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ILO’s Technical Assistance on Labour Law Reform in Pacific Island Countries (2012-2018) - Thematic independent evaluation

eval_number:

3155

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3155

location:

country:

Asia and the Pacific - regional

region:

Asia and the Pacific

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eval_title:

ILO’s Technical Assistance on Labour Law Reform in Pacific Island Countries (2012-2018) - Thematic independent evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2021-07-25 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Planning and programme design

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action_plan:

No formal strategy in place. However, the Office has worked on ensuring relevant staff, vision and funding opportunities to further support the PICs on LLR. Currently, CO-Suva have 3 international staff (ILS Specialist, Employment Specialist and Labour Migration Specialist) providing technical support to Pacific countries. ILO is also about to sign an MoU with Australian AG Office on secondment of one staff to CO-Suva, who would work on ILS and LLR issues. Moreover, CO-Suva has a number of ongoing (RBSA ILS Project, PCCHMS program focusing Labour migration legislation) and pipeline (Supporting ILS and LLR in PICs to be funded by Australian AG Office) projects addressing LLR issues. CO-Suva has already addressed the grading of staff, reclassifying one program position from G7 to NOA, and providing clear task division to all staff members. We've also developed a TOR for RM Guide and Action Plan. The guide will provide a clear roadmap on identifying relevant partners and securing funds for LLR issues.

management_response:

Completed

progress:

Achieved

admin_units:

CO-Suva

title:

Developing an overall sub-regional strategy to ensure that the ILO allocates the right resources to the right work at the right time. Currently, Co-Suva provides TA on LLR according to the DWCP or the requests from individual member states. An overall regional strategy would allow CO-Suva to prioritize its interventions and focus its resources on advancing reform in the countries with strong commitment and proper capacity. With a new regular position on international labour standards, the office is in a better position to develop such a long-term plan for the Pacific. This approach requires improved communication and cooperation between the Bangkok regional office and CO-Suva in order to: - Ensure that strong strategic leadership is in place to guide the operation of CO-Suva; - Determine true resource availability and improve resource utilization in Suva by (1) clarifying roles and matching responsibilities with proper staff grades, and (2) increasing resources when necessary and possible; and - Develop a standardized and transparent screening process to determine suitable TA activities for member states in different readiness categories and to set appropriate expectations with tripartite stakeholders.

project_symbols:

NO_DC_SYMBOL_63

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/14140

information_source:

Country Office

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