DOI has enabled both departments to work together for sustaining the entrepreneurial and other livelihood initiatives undertaken by the Project. DoI has also sought provincial funding and supplemented and complemented the livelihood assistance provided by the project.
• From the crisis towards decent and safe jobs in Central Asia and Southern Caucasus - Midterm Evaluation As a real good practice usable to be transferred to other countries the Armenian approach of inclusion of disabled persons in the labour market shall be mentioned here explicitly. In all developing or transformation countries inclusion of disabled persons is a big challenge and the necessary new approaches to handle the problem adequate and gracefully. For sure the Armenian approach of an integrated active labour market program which covers both the work place adaptation and the job placement aspects is not the only and even not the final solution. But it looks that in the framework of the DW project in at least for the regions of Caucasus and the Central Asia innovative method for an inclusive labour market measure is developed and will be put to a test during the next years.
• From the crisis towards decent and safe jobs in Central Asia and Southern Caucasus - Midterm Evaluation Another example of good practice was given in the context of the discussion on the transfer from the informal to the formal economy. All countries involved in the DW project face the problem of a big informal part of the economy which reduces the effectiveness of all political interventions enormously and produces big challenges for the establishment of a world of decent work. The idea to establish special trade unions for informal employed workers is at least innovative for the region and the usual approach of trade unions supporting organized labour in the formal economy only. It seems to be worth to be supported further and tested on its impact in the mid-term.
• Skills for employment and productivity in Bangladesh - Midterm Evaluation Innovation and demonstration of evidences of good practices and results have no alternative. Together with this is the need to persistently engage in dialogues with stakeholders as change management is a difficult and time consuming process. That is what ILO did through its B-SEP SCORE program at Rani Food Company.
• Sustaining competitive and responsible enterprises, SCORE Phase I - Final Evaluation Trainers have in almost all countries made more enterprise visits than were agreed in the rolling out of the modules. This shows that trainer commitment is generally high and that although additional costs are required, trainers are responsive to enterprise requests for support.
• Promoting freedom of association and social dialogue in Myanmar - Final Evaluation The Purpose to improve the capacity of ILO constituents in Myanmar to effectively realise, in law and practice, the fundamental rights of FOA and CB. The emergence of good practice is illustrated in Main Conclusion 5: it is not associated directly with a problem but supports an approach for effective capacity building. TOT was designed into the project in the original application to build a multiplier effect, with sustainability, by ensuring that national trainers can replicate the training and reduce the need to rely on international trainers. A consultant was engaged, with expertise in training educators at all levels, who prepared a 4-day programme with an accompanying manual. The target group were leaders, those who participated in the basic level bipartite workshops and project staff. The course used and taught participatory methodology that included discussion, exercises and role play with opportunities to practice during the course, using issues from the basic level bi-partite courses. The course was conducted 3 times with approximately 20 participants per course and materials were translated into Burmese. Selected participants from the 1st course assisted as trainers on the remaining 2 courses. The TOTs were conducted in English but some participants were then able to conduct basic bipartite level courses in Burmese. The participants who demonstrated interest and were supported by their organisation went on to gain further practice by working with the project training staff and are now able to conduct courses for their own organisations, usually as volunteers.
• Promoting freedom of association and social dialogue in Myanmar - Final Evaluation The cooperation was linked to Objective 1 (national institutions are in a better position to recognise, implement and enforce fundamental rights at work) and the goal of the project (Promoting the effective recognition and implementation of fundamental rights at work and sound industrial relations for the fair and productive development of Myanmar). The good practice relates to identified problems in Finding 11: Efficiency of Resource Use and Main Conclusion 11: constituent's misconceptions about target groups for the FOA project. The objective of the SP project was to develop policy on social protection & security through national tripartite dialogue. There was obvious synergy with the FOA project, social dialogue was not practiced at this stage in Myanmar, the project did not have sufficient funding for activities and the Social Protection Officer had no access to the trade unions.
• Promoting freedom of association and social dialogue in Myanmar - Final Evaluation This example of good practice is linked to Objective 1: national labour institutes are in a better position to recognise, implement and enforce fundamental rights at work, related to improving the capacity of ILO constituents in Myanmar to effectively realise, in law and practice, the fundamental rights of FOA and CB. The emerging good practice is identified in Finding 6 and illustrates a flexible approach to an identified challenge. In this project the officers from Conciliation Bodies did not have the relevant knowledge to participate in the planned TOT activity. The target group was changed to conciliators appointed by employers and unions from the industrial zones who were experiencing heavy work loads and training was done jointly. A multi-purpose type approach was adopted consisting of 4-5 x day field visits, the first visit acting as a pilot. The visits were organised by the FOA project, with the participation of FMCS. The visits consisted of: 1) meetings with Conciliation Body members in the Industrial Zones; 2) a workshop with employers and worker representative from selected workplaces to identify problems and find solutions followed by; 3) a 2-day training course for Conciliators. A participatory approach was adopted that included discussions and role plays using real issues.
• Fair recruitment and decent work for women migrant workers in South Asia and the Middle East - Regional Component - Final Evaluation An audio platform for connecting migrant workers, called Tarang Vani, was launched by Gram Tarang. This is a phone-based facility whereby workers can send and receive messages from their friends or family. The worker dials in the Tarang Vani number, gives the number of the person he wants to send the message to, and records the message. Tarang Vani then contacts the person and delivers the message. Messages are in audio form, simple messages, letters, poems, songs and stories, sent by workers to their friends and families. The senders and receivers do not need to have smart phones, as the message transfer is done by Tarang Vani. The studio of Tarang Vani also records plays and messages on the themes of migration, women’s empowerment, etc. to convey to the workers. The platform is in Odiya language and has reached 6,000 workers so far.
• Fair recruitment and decent work for women migrant workers in South Asia and the Middle East - Regional Component - Final Evaluation In Nepal, WIF started working with the local government. Members of local government who worked closely with WIF found that the collaboration was a positive experience and proposed further, and deeper, engagement. Continuing to work with the local structures will ensure sustainability, and has the potential to influence policy and garner additional support. For example, the government social mobilisers also imparted WIF messages to their beneficiaries, thus providing additional human resources and ensuring wider dissemination of WIF messages around safe migration.
• Fair recruitment and decent work for women migrant workers in South Asia and the Middle East - Regional Component - Final Evaluation In most of the origin countries, implementing partners placed a strong emphasis on improving livelihoods to address the vulnerabilities leading to (unsafe) migration. To facilitate this, partners (for e.g. in India and Nepal), through their institutional outreach, have linked vulnerable women with multiple government and private sector trainings and livelihood schemes, thereby enhancing livelihood security in project’s coverage area. Besides this, partners also worked to reduce stigma around certain categories of jobs, through community orientation sessions and by teaching women the value of labour. Due to this, women started taking up jobs in non-traditional settings such as in hotels. This opened up more local livelihoods options for women, especially those who did not wish to migrate.
• Fair recruitment and decent work for women migrant workers in South Asia and the Middle East - Regional Component - Final Evaluation The use of skill training providers like Gram Tarang in India helped to ensure transparency in recruitment and provide pre-and-post placement support to workers, all of whom were young women. They appointed a handholding team for these workers in Tirupur and Bangalore and negotiated better working conditions for them.
• Fair recruitment and decent work for women migrant workers in South Asia and the Middle East - Regional Component - Final Evaluation In India, a case study was commissioned on the Mathadi board – a worker’s collective of 34 boards that negotiates wages and working conditions for its workers. This is an example of unions and agents/ employers coming together. A presentation of the case study, showcasing the potential and the challenges of the model was made to the Government of India. With the objective of replicating for other informal workers, such as domestic workers, the Kerala government has also shown interest in piloting this model. In Jordan, WIF evaluated a scheme for financial insurance of employers, that had been started and closed. In Bangladesh, a fair recruitment practice introduced by BOESL was evaluated under the WIF programme.
• Fair recruitment and decent work for women migrant workers in South Asia and the Middle East - Regional Component - Final Evaluation Outreach to workers, and the ability to organise and support them is enhanced by opening of Workers’ Resource Centres, also called Migrant Community Centres in Lebanon and Workers’ Centre in Jordan. On the suggestion of WIF, the Kerala government opened two Workers Resource Centers as spaces for organizing and collectivizing. Workers also use the space to unwind, learn languages and skills, share happiness and concerns, celebrate and entertain themselves. The Kerala government plans to open 16 such centers across Kerala and has followed all the suggestions of WIF: to provide a well-lit building, located near a bus stand and train station, a place easy to reach and with space to accommodate many workers. In Lebanon and Jordan, WIF has supported the organising of migrant women domestic workers (MDWs) through migrant community centres (MCCs). Within the centres, migrant workers (both female and male) can attend language classes, access health related services and get legal counselling. Although if the MCCs are collaborative spaces where migrant workers can meet and share experiences, the activities are rights-oriented and aim at building migrant workers capacity for self-advocacy. Members at the centres elect a board which manages an independent budget and has decision-making powers for the centre. These centres have become places where workers can come and meet one another, and conduct activities such as cultural programmes, prayers, dances, theatre, classes on computer, languages (Especially Arabic and English), and also discuss their work-related issues. In cases of need, they can get counselling and legal support as well.
• Fair recruitment and decent work for women migrant workers in South Asia and the Middle East - Regional Component - Final Evaluation The creation of a cadre of community workers, volunteers and peer educators has been central to the WIF programme interventions. In Nepal, returnee migrants have been appointed as peer educators wherever possible. These women have the advantage of experience, and potential migrants pay heed to their advice. However, irrespective of whether or not they are returnees, peer educators are the first recourse for women going abroad and women who need reintegration support, for e.g. to deal with family conflicts, to gain access to health care, and to medically terminate pregnancies. The Peer Educators also get demands for trainings beyond the WIF programme, from the local government. This creates potential for them to be relevant as resource persons, beyond the Programme intervention period.
• CARIFORUM Civil Society in the Regional Development and Integration Process: Challenges to CARIFORUM Labour, Private Sector and Employers - Final evaluation Collaboration between the CEC and the CCL around shared interests fomented mutual trust and made their advocacy more impactful. The evaluation team noted by designing a component through which the CEC and the CCL had face-to-face, common-issue bipartite meetings, discussions organically led to identification of shared interests and made their advocacy more impactful. The inclusion of both organizations to COHSOD meetings is a patent example of effective joint advocacy.
• Employers have strong, independent and representative organization (Outcome 9) - Final evaluation EESE toolkit - ILO has developed a fantastic resource in EESE. This provides a range of written materials available from the EESE website for use by EOs, both on a standalone basis and as a reminder for people who have had more intensive mentoring.
• Employers have strong, independent and representative organization (Outcome 9) - Final evaluation Sometimes, ILO contributes to costs of a policy officer employed by an EO. Whilst there is a desire to work with EOs which are sustainable and do not require propping up, there are also good arguments for supporting EOs more directly.
• Employers have strong, independent and representative organization (Outcome 9) - Final evaluation Employers' organizations (EOs) cannot simply rely on connections and networks to influence government, at least if they want their reforms to last: rather they need to undertake excellent and objective research and need to be able to prepare persuasive policy position papers.
• Évaluation groupée des projects Jeun'ess and Fortr'ess - Évaluation groupée mi-parcours 1. La dynamique de rassembler les différentes dirigeantes et adhérentes des organisations bénéficiaires dans divers événements a permis à ces femmes de retisser des liens entre elles, d’échanger leurs bonnes pratiques et leurs expériences et de confronter ensemble avec l’appui des acteurs publics et privés les défis de la relance de leurs entités.
• Évaluation groupée des projects Jeun'ess and Fortr'ess - Évaluation groupée mi-parcours 2. La sélection des dossiers a été assurée par une intervention conjointe des parties prenantes. L’équipe du projet JEUN’ESS, des consultants, des représentants des partenaires techniques et sociaux et des représentants du partenaire financier
• Évaluation groupée des projects Jeun'ess and Fortr'ess - Évaluation groupée mi-parcours 3. La méthodologie d’accompagnement était basée sur une écoute active des besoins des acteurs du terrain et une co-conception d’un programme d’accompagnement adapté aux spécificités de leurs activités et de leur ancrage territorial. Cette méthodologie participative se base aussi sur le tripartisme et la collaboration avec les différents partenaires sociaux et institutionnels. Les projets ont aussi essayé d’impliquer les acteurs de changement, notamment de la société civile, dans les différentes phases du projet.
• Évaluation groupée des projects Jeun'ess and Fortr'ess - Évaluation groupée mi-parcours 4. Un partage des bonnes pratiques est mis en place afin de bénéficier des leçons tirées par les différents projets. Ces collaborations se manifestent à travers la collaboration avec le ministère de l’Economie et de la planification et le ministère de l’Agriculture ou les projets FORTER’ESS et JEUN’ESS apportent un appui complémentaire aux deux ministères.
• Global Research on Child Labour Measurement and Policy Development (MAP) - Final Evaluation Over the MAP implementation period, Morocco failing to agree with the implementation agreement was replaced by Tunisia. The country came much later in the process to comply with the project timeline to gather quantitative data and conduct analysis on working children, child labour and hazardous work at national level. Tunisia’s decision to publish a NCLS summary report communicating only key findings, in response to a request for information from the government, gave the NSO more time to conduct an in-depth analysis of CL issues and produce a complete report later in the project.
• Global Research on Child Labour Measurement and Policy Development (MAP) - Final Evaluation The project initial overall strategy was to link data collection and analysis, on one hand, with comprehensive policy and programmatic solutions, on the other. The Policy Appraisal (PA) reports were to serve as tools to assist national governments, social partners and civil society in the development of national strategies, policies, and programs to address child labor. Over the course of the project, some countries expressed the need to conduct special studies or to be supported by additional capacity building sessions. The level of flexibility demonstrated by ILO and the management team to adapt interventions and reorient policy appraisals towards interventions to better meet country-level needs and interests is a best practice that supports project implementation and completion.
• Improved compliance with labour laws in the Republic of Georgia - Final evaluation Policy reform is an evolving, iterative, multistage process that requires patience, mutual respect, and enduring commitment. When one difficulty or problem has been solved, another will likely surface. Quick and easy progress on one or several fronts does not ensure similar success on other fronts. Nor can we assume that early success ensures durability and long-run success in policy outcomes. Similarly, the lack of immediate institutional change (reform) does not necessarily imply failure. The policy process is one of incremental changes in ideas, in visions, in goals, and in objectives of diverse and widely scattered individual interests. To support and facilitate such a process, the government, social partners and donors must make a long-term commitment to work with and sustain the entities that must participate in policy formulation and implementation.
• Improved compliance with labour laws in the Republic of Georgia - Final evaluation Usage of labour law reform and international commitments as a vehicle for teaching tripartite social dialogue.
• From the crisis towards decent and safe jobs in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Phase I - Midterm Evaluation A specific feature of the DW II project is its contribution to the implementation of the DW Agenda in two target countries, since it is putting large additional personnel and financial resources at the disposition of the ILO, which allows the ILO to take a broader and more integrated approach in its work.
• From the crisis towards decent and safe jobs in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, Phase I - Midterm Evaluation Creating awareness, influencing policy, mobilizing political decision-makers requires time, coordination and resources but most importantly it requires the use of appropriate medium because beyond contributing to practical changes, it first has to mobilise them on cognitive and emotional levels. Under the DW II project, innovative and creative ways were used to convey messages to social groups about the informal economy. The Project supported the production of 5 cartoons: (No 1 Lack of pension, No 2 Lack of job security (no maternity leave), No 3 Lack of health insurance at loss of ability to work, No 4 Role of Trade Unions, No 5 Concluding video, summarizing the first 4 "Come out of the shadow and join the Trade Union!" which high-lights the negative consequences of informal employment and broadcasts them on the national and regional media.
• Promoting and building income security and employment services in Asia, Phase II - Final Evaluation The ABND process in Mongolia appears to have been a good example of how to carry out such a process involving a range of UN agencies, social partners and with a good level of engagement by the government (albeit not guaranteeing an immediate positive policy outcome).
• Promoting and building income security and employment services in Asia, Phase II - Final Evaluation The organisation of the rural capacity building project was an example of good practice in carrying out such a pilot as part of a broader project.
• Improvements of livelihoods of vulnerable households in urban and peri-urban areas of Galkayo - Final evaluation Galkayo, like other towns in Somalia, continues to experience an influx of migrants in search of better livelihoods following the protracted war. Market systems had deteriorated over the years and could no longer attract investors. The capacity of local authorities was also too weak to support growth of local economy. This resulted in high levels of unemployment, in a town whose infrastructure could hardly support economic growth. Key among the catalysts to economic growth was development and rehabilitation of economic infrastructure such as roads and markets so as to facilitate the access to markets and social amenities. While it would have been possible to use equipment intensive approaches to implement the infrastructure works, the project sought use the employment intensive approach. This quickly led to creation of short term jobs. In so doing cash was injected into the economy through this went into addressing the household needs of the people. Overtime, money saved from these jobs was used by some to start small businesses, which led to more long term jobs for them or their kin. Workers also gained skills which they utilized to access job opportunities.
• Improvements of livelihoods of vulnerable households in urban and peri-urban areas of Galkayo - Final evaluation The applications seeks to make it possible for workers in the informal sector and indeed any other interested person to access labour laws and employment rights from their mobile phones. This is based don he understanding that an enabling environment is one that really the actors have access to information that is relevant to them. Awareness creation was noted to be an important ingredient to the eventual compliance with labour laws. The application will contribute to creation of awareness in addition being a quick and accessible reference for anyone which a pressing question or issues that touches on their employment rights. Given the mobile phone penetration in the country was high and that internet connectivity using mobile phones was on the increase, the application is expected to benefit virtually all interested workers across the country.
• Improvements of livelihoods of vulnerable households in urban and peri-urban areas of Galkayo - Final evaluation It is possibly convenient and time saving to overlook the capacity of stakeholders in a situation like Galkayo and treat them as passive partners. This was not the case in this project. Involvement of primary stakeholders was emphasized in the project right from the planning stage with input for stakeholders being brought on board the project design during and after the project launch. This forged a sense of ownership, improved accuracy in planning and made the implementation more efficient. Without a doubt the context of Galkayo required a lot of consensus building if the interventions were to succeed and be sustained. The design expected the local community and the governments to play a more active role in project implementation and eventual management of the intervention results. This could only be achieved with close consultation and participation of primary stakeholders.
• Independent evaluation of the ILO’s decent work country programmes, strategies and actions in the Caribbean (2010-15) Development of a subregional strategic umbrella reflects the realities of the subregion where countries
  participate in a large number of formal (CARICOM, OECS) and less formal (e.g. through education, career, family
  and social) networks.
  This subregional strategy needs to be made more systematic and explicit through: the establishment of
  a database; consultation with constituents, donors and stakeholders to enable strategic selection of thematic
  areas and approaches; consolidation of subregional partnerships; synergies between subregional and countrylevel
  activities; and complementarity with implementation of activities under UNDAFs and the SIDS alliance,
  and other regional or global frameworks.
• Independent evaluation of the ILO’s decent work country programmes, strategies and actions in the Caribbean (2010-15) The Caribbean Labour Ministers’ Meeting is a biennial forum organized by the ILO’s Subregional Office for the Caribbean. The ministers come from the English- and Dutch-speaking Caribbean member States and NMTs that are served by DWT/O—Port-of-Spain. The meeting facilitates the exchange of views and ideas on issues relevant to the labour portfolio, including the latest regional and international developments, and discussions on ILO’s programmes of benefit to the ministries and the region as a whole. $The first ILO Caribbean Labour Ministers’ Meeting was held in 1996 in Trinidad and Tobago. Subsequent meetings have been held in Guyana (1998), Jamaica (2000), Barbados (2002) and the Bahamas (2004), Trinidad and Tobago (2007), Guyana (2010), Trinidad and Tobago (2013) and the Bahamas in 2015. The emerging best practice relates to the linking of these political meetings with technical meetings on key issues of concern in the subregion, and their relationship to the wider world of work. Participation of ILO RO-Lima, as well as high-level participation from HQ is also a welcome feature
• Developing the capacity to promote trade union affiliation and collective bargaining coverage - Midterm evaluation La Base de Datos ha sido concebida por las CS como una oportunidad de contar con un sistema de información sindical y la han aprovechado para incluir información sobre aspectos que pueden ser útiles en el desarrollo de otros proyectos.
• Developing the capacity to promote trade union affiliation and collective bargaining coverage - Midterm evaluation En la elaboración e implementación de los planes de crecimiento de la CTC y la CUT han participado las SD de las CS, los Comités de Impulso o Crecimiento, las bases y dirigentes sindicales. Adicionalmente, en el caso de la CUT ha sido muy importante el liderazgo del Equipo Político.
• Developing the capacity to promote trade union affiliation and collective bargaining coverage - Midterm evaluation Realizar un proceso de planificación más pausado y a mediano plazo en el marco del Proyecto, incluir una cantidad significativa de departamentos y sectores en el alcance de la intervención, añadir actividades respecto a las previstas en el ML del proyecto, desarrollar un trabajo de movilización interna desde las bases sindicales, y ser más descentralizada en términos políticos son factores comunes a las 2 CS que han tenido mejores resultados en el Proyecto, y por lo tanto, podrían ser considerados como factores críticos de éxito.
• Developing the capacity to promote trade union affiliation and collective bargaining coverage - Midterm evaluation En relación a la Base de Datos, la decisión de la CUT de dirigir las capacitaciones desde un inicio a las secretarias y personal administrativo, y de contar con un ingeniero de sistemas dedicado prioritariamente a la Base de Datos, explica que esta CS haya avanzado más que la CTC en la ejecución de las actividades vinculadas a este producto.
• Green Jobs in Asia - Mid Term Evaluation The unique approach of having a Senior Specialist on Environment and Decent Work within the regional office is proving critical to back-stop the ILO project and provide feedback to constituencies.
• Green Jobs in Asia - Mid Term Evaluation Green Jobs has beccome substantially recognized as part of the ILO Agenda in the Asia & Pacific region.
• Training and employment support programme in East Timor (TESP) - Final evaluation SEPFOPE and ILO’s embedding approach constitutes a best practice in post-conflict and similarly challenging working environments. This relates to all project outputs and capacity building efforts of the project, and was a key factor success in institution building.
• Development of a tripartite framework for Ethiopian and Somali women domestic migrant workers to the GCC states, Lebanon and Sudan - Final Evaluation A project good practice was the sponsoring of a dramatic film on the story and experiences of an actual migrant worker. Such a film is an innovative means to create empathy and understanding of the issues that irregular migrant workers face. The creation of empathy is a means that has been shown to contribute to behaviour change
• Development of a tripartite framework for Ethiopian and Somali women domestic migrant workers to the GCC states, Lebanon and Sudan - Final Evaluation The project was tasked with institution and capacity strengthening as well as support for legal and policy framework development. Providing field trips to other countries for key government and other stakeholders to learn about best practices on Migrant Domestic Workers was a good practice in this regard..
  The project made maximum use of the knowledge and experience of other countries, which evaluation interviewees appreciated particularly. All stakeholders who attended field trips to other countries, notably the Philippines, reported in great detail about how their capacities had been strengthened as they learned about useful strategies and specific approaches that can be used to address challenges with respect to migration of domestic workers. More importantly, these stakeholders pointed to steps that they had undertaken or directly supported to implement what they had learned on their field trips. Such trips were frequently questioned prior to being approved because of their relatively high cost. If well planned and with clearly expected results targets, however, these trips can be particularly useful for projects that focus on the enabling environment. When government officials and other stakeholders see that other countries are able to address major development issues in a constructive manner, the field trips can serve as effective advocacy tools.
  
• Better Work Lesotho, Better Work Nicaragua, Better Work Haiti - Final cluster evaluation Social dialogue promoted by BW advisory services and PICCS is playing a key role in strengthening industrial relations in the garment sector. National stakeholders across countries have positively valued the role that social dialogue is playing in strengthening industrial relations in the garment sector. Different key informants interviewed believe that in absence of social dialogue, BW would have not progressed much. They also found that social dialogue helps to identify certain problems and solve them in a respectful manner according to the Law.
• Better Work Lesotho, Better Work Nicaragua, Better Work Haiti - Final cluster evaluation BW’s commitment to work with factories for the institutionalization of PICC's is a successful strategy, despite the challenges this has entailed. The representation of workers and union members in the PICC's and the work of communication and mediation carried out within the companies has had a highly positive effect of appropriation and participation in issues relevant to the company and the workers.
• Better Work Lesotho, Better Work Nicaragua, Better Work Haiti - Final cluster evaluation Supervisory Training significantly boosts supervisor confidence, turnover, line productivity and the quality of overall workplace relations. Supervisors are responsible for overseeing the work of a large number of workers. However, many are ill prepared for the job as they are often promoted as a result of their skills as an operator. However, in their new position they must meet managers’ demands and motivate their line of workers in a high-pressure environment. In short, the job of a supervisor requires very different skills. Researchers found, and the evaluation confirmed, that Supervisory Training is good practice as it significantly boosts supervisor confidence, turnover, line productivity and the quality of overall workplace relations.
• Better Work Lesotho, Better Work Nicaragua, Better Work Haiti - Final cluster evaluation BW factory assessments highlight non-compliance findings and, through their advisory services, support factories in tackling the findings through PICCs (in those factories where they exist and are operational), in contrast with the audits conducted by the brands, establishing agreed up on Improvement Plans and in the monitoring progress.
• Better Work Vietnam (Phase II) and Better Work Indonesia (Phase II) - Final cluster evaluation Better Work Indonesia (BWI) and Better Work Vietnam (BWV) aim to improve compliance with national and international labour standards and promote competitiveness in the countries’ apparel industry by assessing current workplace conditions and offering customized advisory and training services to factories to address their individual needs. The Better Work programme helps employers and workers to achieve compliance by building their capacity to work together toward solutions at the factory level. As part of the phase II of BWI and BWV, the ILO capitalized on mobile technology and social media to improve communication between factory management and workers and for information and education activities. Some examples of specific strategies include the following: • Using a bulk SMS service, factory managers in a pilot BWI program sent messages about Occupational Health & Safety (OSH), Factory Rules and Regulations and other relevant notices to workers’ mobile phones. • In cooperation with Adidas, BWI also implemented a SMS based grievance reporting system that encouraged workers in 5 factories to anonymously share grievances directly with the company via anonymous text messages. The application is being scaled up by Adidas in other factories and other countries. • BWV developed a mobile app on the Labour Code targeting managers. BWI made its labour law guide available as an e book on google apps. • BWI developed an application to help workers calculate their wages • Both BWI and BWV have a facebook page. BWI has attracted over 20,000 followers, the majority of whom it believes are workers.
