ILO Overview ILO Brunei Consultation 11 May 2011
ILO Overview ILO – Brunei Consultation 11 May 2011 Brunei Wolfgang Schiefer Head, Regional Unit for Partnerships Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific International Labour Organization (ILO) Tel: (+66) 02 288 2305 schiefer@ilo. org Decent Work for All ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE 2006 -
Content -The ILO Decent Work Concept -ILO Asia - Pacific Regional Priorities -ILO Organizational Reform and Field Structure -Decent Work Country Programmes - South-South Partnerships
Decent Work – A Definition Advancing opportunities for women and men to obtain decent and productive work in conditions of: -freedom, -equity, -security, and -human dignity.
DECENT WORK AGENDA Four inseparable, interrelated and mutually supportive strategic objectives Employment Creation and Enterprise Development Social Protection Standards and Rights at Work Governance and Social Dialogue Gender equality and non-discrimination as crosscutting issues
Decent Work 1. Employment policies and economic analysis > Including youth employment Job creation and enterprise development SME policies and programmes Cooperatives Microfinance Corporate social responsibility Skills and vocational training > Including disability issues at work
Decent Work 2. Social Protection Extending coverage of social security schemes > Including protection in the informal economy Improvement of employment & working conditions > Including wages and minimum wage issues Occupational safety and health – safe work Safe, informed and well managed migration HIV/AIDS prevention and services at the workplace
Decent Work 3. Standards and Rights System of: CONVENTIONS (binding once ratified; > 100 active) RECOMMENDATIONS (non-binding guidance) and CODES of PRACTICE, covering a wide range of labour and employment issues 1998 ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work: - Freedom of Association & the right to collective bargaining; - Elimination of child labour; - Elimination of forced labour; - Elimination of discrimination in the workplace.
Decent Work 4. Social Dialogue Strengthening tripartite institutions Strengthening the social partners – workers’ and employers’ organisations Knowledge sharing & capacity building for better representation and voice in decision making on decent work Greater representation for trade unions and employers’ organisations in global debate
Decent Work and ILO AP Regional Priorities Asian DW decade 2006 – 2015 priority clusters: 1. Increasing competitiveness, productivity and jobs 2. Improving labour market governance 3. Extending social protection 4. Eliminating child labour, creating opportunities for young people 5. Improved management of labour migration - APRM will review the progress and strategic direction GJP as a tool for productive recovery and growthproductive centred on investments, employment and social protection
ILO Organizational Reform Operational Principles 1. Concentrate on critical mass of technical expertise 2. Stronger ILO presence in countries 3. New role of external offices 4. Streamline regional and HQS roles and HQS technical sectors 5. Mobilize ILO capacity in a flexible and timebound manner
ILO ROAP Organizational Reform New Field Office Structure Regional Office (BKK) - Political, strategic and management decisions - Policies and programmes coordination (including Partnerships) - Implementation oversight Country Offices (11 for 33 member States) - Assist Members and support constituents to develop DWCP and activities - UNDAF and UN cooperation Decent Work and Technical Support Teams (BKK, Delhi) - High-quality technical support to COs, information, analysis - Implementation support to DWCPs
ILO Structure and Programme Main Features in AP - More and better DWCPs in the region (18+ countries) - Integrated outcome-based workplanning central in guiding Country Offices and Decent Work Teams - Improved implementation monitoring and targeting - Homogenous distribution across sectors Improved Capacity to Deliver
What is a DWCP? §A tool to promote Decent Work for All at the country level §A limited number of results-based decent work Country Programme outcomes §A link between the priorities of: (i) the constituents, (ii) the national development agenda (iii) the ILO mandate
DWCP- A country-owned process §The responsibility for achieving the Decent Work goals rests with the country § ILO supports constituents in achieving decent work goals § ILO’s efforts will focus on a small but strategic set of elements with the greatest potential for influence
DWCP- a tripartite process Workers’ perspectives + ILO mandate and capacity + DWCP Ideal DWCP Government’s (various ministries) perspectives Employers’ perspectives
DWCP- six steps Reporting and Evaluation Country context Regional Support Group / Quality Country Implementation Assurance Framework Programme Priorities Constituents’ involvement Planning Country Programme Outcomes
ILO DWCP Lessons Learned - Sequenced approach 1. Country Analysis on DW situation and gaps 2. DW sensitization: CEB Toolkit on Employment and DW 3. Separate priority setting of constituents 4. Joint priority setting of constituents 5. DW programming - Importance of capacity building: process and RBM Sound LMI is key Build partnerships in time for implementation
Partnerships • Long-term partnerships with Asia-Pacific countries in Asia. Pacific under MOU agreements (Aus. AID, Japan, Korea) • Institutional Partnerships (ADB, ASEAN, ESCAP, UNDP) • Public private partnerships • South-South and Triangular Cooperation (part of ILO’s strategy to promote cooperation in the region)
South-South Cooperation • Can help in institution and capacity building • Exchange of knowledge, skills and technical expertise • Supports intraregional and interregional cooperation >”Solutions are where the problem are”
South-South Cooperation Asia-Pacific § § § Key instrument in promoting the Decent Work Agenda in Asia-Pacific Part of the ILO’s strategy to promote partnerships between countries in the region Triangular cooperation: cooperation among two or more developing countries, supported by developed countries or an international organization Conducive environment: - MICs in the Asia-Pacific region, - Rapid economic growth in the region, - integration processes (ASEAN). Recent Global South-South Development Expo 2010 (hosted by the ILO in Geneva) The Decent Work Agenda and South-South Cooperation are critical for sustainable and inclusive growth in LDCs and helping them achieve their MDGs
ASIAN DECENT WORK DECADE 2006 -2015 Decent Work for All Thank you For more information, please contact: Wolfgang SCHIEFER ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Tel: 662 288 2305, Fax: 662 288 3062 E-mail: schiefer@ilo. org www. ilo. org/asia
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