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Outcome evaluation of MMR801, Strengthened capacity of employers organizations - Independent evaluation

eval_number:

2653

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2653

location:

country:

Myanmar

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Outcome evaluation of MMR801, Strengthened capacity of employers organizations - Independent evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2019-06-25 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Constituents

category:

Employers - capacity building

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action_plan:

ACTEMP fully agrees with this assessment and views this as a matter of high priority. Our view is that this issue, until resolved, will continue to be a major barrier to achieving a number of other recommendations listed here. Specifically, ACTEMP believes that changing the leadership of the EO Department at UMFCCI is an essential first step that must be taken as soon as possible. ACTEMP has previously encouraged UMFCCI to expand its team on numerous occasions. UMFCCI currently has the resources available to expand its staff team, though effective management of the department is a major barrier to attracting qualified new staff. ACTEMP also recognizes the need for the department to bring in people with a private sector background. Ideally this would include bringing in a private sector person into the department’s leadership role, which is currently staffed by an ineffective ex-civil servant. While ACTEMP can advise UMFCCI on their staffing decisions, we have limited ability to influence their hiring decisions. There is no direct action that can be taken to implement this recommendation or force UMFCCI to do so. The project foresee; -discussions with the UMFCCI management and specifically with Industrial relations Committee. -Organization of a strategic planning exercise (possibly facilitated by an ILO contracted EBMO leader) to map current deficiencies of the EOD (against the results of members needs assessment), define an ideal organogram in the Employers Organizations dep., plan new recruitments, develop a sustainability plan for the EOD.

management_response:

Partially Completed

progress:

Partially achieved

admin_units:

ILO-Yangon

title:

UMFCCI should expand its staff team. It is already challenging to provide all the services expected of an employers’ organisation with just three people, but the lack of a member of staff with private sector background is a weakness It needs a member of the team who can both empathise with members and also ensure that the views taken forward really do reflect the will of the private sector. (Medium priority; resource implication as would need to find the costs of a further member of staff.)

project_symbols:

NO_DC_SYMBOL_42

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/12374

information_source:

Country Office

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