• Better Work Vietnam (Phase II) and Better Work Indonesia (Phase II) - Final cluster evaluation Better Work Vietnam (BWV) and Better Work Indonesia (BWI) aim to improve compliance with national and international labour standards and promote competitiveness in the countries’ apparel industries by assessing current workplace conditions and offering customized advisory and training services to factories. The Better Work programme helps employers and workers to achieve compliance by building their capacity to work together toward solutions at the factory level. BWV (Phase II) and BWI (Phase II) offered a wide range of training courses to participating enterprises with the aim of supporting productivity and improving workplace communications. Thirteen courses are currently offered by BWV including Supervisory skills Training (SST), 5S Workplace organization, Productivity Compensation and Benefits and Workplace Cooperation. The most popular course is Supervisory Skills training. The 3-day training aims to help supervisors build the soft skills to meet the demands of managing production lines in a high-pressure environment. The training covers leadership, communication and negotiation skills of employees in supervisory roles. It has been developed based on global experience and uses a learner centred, interactive methodology including group exercises and role play. BWV held 75 course during its second phase, attended by 141 factories. Participation was highest during 2014 and 2015 when Disney funding enabled participants to pay just 20% of the regular fee. Better Work Vietnam conducts participant evaluations of each of its training courses, using an evaluation scale of +2 (highest) to -2 (lowest). SST was rated most popular course with a rating of 1.75 reported in 2014. BWV reports that SST training was the most popular of its courses with around one third of member factories participating.
• Poverty reduction through decent employment creation in Ethiopia - Mid Term Evaluation The current successful model in the cotton and textiles component should be replicated to all components so as to lighten the workload for staff and government partners and as a strategy for capacity building and for scaling up and development of synergies necessary for achieving the ambitious objectives of this programme and other ILO interventions in Ethiopia in future.
• Poverty Reduction though decent employment creation in Liberia - Final evaluation The outputs of the labor-intensive road works project should be documented in a case study as an ILO best practice.
• Prevention and elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Costa Rica - Final Evaluation La labor de las inspectorías de trabajo en los diferentes países ha producido buenas prácticas y estrategias eficaces, que pueden guiar el abordaje del tema del TI y adolescente en otros contextos. Una serie de aspectos en común en estas experiencias exitosas, lo constituyen su acercamiento integral, focalización debido a los escasos recursos, coordinación interinstitucional e intrainstitucional, participación de diversos actores como sindicatos, comunidad, etc. entre muchos otros elementos en común. Esta información se encuentra debidamente sistematizada.
• Prevention and elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Costa Rica - Final Evaluation La adecuada estrategia del Proyecto basada en un conocimiento profundo del tema y en las características del contexto de cada país. Al establecer el fortalecimiento de las capacidades de instituciones nacionales, se apunta hacia la sostenibilidad en un largo plazo. Contribuyen también con la sostenibilidad: los talleres donde se construyeron de forma participativa los listados y los protocolos, así como la cooperación Sur-Sur.
• Prevention and elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Costa Rica - Final Evaluation La generación de materiales didácticos de gran calidad técnica y de contenido, como brochures, videos (buena práctica desarrollada en conjunto con ATC), el Manual de formación para operadores de justicia en materia de trabajo infantil y adolescente, la Estrategia para la eliminación del trabajo peligroso de personas adolescentes trabajadoras rurales: una vía para desarrollar la responsabilidad social empresarial y la Guía Metodológica en formato de disco compacto (en conjunto con el Proyecto de Justicia Laboral de OIT) dirigidos a diversos integrantes de la sociedad, proporcionó información clara y de primera mano sobre la importancia de la prevención, detección y el adecuado seguimiento de las peores formas de trabajo infantil.
• Prevention and elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Costa Rica - Final Evaluation Investigaciones desarrolladas en forma paralela o previa al Proyecto, como el estado de la jurisprudencia en los países, por ejemplo, contribuyeron a una mejor comprensión de las dimensiones de las peores formas del trabajo infantil en estos países. Esto también facilitó el desarrollo de procesos de sensibilización y capacitación más pertinente con el contexto sociocultural de cada país.
• Prevention and elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Costa Rica - Final Evaluation Los esfuerzos relacionados con la sensibilización y el fortalecimiento del conocimiento de diversos actores locales (líderes comunales, maestros, directores, personal de entidades estatales como ministerio de salud, entre otros), sobre las peores formas de trabajo infantil, aunado a los esfuerzos de otras iniciativas en esta materia. Esto produjo un mayor involucramiento de estos sectores en la detección y la atención del trabajo infantil y adolescente en sus propias comunidades.
• Prevention and elimination of the worst forms of child labour in Honduras, Nicaragua, Guatemala and Costa Rica - Final Evaluation El Proyecto apoyó en el fortalecimiento de relaciones ya existentes entre instituciones estatales y no gubernamentales (empleadores y trabajadores), lo que incidió en la ampliación del alcance del mismo y la incorporación de diversos intereses que quedaron plasmados en los listados de las peores formas de trabajo infantil. Adicionalmente, se fortalecieron las estrategias de trabajo en conjunto de estas entidades.
• Combating the worst forms of child labour and supporting the time bound programme of child labour in Turkey - Final Evaluation The deployment and implementation of the CLMS has broadly been successful and implementation progress has meant that this can also be seen as good practice. An important factor in explaining the success of the CLMS deployment has been the impressive commitment and dedication displayed by projects staff, which was witnessed firsthand by the evaluation team during the field visit to Adana. Furthermore, it has reinforced local perceptions that ILO-IPEC brings value partly through well-designed tools and methodologies. There area a number of good practices or ¿good practices in the making¿ that have been identified. It is highly likely that more could be identified in a more extensive fieldwork effort, but this work could just as well be accomplished collaboratively with the project partners at a point in the near future. In the wider sense many of the above-mentioned success factors (project leadership and management, partnering approach, project staff commitment and dedication, and level of financial leverage) can all be considered as good practice.
• Projet d'appui pour la mise en oeuvre d'un programme assorti de délai (PAD) au Sénégal - Final Evaluation Approche participative: L'IPEC a utilisé une approche très participative dans l'élaboration des PAD et des PA. Bien que prenant beaucoup de temps, les consultations des partenaires a eu un impact positif sur l'appropriation de la question du travail des enfants, notamment au niveau local. Il a incité les autorités de Ngoundiane à inclure l'élimination du travail des enfants comme objectifs dans leurs plans de développement local et à créer une ligne budgétaire pour les activités dans ce domaine. A Mbeubeuss, le maire a offert un terrain pour la formation professionnelle. Les autorités de Mboro et Keur Socé ont affirmé qu'elles s'apprêtaient à suivre ces exemples. À Diourbel, trois départements ont créé des groupes de surveillance composés du gouvernement, des chefs religieux et de la société civile. Ces groupes seront en mesure de fonctionner sans financement de l'IPEC. Ce sont là des exemples encourageants de l'implication au niveau local qui peuvent inspirer d'autres communautés et départements. Le succès de ces cas réside probablement dans la combinaison efficace de la sensibilisation par les partenaires de l'IPEC dans ces zones (PLAN, ASEM, et Ndeye Jirim) et quelques personnes pleines de ressources qui se sont montrés réceptives au message. Bien exploités, ces expériences peuvent être multipliées.
• Projet d'appui pour la mise en oeuvre d'un programme assorti de délai (PAD) au Sénégal - Final Evaluation Synergie entre les programmes de l'OIT: L'équipe de l'IPEC au Sénégal a mis en place une collaboration avec le projet GERME, ce qui a été bénéfique à la lutte contre le travail des enfants. La formation de GERME a contribué au renforcement des compétences des parents des bénéficiaires en matière de gestion l'entreprise, et vice versa, un indicateur sur le travail des enfants a été inclus dans le suivi de micro entreprise de GERME. L'IPEC travaille également au développement d'un module du travail des enfants pour le programme de formation GERME. Ces efforts pourraient être révisés à la hausse, tant à l'intérieur du Sénégal, que dans les projets de l'IPEC et de GERME dans le monde.
• Projet d'appui pour la mise en oeuvre d'un programme assorti de délai (PAD) au Sénégal - Final Evaluation Pérennité de l'action directe: Diverses stratégies peuvent conduire à la durabilité de l'action directe. Avec un problème aussi complexe que le travail des enfants, les fonds limités et un délai serré, la durabilité deviennent particulièrement difficile. Une stratégie, qui a été très bien appliquée par le projet, est celui du choix des partenaires. Les ONG qui ont été choisies avaient travaillé avec une variété de bailleurs de fonds et avaient une longue expérience dans les zones d'intervention. Plusieurs de ces organisations étaient en mesure d'obtenir des fonds supplémentaires, ce qui a assuré la continuité du suivi et le soutien scolaire, conduisant ¿ éventuellement - à la durabilité des interventions.
• Projet d'appui pour la mise en oeuvre d'un programme assorti de délai (PAD) au Sénégal - Final Evaluation L'intégration du travail des enfants: Une contribution importante à l'intégration des efforts visant à éliminer le travail des enfants au Sénégal a été l'inclusion d'un indicateur sur le travail des enfants dans le DSRP. Outre la reconnaissance du fait que le travail des enfants est un problème transversal qui doit être traité parallèlement à d'autres questions de développement, cela pourrait attirer l'attention des bailleurs de fonds et donc des financements supplémentaires. S'il est bien géré par le ministère du Travail, l'incidence du travail des enfants sera régulièrement suivi. Cette stratégie mérite d'être reproduite dans d'autres pays.
• Prevention and mitigation of HIV/AIDS labour and socioeconomic impact in the world of work in Uganda and Ethiopia - Final Evaluation A sustained partnership approach was seen as an effective way of mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in the workplace. Examples of an effective partnership approach were cited by a number of stakeholders by the placing of seconded staff into enterprises to work to operationalising policy guidelines.
• Prevention and mitigation of HIV/AIDS labour and socioeconomic impact in the world of work in Uganda and Ethiopia - Final Evaluation Because of the establishment of the policy in James Finlay, in 2006 the Ministry of Health started to supply ARV directly through the estate clinics.
• Prevention and mitigation of HIV/AIDS labour and socioeconomic impact in the world of work in Uganda and Ethiopia - Final Evaluation Translation of HIV/AIDS material into a number of local languages.
• Prevention and mitigation of HIV/AIDS labour and socioeconomic impact in the world of work in Uganda and Ethiopia - Final Evaluation In 2008 James Finlay tea estate created a monitoring system in order to be able to measure the benefits of the HIV/AIDS programme. Data was collected around levels of absenteeism, productivity, mother-to-child transmission and overall well-being of staff. This monitoring system is used to report to the executive board on the impact of the HIV/AIDS workplace policy.
• Prevention and mitigation of HIV/AIDS labour and socioeconomic impact in the world of work in Uganda and Ethiopia - Final Evaluation From the outset, establishing a MOU with respective enterprises to clearly set out initial roles and responsibilities of each of the parties in the development and operationalisation of the HIV/AIDS Work Place policy. This provided a reference point to which each party could refer as a guideline when interventions had commenced.
• Prevention and mitigation of HIV/AIDS labour and socioeconomic impact in the world of work in Uganda and Ethiopia - Final Evaluation Drama, family events and multi-media were the most successful forms of intervention in raising awareness. This exposure to information in a non-threatening manner encouraged attendees to 'talk out' about issues surrounding HIV/AIDS.
• Prevention and mitigation of HIV/AIDS labour and socioeconomic impact in the world of work in Uganda and Ethiopia - Final Evaluation Cost-sharing on implementation of policy, the degree to be determined on a case-by-case basis. The degree of cost share to shift towards the enterprise as the project continues.
• Corporate social responsibility in the Chinese textile industry - Final Evaluation Integration of social, economic and environmental issues: The project has shown that the integration of social, economic and environmental issues was a big success. The companies felt that all their needs were covered through the project. An important point to highlight is that the tangible results that the companies experienced through energy savings, increased productivity and quality etc. increased the motivation of the companies to make improvements in the other areas. The approach of such a holistic approach should therefore be replicated in similar projects.
• Corporate social responsibility in the Chinese textile industry - Final Evaluation The project has proven that the holistic approach of integrating economic, social and environmental issues is successful. It was observed that the immediate results and improvements that companies could experience by implementing elements of "Cleaner Production" lead to higher motivation to initiate changes concerning social issues.
• Promouvoir la cohésion sociale grâce à l'inclusion économique et la création d'emplois pour les réfugiés et les communautés d'accueil dans la Moughataa de Bassikounou Le fait de toujours présélectionner et sélectionner un nombre de bénéficiaires beaucoup plus élevés que ce qui est planifié par le projet, permet de faire face aux abandons d’apprenants en cours de formation et donc d’atteindre le nombre de bénéficiaires ciblé.
• Promouvoir la cohésion sociale grâce à l'inclusion économique et la création d'emplois pour les réfugiés et les communautés d'accueil dans la Moughataa de Bassikounou Le modèle du BIT en termes de décentralisation des formations professionnelles est un « cas d’école ». Il favorise sa proximité avec les bénéficiaires et permet de développer des offres de formation adaptées aux besoins locaux.
• Promouvoir la cohésion sociale grâce à l'inclusion économique et la création d'emplois pour les réfugiés et les communautés d'accueil dans la Moughataa de Bassikounou L'intégration des communautés d'accueil avec les réfugiés dans toutes les actions du projet est une véritable stratégie gagnante pour la cohésion sociale. En effet, cette approche a permis d’éviter ou de minimiser les frustrations, les grognements pour l’établissement d’une confiance mutuelle dans un processus gagnant-gagnant où toutes les parties sont mobilisées pour optimiser les rendements pour de meilleurs bénéfices pour tous.
• Promouvoir la cohésion sociale grâce à l'inclusion économique et la création d'emplois pour les réfugiés et les communautés d'accueil dans la Moughataa de Bassikounou La mise en place des GIE contribue à l’insertion des jeunes formés par l’approche chantier-école.
• Promouvoir la cohésion sociale grâce à l'inclusion économique et la création d'emplois pour les réfugiés et les communautés d'accueil dans la Moughataa de Bassikounou La mise en place d’une Commission pour la sélection des jeunes stagiaires garantit la crédibilité du processus et favorise la transparence et l’objectivité dans le choix des jeunes. Cela contribue à l’acceptation générale des résultats par tous les acteurs et permet d’éviter d’éventuelles plaintes, abus et clientélisme. La présence de structures régionales a renforcé aussi leur conviction du bon déroulement du processus et donc l’appropriation des résultats.
• Promouvoir la cohésion sociale grâce à l'inclusion économique et la création d'emplois pour les réfugiés et les communautés d'accueil dans la Moughataa de Bassikounou La recherche des complémentarités entre projets/programmes ou actions d’acteurs différents permet d’améliorer la synergie d’actions et la mutualisation des ressources. Cette synergie d’actions permet une capitalisation des bonnes pratiques, leçons apprises et d’éviter les duplications
• Promouvoir la cohésion sociale grâce à l'inclusion économique et la création d'emplois pour les réfugiés et les communautés d'accueil dans la Moughataa de Bassikounou L’approche mise en œuvre par le projet permet de soutenir la formalisation des GIEs, entreprises, et entreprises coopératives, en les aidant dans une « première étape », à s’enregistrer/se formaliser au niveau local (avec les municipalités de Bassikounou et de Vassala) et la modalité de collaboration avec le Ministère de l’Intérieur et de la Décentralisation, qui facilite une « deuxième étape » de formalisation au niveau national par l’entremise du Hakem de Bassikounouet du Chef d’Arrondissement de Vassala au niveau du Guichet Unique de la Direction d’Appui à la formalisation.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Phase IV - Global The establishment of Enterprise Improvement Teams (EITs), tasked with developing and implementing concrete improvement plans, has been the most significant feature of the SCORE approach and training. These EITs have fostered ownership among SMEs regarding their improvement initiatives by including workers at all levels, positively influencing management-worker dialogue and cooperation on the shop floor.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Phase IV - Global SMEs effectively utilized the SCORE workplace collaboration module by scheduling daily and weekly team meetings, installing noticeboards and letter boxes for writing improvement proposals to enhance internal communication.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Phase IV - Global The SCORE programme successfully created significant synergies between technical centers and private consultants / SCORE trainers.
• Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Phase IV - Global ALTUTEX, a company in the textile sector, has developed an innovative internal technological solution: a problem detection application that identifies and instantly alerts users to production issues directly resulting from the application of SCORE methodologies.
• Programa de Formación Profesional en Colombia – Evaluación agrupada independiente Enfoques de género, transición justa y sostenibilidad: Los enfoques de género, transición justa y sostenibilidad son cruciales para asegurar la igualdad de oportunidades en la formación y la inserción laboral, así como en la identificación de insumos a través de la metodología bottom up. La inclusión de los enfoques de género, transición justa y sostenibilidad mejora la calidad de los insumos de los ejercicios de política pública mediados por la metodología bottom up debido a la evidencia de la evaluación, según la cual, las mujeres presentan barreras de acceso relacionadas con el género y la relevancia de incluir de manera más explícita los perfiles productivos asociados a empleos verdes, responsabilidad y ética ambiental.
• Programa de Formación Profesional en Colombia – Evaluación agrupada independiente Enfoque participativo bottom up: El desarrollo de una metodología que implica la participación de los mandantes en un esquema de abajo hacia arriba mejora la pertinencia, efectividad, eficiencia y sostenibilidad de los productos y resultados de los proyectos del programa de formación profesional en Colombia.
• Programa de Formación Profesional en Colombia – Evaluación agrupada independiente Articulación con el Sistema Nacional de Cualificaciones: La integración con el Sistema Nacional de Cualificaciones (SNC) y la formación para el trabajo continua (SFT) es esencial para la sostenibilidad de los resultados del programa en lo que atañe a promover la movilidad educativa y ocupacional.
• Elimination of the Child Labour in Seasonal Agriculture - Final evaluation The Project established strong cooperation with the MoLSS and through this a strong engagement and feeling of ownership among officials from different relevant departments of the Ministry. Field visits are critical as an empowering and capacity-building activity that allows stakeholders to better understand the reality of the issue addressed in the Project.
• Business opportunities and support services (BOSS) - Final evaluation The BOSS project took a facilitation approach to implementation, working to catalyse systemic change among stakeholders rather than delivery a direct service or input. A facilitation approach optimizes sustainability of interventions, with key local actors leading important functions under the guidance of the project, building capacity to carry forward those functions after the project timeframe. BOSS’s value chain work used facilitation to promote and incentivise change through market actors, such as cattle owners, slaughterhouse operators, and butchers in the beef value chain. The BOSS team was embedded directly with its main counterpart, IADE, in order to facilitate the development of new services and overall institutional capacity building by working alongside the IADE team. BOSS’s Exit Strategy emphasised building agency among the counterpart and private-sector partners to carry its initiatives forward far beyond the project. Broad recommendations are made in the Exit Strategy for BOSS’s value chain work, and more extensive recommendations are made to facilitate sustainability of BDS, including a commercialisation strategy for IADE, improving knowledge management within IADE, and sustained coordination and cooperation with current and potential partners.
• Global action to improve the recruitment framework of labour migration - Midterm Evaluation The collaboration between ILO branches in the implementation of the project, in the case of REFRAME MIGRANT and FUNDAMENTALS, facilitates knowledge-sharing across units and reduces duplications of efforts at global and country level.
• Global action to improve the recruitment framework of labour migration - Midterm Evaluation REFRAME has taken advantage of the existence of other ILO FR and labour migration projects to identify and build upon their good practices and lessons learned. REFRAME strategically utilized opportunities to share the costs of some common activities with other ILO projects to strengthen the potential impact of its interventions while avoiding overlaps and minimizing costs.
• Employment for youth in Egypt (EYE): Working together in Qalyoubia and Menoufia - Final Evaluation For the first time the SCORE program was introduced to Egypt. 27 factories benefitted with great success from the project, they all report on increased productivity, improved working conditions, lower turnover and less absenteeism. In two factories Training for Employment soft skills training program for young unemployed women and men was introduced. In one factory this has highly successful and 80% of those who joined through the program stayed on in the factory (a for Egypt very high number) and in the other factory some 50% continued their employment after three months. It needs more investigation if 1+1=3 if the interventions are run in parallel, if it proves right maybe with minor adjustments it can be an interesting practice to scale.
• Employment for youth in Egypt (EYE): Working together in Qalyoubia and Menoufia - Final Evaluation Many manufacturing enterprises are confronted with problems of spontaneous work stoppages, absenteeism, high staff turnover and a general unpleasant working environment. It has proven that many of these problems come from supervisors not having sufficient communication and conflict solution skills. In the current project flexibility was shown and funds reallocated to train 31 supervisors in basic HR management incl. communication and conflict solution.
• Enhancing Rural Access Agro-Forestry (‘ERA Agro-Forestry’): Improving access to agro-forestry areas - Midterm evaluation The strong mutually beneficial collaboration between ERA-AF and DBTC and IADE has been of central importance for the Project given its core model to combine contractor training and roads rehabilitation. The collaboration is built on the Project working with the training institutes to develop training programmes, the Project supporting the institutes in their capacity development and the institutes adapting their offerings to meet Project requirements. For example DBTC staff act as supervisors and advisers of contractors and IADE staff have trained to improve their understanding of the construction business and both have prepared guides which contractors can use in the field.
• Enhancing Rural Access Agro-Forestry (‘ERA Agro-Forestry’): Improving access to agro-forestry areas - Midterm evaluation A challenge facing all projects which include elements of training is assessing the quality of the output and outcome. For contractors and their staff the quality of their work in the field is important and this cannot be gauged by performance I a test. DBTC and IADE, in collaboration with ERA-AF have developed a tool for assessing the performance of contractors on business, technical and social responsibility aspects. The ERA-AF Contractor Excellence tool is used to assess contractors’ performance and to recognise high quality contractor performance under the ERA-AF Contractor Excellence Scheme (ECES).
• Enhancing Rural Access Agro-Forestry (‘ERA Agro-Forestry’): Improving access to agro-forestry areas - Midterm evaluation The Project has a well rounded Communications & Visibility (C & V) strategy incorporating multiple media reports on achievements and lessons learnt. Along with evidence on the impacts of rural roads improvements, it has a role through the demonstration effect, in influencing policies, practices and initiatives in Timor-Leste and more widely.
• Enhancing Rural Access Agro-Forestry (‘ERA Agro-Forestry’): Improving access to agro-forestry areas - Midterm evaluation Institutional development, capacity building and policy influencing are integral parts of the Project. They are needed in Timor-Leste because of the obstacles to the implementation of the ambitious rural roads programme (R4D) based on the RRMPIS. The obstacles are capacity within DRBFC to implement it, cumbersome GoTL administrative processes, ERA-AF has positioned itself well in relation to DRBFC in a strategic partnership with R4D-SP to address these obstacles. It has produced a concept note for the role of DTC within DRBFC in contractor development and improving the business environment for contractors and is preparing a White Paper for influencing policy in GoTL
• Promocion y cumplimento de los Principos y Derechos Fundamentales en el trabajo en Brasil - Midterm evaluation Aproximación conceptual al Trabajo Infantil y al Trabajo Forzoso desde una mirada holística y complementaria. Desde que el servicio FUNDAMENTALS de la OIT fusionara ambos pilares de trabajo en 2013, las áreas de lucha contra el TI y el TF han dejado de ser compartimentos estancos para trabajar de manera complementaria. Este es el enfoque que ha seguido el Proyecto Paraguas, que veía como la problemática se adaptaba a la realidad de los contextos, donde el TI y el TF aparecen generalmente ligados. La aproximación de los marcos conceptuales se ha traducido en la práctica en un intercambio de conocimiento y una mayor complementariedad entre lo equipos técnicos y los Planes de trabajo.
• Promocion y cumplimento de los Principos y Derechos Fundamentales en el trabajo en Brasil - Midterm evaluation La PLATAFORMA SMARTLAB nace como proyecto complementario al Proyecto Paraguas por iniciativa de la OIT y el MPT con la idea de servir de base de información al Proyecto, pero también de trascender al mismo. Se trata de un foro multidisciplinario para promover la gestión de políticas transparente, basada en evidencia, programas y proyectos de promoción del trabajo decente orientados a resultados y basados en la idea de prácticas inteligentes. Esta Plataforma fue lanzada en 2017 y fue divulgada y utilizada en los ámbitos de los Planes de Trabajo del Proyecto PDFT, una vez que sirve como un instrumento importante no solo para el seguimiento de las políticas públicas de forma innovadora y eficiente, sino también el mapeo de los déficits de trabajo decente en todas sus dimensiones a través de un esfuerzo colaborativo de investigación y gestión del conocimiento.
• Promocion y cumplimento de los Principos y Derechos Fundamentales en el trabajo en Brasil - Midterm evaluation Apoyo en la formulación del documento “O Sistema Único de Assistência Social no Combate ao Trabalho Escravo e ao Tráfico De Pessoas” (2020) en el marco del PT7 de Combate al Trabajo Esclavo en Maranhão. Este instrumento fue desarrollado por el Ministerio de Cidadania, especialmente por la Secretaria Nacional de Assitência Social, en colaboración con la OIT. Se trata de un documento marco para la implementación de la política pública brasileña para combatir el trabajo esclavo dentro del Sistema Único de la Asistencia Social. La buena práctica está relacionada con la manera colaborativa en la que se diseñó y elaboró el documento y el uso y puesta en práctica que se le dio en el PT7, ofreciendo un marco normativo y conceptual de actuación común.
• Win-Win Gender Equality Means Good Business (in co-delegation with UN WOMEN) - Midterm joint evaluation Programme personnel from the two implementing agencies (ILO, UN Women) sought to maintain good relationships and take advantage of opportunities to share information or support each other’s work, despite identified structural challenges in integrating programme roles and contributions.
