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Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains – Programme of Action for Asia and the Garment Sector

eval_number:

3044

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3044

location:

country:

Asia and the Pacific - regional

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains – Programme of Action for Asia and the Garment Sector

recommendations:

date:

2019-07-24 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Planning and programme design

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comments:

The overall direction is well established, but, actual "vehicles" that would carry out the action need to be determined.

action_plan:

sectoral CBA negotiations in Cambodia is stalled due to uncertainties arising from EBA withdrawal proceedings, which lies beyond the capacity of the ILO to influence. Issues related to effective promotion of collective bargaining, including ‘Most Representative Status’ (MRS) of trade unions and "bargaining council" are to be addressed in the course of support to labour law reform. Many of the challenges and issues are to be addressed through new resource mobilisation plan and the new Sida regional project, including capacity building for information and knowledge generation in support of collective bargaining and industrial relations development.

management_response:

Action not yet taken

progress:

Partially achieved

admin_units:

RO-Asia and the Pacific

title:

The ILO should provide short-term follow-up support:
• Indonesia:
Technical support to government revisions of minimum wage policy prior to finalization of the government’s new wage policy planned for 2020.
Follow-up to anchor CBA training in national institution(s) in Indonesia (such as MoM and/or APINDO); consider potential as value-added Better Work advisory service and/or constituent service.
Follow-up on wage policy monitoring “balanced score card” mechanism, to extent that stakeholders request follow-up and demonstrate intention to implement monitoring mechanism.
Cambodia:
Support completion of sectoral CBA negotiations in Cambodia, if progress remains likely, including technical support to address current bottlenecks such as the question of ‘Most Representative Status’ (MRS) of trade unions in the negotiations, and the related issue of the establishment of a garment sector Bargaining Council as a mandated forum for the negotiations.
Identify and support a suitable institution to produce garment sector technical notes, building on the methodology and utility of the Cambodia Bulletin; consider potential of integrating industry research as a value-added Better Work service and alternative sources of resource support, such as the recently-signed SIDA-funded ‘Decent Work in the Garment Sector Supply Chains in Asia’ regional project.
Follow-up on wage policy monitoring “balanced score card” mechanism, to extent that stakeholders request follow-up and demonstrate intention to implement monitoring mechanism.
• Pakistan:
Follow-up to ensure the Garment Sector Stakeholders’ Forum (GSSF) and Pakistan Buyers’ Forum (PBF) have action plans to continue periodic meetings to the extent there is demand from members; facilitate linkages between the GSSF, PBF and other LSGSC interventions with potential Better Work Pakistan programme.

project_symbols:

RAS/17/50/DEU

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/13308

information_source:

Regional Office

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