ILO

Back to index

Final Independent Clustered Evaluation of Skills Development and Responsible Business Conduct for Transition

eval_number:

2354272

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2354272

location:

country:

Japan

region:

Asia and the Pacific

---

country:

Asia and the Pacific - regional

region:

Asia and the Pacific

---

country:

Thailand

region:

Asia and the Pacific

---

country:

Indonesia

region:

Asia and the Pacific

---

eval_title:

Final Independent Clustered Evaluation of Skills Development and Responsible Business Conduct for Transition

recommendations:

date:

2025-06-17 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Programme implementation

---

comments:

The project developed promising approaches for improved tripartite sectoral consultation with participation of MNEs, SMEs, labour unions, and governments. It also developed sector-specific skills frameworks and tools, piloted in Thailand and Indonesia, to guide re/up-skilling decision from industry based on labour market needs and aligned with national policies. In addition, the project was able to connect enterprise productivity and performance with RBC and decent work in targeted supply chains through the approaches and tools piloted to strengthen workforce development. For instance, in Indonesia, two guidelines were developed: one on grievance mechanisms for apprentices, and another on employer-led quality apprenticeships, addressing regulatory gaps. Moreover, a training on grievance mechanisms reached tens of SMEs in the electronics supply chain and institutional stakeholders, followed by mentorship programmes with companies like Panasonic Manufacturing Indonesia and their suppliers.

management_response:

Partially Completed

progress:

Partially achieved

admin_units:

RO-Asia and the Pacific

title:

Explore models for structural adjustment policies strategies that involve MNEs to support workers and enterprises affected by structural change. The project highlighted a possible area for future work within supply chains that are threatened by structural change that could bring together MNEs, employers’ representatives, workers’ representatives and governments to develop and implement sectoral policies and strategies to ensure workers and enterprises can make transitions. The project demonstrated some elements of such an approach related to training, but a more sustainable mechanism is needed based on social dialogue and tripartism for sectors affected by such challenges to come together and navigate these. In the short term, ILO Country Offices in Thailand and Indonesia, need to work with constituents and national stakeholders to continue and expand the up-skilling and re-skilling of existing workers, including by exploring new funding options and enterprise incentives. Opportunities to continue to raise awareness of SME managers of RBC/business and human rights issues should also be explored.

project_symbols:

JPN/23/51/JPN

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/2354370

information_source:

Regional Office

---