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Clustered independent evaluation of the Decent Work Programme (DWP), the Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and strategic projects funded by the Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA) and Kuwait

eval_number:

2378973

eval_url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2378973

location:

country:

State of Palestine

region:

Arab States

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eval_title:

Clustered independent evaluation of the Decent Work Programme (DWP), the Emergency Response Plan (ERP) and strategic projects funded by the Regular Budget Supplementary Account (RBSA) and Kuwait

recommendations:

date:

2026-03-27 00:00:00.0

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Results-based management

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comments:

ACTRAV note: EU-funded reforms can move fast—ensure workers’ organisations have capacity and space to engage (evidence, negotiation support). Embed social dialogue benchmarks, not only technical deliverables.

action_plan:

Agree. ILO will proactively map EU recovery financing and engage to position the Organization as a technical partner on decent work, employment and social protection reforms, ensuring social dialogue and labour standards are embedded. • Map EU/Team Europe instruments relevant to employment, labour institutions and social protection (grants, budget support, loans) and identify entry points for ILO technical leadership. • Develop concept notes for scalable employment interventions (incl. emergency employment, wage subsidies, labour-intensive infrastructure) with embedded OSH/rights safeguards. • Support structured engagement of workers’ and employers’ organisations in EU reform dialogue affecting labour/social policy (including consultations on conditionalities).

management_response:

No Action Planned

progress:

No implementation

admin_units:

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

title:

Recommendation 5: Conduct strategic analysis of EU financing for economic recovery and position ILO as a technical leader. The evaluation identifies the EU and its member states—including development banks and financial institutions—as the primary source of future ODA for economic recovery in Palestine. This includes both grant-based support (e.g., through the EU Reform Matrix and PEGASE) and loan-based instruments. Given the PA’s reform agenda touching on labour and social protection, the ILO should prepare to play a leading technical role in programme design and policy dialogue. Action Points: • Map EU financing instruments relevant to employment and social protection (grants, loans, budget support). • Engage with EU institutions and member states to position ILO as a strategic partner in programme design. • Seek complementarity between DWCP priorities and the EU Reform Matrix for the PA reform. • Develop concept notes and technical proposals for scalable employment interventions based on ILO knowhow including emergency employment, wage subsidies schemes and labour intensive infrastructure.

project_symbols:

NO_DC_SYMBOL_135

url:

https://webapps.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/2379071

information_source:

Country Office

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