• Win-Win Gender Equality Means Good Business (in co-delegation with UN WOMEN) - Midterm joint evaluation The programme’s flexibility in working with and around other similar initiatives to avoid perceptions of competition is a good practice applicable to other programming contexts in which a multi-country intervention encounters local conditions that call for adapting high-level outcomes to realities on the ground. In some countries where Win-Win was perceived as competition to existing national certifications or other similar initiatives, the Programme sought to presenting itself and the WEPs a complement or gateway to other initiatives. In addition, Win-Win emphasized its role as a convenor, aiming to bring together organizations working towards similar goals.
• Win-Win Gender Equality Means Good Business (in co-delegation with UN WOMEN) - Midterm joint evaluation Efforts to engage men and to go beyond “empowering” women to address gender norms affecting men’s assumptions and behaviour are a good practice that should be replicated in other interventions aimed at promoting women’s leadership and participation in the private sector.
• Win-Win Gender Equality Means Good Business (in co-delegation with UN WOMEN) - Midterm joint evaluation Win-Win hired personnel with private sector experience for NPSS positions and this was found to make a positive contribution to the Programme, as these individuals were familiar with private sector culture and adept at “speaking the language” of business. This has proven to be a contributing factor to engaging successfully with private sector stakeholders and promoting their buy-in and participation in programme activities.
• Proyectos de apoyo a la implementación de la segunda fase de la Iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe Libre de Trabajo Infantil - Final agrupada independiente En Colombia, la Línea de Política Pública de Prevención y Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil y Protección Integral de Adolescentes Trabajadores 2017-2027 y en Argentina el Plan Nacional para la Prevención y Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil y Protección del Trabajo Adolescente 2018-2022 incluyen estrategias y actividades planteadas por la IR, con una mención explícita a desarrollar acciones en el marco del modelo de identificación de riesgo (en el caso de Colombia se hace una alusión expresa al MIRTI).
• Proyectos de apoyo a la implementación de la segunda fase de la Iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe Libre de Trabajo Infantil - Final agrupada independiente El uso de la plataforma whatsapp ha contribuido a la consolidación de un modelo de intervención que fomenta la comunicación constante entre la ST y los y las PF y también entre estos/as últimos/as. Los y las PF destacan el whatsapp por su inmediatez, su efectividad para la toma de decisiones sobre aspectos operativos, por ser un espacio para atender pedidos de información de la ST a los y las PF y viceversa, y porque permite una comunicación directa para asistencia técnica de parte de la OIT.
• Proyectos de apoyo a la implementación de la segunda fase de la Iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe Libre de Trabajo Infantil - Final agrupada independiente Las acciones desplegadas por la ST para poder integrar a los países de habla inglesa en los espacios de comunicación, brindándoles traducciones simultáneas en las reuniones virtuales o traducciones inmediatas en el whatsapp, han sido muy destacadas por los y las PF anglófonos/as del Caribe, quienes lo consideran un factor esencial para explicar su creciente participación e integración en estos espacios
• Proyectos de apoyo a la implementación de la segunda fase de la Iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe Libre de Trabajo Infantil - Final agrupada independiente La capacidad de respuesta rápida y flexibilidad de la IR para adaptarse al nuevo contexto de la pandemia y no retrasar las actividades previstas. Los Proyectos de Apoyo a la IR PAIRE V y AACID ajustaron sus actividades de fortalecimiento de las capacidades de los y las PF, intercambio de experiencias y elaboración de estudios, orientando las mismas a la identificación y análisis de los efectos de la COVID-19 en el TI de la región. Asimismo, las medidas de confinamiento y de aislamiento social obligatorio establecidas en los países motivaron que la IR fortalezca las capacidades de uso de redes sociales y el acceso a plataformas virtuales de los y las PF.
• Proyectos de apoyo a la implementación de la segunda fase de la Iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe Libre de Trabajo Infantil - Final agrupada independiente El fomento del intercambio de experiencias, a través de la CSS, ha permitido a los países conocer los avances en la lucha contra el TI alcanzada por sus pares, identificando lecciones aprendidas y factores de éxito. Según los y las PF, ha sido el mecanismo más importante para mejorar sus conocimientos y capacidades. También ha contribuido al posicionamiento de la IR ya que en algunos eventos de intercambio de experiencias se presentaba a la IR como un instrumento eficaz para dinamizar la CSS hacia el logro de la meta 8.7.
• Eliminating child labour and forced labour in the cotton, textile, and garment value chains: an integrated approach - Midterm evaluation The project has two SOs. The multi-faceted approach enables the project to apply context specific strategies that address CL and FL generally and also the flexibility to address context-specific situations. The important feature is that the project remains flexible while having defined outputs, indicators, and targets.
• Eliminating child labour and forced labour in the cotton, textile, and garment value chains: an integrated approach - Midterm evaluation The project represents a new way of working for the ILO. The issue of CSOs has been challenging in terms of the 50% commitment required. The project has proven its ability to delivery on tis and has learned significant lessons along the way. The result doesn’t necessarily link to specific outcome, but it does promote the model as a whole.
• Eliminating child labour and forced labour in the cotton, textile, and garment value chains: an integrated approach - Midterm evaluation It is important to recognise that the project is just not a set of technical deliverables but rather is a “new way of working and engaging”. The project is making a strong contribution to broader CL and FL issues which can simply be measured by what is being delivered on the ground.
• Eliminating child labour and forced labour in the cotton, textile, and garment value chains: an integrated approach - Midterm evaluation The implementation of projects involve with CL and FL are complex and challenging at the best of times. Looking for partners to contribute to the implementation and management of work is a significant success. The arrangements with the FAO, while challenging initially, have proven that through careful, dialogue and management, opportunities exist for individual partners to collectively contribute while leveraging individual benefits to achieve desired mandates.
• Egypt youth employment (EYE): Jobs and private sector development in rural Egypt - Final evaluation In exceptional times, such as the COVID-19 Pandemic, it is a Good Practice that the key stakeholders including the Project Team, the ILO Country Office involved, as well as the Development Partner, demonstrate clear flexibility and adaptability.
• Regional fair migration project in the Middle East (FAIRWAY project) - Mid-term Evaluation The involvement of the media: communication is a very important tool for the dissemination of information.
• Regional fair migration project in the Middle East (FAIRWAY project) - Mid-term Evaluation The good communication between the project team and other ILO colleagues within ROAS, as well as in ILO Headquarters and other countries, which contributes to a better integration of the project in the overall activities of the ILO in the region
• Regional fair migration project in the Middle East (FAIRWAY project) - Mid-term Evaluation The search for cooperation with other projects which provides opportunities for cost-sharing some activities and avoids possible overlaps
• Regional fair migration project in the Middle East (FAIRWAY project) - Mid-term Evaluation The existence of the Policy Advisory Committee providing valuable input in sharing ideas with the project and discussing essential topics among a group of well-informed experts coming from different sectors involved in labour migration
• Regional fair migration project in the Middle East (FAIRWAY project) - Mid-term Evaluation The establishment of a Project Oversight Committee playing a key role in supervising the implementation of the project
• Proyecto de generación de ingresos que promuevan la reconversión de personas que distribuyen combustibles sin cumplir requisitos legales - Evaluación final En Cúcuta e Ipiales, la participación de las alcaldías en la implementación del Proyecto ha sido más activa que en otros municipios porque los socios implementadores (CTC y SERSUR respectivamente) son entidades descentralizadas o adscritas de la alcaldía, es decir, forman parte de ella. Adicionalmente, en Ipiales, la OIT fue particularmente importante para promover, aún más, esta participación porque identificó que el objetivo del Proyecto se vinculaba explícitamente con algunas de las metas establecidas en el Plan de Desarrollo Municipal
• Proyecto de generación de ingresos que promuevan la reconversión de personas que distribuyen combustibles sin cumplir requisitos legales - Evaluación final El Proyecto ha aplicado diferentes herramientas de monitoreo y seguimiento, como encuestas de satisfacción, pruebas para evaluar conocimientos y habilidades, seguimiento post vinculación en empresas, seguimiento a la capitalización de emprendimientos, tableros de control, software Q10; y ha sistematizado sus resultados en Bases de Datos Excel. Toda esta información no solo ha permitido tomar decisiones orientadas a mejorar la efectividad del Proyecto, sino que, en términos de la presente evaluación, ha permitido disponer de más fuentes de información objetivas para sustentar los hallazgos.
• Proyecto de generación de ingresos que promuevan la reconversión de personas que distribuyen combustibles sin cumplir requisitos legales - Evaluación final En aquellos casos de beneficiarios/as que presentaron dificultades relacionadas con la adaptación al proceso de educación formal (dado que habían estado mucho tiempo sin hábitos de estudio) el Proyecto realizó un acompañamiento más intensivo por parte de los socios implementadores, un proceso de aprendizaje un poco más personalizado. De igual manera, en los casos que los/as beneficiarios/as presentaban dificultades para asistir a ciertas sesiones de formación (ya que tenían que dedicar parte de su tiempo a cuestiones laborales o familiares), se les enviaba explicaciones breves en videos, se les entregaba documentos vinculados a los temas tratados en las clases donde no pudieron asistir, también se amplió el plazo para la recepción de trabajos y/o se les permitía llegar tarde a algunas sesiones.
• Proyecto de generación de ingresos que promuevan la reconversión de personas que distribuyen combustibles sin cumplir requisitos legales - Evaluación final El Proyecto buscó involucrar a la familia de los/as participantes durante la intervención. A priori, esto se justifica tomando en cuenta que en la actividad de distribuir combustibles sin el cumplimiento de requisitos legales suelen participar varios integrantes de una misma familia. La participación de las familias de los/as beneficiarios/as en el Proyecto se ha dado de diversas formas, en todos los casos impulsadas por el propio Proyecto: (i) la inclusión de un familiar en reemplazo del/la participante inicialmente seleccionado/a; (ii) el apoyo de los/as familiares de los/as beneficiarios/as durante la nivelación en matemáticas, lecto escritura, tecnologías de información; (iii) en el componente de emprendimiento, el apoyo de los/as familiares a los/as beneficiarios/as en la elaboración del proyecto de vida y en su participación en ferias empresariales; y (iv) participación activa de los/as familiares en las actividades de acompañamiento psicosocial que se llevaban a cabo en el marco del Proyecto
• Proyecto de generación de ingresos que promuevan la reconversión de personas que distribuyen combustibles sin cumplir requisitos legales - Evaluación final (1) El Proyecto compró y entregó activos productivos a cada uno de los/as 186 participantes, por un monto de $7 millones por participante, para la puesta en marcha o fortalecimiento de sus unidades productivas. Para ello, se hizo un concurso mediante el cual los/as participantes detallaron su modelo de negocios, incluyendo un plan de inversión y qué activos requerían para poner en marcha o para consolidar sus negocios. El concurso permitió identificar 171 iniciativas como ganadoras (que fue la cantidad inicialmente acordada entre la OIT y el Ministerio de Minas y Energía), sin embargo, luego se decidió incluir también a los/as pocos/as participantes que no habían salido beneficiados/as por el concurso, por lo que se terminó capitalizando a todos/as. La evaluación destaca como positivo que esta decisión no fuese comunicada inmediatamente a los/as participantes (para no desincentivarlos de elaborar su modelo de negocio, sabiendo que igual iban a recibir la capitalización) y también que en algunos casos haya sido el socio financiador o la alcaldía quien financió la entrega de activos a estos/as últimos/as participantes/as.
• Strengthening of Social Protection Systems in the PALOP and Timor-Leste - Final evaluation Os produtos de conhecimento elaborados pelo SOCPRO foram concebidos por forma a dar resposta a necessidades dos países destinatários e incorporados nas sessões de capacitação dirigidas pelo CIF/OIT. Esta utilização dos produtos de conhecimento como materiais didáticos confere maior utilidade e valor aos produtos de conhecimento.
• Strengthening of Social Protection Systems in the PALOP and Timor-Leste - Final evaluation A relação harmoniosa entre SOCPRO e CIF/OIT criou uma lógica de perfeita retroalimentação. O CIF/OIT identificou e priorizou com os participantes as necessidades, SOCPRO desenvolveu os conteúdos e produtos de conhecimento, com estes o CIF/OIT desenvolveu a capacitação e preparou previamente a ação das atividades de assistência técnica.
• Strengthening of Social Protection Systems in the PALOP and Timor-Leste - Final evaluation A dinamização das iniciativas de capacitação contou com a participação de quadros técnicos do país doador mas também dos próprios países beneficiários.
• Strengthening of Social Protection Systems in the PALOP and Timor-Leste - Final evaluation Com as dificuldades políticas e institucionais de implementação do projeto em países como a Guiné-Bissau, Angola ou São Tomé e Príncipe, o projeto focou a intervenção na dimensão de capacitação, o que permitiu um contacto mínimo com os técnicos e organizações desses países.
• Strengthening of Social Protection Systems in the PALOP and Timor-Leste - Final evaluation O projeto proporcionou sessões de capacitação coletivas com participantes dos seis países; além disso fomentou espaços virtuais como o Facebook ou e-campus como lugares comuns à comunidade PALOP e Timor-Leste.
• Strengthening of Social Protection Systems in the PALOP and Timor-Leste - Final evaluation As equipas de projeto desenvolveram relações com outros doadores, especialmente no âmbito das Nações Unidas, por forma a conciliar intervenções, evitando sobreposição de atividades e financiamento.
• Strengthening of Social Protection Systems in the PALOP and Timor-Leste - Final evaluation O projeto acolheu a realização de atividades de acordo com os interesses dos beneficiários e adiou ou suprimiu iniciativas em razão de condicionantes nacionais, como os tempos de tramitação de legislação interna.
• Strengthening of Social Protection Systems in the PALOP and Timor-Leste - Final evaluation O projeto, nos materiais de difusão de conhecimento e sensibilização, deu voz aos destinatários últimos do ACTION/Portugal, criando materiais que ficaram na memória e transmitiram a mensagem de forma clara e relacional. Ao dar voz, com casos concretos e reais, os conceitos de economia formal/informal e as respetivas dificuldades e estratégias para a transição, tornam-se tangíveis.
• PROMESS: Promotion des Organisations et Mécanismes de l'Economie Sociale et Solidaire - Midterm Independent Evaluation L’implication réelle et forte des différentes catégories d’acteurs concernés, à savoir les groupes-cibles, les ministères techniques, les partenaires sociaux et les services déconcen-trés de l’Etat à l’élaboration, l’exécution, le suivi et la gouvernance du projet.
• PROMESS: Promotion des Organisations et Mécanismes de l'Economie Sociale et Solidaire - Midterm Independent Evaluation La mise en place d’un comité de sélection par gouvernorat facilite les démarches pour les OESS, assure une connaissance locale des capacités réelles des OESS candidates et l’appropriation locale des résultats de sélection surtout dans un contexte de contestation continue, mais aussi l’approche du projet qui favorise la grande transparence dans le processus de sélection des projets pilotes ESS financés.
• PROMESS: Promotion des Organisations et Mécanismes de l'Economie Sociale et Solidaire - Midterm Independent Evaluation La démarche développée par le projet consistant à favoriser une concertation large et une implication des différents partenaires dans les travaux d’élaboration de la loi de l’ESS.
• SKILL-UP Global (Upgrading Skills for the changing world of work) - Final Evaluation As part of the SKILL-UP programme, a Skills Innovation Facility was launched, consisting of three elements: 1. “Skills Challenge Innovation Call”, to identify innovative ideas, 2. “Skills Innovation Lab”, to strengthen the winning idea further, with a view to upscale, and 3. “Skills Innovation Connection Network”, which is used to connect the innovators behind short-listed ideas. These elements together worked towards four goals set for the pilot phase: “1. Sourcing ideas and early-stage solutions that are untested within the ILO; 2. Developing new solutions to entrenched challenges, in partnership with actors in the ecosystem; 3. Sharing solutions and ideas across the organisation, especially by country offices, including existing solutions that can be replicated in other places; 4. Strengthening the culture of innovation within the ILO Skills branch, and where possible, the wider ILO.” (Dalberg 2020) These goals are relevant not least in terms of the recommendation of the “Independent evaluation of the ILO’s strategy and actions for skills development for jobs and growth: 2010–2015” to “encourage innovation by allocating funds for new models”. The SKILL-UP programme evaluation found that the facility in its entirety, and the call in particular, are considered a great success by the interviewees. There is pride in what has been achieved: concerning the numerous entries to the call, the attention received within the ILO and beyond, and the fact the call has been replicated in Cambodia, with other regional offices also showing interest. It should be noted that the evaluation team was not able to observe how the facility changed innovation culture within the SKILLS branch as a long-term objective. Dalberg, which has accompanied the process, confirms the achievements, and has several suggestions how to strengthen the facility further (Dalberg 2020).
• Employment through Labour Intensive Infrastructure in Jordan - Cluster evaluation The programme has maintained a strong focus on institutional capacity and support. The support is not just on supporting programme implementation but also introduces systems and processes that support the government to respond to current future crises
• Employment through Labour Intensive Infrastructure in Jordan - Cluster evaluation Asset creation is core to the Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme model. The Employment Intensive Infrastructure Programme in Jordan is taking steps to focus on asset creation but this takes time. The good practice is more of an objective at this stage and is strongly recommended for work progressing into Phase VI.
• Employment through Labour Intensive Infrastructure in Jordan - Cluster evaluation Work Permits are an ongoing issue for the project. Any support to help facilitate and streamline the process of approvals is welcomed and warranted. The programme’s strategic shift to embed advisers within the MoL is important as it builds relationships and helps speed up processes. There is also scope to broaden institutional support from this example.
• Employment through Labour Intensive Infrastructure in Jordan - Cluster evaluation The EIPP has invested considerable effort to promote appropriate social safeguards to guide programme implementation and management. Social Safeguards are a critical component of decent work and also for safety measures. This is also particularly important with regards to work safety on work sites. It is also critical with regards to social distancing measures as a result of COVID-19.
• STRENGTHEN 2: Employment impact assessment to maximise job creation in Africa - Midterm evaluation The modality to provide a service to a major development partner to enhance the quality and the impact of the development partner’s programme can be seen as a good practice if it leads to large-scale results in the area of ILO’s strategic objectives. As such, this modality can leverage ILO’s input and contribution as the EU funded investments go into the billions of Euro. It is interesting to note that with this modality ILO can contribute to the decision making of a major development partner on projects which have nothing to do with ILO (generally, ILO has no role in the EU funded investments projects).
• Clustered Evaluation of Policy Outcome 8: Protecting workers from unacceptable forms of work and Cross-cutting policy driver: Gender equality and non-discrimination - Final clustered evaluation The outcome-based programming approach successfully leveraged multiple resources and ensured greater coherence among different initiatives at the ILO.
• Clustered Evaluation of Policy Outcome 8: Protecting workers from unacceptable forms of work and Cross-cutting policy driver: Gender equality and non-discrimination - Final clustered evaluation The SIPP effectively engaged indigenous women in the planning and implementation of project activities.
• Clustered Evaluation of Policy Outcome 8: Protecting workers from unacceptable forms of work and Cross-cutting policy driver: Gender equality and non-discrimination - Final clustered evaluation Collaborating with diverse strategic partners, including established partnerships and networks, enabled the SIPP interventions to be more impactful.
• Decent Work in Jordan's Floriculture Sector - Final evaluation Provision of the farms with environmentally friendly facilities aimed at better utilization of natural resources leads to saving operation costs which could be invested by the farmers into creation of green jobs
• Decent Work in Jordan's Floriculture Sector - Final evaluation Floriculture trainings in the farms accompanied by the daily student scholarships, transportation and food allowed representatives of the vulnerable groups concentrate on learning and develop good theoretical and practical skills
• Programme conjoint d'appui à l'emploi, l'employabilité et l'insertion - Final evaluation L'approche intégrée utilisée pour promouvoir la transition des activités de l'économie informelle vers l'économie formelle dans les projets pilotes de Jov@Emprego a généré des gains systémiques à plusieurs niveaux dans les communautés cibles. Les différentes actions ont cherché à résoudre un problème structurel du marché du travail du Cap-Vert, qui est la forte incidence d'activités dans le secteur informel. L'objectif était d'accroître la dignité du travail, ainsi que la protection des travailleurs du secteur informel par la possibilité d'accéder à des fonds et des protections réservés aux entreprises de l'économie formelle. L'approche intégrée suivie par le Programme a généré des gains pour les entreprises (par exemple, des améliorations dans le processus de gestion, une sécurité accrue pour les entrepreneurs en ayant accès à la protection sociale publique, une rentabilité accrue), pour l'administration publique (par exemple, l'insertion des entreprises sur le marché formel, la collecte d'impôts, la création d'emplois) et pour les travailleurs (de meilleures conditions de soutien social).
• Programme conjoint d'appui à l'emploi, l'employabilité et l'insertion - Final evaluation L'élaboration de plans de travail de manière participative entre les différents partenaires impliqués dans des projets / programmes favorise les niveaux de participation et d'appropriation par les partenaires, ce qui génère des gains dans la durabilité des actions. A partir de 2020, le Programme a approfondi les niveaux de participation des partenaires à la définition des plans de travail annuels, ce qui a favorisé leur engagement et leur appropriation des objectifs définis. L'engagement accru a contribué à la définition d'une Stratégie de Continuité, dans laquelle les actions du Programme ont été clairement distribuées et prises en charge par ses partenaires.
• ACTION/Portugal (Phase 2): Strengthening of the Social Protection Systems of the PALOP and Timor-Leste - Final evaluation (English) The adoption of integrated approaches to the expansion of social protection in the contributory and non-contributory components promotes the integration of the various social protection areas, as well as coordination and interoperability between the various national institutions with responsibility in the area of social protection.
• ACTION/Portugal (Phase 2): Strengthening of the Social Protection Systems of the PALOP and Timor-Leste - Final evaluation (English) South-South and triangular cooperation mechanisms (field visits, exchanges, joint training) between countries with the same language area are highly valued and relevant from a political, legal and institutional point of view, because they promote a system of mutual assistance and exchange of information and experience (including bilateral cooperation agreements between countries) that fosters the adoption of institutional solutions for the promotion of social protection floors.
• ACTION/Portugal (Phase 2): Strengthening of the Social Protection Systems of the PALOP and Timor-Leste - Final evaluation (English) The continuous involvement of the donor in the project, through a participative approach and technical contribution, as well as the levels of flexibility provided are relevant for improving the intervention from the point of view of relevance (adjustment of the project to the changing needs of the beneficiaries) and effectiveness (through the additional technical support provided by the donor institution itself), as well as achieving coherence between the bilateral and multilateral cooperation between the donor and the beneficiary countries.
• Programme d’appui à l’autonomisation économique des femmes rurales - Final evaluation Encourager d’autres projets ou initiatives appuyant le développement de l’entrepreneuriat féminin dans le secteur rural à considérer la formule des comités de suivi régionaux. Les modalités de mise en œuvre et les dispositions institutionnelles permettant aux autorités nationales et régionales de participer activement à la mise en œuvre et au suivi du projet, par l’instauration d’un Comité national et de Comités de suivi régionaux, ont non seulement facilité et favorisé une meilleure concertation et collaboration entre les agences afin de consolider et d’étendre la portée des efforts investis par les parties prenantes (y compris les acteurs sociaux) pour développer l’entrepreneuriat rural féminin, mais aussi contribué à une meilleure appropriation de la mise en œuvre tout en permettant l’atteinte de résultats harmonisés dans les deux régions cibles.
• Programme d’appui à l’autonomisation économique des femmes rurales - Final evaluation Les activités de sensibilisation et de formation et les nombreux ateliers organisés dans le cadre du projet ont rejoint et sensibilisé bon nombre de décideurs et d’acteurs impliqués dans le développement de l’entrepreneuriat féminin à l’extérieur des zones ciblées par le projet et donné plus de visibilité à l’importance d’appuyer l’inclusion des femmes au monde productif, plus particulièrement dans le secteur rural. Cette prise de conscience devrait mener, au cours des prochaines années, à la concrétisation d’un ensemble de politiques appuyant l’entrepreneuriat féminin ainsi que la santé-sécurité et la protection des femmes entrepreneures.
• Employment and sustainable enterprise development for peace and resilience in Africa - Cluster evaluation Without a cluster evaluation, RBSA projects below a threshold of US$ 800.000 would not benefit individually from a final evaluation due to their budget size below the threshold for mandatory evaluation. The use of a cluster evaluation allows the ILO to exercise evaluability and enable learning even for smaller-sized projects. Even though this cluster did not benefit from a common planning, monitoring, and reporting framework, the engagement of staff, tripartite constituents, and, where possible, beneficiaries during the evaluation process allowed for an analysis of projects’ processes and results. As such, the cluster evaluation contributes to learning for future RBSA projects in post-conflict settings.
• Better Work Global – Stage IV - Midterm evaluation When launching the Better Work (BW) activities in Ethiopia, BW Global reached out to other parts of ILO in order to develop a joint programme. BW Ethiopia is designed as "ONE ILO" and is offering several ILO services in one programme. Particularly strong is the collaboration with the ILO Vision Zero Fund in order to establish a workplace injury prevention, protection and compensation system; and with SCORE to develop a more productive and competitive garment and textile sector which is better able to compete in global supply chains. Together, a programme called “Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialization in Ethiopia”, also called Siraye (“my work”), was developed.
• Decent Jobs for Egypt’s Young People - Final evaluation After the 9-month Project activities suspension period, the project coordinator started the activities with tracking and follow-up activities contacting the Entrepreneurs trained during the pre-project phase or pilot phase of 2018 and the first year of the project 2019-2020. This activity is part of the Business Development Services to be offered to entrepreneurs and business owners to check their progress during two rounds of one-to-one coaching sessions by MSMEDA Staff & consultants from business backgrounds to entrepreneurs. As analysed inside the report, the evaluation considered the Business Clinics as one of the critical steps and strategies adopted in the project to promote sustainable impacts among the different targeted groups, particularly the end-beneficiaries, focusing on the SIYB project intervention beneficiaries. The follow-up activities were offered as incentives to be welcomed by the Damietta-trained people, who usually need to be more responsive to calls for meetings, interviews, and training courses.
