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Social dialogue for formalization and employability in the Southern Neighbourhood Region (SOLIFEM)

eval_number:

2351630

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2351630

location:

country:

Egypt

region:

Africa

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country:

State of Palestine

region:

Arab States

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country:

Lebanon

region:

Arab States

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country:

Algeria

region:

Africa

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eval_title:

Social dialogue for formalization and employability in the Southern Neighbourhood Region (SOLIFEM)

recommendations:

date:

2026-06-03 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Programme implementation

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action_plan:

The new formalization intervention has been designed in a complementary and synergistic manner with the SOLIFEM project, particularly with regard to the valorization of key findings from the informal economy diagnostic and the development of the national formalization roadmap. In this context, the intervention focuses on the operational follow-up of selected priority recommendations arising from the roadmap. It notably supports the development and strengthening of a simplified formalization mechanism—namely the auto-entrepreneur status—as a strategic entry point to facilitate the integration of independent workers into the formal economy. In addition, the intervention promotes the adoption of a sectoral approach to formalization. In this regard, targeted support is provided to the agricultural sector to develop tailored formalization pathways for different categories of informal agricultural workers, taking into account the diversity of their profiles, constraints, and needs. This approach is fully aligned with the orientations and recommendations of the agricultural sector action plan developed under the formalization roadmap within the SOLIFEM project, thereby ensuring continuity, coherence, and enhanced impact of interventions.

management_response:

Completed

progress:

Achieved

admin_units:

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

title:

Recommendation 6. Integrate follow-up on the roadmaps, strategies, policy recommendations and other strategic outputs of SOLIFEM in other projects and programmes of the ILO, the EU and in the UfM context. The Project resulted in various recommendations and roadmaps for formalisation that were development but not always formally adopted for implementation. To ensure that the project can achieve its expected impact, the ILO, but also the EU, should ensure follow-up support to the four countries to implement the project recommendations. Examples for follow-up include: - The integration of technical and implementation support in follow-up projects of the ILO and DG NEAR/DG EMPL - Support and follow-up to the constituents by technical specialists at HQ and DWTs through other interactions with constituents - Include exchange and updates on the formalisation roadmap and recommendations as part of UfM activities and meetings.

project_symbols:

INT/20/02/EUR

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/2351732

information_source:

Country Office

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