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Promoting economic empowerment of women at work through responsible business conduct – G7 countries (in co-delegation with UN Women) - Final evaluation

eval_number:

2862

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2862

location:

country:

Inter-Regional

region:

Inter-Regional

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eval_title:

Promoting economic empowerment of women at work through responsible business conduct – G7 countries (in co-delegation with UN Women) - Final evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2022-03-22 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Tripartism & constituent partnerships

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action_plan:

As documented in the internal Mid-term Evaluation and Final Evaluation conducted as part of the project’s implementation cycle, the project proposal was for the most part designed and agreed-upon between the EU (donor) and UN Women (main implementer). MULTI was brought in at a late stage, leaving very limited time to undertake consultations with constituents. These consultations (especially with workers and employers) were part of the appraisal process, where the proposal was shared with relevant departments, including ACTEMP and ACTRAV, giving them the opportunity to provide inputs and comments. Once the project was approved, during the first months of implementation, consultations were conducted with ILO NY, ILO Washington, ILO Tokyo, USCIB (US Employers’ organization), CEC (Canada’s EO) and KEIDANREN (Japan’s EO). On the basis of the outcomes of these consultations and the limited opportunities to engage at the country level as per the project design (ILO’s contribution was the development of global knowledge products), ILO developed its products in compliance with the signed agreement with the donor and UNWomen and continued to engage in consultation and dialogue with the Bureaux at different stages of project implementation. The situation regarding consultations in this project was unusual given the circumstances of ILO’s involvement in it. In earlier and specially in subsequent projects funded by the EU and other donors, MULTI has conducted extensive consultations with the Bureaux and other policy departments during the project design phase. It is important to note however that consultation does not equate a right to veto a project, so the assertion that other departments should “approve” a project is not correct. This was noted to the evaluator.

management_response:

Completed

progress:

Achieved

admin_units:

MULTILATERALS

title:

(Addressed to ILO) In regard to the future projects, ILO should seek consultation with its constituents and look for an approval of other relevant departments/divisions of ILO which will create consensus among the parties which is essential for the project’s sake.

project_symbols:

GLO/17/37/EUR

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/15675

information_source:

Head Quarters

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