• Develop inclusive insurance market and stimulate innovation in Asia and Latin America - Final evaluation Improving the back-end process of the financial institutions in Asia: The work conducted in improving capacities in the back-end processes of the financial institutions including improvements in the management of data and experienced gained in engaging members through focus group discus-sions helped support the development and implementation of front-facing products. This was not a specific output of the project but was identified by ILO and the fellows as being as important to allow progress on the develop-ment of innovative products. Engaging fellows which were flexible and ac-commodating in working on these needs supported this good practice.
• Develop inclusive insurance market and stimulate innovation in Asia and Latin America - Final evaluation Implementing a demand driven, adaptive management approach in the pro-ject: The initial project was designed with overall goals and targets estab-lished, but at the time, the countries of implementation and partners were yet to be identified. Once countries were selected in coordination with the Prudential Foundation and partnerships were established, ILO followed a demand driven approach of working with the partners to identify what inter-ventions should be prioritised. ILO did work to influence the direction of the interventions and particularly in the case of Latin America, followed a re-search and data driven approach to establish key needs and a road map for-ward, but also supported the partners in both Asia and Latin America to identify issues of key interest to them, which has supported the ownership of the project.
• Cluster evaluation of eight RBSA-funded interventions with ILS focus in the Asia and Pacific Region DC project that does not principally link to ILS P&B Output 2 nevertheless pursue core ILS results such as (a) ratification (using known tools such as gap analysis, awareness raising interventions, and advocacy), and (b) addressing/remedying comments made by ILS supervisory bodies (CEACR, CAS, CFA), doing so within the broader logic and mandate of the non-ILS specialized project/intervention.
• Public Private Development Partnership for Renewable Energy Skills Training and Women Economic Empowerment in Somalia - Final evaluation The practice of Service providers coming together regularly and periodically and sharing their challenges, but also their successes in supporting women entrepreneurs, for instance ZamZam and IBS shared with the other service providers their best practices and experiences of what worked for them.
• Public Private Development Partnership for Renewable Energy Skills Training and Women Economic Empowerment in Somalia - Final evaluation The project was largely based on evidence from past lessons learnt and continuous assessments undertaken. Evidence based programming ensured sustainability and effective project implementation.
• Public Private Development Partnership for Renewable Energy Skills Training and Women Economic Empowerment in Somalia - Final evaluation The participatory approach used in designing the project brought together all potential stakeholders to make contributions. This was very innovative for the project especially the choice of the two components of Women’s Economic Empowerment and of Renewable Energy.
• Roads for Development - Clustered evaluation Working with local institutions to develop the capability of private sector contractors provides an opportunity not only to develop technical and business management skills, but also to promote, embed and normalise decent work, social justice, and environmental sustainability principles in the sector’s operations and in the government institutions’ procurement standards.
• Roads for Development - Clustered evaluation Completion of a well-researched and comprehensive developmental master plan and investment strategy can help ensure that government decisions on priorities and investments are strategic and data-driven and not based on short term political expediency.
• Projet de prévention de la violence, de la délinquance juvénile et de l’insécurité dans les régions de Diana et Sava du Nord de Madagascar - Joint evaluation Une approche d’intervention centrée sur les jeunes et portée par les jeunes Les jeunes sont, certes, des bénéficiaires du projet PBF Vanille mais aussi et surtout ils sont des acteurs clés dans la mise en œuvre du projet. On peut citer le cas des JRC qui ont réalisé eux-mêmes et de manière bénévole des supports et actions de sensibilisation sur diverses thématiques ou encore celui des YPB qui ont conçu eux-mêmes et délivré des messages de paix.
• Projet de prévention de la violence, de la délinquance juvénile et de l’insécurité dans les régions de Diana et Sava du Nord de Madagascar - Joint evaluation Le travail de sensibilisation et de plaidoyer auprès des juges pour l’adoption de peines alternatives à la détention des mineurs. Ce travail de sensibilisation et de plaidoyer est considéré comme une bonne pratique dans la mesure où non seulement les peines alternatives contribuent à mieux protéger les enfants et à respecter leurs droits mais aussi à contribuer à contribuer à améliorer la législation en matière de détention des mineurs. Le projet a eu le mérite de convaincre les juges des enfants d’avoir une lecture plus dynamique et plus positive en matière de détention des mineurs.
• An integrated and universal social protection linked to Social Protection in South Africa developmental social welfare services in South Africa - Final joint evaluation Appointment of an Expert Panel as an Advisory Committee to DSD was a good practice. Through the ILO-WITS MoU and DSD-WITS partnership, the ILO and WITS supported DSD initiatives on the BIG, including the establishment on an Expert Panel (EP) on the BIG. The objective of the EP was to provide strategic guidance and technical support/input to DSD on the Basic Income Grant, in particular, the development and follow up actions of the Cabinet memo on the BIG, appraise BIG options and to serve as a collaborative and coordination hub for BIG research and knowledge generation
• An integrated and universal social protection linked to Social Protection in South Africa developmental social welfare services in South Africa - Final joint evaluation The project had a provision for each of the five participating PUNOs to hire a Project Officer. UNICEF and UNWOMEN hired one Project Officer to manage their component. Which was a good practice
• An integrated and universal social protection linked to Social Protection in South Africa developmental social welfare services in South Africa - Final joint evaluation Engagement with beneficiaries and their representative bodies was also a good practice. Whilst the project at the design stage intended to develop a social security system for those in the informal sector, including domestic workers, continuous engagement with the intended beneficiaries and their representative bodies during implementation revealed that sections of the informal sector were already catered for in existing policy instruments (UIF, COIDA and maternity leave) and the gap was translating provisions into benefits. This led to: • The development of a joint advocacy agenda and platform of demands relating to the implementation of UIF and COIDA from three membership-based organisations of domestic workers – the South African Domestic and Allied Workers Union (SADSAWU), the United Domestic Workers Union of South Africa (UDWOSA), and Izwi Domestic Workers Alliance; • The development of a joint advocacy agenda and platform of demands relating to maternity benefits and pensions for self-employed informal workers from 5 sectors – home-based workers, street vendors, waste pickers and fisher folk; and • Uptake of self-employed workers’ demands on the maternity benefit by the South African Law Reform Commission Project 143 on Maternity Benefits for Self-Employed Workers in their recommendations to the Minister of Justice.
• Job Creation and Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Syrians under Temporary Protection and Host Communities in Türkiye - Final evaluation Under Outcome 1, an activity of “conducting necessary soft skill trainings (such as technical and vocational training (TVET), public employment skills, entrepreneurship, basic labour market skills trainings with various national implementing partners and mentorship/buddy programmes in the workplace” The following emerging good practice has been identified with the Output 1: Output 1.4. Implementation of entrepreneurship training programmes including individual coaching and follow-up support  The ILO has worked together with technology development parks located in universities contributed to the achievements of this output and provided mentor support for entrepreneurs.  The partnership with techno parks created an extra positive impact on women empowerment. This created a space for them to improve their ideas and support and develop their ideas with the support of technical team in Techno Centers and gave them opportunities to start up their business.  Beyond its contribution to the empowerment of women financially, since Syrian refugee women have many responsibilities back at their home, the project supported the emotional, psychosocial, well-being of the women, especially whom would like to enter into labor market and also increase their willingness and chances to enter into labor force.
• Promoting Sustainable Enterprises in India (PSEI) - Final evaluation International Study Tours in partnership with host country institutions are a significant learning experience.The project conducted two 5 days study tours to Korea for key stakeholders including policymakers, local institutions, support institutions, BMOs and MSMEs to build their capacity in the selected sub-sectors.
• Promoting Sustainable Enterprises in India (PSEI) - Final evaluation Formal agreement and collaboration with state government agencies can lead to scaling up and ensuring the sustainability of initiatives. In Odisha, the project signed an agreement with IED, the lead government agency for EDP in the state, in the early stages of the project, wherein the EDP training based on SIYB was carried out as a pilot. Based on the successful demonstration of these pilot trainings, the IED agreed to embed SIYB in their EDP and has scaled this up to conduct 400 batches of EDP training in the state.
• Promoting Sustainable Enterprises in India (PSEI) - Final evaluation Capacity building of the BMOs to broad base their services and to deliver responsible management practices training sustainably. As part of the project strategy, the project delivered responsible management practices training (through SCORE modules) to MSMEs in close collaboration with the state-level BMOs, i.e. OASME and FAPCCI. The project undertook other activities to build the capacities of the BMOs to promote responsible management practices amongst MSMEs in a sustainable manner.
• Addressing Education and Skills Gaps for Vulnerable Youths in Haiti: Promoting rural socio-economic development in South and Grande Anse Departments - Final Evaluation Based on MTR recommendation, from September 2018 onwards the project commenced a new consultation process for identification, selection, enrollment, capacity strengthening of women’s associations, associations with mostly women and women’s sections of larger associations. Some of these associations were identified amongst the existing GERME beneficiary associations but the majority were new, in order to rectify the gender imbalance in the project. The project capacity was for the training of 22 associations/women’s groups representatives on Enterprise Development, representing an average membership of approximately 50, totaling at least 1,100. After a 5-module training process the associations signed a contract to receive a grant of up to $2000 to purchase vital equipment to start up on their group enterprise business plan. Associations were required to provide a counterpart funding of up to $500 in order to receive the grant, a good practice to ensure the self-help component of the enterprise development process.
• Addressing Education and Skills Gaps for Vulnerable Youths in Haiti: Promoting rural socio-economic development in South and Grande Anse Departments - Final Evaluation The development of the VAE in collaboration with the INFP was done in conjunction with CINTERFOR. The project was the first attempt to develop VAE into an official INFP process with an accompanying training and certification ecosystem. Consultations with associations in diagnostic visits reveal the need to offer the possibility of training the people who were already in the field. The goal was to focus on the fishermen/farmers who were already there. And so, it was proposed to do a (VAE) validation of acquired work/experience/skills so that a certificate could be given to officialize their knowledge that could lead to another training offered by the INFP to reinforce/complement their competencies. The aim was also to improve their work on site and their employability. Regarding producers and fishermen, the objective was to improve their work performance. It was an intensive process in the development of 9 modules adapting to the local realities. They were piloted, validated by INFP and also translated into creole. The whole process took 2 years (2017-2019) Multiple additional components were developed for the full VAE system to be put in place, training of trainers, training of evaluators, development of the evaluation, involvement of the INFP Inspectors for validation and certification.
• Strengthening workers' organizations in the Arab countries through social, economic and legal literacy - Final evaluation A careful and sensitive approach towards financial support for fragile, precarious or nascent workers' organisations, which did not endanger their long term sustainability through the development of financial dependency on external donors.
• Strengthening workers' organizations in the Arab countries through social, economic and legal literacy - Final evaluation The high quality training of trainers provision, based on robust pedagogical methodology used in this project was a good practice. This led to the establishment of teams of trained volunteer trainers, able to deliver substantial local and national training events for members and activists with very little further support or assistance. This provides a good basis of a sustainable trade union education and training programme appropriate for unions with limited resources. It is an objective frequently proposed in capacity-building projects, but rarely achieved.
• Strengthening workers' organizations in the Arab countries through social, economic and legal literacy - Final evaluation A careful and sensitive approach towards financial support for fragile, precarious or nascent workers' organisations, which did not endanger their long term sustainability through the development of financial dependency on external donors.
• Strengthening workers' organizations in the Arab countries through social, economic and legal literacy - Final evaluation High quality training of trainers provision, based on robust pedagogical methodology. This led to the establishment of teams of trained volunteer trainers, able to deliver substantial local and national training events for members and activists with very little further support or assistance. This provides a good basis of a sustainable trade union education and training programme appropriate for unions with limited resources. It is an objective frequently proposed in capacity-building projects, but rarely achieved.
• Closing the gender data gap on unpaid care and domestic work to support monitoring the 2030 Agenda - Final evaluation The early-on collaboration with UN Women in Eastern and Southern Africa accelerates progress towards outcomes and can yield better results in terms of country uptake of the time use module. Together, the agencies delivered training, sent letters of invitations to NSO to implement the TUM and applied for a BMGF grant for funding the scaling up phase.
• Closing the gender data gap on unpaid care and domestic work to support monitoring the 2030 Agenda - Final evaluation The project leader and STATISTICS staff showed strong adaptivity and reactivity in the face of the restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a good practice in results-oriented management.
• Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) - Final Evaluation The project adapted to the rapidly changing situation following post-humanitarian response by the national and international communities. It quickly recognized that ILO had to respond effectively and offer sustainable livelihood options. ILO had a comparative advantage in engaging with tripartite constituents and the stakeholders accepted it as an honest broker in helping relevant stakeholders to come together in addressing dire needs faced by local communities. The value-chain development approach proved effective over time and the project overcame the skepticism about the new initiative such as papaya cultivation for the export market. ILO implemented the project soon after the nearly 30 years of conflict had ended and humanitarian support to local communities started phasing out leaving a vacuum to support sustainable livelihood for conflict-affected population, including women, widows, persons with different ability and vulnerable poor without hardly any means for livelihood options. Traditional structured project design approach with adequate lead-time for preparation becomes less relevant unless the project design adapts to the on the ground reality.
• Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) - Final Evaluation The project provided employment and income generating opportunities for the victims of conflict who ended up being with different abilities than normal people. Timely project response boosted their morale and self-confidence in undertaking income-generating activities through MSMEs or direct employment. With the support of the project, a group of persons with different abilities came together to form a group and commenced income-generating activities. In addition, a social enterprise has been engaging about 25 women of which several are widows from conflict era and persons with different abilities. The Taprobane Seafood processing facility also employs a number of differently baled women.
• Local Empowerment through Economic Development (LEED) - Final Evaluation Capacity development intervention is effective if accompanied by market-based economic development interventions. Economic development interventions need to have reasonable viability model based on the market response so that perceived risks with undertaking new enterprises managed and where possible minimized. The introduction of papaya for commercial farming in Vavuniya North materialized because of technical support from the Provincial Department of Agriculture. Likewise, organizational strengthening of the cooperative societies was possible because of their involvement in income generating activities, papaya, and fisheries in particular.
• Women's entrepreneurship development and economic empowerment (Irish Aid/PROPEL) Global Component - Final Evaluation Group of vegetable growers closely knit together across tribal boundaries through being HIV positive and supporting each other to take retro-virals on time and against stigmatisation; Group members have individual plots and also market their vegetables occasionally individually; Involvement private sector: Serena Hotel in Amboseli Park who buys and NGO owning trading company; Training and accompanying producers from harvest to delivery of vegetables (timing, packaging, transport, sourcing of not produced type of vegetables, quality assurance etc.); Difficulty: private sector players in the value chain with different knowledge.
• Women's entrepreneurship development and economic empowerment (Irish Aid/PROPEL) Global Component - Final Evaluation Mentoring is needed to help newly trained women entrepreneurs to apply their knowledge in practice. Follow-up is necessary to avoid lapsing which requires reporting to the expert leading the mentorship programme. Mentoring has been started by WED-EE as a pilot test in Kenya to see the effect of a close follow-up. The randomised evaluation will do the research on this effect.
• Renforcement des compétences pour l'emploi des jeunes et le développement rural en Afrique de l'‘Ouest (CEJEDRAO) - é‰valuation finale Bonne pratique 1: La pratique de recrutement des prestataires de service sur base des appels d'offres (faire faire) peut être hautement efficace dès que la pratique fonctionne. Cela concerne des activités de l'emploi des jeunes (par exemple l'aviculture, l'apiculture, la cuniculture, l'aulacodiculture, la transformation du soja et le maraîchage) ainsi que la formation professionnelle informelle sur base de l'approche TREE (Formation pour l'Autonomisation Economique Rurale).
• Renforcement des compétences pour l'emploi des jeunes et le développement rural en Afrique de l'‘Ouest (CEJEDRAO) - é‰valuation finale Mauvaise pratique 1: Mauvaise pratique 1: Principalement (et aussi dans le contexte du projet CEJEDRAO), les projets, réalisés par des organisations des Nations Unies produisent des coûts de personnel disproportionnellement élevés vis-à-vis des projets, attribués aux prestataires par appel d'offre (international), de plus belle vis-à-vis des projets ONG. Cela provient du fait que des structures salariales ressortent des grilles fixes, au lieu d'avoir une formation des prix dans un marché compétitif. A cela s’ajoute encore les pourcentages raisonnables des coûts additionnels de frais généraux de la structure siège dans son ensemble.
• Renforcement des compétences pour l'emploi des jeunes et le développement rural en Afrique de l'‘Ouest (CEJEDRAO) - é‰valuation finale Mauvaise pratique 2: En général les TdR du BIT apparaissent clairs, bien structurés et exigeants. Mais, le peu de temps disponible sur le terrain ne permet que partiellement des réponses approfondies et justifiées. Cela ne concerne non seulement l'évaluation en question mais est considéré comme pratique générale du BIT (voir aussi l`évaluation à mi-parcours). Dans la présente évaluation le temps disponible correspondait à peine à la moitié du temps disponible pour les évaluations de projets complexes similaires d'autres agences de développement.
• Programme de Coopération Sud-Sud pour les Pays d'Afrique dans le domaine du Dialogue Social et de la Protection Sociale - Évaluation final Organisation de plusieurs activités (ateliers, séminaires et d’études) du programme des pays différents d’Afrique pour discuter des expériences et partager des informations avec plus de vingt-six pays bénéficiaires, complétées par l’assistance technique directe et des visites qui peuvent aider la communication entre les acteurs impliqués.
• Programme de Coopération Sud-Sud pour les Pays d'Afrique dans le domaine du Dialogue Social et de la Protection Sociale - Évaluation final Une forte participation des mandants tripartites nationaux et des membres du Conseil National de Dialogue Social des pays africains (plus de 600) qui ont pu bénéficier du projet sur la base de transfert de savoir-faire et de renforcement des capacités dans le domaine du dialogue social et de la représentativité syndicale, ainsi que la promotion de la protection sociale et l’extension de couverture sociale à toutes les couches.
• Programme de Coopération Sud-Sud pour les Pays d'Afrique dans le domaine du Dialogue Social et de la Protection Sociale - Évaluation final Le renforcement des capacités des acteurs tripartites nationaux sur la base la base des défis et obstacles identifiés comme entrave à la promotion du dialogue social et l’élargissement de la protection sociale aux différentes couches des populations.
• Programme de Coopération Sud-Sud pour les Pays d'Afrique dans le domaine du Dialogue Social et de la Protection Sociale - Évaluation final Le projet à travers ses ateliers et séminaires était vécu comme un cadre d’échange d’expériences et d’enrichissement mutuel, un espace de complémentarité entre les organisations syndicales africaines notamment sur les techniques de négociation et de revendication collective des droits par les moyens de dialogue social
• Programme de Coopération Sud-Sud pour les Pays d'Afrique dans le domaine du Dialogue Social et de la Protection Sociale - Évaluation final Le Programme était également un cadre d’élargissement et de renforcement des liens entre pays africains, notamment les liens de fraternité et de solidarité entre les participants aux différentes réunions organisées, ainsi que les échanges de conseils et de mécanismes
• Programme de Coopération Sud-Sud pour les Pays d'Afrique dans le domaine du Dialogue Social et de la Protection Sociale - Évaluation final Le projet était aussi un cadre de valorisation des bonnes pratiques dans le domaine de la protection sociale et de la sécurité sociale, notamment en santé et sécurité au travail, ainsi que le renforcement de la dynamique de coopération entre pays africains par rapport à ce segment de protection sociale dans le cadre d’une meilleure extension de la couverture sociale pour l’ensemble des populations des pays bénéficiaires
• Programme de Coopération Sud-Sud pour les Pays d'Afrique dans le domaine du Dialogue Social et de la Protection Sociale - Évaluation final Un acte aussi très apprécié du projet est la signature de cinq (05) conventions de partenariat bilatéral entre l’Ecole Supérieure de Sécurité Sociale (ESSS) d’Alger et les six (05) pays (Cameroun, Mali, Niger, Tunisie et Togo), afin de faciliter la formation et le renforcement des capacités de leurs cadres, ainsi que le renforcement des capacités de l’Ecole en matière d’organisation d’ateliers et de conférences dans le domaine du dialogue social et de la protection sociale.
• Programme de Coopération Sud-Sud pour les Pays d'Afrique dans le domaine du Dialogue Social et de la Protection Sociale - Évaluation final Un dernier acte jugé très important du projet est l’évaluation des capacités techniques et pédagogiques de l'Institut National des Etudes et Recherches Syndicales (INERS), puis la validation de son plan d'action proposé, en vue de permettre à l’UGTA de jouer pleinement son rôle dans le partage de l’expérience algérienne en matière de dialogue social en direction des organisations syndicales africaines.
• Programme de Coopération Sud-Sud pour les Pays d'Afrique dans le domaine du Dialogue Social et de la Protection Sociale - Évaluation final Implication des tous les acteurs concernés (Gouvernement – Patronat - Syndicats de travailleurs) au programme, depuis sa phase de conception, pour ainsi mettre en commun des points de vue de plusieurs délégations tripartites afin de travailler et échanger autour des thématiques relatives au dialogue social et à la protection sociale.
• Enhance the resilience and self-reliance of crisis-affected rural communities (...) - Final evaluation Many stakeholders were involved in the ERRY JP and in its implementation, making the project a broad participatory programme. Stakeholders included UNDP, the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation, Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour, the Ministry of Technical Education and Vocational Training, Chambers of Commerce, and local NGOs YOUTH Leadership Development Foundation and the SOS Centre. ILO’s collaboration and cooperation with these stakeholders was viewed positively by involved parties. In particular, the nature of these relationships contributed to the overall efficiency of the ERRY JP, in which local NGOs were able to continue implementation in areas ILO were unable to reach.
• Enhance the resilience and self-reliance of crisis-affected rural communities (...) - Final evaluation The curriculum materials developed by ILO for the ERRY joint programme have since been adopted nationally by the MoTEVT, as well as other INGOs operating in Yemen, including Mercy Corps, Norwegian Refugee Council, CARE, and Save the Children. This is a clear indicator the curriculum is relevant for communities in Yemen and effective in its implementation to project beneficiaries. The TEVET curriculum fills a major gap in current humanitarian and resiliency programming.
• Enhance the resilience and self-reliance of crisis-affected rural communities (...) - Final evaluation During programme implementation, women clearly indicated their interest in gaining business development skills and their willingness to overcome surmountable obstacles to obtain them, not limited to societal views on women working, particularly in certain occupations; a lack of transportation options; and preferences for being taught by female trainers. The impressive presence of women and their strong commitment to training and attendance gave YLDF, as the implementing partner, incentive to continue the programme and ensure its success.
• Los Planes Nacionales para la Prevención y Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil y la Protección del Trabajo Adolescente (periodo 2006-2010 y 2011-2015) - Evaluación final La Red de Empresas contra el Trabajo Infantil, conformada a mediados del 2007 por empresas del sector tabacalero, agroindustrial, bancario, entre otros, se presenta como una buena práctica en tanto supone la articulación de diversas empresas en torno a una causa común como lo es el trabajo infantil. En la actualidad, la red está conformada por aproximadamente 100 empresas (casi el doble de empresas con las que se originó) que interactúan con múltiples actores sociales e instituciones con el objetivo de generar y apoyar programas para la prevención y erradicación del trabajo infantil, ofreciendo asistencia técnica tanto en los ámbitos de acción de las empresas como en la cadena de valor.
  El diseño de sus actividades respeta ciertos principios a los que suscribe la Red. En primer lugar, las acciones para la erradicación y prevención del trabajo infantil deben alinearse a las estrategias de la Política Nacional. En segundo lugar, en línea con el principio precedente, se debe tener la certeza de que las acciones de la empresa no reemplazan la política pública. A su vez, se debe promover las acciones como parte de una estrategia para el incremento del acceso a mayores mercados. Por último, resulta necesario promover campañas de sensibilización para reducir la tolerancia social frente al problema.
• Los Planes Nacionales para la Prevención y Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil y la Protección del Trabajo Adolescente (periodo 2006-2010 y 2011-2015) - Evaluación final La erradicación del trabajo infantil se presenta como un proceso que requiere de la participación en conjunto de diversos actores y sectores de la sociedad (cooperativas, empresas, sector público, organismos de cooperación) para su consecución, dada la complejidad de la temática. En este sentido, y en concordancia con la buena práctica previamente mencionada, la articulación público-privada que se ha desarrollado durante la implementación de ambos planes nacionales emerge como una buena práctica.
• Los Planes Nacionales para la Prevención y Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil y la Protección del Trabajo Adolescente (periodo 2006-2010 y 2011-2015) - Evaluación final A partir del año 2012 la CONAETI junto con OIT, promueve la implementación del 'Proyecto local de prevención y erradicación del trabajo infantil y protección del trabajo adolescente y promoción del diálogo social'. Esta iniciativa se enmarca en el proceso de descentralización de la política pública en materia de prevención y erradicación del trabajo infantil y de la protección del trabajo adolescente. Es decir, en la descentralización del nivel provincial, en la figura de las COPRETI al nivel municipal, representado por las Mesas Municipales para la Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil, siendo ésta una condición necesaria para la implementación/ejecución de políticas en materia de trabajo infantil dada la conformación geopolítica de nuestro país.
• Workplaces and industries for sustainable and inclusive growth through tripartite dialogue and practical knowledge - Final evaluation Targeted project beneficiaries, i.e. employers association and national partner, are proactive to transfer knowledge and skills on sustainability concerns and green jobs in the context of decent workplace to both internal and external parties. This relates to Outcome 2 “Enhanced Local Tripartite Structures and support systems for fostering sustainability and competitiveness of sectors and workplaces of the project”.
• ILO’s Safety + Health for All Flagship Programme - Final thematic evaluation Coherent approach and focused, long-term interventions on OSH in Madagascar allowed creating meaningful sustainable results at a national level giving the Flagship programme confidence to phase out).
• ILO’s Safety + Health for All Flagship Programme - Final thematic evaluation In South Asia, the training for the trainers (ToT) implemented Work Improvement in Neighbourhood Development (WIND) allowed scaling up OSH training and enable work place improvements at SME and plantations
• ILO’s Safety + Health for All Flagship Programme - Final thematic evaluation The digital M&E framework developed by the Flagship Programme Safety + Health for All allows efficient way of reporting on the results across the projects at country, regional and global levels aimed at aggregating the data to report on the global level of the Programme.
