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Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialisation in Ethiopia – ONEILO SIRAYE - Final evaluation

eval_number:

3427

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3427

location:

country:

Ethiopia

region:

Africa

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eval_title:

Advancing Decent Work and Inclusive Industrialisation in Ethiopia – ONEILO SIRAYE - Final evaluation

recommendations:

date:

2025-05-28 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Programme implementation

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comments:

The Programme fully accepts the recommendation to strengthen factory-level sustainability. Phase II will provide tailored support to help factories build resilience through risk management, cost control, HR planning, buyer diversification, and financial literacy. In collaboration with local partners, priority will be given to high-risk factories.

action_plan:

The action plan involves identifying high-risk factories through a sustainability assessment and developing a tailored business planning toolkit. It includes delivering targeted training, integrating sustainability planning into existing programmes like SCORE and Better Work, and establishing follow-up support mechanisms such as coaching and peer learning to ensure long-term impact.

management_response:

Action not yet taken

progress:

No implementation

admin_units:

CO-Addis Ababa

title:

Recommendation 3: Develop new, and enhance existing, business planning trainings and guidance for sustainability at factory level. During the implementation period, factories encountered a variety of challenges that affected their capacity to function and remain open. These challenges, including the AGOA delisting, global inflation, and conflict in various areas of the country, affected the factories’ viability and caused several of the programme’s factories to close. The capacity of factories to sustain their achievements tends to differ between factories. Therefore, the Programme should find ways to work with factories that face the most risk factors and develop plans that would help them respond to those factors. As survival is at risk for various factories, investment in employee well-being may not be a key priority. Additionally, as wages remain low, many employees are searching for opportunities abroad. Therefore, the ability of factories to stay afloat may influence the results of the programme as well.

project_symbols:

ETH/17/01/MUL

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/2343918

information_source:

Country Office

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