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Convening stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor in artisanal and small-scale gold mining - Final Evaluation

eval_number:

2563

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2563

location:

country:

Inter-Regional

region:

Inter-Regional

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eval_title:

Convening stakeholders to develop and implement strategies to reduce child labor in artisanal and small-scale gold mining - Final Evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2021-07-29 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Planning and programme design

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action_plan:

In the no cost extension period, the project partnered with the T'boli LGU to form a group of individuals from the mining communities to build capacities on enterprise development particularly on jewellery crafting. The LGU sees this opportunity to push for indigenous gold jewelleries/products as their one town, one product (OTOP) initiative. The LGU has allocated funds to sustain the project initiative. In fact, the group has already secured an initial local market for their product.

management_response:

Partially Completed

progress:

Achieved

admin_units:

FPRW

title:

T’boli Gold Business Plan. The project should hire a consultant with business planning experience to work closely with key stakeholders in South Cotabato to develop a business plan for T’boli gold. BAN Toxics developed a draft business model for Compassionate Gold (CG) that is very theoretical and does not meet the needs of key government stakeholders in South Cotabato. Since it will be difficult for SSM in the T’boli area to meet all the CG standards, the business plan should define the standards that miners should strive to meet. One option would be to start with child-labor free gold and work progressively toward the seven standards of CG using the Craft code tools. The business plan should define the products (raw gold or finished products such as jewelry), markets (such as tourists that visit the T’boli area), product pricing and sales (such as including gold or silver souvenirs in the price of tourist sites), and promotion and capacity building strategies. Key stakeholders that should be involved or consulted during the development of the business plan include PEMO, T’boli mining association, and T’boli jewelry association. The project might also link PEMO to the University of Philippines’s Department of Science and Technology and its holistic approach to mercury-free and cyanide-free gold mining.

project_symbols:

GLO/16/52/USA

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/14218

information_source:

Country Office

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