• ILO’s Safety + Health for All Flagship Programme - Final thematic evaluation Cooperation with a diverse set of stakeholders (constituents, universities, journalists, SMEs etc.) allowed achieving great numbers of beneficiaries in Indonesia (25,000 + people trained)
• ASEAN-focussed labour market governance programme (OSH Component) - Final Evaluation The project successfully interlinked national OSH policy development, reviewing ILO standards for ratification and national programme development, offering a good practice model for integrated national level support
• ASEAN-focussed labour market governance programme (OSH Component) - Final Evaluation Recognized by national stakeholders as a structural challenge and ¿work in progress¿, the project catalyzed initial inter-ministerial coordination, notably between the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs as well as between the ILO and WHO
• ASEAN-focussed labour market governance programme (OSH Component) - Final Evaluation The long-term engagement of the ILO and Japan as a donor on OSH issues in Viet Nam is proving to be a good practice in terms of an effective and reiterative cooperative strategy
• ASEAN-focussed labour market governance programme (OSH Component) - Final Evaluation Collaborating directly with social partners and mass organizations, where implemented revealed the potential of mobilizing their networks, experience and identifying new outreach channels
• ASEAN-focussed labour market governance programme (OSH Component) - Final Evaluation Promoting regional (e.g. ASEAN) and international exchange and learning processes are good long-term practices offering opportunities to stimulate dialogue and showcase new forms of policy and practical OSH action
• ASEAN-focussed labour market governance programme (OSH Component) - Final Evaluation The good practice of combining policy activities and hands-on activities with provinces, enterprises and workers at the local level offer multiple interfaces and opportunities for collective action and policy development
• ASEAN-focussed labour market governance programme (OSH Component) - Final Evaluation The emphasis on country-ownership as a good practice proved successful in securing a nationally-driven OSH programme design process
• ASEAN-focussed labour market governance programme (OSH Component) - Final Evaluation Participatory OSH diagnosis and improvements are good practices generating new forms of action, collaborative thinking and showcasing needs and opportunities to the business community, decision-makers and the wider public
• ASEAN-focussed labour market governance programme (OSH Component) - Final Evaluation Promoting regional (e.g. ASEAN) and international exchange and learning processes are good long-term practices offering opportunities to stimulate dialogue and showcase new forms of policy and practical OSH action
• Improving the governance and protection mechanisms for labour migration in the Middle East & Advocacy Strategy on ILO's Domestic Workers Convention in the Arab States (C189) - Final Evaluation The focus on domestic work under Outcome 4 has provided the opportunity to test gender-sensitive approaches in the development of migration governance models. Under the research and policy component (Outcome 1) Domestic Work is the occupation chosen to qualify gender sensitive vulnerabilities of women migrants.
• Improving the governance and protection mechanisms for labour migration in the Middle East & Advocacy Strategy on ILO's Domestic Workers Convention in the Arab States (C189) - Final Evaluation The project cooperated with the PAVE project, to deliver a joint training programme for Governments, the social partners and the civil society on anti-trafficking issues, with CARITAS Lebanon to design and develop a research initiative on Access to Justice, with ILO Cairo to design a joint component of a Project replicating advisory services on the migration policy to the context of Egypt, with the Work in Freedom project (DFID funded) to implement a survey on knowledge and attitudes of employers of domestic workers in Jordan and with the EU-funded South Asia Labour Migration project (implemented by ILO) focusing on GCC countries from the perspective of sending countries.
• Improving the governance and protection mechanisms for labour migration in the Middle East & Advocacy Strategy on ILO's Domestic Workers Convention in the Arab States (C189) - Final Evaluation Although research work has not followed a precise plan of action, the knowledge base on labour migration issues has been enriched through the preparation of research studies, the implementation of surveys, the development of the data base and the gathering of experienced resource persons at different events.
• Improving the governance and protection mechanisms for labour migration in the Middle East & Advocacy Strategy on ILO's Domestic Workers Convention in the Arab States (C189) - Final Evaluation Communication is a very important tool for the dissemination of information. The involvement of PANOS (communication institute sub-contracted by the project) did not generate a passionate welcome upon inception, but the work delivered has generated new opportunities with the media which offer potential for further development.
• Improving the governance and protection mechanisms for labour migration in the Middle East & Advocacy Strategy on ILO's Domestic Workers Convention in the Arab States (C189) - Final Evaluation Governance of labour migration and the protection of migrant workers are sensitive issues in several countries in the region, in particular in GCC countries. The project, in cooperation with other ILO departments, engaged with government officials in these countries on labour migration in the framework of labour market and/or employment policy related issues, anti-trafficking issues, etc. which governments are interested to discuss and for which ILO know-how is well received.
• Global action programme on migrant domestic workers and their families - Evaluability Assessment The project had a strong focus on contributing to the global care agenda and moving this agenda forward. Care work is broadly defined as looking after the physical, psychological, emotional and developmental needs of one or more other people. The GAP-MDW focused the plight of domestic workers within the context of the global care agenda. This linkage broadens the debate towards gender equality issues, the gender division of labour, demographics and links to migration. Domestic worker if viewed within the context of care work, which is seen both as a potential area of employment growth, as well as a means of supporting women's equal opportunities.
• Global action programme on migrant domestic workers and their families - Evaluability Assessment A corridor approach allowed a specific examination of the situation in a country of origin and the destination country with regard to how domestic workers are treated (both when they stay in the country and when they migrate). A corridor approach also allowed for a deeper examination of the migration processes path. This project necessitated a global headquarters approach, in that ILO wished to understand what it means to address domestic work challenges from a migration corridor perspective, and how that differs across different corridors. However a corridor approach proved to be a useful mechanism to approach the rights of domestic workers and to protect, support and empower migrant domestic workers at all stages of the migration cycle (in particular in the Paraguay to Argentina corridor).
• Enhancing Rural Access - Rural roads rehabilitation and maintenance (RDP IV) - Final Evaluation Two of the three expected results from ERA were related to building the capacity of small road contractors to implement rural road rehabilitation and maintenance activities. In addition to the formal training / capacity building activities, ERA has demonstrated the use of two significantly different road rehabilitation and construction initiatives from regional countries. These were: (i) Geo-engineering of a large unstable gully across a rural road (Builecun-Leahita Road near Balibo); (ii) Constructing a three cell poured concrete box culvert near Falubosa). This was built to improve trafficability across a steep stream crossing and to improve the safety of school children who regularly use the crossing. In both cases, specialist roads engineers from south Asia were recruited to assess the situations and design and construct cost-effective solutions.
• Enhancing Rural Access - Rural roads rehabilitation and maintenance (RDP IV) - Final Evaluation Two of the three expected results from ERA were related to building the capacity of small road contractors to implement rural road rehabilitation and maintenance activities and also the capacity of the organisations to provide this training.ERA has demonstrated good practice by developing the capacity of established appropriate training providers to deliver project funded and ongoing training services. Technical (with some contract oriented business management) training resource developed at the long established Don Bosco Foundation training centre on the edge of Dili. Business management skill development resources have been developed and improved at the government agency, IADE, in Dili. With training costs recovered from a user-pays process, these facilities can continue to deliver the rural road focused training material and coaching support services developed with ERA. ERA also supported and assisted these training institutions in their accreditation and compliance with national competency standards. ERA linked and coordinated its activities with key stakeholders and other relevant initiatives in the sector to ensure synergies and development of harmonized systems.
• Enhancing Rural Access - Rural roads rehabilitation and maintenance (RDP IV) - Final Evaluation Two of the three expected results from ERA were related to building the capacity of small road contractors to implement rural road rehabilitation and maintenance activities and also the capacity of the organisations to provide this training. The good practice implemented by ERA has been to develop and implement an integrated road rehabilitation and maintenance implementation, supervision and management training package including use of coaching / mentoring. The benefits of integrating the training processes have been demonstrated by ERA and provide a cost-effective approach to improving contractor performance and improving road contract outcomes. ERA linked and coordinated its activities with key stakeholders and other relevant initiatives in the sector to ensure synergies and development of harmonized systems. Class Room Training carried out in Dili and successful companies participated in trial contract following the class training. Successful contractors bid for works under the ERA project. The implementation of trial contracts as a means of combining training and capacity building of contractors with the actual construction of the works found to be the most effective way in contractor development.
• Youth at work: partnership for employment of young women and men in Morocco - Final Evaluation La formation de petits groupes d’apprenants afin d’initier des idées de projets en discussion avec un modérateur a été un succès en termes de résultats et d’effets La pratique des visites d’entreprises a été porteuse d’effets positifs sur les jeunes aspirants à l’entrepreneuriat qui en reviennent pleins d’enthousiasme et d’excitation. L’initiative d’une association de lancer le renforcement des compétences de 40 étudiants universitaires pendant 6 mois sur plusieurs modules, suivi d’une compétition pour bénéficier d’un appui et trouver des financements. La stratégie multi-canal qui consiste à intégrer différentes spécialités à travers diverses structures s’est avérée productif pour faire face aux besoins d’emploi des jeunes et aux initiatives d’entreprises. L’intégration concernait notamment la prise en charge d’approches transversales telles que l’égalité femmes-hommes, les emplois verts, les personnes avec handicap et sur le plan thématique, l’employabilité et l’entreprenariat.
• Youth at work: partnership for employment of young women and men in Morocco - Final Evaluation La prise en considération de cette composante est transversale dans le projet en raison de la situation des femmes dans le pays face à la question de l’emploi et de l’entrepreneuriat. Dans les documents de suivi-évaluation du projet, les données relatives aux résultats sont désagrégées en critères sexo-spécifiques, ce qui permet d’illustrer le niveau et le taux de participation des femmes et des jeunes filles dans les différentes interventions du projet ; une excellente pratique à reproduire car elle éclaire sur les acquis quant à la prise en compte de l’égalité Femme-Homme.
• Youth at work: partnership for employment of young women and men in Morocco - Final Evaluation Il a été prouvé que le fait de développer un partenariat rapproché et de tisser des liaisons de proximité, permet d’assoir une crédibilité et une confiance qui nourrissent la synergie et l’efficacité du partenariat au niveau local. La concertation avec les intervenants avant les activités et leur implication après (partage d’information de suivi) se sont avérées essentielles pour la réussite des interventions en termes d’efficacité dans les réalisations
• Youth at work: partnership for employment of young women and men in Morocco - Final Evaluation Les visites sur le terrain aussi bien des personnalités représentants le Canada (bailleur de fonds) que d’autorités nationales ainsi que du CTP du projet, en addition aux sessions du COPIL tenues en Région sont une excellente pratique en ce qu’elles créent la visibilité du projet tout en renforçant son image vis-à-vis des bénéficiaires cibles et du public. La concertation régulière (à la fois formelle et ad hoc) au niveau des membres de l’équipe de gestion est une bonne pratique de référence parce que structurant pour une mise en oeuvre bien coordonnée et une bonne communication entre les agents ; une pratique susceptible d’être reproduite pour une efficacité managériale.
• Responding effectively to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the world of work: Country programmes - Final Evaluation The allocation of well-targeted seed money to support specific high priority activities at country level on HIV in the world of work is useful and effective.
• Responding effectively to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the world of work: Country programmes - Final Evaluation Health sector workers focus in programmes on HIV in the world of work is of particular importance. There is a high need to address both the occupational safety and health (OSH) of health workers as well as their own non-stigma and discrimination towards VCT and PLHIV.
• The way forward after the revolution - decent work for women in Egypt and Tunisia - Midterm evaluation An aspect of project relevance was the important engagement with local authorities in Egypt. The development of cooperatives, local industries, accessing land and infrastructure for job creation often require the cooperation of local authorities, where they exist.
• The way forward after the revolution - decent work for women in Egypt and Tunisia - Midterm evaluation The 'Way Forward' has shown the utility of engaging civil society organizations (NGOs and CSOs) under implementation agreements, bringing added value and assets, as well as sustainability elements, unforeseen in the original project design. The dual objective of (1) raising awareness of rights at work and (2) building technical skills and enterprise-management capacity largely has been met at mid-term by partnering with local CSOs applying ILO tools and local knowledge.
• PAMODEC Phase III - Projet d'appui à la mise en oeuvre des principes et droits fondamentaux au travail - Final Evaluation Le PAMODEC III a évolué au cours de son exécution, en faisant preuve de flexibilité pour tenir compte des besoins et priorités changeants des mandants ainsi que des réalités et des obstacles pour sa mise en œuvre effective.
• The law-growth nexus - Phase III: Labour law and the enabling business environment for MSMEs in Kenya - Midterm Evaluation The project shows that scale can be achieved with limited budget by leveraging on partners' capacity. Partnerships with the ILO Constituents enabled the project to reach a geographically dispersed target group with a limited budget which provided the project economies of scale.
• The law-growth nexus - Phase III: Labour law and the enabling business environment for MSMEs in Kenya - Midterm Evaluation The applications seeks to make it possible for workers in the informal sector and indeed any other interested person to access labour laws and employment rights from their mobile phones. This is based don he understanding that an enabling environment is one that really the actors have access to information that is relevant to them. Awareness creation was noted to be an important ingredient to the eventual compliance with labour laws. The application will contribute to creation of awareness in addition being a quick and accessible reference for anyone which a pressing question or issues that touches on their employment rights. Given the mobile phone penetration in the country was high and that internet connectivity using mobile phones was on the increase, the application is expected to benefit virtually all interested workers across the country.
• Gestión del conocimiento sobre calidad y equidad de la formación profesional y sus aportes para el trabajo decente - Final Evaluation La conformación de equipos de trabajo interdisciplinario e interdepartamental, o con representación de diversas zonas geográficas, como responsables del proyecto en cada una de las instituciones participantes.
• Gestión del conocimiento sobre calidad y equidad de la formación profesional y sus aportes para el trabajo decente - Final Evaluation El compromiso con la excelencia, la exploración permanente y el interés por apoyar a los y las participantes del equipo del Proyecto.
• Gestión del conocimiento sobre calidad y equidad de la formación profesional y sus aportes para el trabajo decente - Final Evaluation La simbiosis entre el proyecto, la OIT/Cinterfor y su equipo de trabajo.
• Gestión del conocimiento sobre calidad y equidad de la formación profesional y sus aportes para el trabajo decente - Final Evaluation El PGdeC aporta conceptual y metodológicamente a los campos de la gestión del conocimiento, la formación profesional y el uso estratégico de las tecnologías de información y comunicación, así como a la combinación de estas tres áreas de especialización.
• Gestión del conocimiento sobre calidad y equidad de la formación profesional y sus aportes para el trabajo decente - Final Evaluation El PGdeC es un buen ejemplo de cómo pueden movilizarse recursos complementarios para un proyecto provenientes de fuentes diversas.
• Gestión del conocimiento sobre calidad y equidad de la formación profesional y sus aportes para el trabajo decente - Final Evaluation El PGdeC ilustra una buena forma de gestionar los espacios digitales y los recursos de información de una institución que lidera una red de organizaciones.
• Gestión del conocimiento sobre calidad y equidad de la formación profesional y sus aportes para el trabajo decente - Final Evaluation El PGdeC es un buen ejemplo de excelentes prácticas de facilitación que pueden constituirse en referencia para otros proyectos de gestión de conocimiento y de formación profesional
• Combating the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Indonesia: Supporting the Time Bound Programme for the Elimination of the Worst Forms of Child Labour in Indonesia - Final Evaluation Expanding access to and improving formal secondary education is the most effective way to prevent child labour exploitation. Initiatives considered successful include: - grants to poor families and students for educational expenses; - remedial education for at risk students; - teacher training on active, creative, effective and enjoyable methods; - training on life-skills, child rights and the risks of child labour; and - combined elementary and junior high schools in remote areas.
• Support to the youth employment network secretariat 2010-2012 - Mid Term Evaluation YEN’s Evaluation Clinics are considered an excellent product and an important contribution by YEN, perceived to be an alliance of expertise and collaboration, where the YEN Secretariat added great value as coordinator. The model of training , web-based follow-up (with an impressive 545 membership) and seed funding for evaluation activity is innovative. Clinics have effectively mobilised human resources through the Core Agencies , and proved attractive to external donors.
• Support to the youth employment network secretariat 2010-2012 - Mid Term Evaluation The Y2YF has a clear and robust project design based on a rigorous, four-step process of Outreach, Selection, Implementation and Sharing. The selection committees of local stakeholders and the showcasing event for finalists ensure the programme is both locally owned and builds in a unique networking opportunity to showcase projects. The Fund is commended for its front-loaded capacity building for grantees.
• Support to the youth employment network secretariat 2010-2012 - Mid Term Evaluation By scaling back on their original range of activities and becoming more market-driven since 2009, the YEN Secretariat has identified well-defined, tangible products which feed the global knowledge base on Youth Employment. YEN is a significant example of a multi-agency partnership and in terms of value for money the YEN Secretariat is considered to be delivering excellent results.
• Support to the youth employment network secretariat 2010-2012 - Mid Term Evaluation YEN is successfully involving youth in its programming; the Y2YF and Marketplace products target young people directly. YEN’s Y2YF stimulates business ideas coming from youth to youth, empowering both youth-serving organisations and young people through contextualised projects which do not focus solely on fostering employability but on generating employment. The Y2YF is already being used as a model of best practice, with UN-HABITAT currently implementing a global youth fund using the Y2YF programme design as a blueprint. The Y2YF has a significant role to play for large populations of un(der)employed and frustrated young people in a dearth of youth funding.
• Les mandants de l'OIT membres du G5 Sahel intègrent le travail décent dans leurs programmes d'investissement prioritaires La mise en place des structures de coordination et de concertation au Mali et au Niger pour assurer une meilleure appropriation des outils du BIT a été très appréciée même si les contraintes opérationnelles n’ont pas favorisé le partage systématique des termes de références des études, les rapports réalisés, et des concepts notes développés comme prévu par l’unité de projet.
• Les mandants de l'OIT membres du G5 Sahel intègrent le travail décent dans leurs programmes d'investissement prioritaires Les stratégies de renforcement des capacités à partir des documents et entretiens, et via les ateliers sous fora virtuels et l’usage d’outils multimédia avec des projections vidéo durant les rencontres et ateliers divers comme solutions alternatives durant la COVID-19 constituent une pratique très appréciée.
• Skills for Energy in Zambia and Southern Africa (SESA) Digitization of Trainee Follow-up Systems: The project introduced a digitized trainee follow-up system to track graduate performance, monitor skills application, and evaluate training effectiveness. This system included post-training tracer studies and onsite follow-ups, providing valuable data for course improvement
• Skills for Energy in Zambia and Southern Africa (SESA) Industry-Responsive Training Programs: Training programs were developed based on industry needs, market research, and stakeholder consultations.
• Skills for Energy in Zambia and Southern Africa (SESA) Integration of Blended Learning through the eCampus Platform: The SESA Project successfully launched an eCampus platform alongside the KGRTC website, allowing blended learning programs that combined theoretical knowledge online with practical, hands-on training sessions onsite. This approach addressed logistical and financial constraints while significantly improving accessibility and flexibility for participants across the SADC region
• Skills for Energy in Zambia and Southern Africa (SESA) Gender Equality and Inclusion Policy: The project developed and implemented a Gender Equality and Diversity Inclusion Policy, informed by a participatory Gender Audit. This policy aimed to mainstream gender considerations into training programs and institutional frameworks.
• Skills for Energy in Zambia and Southern Africa (SESA) Strong Public-Private Development Partnerships (PPDPs): The SESA Project established 40 partnerships with private sector actors, academic institutions, and government agencies to promote resource-sharing, curriculum development, and knowledge transfer. These partnerships facilitated cost-sharing mechanisms, reduced training fees, and improved industry alignment of training programs.
• ILO Technical Assistance to the EPWP (National Department of Public Works and Infrastructure and the Limpopo Department of Public Works Roads and Infrastructure) - Midterm evaluation The EPWP online reporting system is increasingly integrating gender and vulnerability disaggregated data, which can be explored and potentialized for ILO’s communication and visibility purposes.
• Enhanced Impact of Public Financial Management on National and Sub-national Employment Governance - Final evaluation Cognizant that employment governance is a gradual process that cannot be achieved at one time – building blocks towards an enduring governance framework is imperative – but concentrating on fill gaps and building capacity where it lacks
• Enhanced Impact of Public Financial Management on National and Sub-national Employment Governance - Final evaluation Cognizant that employment governance is a gradual process that cannot be achieved at one time – building blocks towards an enduring governance framework is imperative – but concentrating on fill gaps and building capacity where it lacks ILO through this project sought to utilize and build national capacity rather than relying on external international experts and consultants. This has a generated a high likelihood that the core interventions will be sustained (as a result of the built capacity) after the project’s lifespan
• Employment through Labour Intensive Infrastructure Programs in Lebanon (Phase IV and V) and in Jordan (Phase VI) - Clustered evaluation The programme originally focused on short-term employment (Cash for Work) but it was decided to increase the volume of training offered to participants including on entrepreneurship. This is likely to increase the employability of the workers in the future.
• Employment for Youth in Egypt (EYE): Providing a Reason to Stay - Final evaluation The connection with youth centers for outreach. This connection channel between some service providers and youth centers opened the door for an effective reach out channel for local youth in wide areas in both governorates.
• Employment for Youth in Egypt (EYE): Providing a Reason to Stay - Final evaluation The evaluation assessed that the project was successful in investing a considerable amount of effort in conducting research and carrying out mapping and diagnostic studies before implementing activities
• Employment for Youth in Egypt (EYE): Providing a Reason to Stay - Final evaluation Match-making activities where potential business owners are matched with business service providers.
• Employment for Youth in Egypt (EYE): Providing a Reason to Stay - Final evaluation Youth-led initiatives have proved to be more effective and innovative
• Employment for Youth in Egypt (EYE): Providing a Reason to Stay - Final evaluation The organization reached out to youth in both governorates through social media ads and through collaboration with universities in Qalubia and Menoufia.
• Employment generation and livelihoods through reconciliation in Sri Lanka - Final independent evaluation The cooperative model demonstrated multiple benefits for attracting investors, achieving economies of scale and offering financial and social services to members. The model has proven to be worthy of further support in the Northern Province.
• Employment generation and livelihoods through reconciliation in Sri Lanka - Final independent evaluation The expansion into sea cucumber farming with inputs for juveniles, pens and feed has provided a robust model for replication. The benefits are equitably shared among small producer teams, including women; it is environmentally friendly and protects sea stock and the market of the crop is assured and lucrative. Women stand to benefit so long as their representation in the producer groups is maintained.
• Employment generation and livelihoods through reconciliation in Sri Lanka - Final independent evaluation The PTK model demonstrates the advantages of working with producer groups managed by and for women in communities affected by conflict, providing a platform for building their economic independence, social standing and empowerment.
• Employment generation and livelihoods through reconciliation in Sri Lanka - Final independent evaluation The project garnered lasting engagement of the NCE which played a pivotal role in introducing new export partners, strengthening north-south trust and motivating the Northern cooperatives.
• Jeunes et employabilité - Évaluation finale Le grand succès de l'instrument du club n'était pas prévisible au début du projet. La durée de réalisation relativement courte du JEMP a laissé l'instrument à la fin du projet néanmoins comme pro-jet modèle au stade expérimental. Mais l'expérience acquise jusqu'à présent devrait donc être évaluée en détail et utilisée comme un élément clé pour une nouvelle phase du projet.
• The law-growth nexus - Phase III: Labour law and the enabling business environment for MSMEs in Kenya - Final Evaluation The project shows that scale can be achieved with limited budget by leveraging on partners’ capacity. Partnerships with the ILO Constituents enabled the project to reach a geographically dispersed target group with a limited budget which provided the project economies of scale.
• Decent jobs for youth and women (a local employment development approach) - Final cluster evaluation La mise à contribution d’une experte du BIT de Genève dans le processus d’élaboration de la stratégie nationale de l’emploi (SNE), notamment dans les travaux préparatoires, a permis de prendre en compte tous les aspects de l’emploi dans cette stratégie qui se veut exhaustive.
• Decent jobs for youth and women (a local employment development approach) - Final cluster evaluation Les séminaires de formation hors de la Tunisie de personnes émanant de différents ministères et impliquées dans le suivi et la mise en œuvre des projets financés par le bailleur Norvégien ainsi que les Team building organisés par le BIT à Hammamet ont permis aux participants de constituer un groupe de travail homogène sur la mise en œuvre de programmes.
• Evaluación Regional Temática Independiente sobre Migración Laboral - Evaluación Temática (RBSA, XBTC) Proceso de fortalecimiento de las capacidades de los actores sociales, particularmente de las organizaciones sindicales, ha permitido crear espacios de diálogo social intersectorial, con la participación del MINTRAB y organizaciones de la sociedad civil.
• Evaluación Regional Temática Independiente sobre Migración Laboral - Evaluación Temática (RBSA, XBTC) El fortalecimiento de capacidades técnicas y organizativas de los sindicatos en torno al tema de migración laboral, así como la conformación de los Comités Inter-sindicales de Protección de Trabajadores Migrantes, ha permitido posicionar el tema en la agenda y construir propuestas de acción dirigidas a la población trabajadora migrante, tales como servicios de asesoría, promoción de afiliación, acuerdos binacionales y subregionales entre sindicatos, campañas de ratificación de los Convenios 97, 102 y 143, entre otras.
• Evaluación Regional Temática Independiente sobre Migración Laboral - Evaluación Temática (RBSA, XBTC) 5. Los actores sociales coinciden en que los aportes de OIT en materia de información e insumos para la toma de decisiones son muy valiosos, y que la asistencia técnica para la implementación de recomendaciones es fundamental cuando las instituciones y organizaciones tienen capacidades limitadas. Sin embargo, cuando el diálogo social es frágil y existe un desbalance de poder, la intervención de un actor externo con la legitimidad y credibilidad de es clave para lograr consensos y acuerdos duraderos.
• Evaluación Regional Temática Independiente sobre Migración Laboral - Evaluación Temática (RBSA, XBTC) La utilización de una metodología participativa para realizar el autodiagnóstico y el plan de acción para transversalizar la perspectiva migratoria en los servicios de la Dirección de Trabajo del Ministerio de Trabajo de Chile, aumentó el nivel de apropiación y compromiso de los funcionarios respecto al tema.
• Evaluación Regional Temática Independiente sobre Migración Laboral - Evaluación Temática (RBSA, XBTC) La ratificación del Convenio 189, acompañada de un proceso de incidencia política y técnica para integrar las normas de dicho instrumento a las políticas públicas e institucionales, demuestra el potencial que tienen las NIT para promover otros cambios en las condiciones laborales de grupos vulnerables (Argentina y Costa Rica).
• Promoting economic empowerment of women at work through responsible business conduct – G7 countries (in co-delegation with UN Women) - Final evaluation The training materials designed and developed for this project was appreciated by majority of the key informants and constituted as one of the strongest parts of the project, where they were contributing to the achievements of this project directly. The training materials were designed from the scratch and targeted the audience of the project under evaluation. Even though they were specifically designed for the project, they found successful for delivering messages, key content to the audience, therefore these materials are already proposed in other projects, which are EU funded projects, as the EU is keen to see collaboration and synergies between projects and there has been a good promotion of them through the organization.
• Strengthening of rural trade union organization in post-conflict Colombia - Final evaluation Los proyectos productivos han llevado esperanza a poblaciones muy marginadas y ahora golpeadas por la pandemia del Covid-19. Se ha contribuido a generar una conciencia colectiva, de esfuerzo conjunto. A definir objetivos comunes y a analizar aspectos esenciales como el avituallamiento, la producción, el trasporte, el acceso al mercado, las vías de comercialización… Por otro lado, se ha contribuido a generar un debate y una consciencia sobre aspectos relacionados con la seguridad alimentaria de las familias productoras y sus comunidades.
• Strengthening of rural trade union organization in post-conflict Colombia - Final evaluation La participación y el enfoque “de abajo hacia arriba” seguido por el proyecto no solo en su diseño sino también en su implementación se considera una buena práctica que ha contribuido a la apropiación de sus objetivos y estrategias por los socios de la OIT y facilitado una implementación efectiva y eficiente.
• Strengthening of rural trade union organization in post-conflict Colombia - Final evaluation El proyecto ha sido capaz de general espacios de dialogo “alternativos” tanto en lo nacional (p.ej con Congresistas) y en lo local, con las autoridades territoriales.
• Strengthening of rural trade union organization in post-conflict Colombia - Final evaluation La colaboración entre diferentes departamentos y técnicos de la OIT, con las CS y OS, con otros socios y actores locales, con Agencias de NNUU, ha sido un aporte significativo en la gestión eficaz y eficiente del proyecto
• Strengthening of rural trade union organization in post-conflict Colombia - Final evaluation La creación de sinergias entre las organizaciones sindicales, la cooperación internacional y las entidades públicas territoriales se considera como una buena práctica
• Strengthening of rural trade union organization in post-conflict Colombia - Final evaluation El proyecto realizó una clara apuesta por la igualdad de género. Si bien queda mucho por hacer y mucho por conseguir, el Proyecto hizo una clara apuesta por la igualdad de género. Esto es considerado como una buena práctica ya que la mujer en el ámbito rural colombiano no solo ha sido la más damnificada por los efectos del conflicto, sino porque también permanece muda e invisible en el mundo del trabajo.
• ILO-DFID Partnership Programme on Fair Recruitment and Decent Work for Women Migrant Workers in South Asia and the Middle East -Phase II - Final evaluation During its ten-year implementation, the Programme successfully established and maintained partnerships with engaged, knowledgeable, and diligent actors. This was achieved by a thorough selection procedure and effective communication with the partners. All among them represented the target group well and shared the vision of the Programme. These partnerships proved crucial for increasing the Programme’s relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, and they will likely be the core mechanisms of its sustainability. As detailed in the evaluation, they could easily reach the target population and provided added know-how, among other things.
• ILO-DFID Partnership Programme on Fair Recruitment and Decent Work for Women Migrant Workers in South Asia and the Middle East -Phase II - Final evaluation A lot of flexibility was given to the partners in the type of activities and initiatives they can pursue. This was achieved by effective communication between partners and the ILO, and trust in the former’s ability to prioritise. Given external difficulties, flexibility was beneficial throughout the implementation.
• ILO-DFID Partnership Programme on Fair Recruitment and Decent Work for Women Migrant Workers in South Asia and the Middle East -Phase II - Final evaluation Country offices of ILO and WIF team had regular meetings, some of the staff had multiple roles in ILO, and therefore, has overseen all relevant programme activities. Such close collaboration increased the amount of people reached and the number of activities performed.
• ILO-DFID Partnership Programme on Fair Recruitment and Decent Work for Women Migrant Workers in South Asia and the Middle East -Phase II - Final evaluation The Programme was implemented in countries connected to specific migration corridors instead of a single country or multiple unrelated countries. It also tailored activities to the local context, in recognition of the push and pull factors of labour migration. This approach strengthened its effectiveness.
• ILO-DFID Partnership Programme on Fair Recruitment and Decent Work for Women Migrant Workers in South Asia and the Middle East -Phase II - Final evaluation Focusing on activities that reduce women’s vulnerability through self-organisation and collective representation increased their empowerment. This is because collective representation is more stable, can directly help in acquiring resources, contributes to overcoming isolation, and can help in advocacy and policy influence in the long-term.
• Accelerating Progress towards an Integrated and Modernized Social Protection System for All in Thailand (United Nations Joint Programme on Social Protection for All in Thailand) - Joint evaluation The implementation of the JP by four Partner UN Organisations (PUNOs) was a Good Practice.
• Accelerating Progress towards an Integrated and Modernized Social Protection System for All in Thailand (United Nations Joint Programme on Social Protection for All in Thailand) - Joint evaluation The comprehensive process of the Diagnostic Review of the JP is a Good Practice involving a combination of background studies, workshops to discuss research findings, the formulation of recommendations, technical meetings to review these recommendations, and a synthesis report launched at a final programme event.
• 2018-2020 ILO/Korea Partnership Programme funded projects in ASEAN, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam - Final evaluation The structured approach to progress on MRS by means of a Roadmap for implementing a pilot scheme endorsed and followed by all beneficiaries In order to progress on the recognition of skills, the project developed a Roadmap in 7 steps to implement a pilot scheme between Thailand and three neighboring countries. The Roadmap has been endorsed by all parties involved, clearly defining the way on how to proceed in a coordinated way to achieve the expected goal.
• 2018-2020 ILO/Korea Partnership Programme funded projects in ASEAN, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar and Vietnam - Final evaluation The formal coordination mechanisms set up for the OSH project in Myanmar and Lao PDR to promote synergies and interlinkages while avoiding overlaps with other projects In both countries where multiple projects are being implemented in the same field, both from the ILO and from other donors, the ILO has set up Project Advisory Committees to coordinate project interventions and develop synergies.
• ILO Technical Assistance Component – Skills for Employment Program (FCDO-SEP Project) - Final evaluation The Skills for Employment Project of the FCDO aimed to promote jobs and reduce Nepal’s dependence on labour migration. ILO’s SEP-TA component addressed advancing employment and migration laws and policies. As part of SEP-TA, the ILO promoted the establishment of social dialogue mechanisms in two of Nepal’s most commercially active provinces and four municipalities in one of those provinces. These tripartite mechanisms were required under the new Labour Law (2017). Their establishment also signaled an important milestone in the previously contentious relationship between employer organizations and trade unions in the country. The ILO drew on its historical, trusted relationships with the Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI), national trade unions and the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MOLESS). It worked with local chambers, trade union chapters and provincial and municipality governments to support the establishment of the social dialogue mechanisms. Inputs included: technical assistance and facilitation from a senior social dialogue expert (based nearby in the regional ILO office in Delhi); sharing relevant models and experience of social dialogue mechanisms from other countries; development and translation of relevant knowledge products (for instance grievance handling and collective bargaining tools). The process built capacity and ownership. By the end of the project, two Provincial Labour Advisory Council (PLAC) had a legal framework, and one (in Lumbini Province) was ratified and operational. Municipality labour desks designed for information sharing about new entitlement programs and local dispute resolution received similar types of inputs and by the end of the project, frameworks were in place.
• ILO Technical Assistance Component – Skills for Employment Program (FCDO-SEP Project) - Final evaluation The Skills for Employment Project was a major initiative of the FCDO aimed to promote jobs and reduce the country’s dependence on labour migration. ILO’s SEP-TA component provided technical assistance designed to move employment and migration laws and policies forward. The ILO’s longstanding relationship with key government ministries and a responsive posture even in the face of frequent changes in cabinet leadership and political priorities, contributed to continuity and trust. This enabled the ILO to contribute to the policy process. Insider or former insider Nepali experts were instrumental in championing a policy vision. All of the factors were particularly critical at moments when government partners were less directed, progressive, or capacitated, and when government changes disrupted focus. Trust at the national level also translated into confidence building in newly established provincial and municipality centers, where capacity was stretched and policy mandates for generating employment strategies and tripartite mechanisms immediate. While the project achieved a lot in the employment space, it got less traction on the more politically sensitive and multi-stakeholder issues related to labour migration. None the less, the trusted relationship undoubtedly contributed to the invitation for the ILO to help draft the national plan of action for the Nepal’s Global Compact on Migration.
• Partnership in Action to End Child Trafficking in Peru - Midterm evaluation Adecuado diagnóstico inicial y ajuste estratégico: Una fortaleza que ha tenido el proyecto ha sido el adecuado diagnóstico inicial tanto para identificación de la situación de la trata en el Perú, el modelo causal sobre el que se sustenta y los desafíos asociados para implementar el proyecto en su forma original. Asimismo, ha sido muy pulcro en la identificación de las brechas sobre capacidad a nivel del sector público de manera precisa y desagregada lo cual ha permitido adecuar de manera temprana la metodología de intervención y lidiar con las particularidades del sector público. Un facilitador de esto último ha sido que el proyecto ha estado vinculado con facilitar la implementación del Plan Nacional de Acción contra la Trata de Personas 2017-2021 lo cual forma parte no solo un acuerdo entre países (Estados Unidos y Perú) sino que se asocia a políticas públicas especificas en el caso peruano. Si bien esta característica genera condiciones únicas, puede tomarse como una lección aprendida la necesidad de que las intervenciones mantengan un elevado de ajuste estratégico con las políticas públicas del país a intervenir.
• Partnership in Action to End Child Trafficking in Peru - Midterm evaluation Formación de capacidad instalada: Si bien el proyecto no cuenta con una estrategia de salida explícita, se han identificados elementos de la intervención que están orientados a formar una capacidad instalada en el sector público para la lucha contra la trata de NNA que vale la pena destacar. La más importante es la institucionalización de guías, procedimientos y herramientas en los principales sectores involucrados, lo cual permitirá dar continuidad al trabajo realizado por el proyecto. La segunda es la formación de capital humano a partir de la inclusión de módulos en las escuelas del Poder Judicial, Ministerio Público Fiscalía de la Nación y Policía Nacional del Perú. Si bien esta última estrategia no ha sido la constante, sino que corresponde a una sola actividad, consideramos que es una de las mejores prácticas para la sostenibilidad del Proyecto.
• Partnership in Action to End Child Trafficking in Peru - Midterm evaluation Flexibilidad y adaptabilidad: El Proyecto ha mostrado buena capacidad de adaptación al contexto peruano. En especial es destacable la flexibilidad para interactuar con diferentes funcionarios en instituciones heterogéneas con potencialmente intereses muy diversos. Además, la complejidad de la propuesta de asistencia y fortalecimiento de capacidades y las barreras culturales que rodea al tema de la trata ha implicado la necesidad de generar un entorno de confianza para poder implementar las actividades relacionadas a la misma. De acuerdo con las entrevistas realizadas y la información secundaria a la que se ha tenido acceso, parte del éxito está relacionado con el conocimiento previo del personal del proyecto del sector público, estrategias de relacionamiento previas y respuestas oportunas a demandas específicas de parte de los beneficiarios. Sobre este último punto, si bien esto puede interpretarse como desvíos en la matriz de marco lógico (tanto en la forma como en la cantidad de actividades realizadas), sería incorrecto limitarlas a ello. Más bien corresponde a una metodología (no hecha explícita) de interacción con el sector público para ganar aceptabilidad en la intervención y generar un clima de confianza adecuado que permita implementar el proyecto y eventualmente incrementar el efecto medio del mismo.
• EQUIP: Equipping Sri Lanka to Counter Trafficking in Persons - Final evaluation The Knowledge Attitudes and Practices (KAP) Survey conducted by Helvetas to identify the development needs of shelter staff of Sahana Piyasa Shelter run by SLBFE and Shelter for TIP victims run by the Women’s Ministry to develop a suitable skill development training program for them. A key part of the ‘protection’ pillar of the project it the provision of shelter services to victims of TIP and the increase in knowledge of shelter staff for identifying and referring victims of TIP. It was identified from the KAP survey the knowledge on TIP amongst shelter staff was a major gap. Therefore, the findings were used in designing the relevant and appropriate training for shelter staff. This, while capacitating shelter staff, also can trickle down to positive impact on victims – when they are giving the necessary support needed when seeking shelter.
• EQUIP: Equipping Sri Lanka to Counter Trafficking in Persons - Final evaluation Consulting with government stakeholders, specifically with Ministerial level officials before designing the training interventions has ensured that the trainings done has been highly relevant and addressed the exact gaps of the relevant government institutions in countering TIP. Capacity building programmes were carried out for relevant officers who are considered first responders of the Ministry of Foreign Employment, Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment, State Ministry for Women, Human Trafficking and Smuggling Investigations Bureau of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Sri Lanka Police, Prosecutors of the Attorney General’s Department and Legal Officers of the Legal Aid Commission.
• Inclusive Growth through Decent Work in the Great Rift Valley - Final Evaluation The PPDP project by design employed a participatory approach, engaging all stakeholders and innovatively addressing skills development, micro-enterprise development, and access to public services through rights advocacy. Regular partner meetings facilitated fruitful discussions on supporting youth and women.
• Inclusive Growth through Decent Work in the Great Rift Valley - Final Evaluation The management team prioritized partners and stakeholders taking ownership of project activities.
• Inclusive Growth through Decent Work in the Great Rift Valley - Final Evaluation The PPDP project prioritized integration among stakeholders and sectors within the counties as a good practice.
• Promoting Decent Work Opportunities for Non-Syrian Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Türkiye - Midterm evaluation The private sector partnership in Denizli with Ekpen Tekstil emerges as a good practice to directly contribute to the Project overall objective of improving the livelihoods of non-Syrian population, and particularly to its Objective 2 on strengthening coordination mechanisms among and between national and international actors, including the main government institutions, social partners and private sector, to improve efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of action related to labour market interventions.
• Promoting Decent Work Opportunities for Non-Syrian Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Türkiye - Midterm evaluation Allocation of adequate resources for comprehensive data collection and analysis so as to correctly identify the problems and develop evidence-based policy solutions for the target groups. The research on the Socio-Economic Situation of International Protection Applicants and Status Holders in Turkey provides an invaluable and direct contribution to the Objective 1 on Enhancing the knowledge and evidence base by identifying, collating and analyzing reliable data and information on refugees, in particular non-Syrians, in the labour market through local and national level research, studies and surveys to inform policy-making interventions.
• Promoting Decent Work Opportunities for Non-Syrian Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Türkiye - Midterm evaluation The contact made with DÖSİMM in Eskişehir-Odunpazarı for the sale of the products of women training participants, as well as the promotion and marketing of women’s products through Instagram, are further best practices in terms of creating livelihood opportunities particularly for women, along with the cooperative initiative to involve refugee women, directly contributing to Objective 2 on strengthening coordination mechanisms among and between national and international actors, including the main government institutions, social partners and private sector, to improve efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability of action related to labour market interventions.
• Promoting Decent Work Opportunities for Non-Syrian Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Türkiye - Midterm evaluation Allocation of resources for the recruitment of local Project staff responsible for the coordination of local-level partners and ensuring efficient training outcomes for beneficiaries. In Denizli, a dedicated consultant has been tasked with the coordination of training courses and job placement of participants, contributing to Objective 3 of the Project on Improving information and wider understanding on the non-Syrian refugees and asylum seekers, particularly on their rights, benefits and responsibilities in order to enhance the labour market integration of non-Syrians through improving their skills and supporting existing national mechanisms.
• Promoting Decent Work Opportunities for Non-Syrian Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Türkiye - Midterm evaluation The establishment of a crèche facility at the premises of the Adana Metropolitan Municipality, and the social events (i.e. sight-seeing tours, picnics, cultural nights) organized by the same Municipality provide good practices to increase the interest of women and wider non-Syrian community to participate in the TVET programmes, contributing to Objective 3 of the Project on Improving information and wider understanding on the non-Syrian refugees and asylum seekers, particularly on their rights, benefits and responsibilities in order to enhance the labour market integration of non-Syrians through improving their skills and supporting existing national mechanisms.
• A Road to Decent Jobs for All Afghans (R2J4All) - Final evaluation PAC’s awareness and knowledge of the local context facilitated the essential engagement of R2DJ4ALL with the communities. PAC bridged the communication of the MSMEs and the local people to UN agencies. Another crucial aspect is the transparency in the selection process of the MSMEs, since multiple key actors have assessed the MSMEs proposals, which are not directly related to ILO.
• A Road to Decent Jobs for All Afghans (R2J4All) - Final evaluation Skills development is perhaps R2DJ4ALL’s most important aspect. R2DJ4ALL’s main impact is the added value in the society and economy of Afghanistan by providing them with trained and skilled entrepreneurs. Some of the criteria for the shortlisting of MSMEs and individuals were the acceptance by the community, their affiliation with the market and the specific target on the number of jobs to be created by each company. Another aspect of the training concerned the snowball effect, which has enabled employees to become entrepreneurs.
• Improved human resources development and employment policies, with particular attention to youth, women and migrants - RBSA independent evaluation The mutual willingness and commitment both from beneficiary’s side (Moldovan partners) and the project implementation entity’s side (ILO) to collaborate in this project was a solid foundation for a successful project.
• Improved human resources development and employment policies, with particular attention to youth, women and migrants - RBSA independent evaluation Complementarity between ILO project and national projects/programmes increases the value added of the project both in terms of volume and scope of its’ effects.
• Improved human resources development and employment policies, with particular attention to youth, women and migrants - RBSA independent evaluation The project high level of quality and transparency built a high level of credibility and mobilized many resources around its wide scope.
• Improvement of Water Supply Equipment Management Capacity for the Establishment of Peace in Mindanao - Final evaluation Training and community support are useful and good practices. However the application of standards, guidelines and formalised approaches ensure a level of quality is maintained . It also allows for institutionalisation and sustainability as tools and approaches can continue to be applied long-after the project is complete. The approaches can also be replicated on other development interventions. Even those that are funded outside ILO sources.
• Improvement of Water Supply Equipment Management Capacity for the Establishment of Peace in Mindanao - Final evaluation Projects tend to rely on international and external expertise for key positions, namely the CTA. However given the context and location of the project, the use of locally engaged staff on all positions has been of benefit. BARMM is a complex environment and having local staff who understand context, have existing networks, and can build trust and relationships with key stakeholders serves as a useful model on other EIIP projects.
• Improvement of Water Supply Equipment Management Capacity for the Establishment of Peace in Mindanao - Final evaluation For infrastructure to be sustainable, it is important that it is maintained in a manner that ensures it continues. Maintenance underpins all aspects of infrastructure and is a cost-effective and appropriate way to ensure long-term use and sustainability.
• Improvement of Water Supply Equipment Management Capacity for the Establishment of Peace in Mindanao - Final evaluation Infrastructure provision generally focuses on the delivery of physical outputs and products that are to be used and applied. Often the consultation component receives less attention that required, and assumptions are made as how the infrastructure is to be utilised and maintained. To promote longer-term sustainability, awareness is required along with strategies to maintain and enhance the actual physical output.
• Improvement of Water Supply Equipment Management Capacity for the Establishment of Peace in Mindanao - Final evaluation Often infrastructure is provided through the use of external consultants or workers. This is often due to the complexity and size of infrastructure. However, the use of community workers where infrastructure is to be provided is important as a means of promoting ownership, employment, and capacity. The use of supervision consultants (IPs) who provide overall support is also a good move as it promotes a verification and oversight mechanism
• Cerrando brechas: protección social para las mujeres en México – Evaluación final BP1. El diagnóstico y el mapeo de servicios de cuidados y la identificación de brechas de atención como punto de entrada para desarrollar modelos/ servicios de cuidados es una práctica que permite construir a partir de lo que ya existe e identificar nuevas necesidades y/o segmentos de población sin atención y/o nuevos servicios y/o la necesidad de mejorar los servicios ya existentes. A su vez permite aprovechar la infraestructura como los recursos humanos ya desarrollados por los actores públicos. Este fue el caso de la experiencia piloto de cuidados desarrollada en la Alcaldía de Iztapalapa.
• Cerrando brechas: protección social para las mujeres en México – Evaluación final BP2. El trabajo con pilotos, la sistematización y difusión de sus resultados en conjunto con los actores ejecutores de la experiencia, facilitan la generación de referentes, la réplica y el escalamiento. En el caso del Programa el apoyo al piloto de afiliación de personas trabajadoras del hogar a cargo del IMSS y el piloto de servicios de cuidados en la Alcaldía de Iztapalapa permitieron en el primer caso elaborar recomendaciones para la propuesta de régimen obligatorio, y en el segundo caso generar un referente para otros municipios y abrir posibilidades de escalar la implementación de servicios de cuidados
• Cerrando brechas: protección social para las mujeres en México – Evaluación final BP3. El aprovechamiento de las institucionalidades existentes y la generación de valor agregado a partir de estas permite potenciarlas y resulta en acciones costo efectivas y en productos sostenibles. En el piloto de cuidados de Iztapalapa, se aprovecha el avance de la Alcaldía en materia de cuidados, así como su infraestructura para generar de forma costo-efectiva un servicio de cuidados para un segmento de población no atendido. La Mesa interinstitucional de protección social para las jornaleras en Jalisco potenció a la SISEMH en el desarrollo de un trabajo orientado a la construcción de una política en el territorio y se convirtió en un referente para otras instancias dentro del gobierno (la Secretaría de trabajo, Secretaría de desarrollo agrícola) y para otros estados (Sinaloa, Chiapas, Nuevo León).
• Cerrando brechas: protección social para las mujeres en México – Evaluación final BP4. La realización de campañas de comunicación son clave como parte de estrategias integrales orientadas a lograr (en el mediano y largo plazo) cambios culturales y de comportamiento en actores decisivos para la definición del acceso de las mujeres a la protección social (decisores de política pública, personas empleadoras de personas trabajadoras del hogar, personas empleadoras de jornaleras agrícolas). Tras la campaña “Es lo Justo”, la STPS está dispuesta a adoptar la estrategia de concientización de personas empleadoras para el cumplimiento de la normatividad sobre el trabajo del hogar, a través de las campañas de comunicación.
• EU-UNW-ILO Strengthening the resilience of Syrian women and girls in host communities in Iraq, Jordan and Turkey - Midterm Evaluation Effectiveness of the project has been ensured through several measures taken by ILO such as: • Capacity building on cooperatives and entrepreneurship through transfer of international knowledge of ILO on MY-COOP Model for cooperatives. • Awareness raising seminars on topics concerning regulations, rights, procedures social security, work permits, work incentives, occupational health and safety, gender equality specifically contributing to the promotion of the International Labour Standards (ILS) and the decent work principles of ILO; • Results with a specific focus on gender equality and mainstreaming towards empowerment of these most vulnerable Syrian and HC women through increased longer term social and economic recovery and livelihood opportunities.
• EU-UNW-ILO Strengthening the resilience of Syrian women and girls in host communities in Iraq, Jordan and Turkey - Midterm Evaluation Efficient implementation of the project has been ensured through several measures taken by ILO such as: • The childcare service offered to the children of the attendees; • Careful selection of the participants; • Strong support and cooperation of the implementing partners and the stakeholders; • The participative approach of the project management, which is reflected in involvement of the members of the Future of Women Committee of Syrian refugee women, in designing the courses and seminars as well as an innovative idea of initiating a women’s cooperative to facilitate common businesses of the Syrian and HC women; • “Code of Conduct” and “Common Understanding” developed specifically for this project and governing the activities contributes the effective project management; • Internal capacity building of the PMT together with the trainers and interpreters have demonstrated to contribute to a remarkable increase in the quality of the performance with a specific emphasis on gender sensitive and special approaches to the most vulnerable refugee women.
• EU-UNW-ILO Strengthening the resilience of Syrian women and girls in host communities in Iraq, Jordan and Turkey - Midterm Evaluation The project successfully ensures to address the needs of the vulnerable Syrian women and HC women, benefiting from • unique composition of the partnership composed of UN Women, ILO, ASAM and GMM, each having specific and complementary structure, expertise and know-how, and they are collaborating and carrying out complementary activities; • the specifically designed and decorated SADA Women-Only Centre, which has been established during the former project; • the comprehensive Needs Assessment of Syrian Women and Girls under Temporary Protection conducted 2017 by UN Women in partnership with ASAM prior to the start of this project.
• EU-UNW-ILO Strengthening the resilience of Syrian women and girls in host communities in Iraq, Jordan and Turkey - Midterm Evaluation The project is well designed creating synergies with • as a follow-up of the former project “Gaziantep Women-Only Centre: Providing Livelihood Support” implemented in Gaziantep by UN Women in partnership with ILO, ASAM and GMM in order to contribute in the social and economic stabilization of Syrian women and girls, and to their self-reliance and ability to co-exist in Gaziantep. SADA Women-Only Center established during the former project serves a unique protected location and fulfils the pre-requisites for effective delivery of the outputs, presenting “innovative and good practices”. Furthermore, other service are also offered to the vulnerable women such as psychosocial support, consultancies; • with other complementary projects targeting the Syrian Refugees and the HCs For example:  Role models as successful entrepreneurs selected from the former beneficiaries of the complementary projects implemented by ILO transferred their experiences to the beneficiaries of this project;  Former beneficiary of this project, who later has become the founding member of the Gaziantep Women Cooperative, has delivered her experiences and lessons-learned to the beneficiaries of this project;  Outputs delivered in complementary projects are used for the purpose of this project, for example, brochures on labour rights at work, work permits, social security.
• Reforço das capacidades das organizações de empregadores e dos trabalhadores para uma maior participação nas politicas publicas e de trabalho em São Tomé e Príncipe - Avaliação Final Independente L'élaboration du recueil juridique a représenté une contribution très importante pour clarifier la loi en vigueur et assurer la sécurité juridique des différents secteurs et parties prenantes de la société de São Tomé : titulaires de droits, titulaires d'obligations et de responsabilités.
• Reforço das capacidades das organizações de empregadores e dos trabalhadores para uma maior participação nas politicas publicas e de trabalho em São Tomé e Príncipe - Avaliação Final Independente Investir du temps et des efforts au début des étapes initiales pour établir un consensus de base entre les partenaires et développer une compréhension commune des concepts et des approches à utiliser a facilité le processus de mise en oeuvre ultérieur.
• Reforço das capacidades das organizações de empregadores e dos trabalhadores para uma maior participação nas politicas publicas e de trabalho em São Tomé e Príncipe - Avaliação Final Independente L'inclusion du GIMES dans l'effort d'introduction de l'approche HIMO s’est avérée une stratégie adéquate pour diffuser le modèle sur tout le territoire de STP, faire prendre conscience du potentiel et des possibilités de cette proposition et contribuer à une plus grande formalisation du travail de ces groupes
• Transforming national dialogue for the development of an inclusive national SP system for Lebanon - Final joint evaluation Instrumental role of RC reaching out highest executive level in the country
• Transforming national dialogue for the development of an inclusive national SP system for Lebanon - Final joint evaluation Inter-agency coordination mechanism but introducing more nuanced requirements on representation of the government agencies and more structured consultation process
• Transforming national dialogue for the development of an inclusive national SP system for Lebanon - Final joint evaluation Involvement of OPDs in developing products that are directly related to their needs
• ILO’s cluster of interventions funded under RBSA round 2020-21 (improved employment opportunities COVID response focused) - Final evaluation It is a Good Practice to conduct regular clustered and other evaluations of RBSA-funded interventions in order to strengthen RBSA’s learning capacity.
• ILO’s cluster of interventions funded under RBSA round 2020-21 (improved employment opportunities COVID response focused) - Final evaluation It is a Good Practice to build on other (earlier) ILO interventions and on established networks and partnerships of the ILO Country Offices.
• Governance of Labour Migration in South Asia (GOALS) - Midterm joint evaluation Establishing a weekly coordination process has helped facilitate good communication between the programme team.
• Governance of Labour Migration in South Asia (GOALS) - Midterm joint evaluation Ensuring different elements of a programme can make progress and have individual impact, even if there are delays to the overall programme, is a useful approach in a complicated multi-agency and multi-country programme.
• Governance of Labour Migration in South Asia (GOALS) - Midterm joint evaluation Bringing together CSOs and Trade Unions has helped strengthen the links between these two types of entity who have similar missions and goals with regards to migrant workers, but who often do not interact effectively.
• Inclusive Economic Recovery through Sustainable Enterprises in the Informal Economies of Fiji, Palau, Tonga, and Vanuatu - Final joint evaluation Emerging good practice: It is essential that the project partners (and stakeholders) define and agree on their respective roles and responsibilities for efficient project outcomes. The project document becomes richer with such provisions and also it avoids any misunderstanding or miscommunication. In this project, the roles and responsibilities of ILO, UNDP, UNESCO, and IFAD were clear from the outset which helped the project execution. Also, during implementation, there needs to be adequate complementarity in project activities implemented by different agencies, although this was somewhat challenging in this project.
• Building capacity for social compliance of investments in agriculture in Africa - Final Evaluation Tailored Technical Assistance for Capacity Building: The project provided small-scale, customized technical assistance to AATIF partner institutions and collaboration partners, focusing on social and environmental risk management and the development of institution-specific action plans. This intervention aligned with the project’s goal of enhancing institutional capacity to integrate sustainability and impact-driven finance into operations, ensuring that partners could adopt and sustain best practices in environmental and social governance.
• Building capacity for social compliance of investments in agriculture in Africa - Final Evaluation Integration of Social and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) into financial and non-financial business models: The integration of Social and Environmental Management Systems (SEMS) by AATIF and its partner institutions was a key initiative aimed at embedding sustainability and risk management into financial and non-financial business models. This practice aligned with the project’s goal of enhancing sustainability in agricultural finance by ensuring systematic assessment, mitigation, and monitoring of social and environmental risks.
• Building capacity for social compliance of investments in agriculture in Africa - Final Evaluation Leveraging Partnerships for Resource Optimization; The project successfully leveraged partnerships with UNEP, local ILO offices, and regional stakeholders to optimize resources and enhance the effectiveness of sustainability initiatives. These collaborations allowed the project to tap into specialized expertise, share technical knowledge, and align activities with regional sustainability policies and frameworks. This approach contributed to cost efficiency, broader stakeholder engagement, and more effective implementation of environmental and social finance practices.
• Promoting Decent Work for Women in Türkiye - Final Evaluation The project adopted a systemic approach in its design and implementation phases, effectively addressing women’s employment as a multi-dimensional issue. This practice aligns directly with the project’s goal of promoting more and better jobs for women by advancing sustainability, human rights, and social responsibility. Leveraging the ILO’s unique tripartite mechanisms, the project fostered collaboration among key stakeholders - including public institutions, employers, workers, and civil society - ensuring alignment with national and international priorities. Pilot companies have demonstrated the ability to sustain some activities, showcasing the tangible benefits of improved social performance on business outcomes, while enabling suppliers to actively participate in responsible supply chains. Notably, the ILO Participatory Gender Audit (PGA) methodology was introduced in a tripartite context for the first time globally, fostering mindset and behaviour change among stakeholders. Capacity-building interventions and enhanced social dialogue were critical to achieving these outcomes.
• Modernización laboral de la industria azucarera en México - Final Evaluation La articulación entre identificación GAEC y certificación de competencias. (p.34)
• Modernización laboral de la industria azucarera en México - Final Evaluation El apoyo al diálogo social como sustento de la modernización laboral y las sinergias entre ambos (p 34 )
• Promoting gender equality for decent employment in Pakistan - Final Evaluation The designation of the GFPs was an important first step towards changing institutional culture, ensuring that new labour policies and procedures are gender sensitive, sensitizing labour inspectorates on gender equality issues in the workplace, promoting policy dialogue about gender issues, and identifying administrative and procedural gaps.
• Promoting gender equality for decent employment in Pakistan - Final Evaluation Legislative bills on home-based workers (HBW) and against harassment of women are major achievements under immediate Outcome 1 of the project. This is a good example of joint efforts and the contribution of multiple partners towards project outcomes. Moreover, it strongly supports the need to intensify the efforts and take concrete steps to bring about cohesion and strengthen links among the partners and outcomes to enhance the impact of the project.
• Promoting gender equality for decent employment in Pakistan - Final Evaluation GE4DE support to the FOS demonstrated how not all good results require large amounts of resources.
• Promoting gender equality for decent employment in Pakistan - Final Evaluation In 2014, a significant breakthrough was achieved when the first Domestic Workers’ Union was registered in Lahore as part of the project. Under this initiative, GE4DE worked with the Women’s Development Department (WDD) Punjab and the PWF by training domestic workers on competency standards that were developed under a similar ILO programme in India, and then reviewed, amended, and endorsed by employers in Pakistan.
• Promoting gender equality for decent employment in Pakistan - Final Evaluation The GE4DE strategic partnership with the higher education commission proved that the impact of capacity building activities can be optimized for increased effectiveness and sustainability of capacity building activities.
• Promoting gender equality for decent employment in Pakistan - Final Evaluation The project has a high job placement rate of 80 percent.
• Promoting gender equality for decent employment in Pakistan - Final Evaluation It is important to highlight the PWF concentrated activities, which have strengthened women’s standing in the unions and networks. This has provided women new opportunities to play more prominent roles in trade unions and PWF.
• Promoting gender equality for decent employment in Pakistan - Final Evaluation Under output 2 of immediate Outcome 2, the project developed the capacity of training providers and implementing partners using the TREE methodology.. This is not only a good practice in the use and adaptation of a methodology; it is also a good practice in the selection of implementing partners with proven strong community-level work and organizational skills. In addition to technical training aimed at securing employment, women and men received ILO’s Skills Plus training. It is a supplementary module on enterprise skills, workers’ rights and responsibilities, basic health, and basic communication skills. Partner organizations also ensured support mechanisms underlined by the TREE methodology for conditions conducive to training and work such as transport, clean airy rooms with toilets, health facilities, and put in place business development plans post training.
• Technical assistance for capacity building support to the Ghana Social Opportunities Project (GSOP) - Final evaluation The successful formulation of the LIPW Policy Framework by GoG was triggered by the GSOP with support from the ILO Capacity Building component. The sub-component formulation of a national policy for LIPW was originally part of the ILO's responsibility. After the first fact-finding and consultation exercise by an ILO expert together with the then Ministry of Employment and Social Welfare (MESW), the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR) took over full responsibility for the development of the LIPW Policy Framework. The formulation exercise was carried out by a technical policy formulation team in collaboration with all concerned stakeholders including Regional Ministers, District Chief Executives, traditional/opinion leaders, youth groups, line agencies and others. This broad-based consultative approach facilitated the development of a very comprehensive and integrated policy that is not only owned by the originating Ministry but by all partners in this process. The draft policy paper is an ideal example of how employment and social protection issues can be accommodated in a national policy framework to stimulate and enable local economic growth and development through the application of LI techniques and optimum use of locally available resources.
  
• Tripartite action to protect migrants within and from the GMS from labour exploitation - Midterm Evaluation The interlinking nature of the three project objectives, whereby direct support services achieve an immediate direct impact, but more importantly provide reference cases possibly feeding into policy discussions and leading to an improvement of the working conditions of migrant workers. The information collected from the project’s support services feeds into the development of policy, legislation and capacity building tools. Trade unions in particular have also been able to develop their understanding and first-hand experience on issues related to the protection of migrant workers and engage in informed dialogue with government and employers on policy issues.
• Tripartite action to protect migrants within and from the GMS from labour exploitation - Midterm Evaluation The formalisation of cooperation agreements through the creation of Technical Working Groups, the signing of MoUs, the endorsement of Actions Plans, etc. which confirm the commitment of parties involved to engage in a number of activities in order to jointly work on combating illegal recruitment practices and protecting migrant workers. Technical working groups that include tripartite constituents and civil society organizations allow for differing perspectives to be heard, and reflect the reality faced by migrants. The project has developed efforts to obtain buy-in from the governments on all project initiatives, to multiply the reach and impact.
• Tripartite action to protect migrants within and from the GMS from labour exploitation - Midterm Evaluation The involvement of labour ministries and social partners in the process of designing and reviewing research (as it was done for the baseline survey in Lao PDR and Viet Nam where the Ministries provided comments on the questionnaire, met with the data collection team, and accompanied the research team to the provinces; and also on the research into conditions in the Thai fishing sector). Their participation led to the increased likelihood of more stakeholders accepting the findings and discussing the policy recommendations that emerged from the research.
• Tripartite action to protect migrants within and from the GMS from labour exploitation - Midterm Evaluation The cooperation between research institutions and NGOs to undertake baseline surveys (as it was done In Malaysia and Thailand). The involvement of the research institution ensured the quality of the research protocols, and the involvement of NGOs with links to the migrant worker community ensured that the respondents sample met the requirements of the project.
• Improving labour law compliance and building sound labour practices in the export oriented shrimp sector in Bangladesh - Final Evaluation The project organized educational and outreach campaign on labor rights and responsibilities at factory level using one of the folk cultural media tools, i.e. Pot song. The Pot refers to a painted banner that is used during a performance featuring songs, dance and acting in order to engage with the audience and convey message to them.
• Improving labour law compliance and building sound labour practices in the export oriented shrimp sector in Bangladesh - Final Evaluation Capacity building activities of the ILO Shrimp project have included ToT programmes for mid-level managers and factory level training programme for workers/factory management to build capacity of participants on the amended labor laws with a special focus on enterprise level application of labor law, OSH and workplace cooperation. In delivering these capacity building interventions, ILO outsourced either external collaborators who are consultants with relevant expertise in their area of endeavor or social partners (government and workers' organization).
• Promotion du dialogue social et renforcement de la gouvernance du travail en Tunisie (phase II) - Final evaluation Le projet a fourni une très bonne formation en GAR (Gestion Axées sur les Résultats) aux différents partenaires associés au projet. Les composantes de formation ont été très positivement valorisés par les bénéficiaires interrogés au cours de l’évaluation. En particulier, les bonnes pratiques ont été signalées dans le cas de la réforme dans la gestion des caisses, lié à l'axe de la réforme de la protection sociale du CS.
• Support the reintegration of returnees in Ethiopia - Final Independent Evaluation The combined and synchronized effort of different sectors: labour, social protection, economic development, TVET and micro-finances are crucial in the design and implementation of reintegration policies
• Support the reintegration of returnees in Ethiopia - Final Independent Evaluation Establishing partnerships with productive sectors in high demand of labour has proved to be very effective for the purpose of the labour reintegration of the returnees.
• Support the reintegration of returnees in Ethiopia - Final Independent Evaluation Constructing processes from existing local resources Putting in place reintegration policies has to be adapted to the institutional conditions and capacities of the country. The program rightly chose to incorporate structures that were already in place, such as the Micro-Finance and the TVET institutions, and opted for developing their capacities in order to deal with reintegration issues
• Improving fire and general building safety in Bangladesh - Final Evaluation The project, collaborating with RMGP, has demonstrated good practice in developing a system for carrying out preliminary assessments and subsequent steps. The system includes categorisation into red, yellow, amber and green factories based on structural safety, the undertaking of the Detailed Engineering Assessment, the development of Corrective Action Plans and the follow up and monitoring of remediation work. This is the collective result of the work of the ILO and other key stakeholders such as Accord, Alliance, MOLE, DIFE, FSCD, BGMEA, BKMEA and BUET. The harmonised standards and tools developed including the manuals and checklists are applicable in other industries not only in Bangladesh but could even be replicated in similar circumstances in other regional countries.
• Irish Aid Phase II: Testing methodologies to support informal economy workers and small producers to combat hazardous child labour in their own sectors - Final Evaluation Declaration of child labour free zones by traditional rulers which are re-enforced with Community Rules and Regulations developed and in force by the leadership of chiefs in close consultation with its subjects
• Apoyo a la Iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe libre de Trabajo Infantil (Proyecto Iniciativa) y Estrategias para Acelerar el Ritmo de Eliminación de las ... - Final cluster evaluation Mecanismos de emparejamiento de ofertas y demandas de políticas de prevención y erradicación del TI entre los países miembros de la IR. Los proyectos evaluados facilitaron el matchmaking entre oferentes y demandantes por medio de actividades presenciales y virtuales. Esa práctica facilita la implementación de los principios de horizontalidad y de beneficios mutuos, ya que estimula los socios a asumir el doble rol característico de la CSSTr, segundo el cual ningún país es solamente recibidor ni solamente donante. Entre las iniciativas presenciales, se destaca la organización de la Mesa de Cooperación Sur-Sur realizada en Brasil en 2015. En el caso de los mecanismos virtuales de emparejamiento, se destaca la plataforma en línea “acelerar”, que organiza en un sítio web (http://www.oit.org.br/acelerar/) las experiencias de cada país miembro de la IR en los llamados “factores de aceleración”. Los “factores de aceleración” son 8 temas vinculados al objetivo de reducción del trabajo infantil que fueron priorizados por los países que integran la Iniciativa. Son considerados retos comunes sobre los cuales se ha trabajado poco o incluso que no han estado presentes en la agenda de las políticas sobre prevención y erradicación del trabajo infantil pero que, si se empieza a generar información y desarrollar intervenciones en ellos, tienen el potencial de acelerar el ritmo de reducción del trabajo infantil en América Latina y el Caribe.
• Apoyo a la Iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe libre de Trabajo Infantil (Proyecto Iniciativa) y Estrategias para Acelerar el Ritmo de Eliminación de las ... - Final cluster evaluation El Diagnóstico Intersectorial Municipal sobre el TI fue elaborado por la OIT en asociación con el MDS para todos los municipios del Brasil. El diagnóstico ofrece un retrato de los datos locales sobre el TI, sobre los programas, proyectos, red de servicios y equipamientos existentes en el municipio  para la prevención y erradicación del TI. También reúne indicadores e informaciones a partir de bases de datos censales, datos de la asistencia social, educación, trabajo, salud, derechos humanos tejiendo análisis para todas estas áreas.
• Apoyo a la Iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe libre de Trabajo Infantil (Proyecto Iniciativa) y Estrategias para Acelerar el Ritmo de Eliminación de las ... - Final cluster evaluation La preparación y la realización de la III CGTI, realizada en Brasilia en 2013 puede considerarse una buena práctica innovadora porque ha optado por un enfoque que combina los principios de participación tripartita de la OIT con principios de la CSS, de horizontalidad y de cooperación hacia la demanda. La Conferencia contó con la articulación técnica y política de tres ministerios (Desarrollo Social - MDS, Trabajo - MT, Relaciones Exteriores - MRE) por medio de aportes de los dos proyectos de cooperación con la OIT, objetos de esta evaluación (BRA/12/02/BRA+INT/15/01P/BRA, RLA/09/053/BRA). Por la división de trabajo, el MDS se encargó del apoyo técnico a la III CGTI, el MT de la cuestiones de organización y logística y el MRE de la participación de los países bajo los principios de la CSSTr.
• Apoyo a la Iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe libre de Trabajo Infantil (Proyecto Iniciativa) y Estrategias para Acelerar el Ritmo de Eliminación de las ... - Final cluster evaluation El Modelo de Identificación del Riesgo de Trabajo Infantil (MIRTI), desarrollado e implementado por la CEPAL y OIT, fue un ejemplo de herramienta que responde a las necesidades de los países en obtener datos en el nivel local, pues permite identificar en los territorios tanto los factores de riesgo para el TI como los factores de protección de los niños contra el TI. Tanto las entrevistas como la revisión documental afirman que se trata de una herramienta costo-eficiente que también sirve para tornar más claras y específicas las necesidades nacionales y subnacionales para políticas de eliminación del TI. A partir de la asociación entre CEPAL y OIT, este modelo fue implementado como piloto en Brasil y en otros 4 países miembros de la IR: Argentina, Colombia, México y Perú. Su implementación resulta en un mapeo de los territorios más susceptibles así como de los factores de riesgo y de protección existentes en el territorio. Para eso, los países necesitan pasar por cuatro etapas: 1. identificación de factores asociados al trabajo infantil; 2. elaboración del modelo logístico; 3. aplicación de los coeficientes del Modelo en el censo de población; 4. caracterización territorial.
• Apoyo a la Iniciativa Regional América Latina y el Caribe libre de Trabajo Infantil (Proyecto Iniciativa) y Estrategias para Acelerar el Ritmo de Eliminación de las ... - Final cluster evaluation La Oficina de la OIT Brasil en asociación con organizaciones de la sociedad civil  ha promovido acciones orientadas a la promoción del trabajo decente en Grandes Eventos como el Mundial de Fútbol, Olimpiadas, Carnaval de Salvador y Círio de Nazaré em Belém. La iniciativa se basó en los siguientes ejes: Priorización de ocupaciones con déficit de Trabajo Decentes; Trabajos que deben ser abolidos como TI y trabajo degradante; ampliación de la base de conocimiento y  relleno de vacíos.
• Prevent and reduce child labor in Viet Nam - Midterm Evaluation Alliance 8.7 is an international, regional or national coalition to accelerate engagement for the purpose of eradicating forced labour, human trafficking, modern slavery and all forms of child labour. Alliance 8.7 was formed to support Target 8.7, one of the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) targets. Expected members are the International Labour Organization, UNICEF, UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC); the International Organization for Migration (IOM); and specific programmes such as the UNDP’s United Nations Action for Cooperation Against Trafficking in Persons (UN-ACT). In Vietnam, in coordination with UNICEF, ENHANCE has been laying a foundation of the National Alliance 8.7.
• Improving the garment sector in Lao PDR: Compliance through inspection and dialogue - Final Evaluation The inclusion of social partners in training on labour inspection (both theoretical and practical) helps build the body of knowledge within the country. This could be tapped to provide support to the labour inspectors. Inclusion of the social partners within the labour inspection plan would help improve ownership of the employers associations and help LFTU establish itself in the factories.
• Improving the garment sector in Lao PDR: Compliance through inspection and dialogue - Final Evaluation The commission of the factory survey by an external national consultant strongly complimented the work of the final evaluation. The limited time available, the need to gather data from other sources, and the fact that factories were not willing to meet the evaluation limited the evaluation. This was greatly mitigated by the factory survey, which was able to gather analysis from 8 factories approximately a month before the evaluation. The evaluator was able to gather enough data to triangulate the findings of the survey, and feel comfortable with the methodology and approach.
• Outcome 11: Strengthening workplace compliance through labour inspection - ILO-Norway Partnership - Final evaluation The project has provided in Paraguay an adequate adaptation of one of the global tools, the training plan 'Modern and Effective Labour Inspection Systems'. The 18 modules have been adapted to the Paraguayan context with the participation of local consultants and experts. The material has been produced in a format that will allow future adaptations where legislative changes or other reasons may require it. The training plan was very positively assessed by the new team of Paraguayan labour inspectors who have recently started their duties in the country.
• Skills for local economic development (SKILLED) in Sri Lanka - Final evaluation SKILLED supported NAITA to scale up an existing programme that offers trade persons the opportunity to gain National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) certification of their skills through the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) testing and certification. Project support consisted of funding an awareness raising campaign at the sub-district level targeting mainly the self-employed in areas such as construction (plumbers, electricians, and masons), tailoring, and food processing and pre-school teaching. The project covered NAITA fees for certification and in some cases, procured equipment to be used by candidates in NAITA centres for the certification exam. According to participants, the awareness raising programme was critical in informing them about the potential to be certified. The support covering their fees was a strong incentive to participate.
• Combating child labour through education and Combating child labour through skills training for older children - Final Evaluation The project proved that even in remote rural areas, adolescents that are withdrawn from child labour but are near the legal working age can be provided with skills training activities.
• Combating child labour through education and Combating child labour through skills training for older children - Final Evaluation The 'education' project developed a Skills and Livelihood Training guide which was used as reference by the 'skills' project.
• Combating child labour through education and Combating child labour through skills training for older children - Final Evaluation Building an ethos of collective action against child labour by increasing collaboration between different actors. This involves aspects such as the use of participatory approaches to sensitise and mobilise communities in the fight against child labour, enhancing capacities and awareness of relevant agents through training and orientation sessions and advocacy campaigns, and the participation of education unions and employers' organisations in child labour interventions and awareness raising activities.
• Combating child labour through education and Combating child labour through skills training for older children - Final Evaluation In each of the five countries, the project managed to test different approaches for education. This included primary education and secondary education, as well as non-formal education and skills training, and as a result it produced a wide range of pilot experiences that were able to adapt to the different needs and contexts of each given intervention. Vocational training offered by the project was especially diversified in this regard, and was provided by different organisations ranging from specialised NGOs to informal sector artisans.
• Roads for Development (R4D) Phase II - Final evaluation The R4D-SP “embedded model” does provide an opportunity to strong engagement and consultation with key stakeholders within the MPW and also within municipal administrative structures.The embedded model provides opportunities to fully engage with direct counterparts and stakeholders. Provides opportunity for potential influence and direct capacity support. However if not handled correctly, can become a bit of a liability as it could lead to some form of capacity substitution or replication of roles and responsibilities within the Ministry.
• Roads for Development (R4D) Phase II - Final evaluation The contribution of support to contractors (through training) and to communities (through the application of labour-based approaches) is an effective model to promote both private sector development and economic growth in rural areas.R4D-SP has provided long-term support to contractors over an extended period of time. The evidence does suggest that having well trained contractors in place leads to better development outcomes in terms of work with communities and other labour-based approaches.
• Roads for Development (R4D) Phase II - Final evaluation The provision of guidelines and manuals is a positive opportunity for engagement and influence but is less effective unless such tools are embedded, insitutionalised and applied.High quality manuals, guidelines and training tools are an essential component of any institutionalization and capacity development program. However if these are not complete, in draft form, or not fully accepted, then their value is not truly recognised. The manuals may be used however if incomplete, questions of sustainability arise.
• Labour Force and Household’s Living Conditions Survey 2014 (LFLCS) in Lebanon - Final Evaluation The accuracy of statistical information is the degree to which the information correctly describes the phenomena it was designed to measure. Accuracy is often characterized by errors in statistical estimates and is typically broken down into bias (systematic error) and variance (random error). Managing accuracy requires special attention during the design, implementation, and evaluation phases of the statistical activity. Therefore, the level of accuracy attained is a function of the methods and processes established to detect and control potential errors in the various phases of the statistical activity. The Evaluation finds that CAS has implemented several quality assurance procedures to ensure the reliability of the LFHLSC survey data. It has set up strict verification procedures when questionnaires were received in the field to monitor the quality of the work done by interviewers. Follow up with data providers was done by field supervisors when variables and/or data appear to be missing or incorrect. .
• Durable solutions for Somali refugee returnees and IDPs in Baidoa through promoting immediate and sustainable livelihoods - Final evaluation Somalia suffers significant skills gaps, following years of conflict. Skills enhancement is therefore central to the reconstruction of Somalia. This project largely focused on enhancement of skills for sustained development of Somalia. Do Noutechnology, which simply involved the use of gunny bags to strengthen the base of a gravel road, was a welcome piece of technology in a country with limited capacity for other methods of road construction. One road was earmarked for construction through the technology. At the same time local authority representatives and local community members were set to acquire skills in use of Do Nouin road construction, by learning while the road was being constructed. Given the illiteracy levels in Somalia, on the job learning was a practical approach to skills transfer. The idea was to impact skills among local people who could hence forth make use of the technology to construct and maintain roads. The on the job learning was strategic and useful under the circumstances where theoretical training would not work.
• Durable solutions for Somali refugee returnees and IDPs in Baidoa through promoting immediate and sustainable livelihoods - Final evaluation Involvement of relevant stakeholders: In virtually all Somali communities the clan system remains a central part of the people's day to day activities and decisions made. Understanding of all potential interests and interests groups is usually important is a context where overlooked some would be detrimental to the project. This project sought to support the reintegration returnees and host community, who often viewed each other with suspicion. The project needed to be seen to support this reintegration. There was no better way of doing this than to map out all stakeholders and involve them fully in the project. This was the case for example in the selection of target caseloads as well as in selection of grant beneficiaries. The results of the two processes were thus above board, transparent and acceptable by all. This ensured smooth flow in all project activities.
• Programme on responsible business in Myanmar - Final evaluation The project successfully pursued an integrated decent work approach by leveraging expertise and other resources of other ILO projects in Myanmar: Enterprise Development Project: SIYB trainings, Freedom of Association Project: OSH trainings, Child Labour: technical expertise for consultation workshop and framework preparation. By this, the project provides an example of demonstrating the integrated approach encompassing employment, social protection, rights at work and social dialogue, which are four pillars of decent work.
• Increasing workplace compliance through labour inspection - Final Evaluation Base the project proposal on a solid needs assessment and align it to the plans and policies of the main partners. This seems quite obvious, but in the project under consideration a very comprehensive needs assessment laid a solid foundation for a very relevant project which was also aligned closely with the Master Plan on Labour Inspection of the involved ministry.
• Increasing workplace compliance through labour inspection - Final Evaluation The Labour Inspection Campaign (LIC) Approach can be replicated elsewhere in order to raise awareness in this case on Labour Inspection and Workplace Compliance, and to enhance tripartite and social dialogue at central, regional and workplace levels. The LIC Approach is sectoral, regional, integrated, Tripartite-plus and media-inclusive.
• Increasing workplace compliance through labour inspection - Final Evaluation Regular collaboration with the Media, including in particular journalists, encourages their involvement to disseminate the message on awareness of workplace compliance and labour inspection. Encouraging closer collaboration between the Inspectorate of the Ministry of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (MOLISA), the Provincial Departments of Labour, Invalids and Social Affairs (DOLISA), and the Media can make important contributions to disseminating key workplace compliance messages and policies.
• Education for all Madagascar - Final evaluation L’équipe du projet HIMO BIT a utilement pris en charge les recommandations de la Revue du projet HIMO BATIMENTS organisée par le MEN/DPFI avec l’OIT. Cela s’est traduit par l’amélioration du prototype de salles de classe anticyclonique et des ouvrages connexes.
  
• Education for all Madagascar - Final evaluation L’approche HIMO structurée est reconnue pour sa capacité à contribuer à la lutte contre le chômage, le sous-emploi, la pauvreté et l’insuffisance de devises dans des pays comme Madagascar. Le projet a contribué à l’insertion professionnelle des jeunes par le développement du secteur privé local, par la formation d’ouvriers spécialisés et l’accompagnement de tacherons dans la formalisation et le développement de leurs MPE, la facilitation de l’accès aux marchés du projet.
• Improving labour market data sources in Myanmar through support to the National Labour Force and School-to-Work Transition Survey - Final Evaluation In a country with no labour force survey for 25 years, national commitment supported by technical assistance from external development partner can deliver a new survey. This requires lot of perseverance and mutual trust among the stakeholders. Myanmar achieved this largely due to commitment by current MOLES Permanent Secretary who concurrently holds the Director General position of the Department of Labour. His commitment precipitated through the system and resulted in other senior and junior staff alike to remain fully committed to completing the survey. Although the Project did not get a CTA for nearly 8 months, the Government and ILO continued engaged through dialogue and meetings. While the service agreement between ILO Liaison Office Yangon signed the service agreement with MOLES after 18 months of project approval, MOLES and DOL continued to collaborate with ILO team in Nay Pyi Taw. The difficulties that arose in implementation arrangement due to a combination of communication gap between CSO and MOLES. Finally, MOLES sorted out with an agreement that MOLES would mobilize DOL staff to complete the LFS-CL-STWT survey and CSO would undertake data entry job. DOL handled funds for service contract prudently. The project completed survey and data entry, provided training to staff from MOLES, Ministry of Education, DOP, CSO, and Department of Science and Technology at different stages of project implementation. The TWG Committee met seven times and supported project activities.
• Combating the worst forms of child labour in shrimp and seafood processing areas in Thailand - Final Evaluation While the evaluation team is critical of the soft approach taken and recommends stakeholders to further develop the GLP to serve as a credible means to evaluate as well as to build capacity (see below), the GLP holds promise as a means to engage and enable collaboration among various stakeholders, including migrant workers, to begin dialogue on child labour and decent work more broadly within an industry troubled by human rights abuse.
• Combating the worst forms of child labour in shrimp and seafood processing areas in Thailand - Final Evaluation Labour rights promotion network's approach to building and sustaining networks within the community to support migrant children access to public schools.
• Combating the worst forms of child labour in shrimp and seafood processing areas in Thailand - Final Evaluation The provincial-level non-formal education’s support to local schools and the intent to work in partnership to support the learning of migrant children was effective at the community level
• Combating the worst forms of child labour in shrimp and seafood processing areas in Thailand - Final Evaluation The Blue Book was identified by both Education officials and Raks Thai as effective for communicating on implementation of MOE policy with regard to the migrant children population. Civil society groups used the Blue Book to address administrative barriers for schools in communities where migrant populations are concentrated.
• Decent employment for youth project in Egypt - Final Evaluation The DJEP project has worked in an integrated way with many stakeholders and across several sectors in Egypt. The management has had a clear vision of the importance of Partners and Stakeholders having ownership of the activities once the Project comes to an end. Thus, strategies for sustaining systems and tools (e.g. training packages) were drawn and parts of the project components were “handed over” to national agencies and also other international projects/programmes. This was a gradual hand-over, and required intense dialogues with the Partners and making agreements – i.e. it was not done towards the end as in many projects do, but much earlier which is to be praiseworthy and a very good practice.
• Tripartite action to protect migrants from labour exploitation (ASEAN TRIANGLE) - Midterm evaluation The project has involved all social partners and civil society through bilateral consultations and tripartite meetings which have generated interesting discussions and ideas. They have also allowed social partners to engage in new communication lines which were very limited and/or sometimes non-existing before. The value of the exchanges is praised by all parties without exception and the project/ILO is considered as a neutral facilitator with strong technical capacity.
• Tripartite action to protect migrants from labour exploitation (ASEAN TRIANGLE) - Midterm evaluation The logical and coherent three-tier approach of the project (policy and institutional frameworks, operational efficiency and effectiveness of governments, and capacity of social partners). Combining policy with an improvement of operational efficiency of governments and social partners is a well-founded approach to promote better protection of the migrant workers. In this respect, the design of the project was well conceived and implementation is following the proposed sequence in an efficient way.
• Tripartite action to protect migrants from labour exploitation (ASEAN TRIANGLE) - Midterm evaluation The project is coherent with and supports the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers signed by the ASEAN Heads of States/Governments at the 12th ASEAN Summit on 13 January 2007. Its implementation is in line with the ASEAN-ILO cooperation agreement signed in March 2007. The definition of activities has been done in a flexible way in cooperation with the ASEAN Secretariat, key stakeholder of the project and main driving force for the implementation of the ASEAN Declaration on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights of Migrant Workers.
• Tripartite action to protect migrants from labour exploitation (ASEAN TRIANGLE) - Midterm evaluation The ASEAN TRIANGLE and the GMS TRIANGLE projects have an inter-connected strategy that links priorities, approaches and key activities at national and regional levels. The GMS TRIANGLE project's understanding of the national context, relationships with constituents, and presence on the ground in six of the ten ASEAN countries has facilitated the advancement of a number of the key activities of the ASEAN TRIANGLE project. At the same time, the regional and multilateral tools and platforms developed by the ASEAN TRIANGLE project have helped to advance the objectives of the GMS TRIANGLE project.
• Support to the National Department of Public Works on the implementation of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) in the Limpopo Province Actively participating in the formulation process of the National Program places the ILO project in a privileged place to support the subsequent implementation of the aforementioned programme.
• Road to Jobs: Bringing decent work to rural households of the Northern Provinces in Afghanistan - Midterm Evaluation Capacity building of counterparts was continued and was proven to be effective in cultivating and imparting knowledge about MSD and M4P among stakeholders, which in turn have also resulted in increased project ownership by the stakeholders.
• Road to Jobs: Bringing decent work to rural households of the Northern Provinces in Afghanistan - Midterm Evaluation Public Private Dialogues were continuous activities of R2J, it proved to be very effective in building partnership, increasing collaboration and coordination among stakeholders.
• Road to Jobs: Bringing decent work to rural households of the Northern Provinces in Afghanistan - Midterm Evaluation R2J continued engagement with stakeholders as a good practice. It produced viable results, including increased commitment and ownership of project by stakeholder.
• Improving labour law compliance in the United Republic of Tanzania - Final Evaluation • The practical, participatory field training sessions (for instance in plantations in Zanzibar and the mainland) for labour inspectors, and the revision of inspection instruments (forms) done in stages, were examples of solid and useful learning platforms
• Improving labour law compliance in the United Republic of Tanzania - Final Evaluation Incorporation of Labour Law issues in the work of the Youth Entrepreneurship Facility (YEF) (TOT & training of young entrepreneurs) was a positive initiative and a good practice as an outreach to actors in the informal economy.
• Increasing employability of disadvantaged young women and men and other marginalized groups in the Caucasus and Central Asia through Skills Development and Entrepreneurial Education- Final Evaluation This innovative experience of targeted work with journalists (specially providing special training for media and the development of a manual on conducting gender training for journalists) was widely shared with gender and media international community (at the World Summit in New-York, September 2005; at the Gender Council of International Federation of Journalists, IFJ in Rome, May 2005; at the European conference of IFJ in Nicosia, July 2005). The Project adapted and developed a number of GM tools and promotional materials: 1) Capacity-building package on GM in TC projects; 2) Booklet for journalists Gender Equality: WHY and HOW to Talk About ; 3) Guidebook on conducting gender training for journalists; 4) Guidelines on gender mainstreaming in SIYB training cycle (capacity-building kit for SIYB trainers); 5) Gender Mainstreaming in SME development and Entrepreneurial Education (overview of existing policies, technical programmes and best practices examples); 6) Promotional materials developed by GENDER, CONDIT, IFP/SEED and WEDGE were translated into Russian and used for dissemination in CIS countries covered by the Project (on Cs 156 and 183; WEDGE's fact sheets; Working Paper #15 on creating enabling political environment for women entrepreneurs).
• Increasing employability of disadvantaged young women and men and other marginalized groups in the Caucasus and Central Asia through Skills Development and Entrepreneurial Education- Final Evaluation The gender mainstreaming focus of the Project has become an effective tool for fine-tuning the social and labour policies of the countries in the region. It is recommended to include similar gender components in all ILO technical cooperation projects with broader technical objectives to support national efforts to integrate gender issues in national development policies and programmes.
• Increasing employability of disadvantaged young women and men and other marginalized groups in the Caucasus and Central Asia through Skills Development and Entrepreneurial Education- Final Evaluation Introduction of Modular Employable Skills approach: The introduction of the MES approach supported by the Project is assessed as highly satisfactory both by Department of Primary Vocational Education of the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection and by the beneficiaries of the Program. By December 2005 22 persons were already trained in the MES and 18 persons will continue training and participate in the second round of training. Upon completion of the training and development of modular packages the MES approach is planned to be applied to 5 occupations. The MES approach is highly relevant to the Kyrgyz Republic as it provides for better results if compared with usual training schemes and better fits market economy needs.
• Gender mainstreaming in DFID/ILO Partnership Framework Agreement - Final Evaluation Sex-disaggregated data is a good practice for all joint programme initiatives
• Erradicación del trabajo infantil en America Latina (HQ Component) - Mid Term Evaluation A nivel de experiencias de PETI desarrolladas por el Sector Empleador: La labor de articulación intersectorial al interior de organizaciones de empleadores, llevada a cabo por Red de Empresas contra el Trabajo Infantil de Argentina, la que ha permitido elevar el nivel de conciencia y acción del sector empresarial en busca de la erradicación del trabajo infantil.
• Erradicación del trabajo infantil en America Latina (HQ Component) - Mid Term Evaluation A nivel del fortalecimiento de los procesos de planificación y de descentralización de la PETI: El proceso de sistematización de hojas de ruta realizado en distintos países de Centroamérica. Este proceso ha permitido sistematizar e integrar en un solo marco conceptual, con objetivos claros, las acciones de los distintos actores institucionales en cada país.
• Erradicación del trabajo infantil en America Latina (HQ Component) - Mid Term Evaluation A nivel del fortalecimiento de capacidades de los actores gubernamentales y la labor de inspección laboral: El desarrollo de protocolos de coordinación intra-institucional que rigen los procedimientos de inspección laboral de las Secretarías y Ministerios de Trabajo en diversos países de Centroamérica (Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua y Panamá). Los protocolos aclaran y enmarcan las acciones de las Secretarías y Ministerios de Trabajo relacionados con su mandato institucional de combatir activamente el trabajo infantil y proteger las condiciones de trabajo de los adolescentes.
• Erradicación del trabajo infantil en America Latina (HQ Component) - Mid Term Evaluation A nivel de la transversalización del TI en programas de lucha contra la pobreza: La condicionalidad introducida en el programa de empleo temporal "Construyendo Perú", por el cual se utiliza como criterio de asignación de beneficios y condicionalidad para el mantenimiento de los mismos en este programa el que los hijos menores de los beneficiarios no estén trabajando/dejen de trabajar.
• Erradicación del trabajo infantil en America Latina (HQ Component) - Mid Term Evaluation A nivel de sistemas de seguimiento de resultados: El Sistema de Seguimiento a los Compromisos Internacionales y Nacionales orientados a la Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil: SETI Info v1.0, el que constituye una herramienta útil para el monitoreo del cumplimiento de los compromisos de los Estados.
• Erradicación del trabajo infantil en America Latina (HQ Component) - Mid Term Evaluation A nivel del fortalecimiento de los procesos de planificación y de descentralización de la PETI: La estrategia Nacional para prevenir y erradicar las peores formas de trabajo infantil y proteger al joven trabajador 2008-2015 de Colombia, y las herramientas de apoyo que la acompañan (curso virtual, módulo de seguimiento). Estos documentos constituyen un modelo de cómo abordar secuencialmente, en forma descentralizada y participativa, el problema del trabajo infantil a distintos niveles.
• Erradicación del trabajo infantil en America Latina (HQ Component) - Mid Term Evaluation A nivel de investigación básica sobre el TI: Los estudios sobre trabajo infantil y pueblos indígenas realizados en Guatemala, Honduras y Panamá, los que relacionan el incremento del trabajo infantil no sólo con el nivel de ingresos familiares o factores culturales, sino con la pérdida de control territorial por parte de los pueblos indígenas y con el proceso de asimilación social y económica de la población migrante indígena en situación de vulnerabilidad al contexto laboral urbano, caracterizado por la precarización de las condiciones de empleo en el sector formal y el autoempleo en el sector informal.
• Erradicación del trabajo infantil en America Latina (HQ Component) - Mid Term Evaluation A nivel de la articulación de las organizaciones sindicales en pro de la PETI: El trabajo de capacitación del movimiento sindical desarrollado a nivel nacional en Honduras por el Comisionado de los Trabajadores para la Prevención y Erradicación del Trabajo Infantil, que reúne a tres sindicales obreras y tres centrales campesinas, y que ha permitido un marco unitario de acción sindical en relación al trabajo infantil a nivel nacional.
• Erradicación del trabajo infantil en America Latina (HQ Component) - Mid Term Evaluation A nivel del fortalecimiento de capacidades de los actores gubernamentales y la labor de inspección laboral: La experiencia de atención integral a niños y niñas menores de 14 años durante la cosecha de café 2007-2008, llevada a cabo por el Ministerio de Trabajo en Jinotega, Nicaragua en coordinación con 10 grandes empresas productoras de café. Esta experiencia constituye un modelo de articulación de las acciones del Estado y del sector privado en la lucha contra el trabajo infantil, en particular en el sector agrícola.
• Erradicación del trabajo infantil en America Latina (HQ Component) - Mid Term Evaluation A nivel de la inserción del TI en las actividades del Sector Educación: La incorporación de la metodología Scream en el proceso de sensibilización de maestros y alumnos sobre el trabajo infantil, realizada por el Ministerio de Educación y Cultura en varios departamentos de Paraguay, la que ha constituido una importante herramienta para el empoderamiento de los docentes y adolescentes con respecto a los Derechos del Niño y la implementación de acciones para prevenir y combatir el trabajo infantil.
• Erradicación del trabajo infantil en America Latina (HQ Component) - Mid Term Evaluation A nivel de experiencias de PETI desarrolladas por el Sector Empleador: Los programas sectoriales de PETI iniciados por el Foro Florícola de Ecuador, FundAzúcar de El Salvador y Funcafé de Guatemala, que constituyen modelos de programas de ETI liderados por organizaciones de empleadores en el medio rural.
• Erradicación del trabajo infantil en America Latina (HQ Component) - Mid Term Evaluation A nivel de la transversalización del TI en programas de lucha contra la pobreza: La condicionalidad adicional referente al cese del trabajo infantil introducida en el programa de transferencia condicionada "Solidaridad" de República Dominicana, por la que la aplicación del subsidio actúa como un incentivo para la erradicación del trabajo infantil.
• Erradicación del trabajo infantil en America Latina (HQ Component) - Mid Term Evaluation A nivel de sistemas de seguimiento de resultados: El sistema de seguimiento del cumplimiento de la estrategia nacional de erradicación del trabajo infantil utilizado por la Procuraduría Nacional de Colombia, que constituye un modelo de cómo integrar en un solo marco de indicadores, el monitoreo del cumplimiento de metas y la valoración de la acción de distintos actores institucionales en la lucha contra el trabajo infantil.
• Erradicación del trabajo infantil en America Latina (HQ Component) - Mid Term Evaluation A nivel de la articulación de las organizaciones sindicales en pro de la PETI: La labor de institucionalización del tema de la ETI en los distintos niveles de las organizaciones sindicales de la sub-región, llevada a cabo por la CETI establecida por la Coordinadora de Centrales Sindicales del Cono Sur. Esta acción ha permitido integrar el tema de la erradicación del trabajo infantil dentro de la agenda institucional y plataforma de lucha de las principales organizaciones sindicales de la sub-región.
• Independent Evaluation of the InFocus Programme on Social Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration (IFP/DIALOGUE) The internal management arrangements practiced in IFP/DIALOGUE, which are team-based and results-focused, are an example of good practice that could be disseminated within the Office.
• Africa Commission: Youth entrepreneurship facility (YEF and YEN): ILO Component - Final Evaluation The Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) programme is a management-training programme to enable potential and existing young entrepreneurs to start viable businesses, to increase the viability of existing enterprises, and to create quality employment for others in the process. The indicator for this component/outcome were i) number of businesses started by youth are at-least 11500 and ii) businesses increase their turnover by at-least 20% from the baseline. In achieving this, YEF has been working with a diverse group of partners using various approaches to test a set of BDS business models. YEF developed appropriate tools for training and carried out the training in a professional manner; trainees were not left to fend for themselves in the open market; rather, they were supported to access funds and operate in collaboration with related organizations.
• Africa Commission: Youth entrepreneurship facility (YEF and YEN): ILO Component - Final Evaluation Tanzania - KAZI NJE NJE (Skills training): Kazi Nje Nje (KNN) is a programme of the ILO built on a network of trainers working in 24 regions, covering 8 zones across Tanzania. Using the ToT strategy, the objective is to increase the quality and number of entrepreneurship trainers and instructors in the country. KNN uses a training of trainer approach with the ILO providing overall training to qualified 'apprentices' who then train youth. The apprentices also function as business development consultants to support emerging and established young entrepreneurs. In each region, young entrepreneurs are invited to present their business ideas to a panel of local judges. Successful candidates are selected from these monthly competitions to participate in KNN trainings for starting and growing their business.
• Oferta de asistencia técnica presentada al Instituto Nacional de Formación y Capacitación para el Desarrollo Humano (INADEH) El proceso propuesto por la OIT y validado por el INADEH, en el subcomponente 1 del componente Fortalecimiento Académico, para que la oferta formativa se plantee de una manera más estructurada, menos empírica y más acorde a las necesidades de los sectores, en consulta con ellos.
• Oferta de asistencia técnica presentada al Instituto Nacional de Formación y Capacitación para el Desarrollo Humano (INADEH) La buena coordinación entre la OIT con el INADEH y con UNOPS. Con INADEH ha ido mejorando con el transcurso del tiempo, ambas instituciones han tenido reuniones permanentes, primero con frecuencia semanal y luego quincenal, además de las comunicaciones constantes entre los coordinadores por teléfono, correo o WhatsApp. Con UNOPS la relación de OIT pasó de ser un subcontratista (al inicio del PTMI) a ser aliados, es una relación complementaria: UNOPS trabaja sobre todo el componente infraestructura y equipamiento, y se apoya en OIT en el componente académico.
• Oferta de asistencia técnica presentada al Instituto Nacional de Formación y Capacitación para el Desarrollo Humano (INADEH) Las mujeres estudiantes del INADEH se vienen formando cada vez más en ocupaciones tradicionalmente masculinas como electricista, operación de equipo pesado, instalación/manejo de paneles solares, plomería, albañilería. En un contexto favorable en el que la participación femenina al interior del INADEH es importante no solo a nivel de directivos, instructores, sino principalmente de los estudiantes y egresados (en ambos casos el 65% son mujeres), el INADEH tiene algunas directrices para propiciar que las mujeres participen en este tipo de ocupaciones. Por ejemplo, como parte del PTMI, haya cursos en manejo de equipos pesados dirigidos solamente a mujeres.
• Oferta de asistencia técnica presentada al Instituto Nacional de Formación y Capacitación para el Desarrollo Humano (INADEH) La disponibilidad y flexibilidad de la OIT durante el 2024 para gestionar fondos, mediante redistribuciones presupuestarias, permitió llevar a cabo acciones en subcomponentes en los que no tiene responsabilidad de su implementación directa.
• Oferta de asistencia técnica presentada al Instituto Nacional de Formación y Capacitación para el Desarrollo Humano (INADEH) La Junta de proyectos como una de las más importantes instancias de gestión y gobernanza del PTMI. En esta Junta se discuten los principales avances de los componentes y subcomponentes del PTMI, aspectos críticos y próximos pasos, y se ha realizado de manera mensual ininterrumpidamente
• Social dialogue for formalization and employability in the Southern Neighbourhood Region (SOLIFEM) Close alignment with the ILO International Labour Standards proved effective and relevant for the design of the concrete interventions. The Project was built in line with the objectives of the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy Recommendation, 2015, in terms of the use of social dialogue as a method and tool to contribute to policy improvement, but also as tool to improve social dialogue (and the involvement of informal workers) as stand-alone goal. Therefore, the Project used social dialogue to achieve progress towards the ILS and used the ILS to inform progress on social dialogue.
• Social dialogue for formalization and employability in the Southern Neighbourhood Region (SOLIFEM) The organisation of peer-learning events with a small group of stakeholders is effective for more concrete exchange of lessons and practices. The SOLIFEM project organised various regional events, of which the study visit of the OPT stakeholders to Algeria was regularly praised as most effective by interviewees.
• Social dialogue for formalization and employability in the Southern Neighbourhood Region (SOLIFEM) Flexibility in the budget reallocation by the donor and ILO staff allows for a project to enhance its relevance and effectiveness based on its M&E activities. The MTE pointed out that the Project’s scope was too ambitious, and resources spread too thin, which hindered it from achieving its objectives and could hinder its impact (as insufficient deep foundations for impact would be made).
• Evaluación de resultados para el aprendizaje organizativo del Sistema de información y análisis laboral de América Latina y el Caribe (SIALC) Uso de la tecnología para mantener la comunicación y la capacitación remota: Ante las restricciones presupuestales que redujeron la capacidad de realizar visitas presenciales, el SIALC (Sistema de Información sobre el Aprendizaje de Capacidades Laborales en América Latina y el Caribe) ha implementado tecnologías de la información y la comunicación (TIC) para ofrecer asistencia técnica y capacitación de manera remota. Esta estrategia ha permitido al SIALC mantener el apoyo a las instituciones nacionales sin comprometer la calidad del servicio, a pesar de la reducción de recursos.
• Evaluación de resultados para el aprendizaje organizativo del Sistema de información y análisis laboral de América Latina y el Caribe (SIALC) Capacidad de respuesta: A pesar de las limitaciones presupuestarias y de recursos humanos, la capacidad de respuesta rápida y eficiente del equipo interno del SIALC ante las demandas y requerimientos de los funcionarios de la OIT ha sido crucial. Esta capacidad asegura que las necesidades de información y análisis de los funcionarios sean satisfechas de manera oportuna y precisa, contribuyendo al éxito general de los programas y proyectos del SIALC.
• Evaluación de resultados para el aprendizaje organizativo del Sistema de información y análisis laboral de América Latina y el Caribe (SIALC) Trabajo con instituciones nacionales: La colaboración entre el SIALC y las instituciones nacionales de estadística ha sido un componente clave para fortalecer las capacidades técnicas en la región, mejorando la calidad y comparabilidad de los datos laborales. Este esfuerzo ha sido liderado principalmente por la Especialista Regional de Estadísticas de la OIT, quien ha guiado la adopción de normativas internacionales y la armonización estadística. El SIALC ha desempeñado un rol de apoyo, facilitando la implementación operativa de estas normativas a través de la asistencia técnica y la capacitación, siempre en estrecha coordinación con la Especialista Regional. La cooperación Sur-Sur y triangular ha complementado este trabajo, permitiendo un intercambio de experiencias y recursos que ha potenciado los resultados obtenidos.
• Evaluación de resultados para el aprendizaje organizativo del Sistema de información y análisis laboral de América Latina y el Caribe (SIALC) Cooperación Sur-Sur y Triangular para el fortalecimiento de capacidades: El SIALC ha promovido la cooperación Sur-Sur y triangular como una estrategia para fortalecer las capacidades técnicas de los países miembros. Este enfoque permite el intercambio de conocimientos y experiencias exitosas entre los países y otros actores, acelerando la adopción de normativas internacionales y mejorando las estadísticas laborales. Además, ha optimizado recursos al reducir costos y tiempo en el desarrollo de nuevas estrategias para medir la informalidad laboral.