The way forward after the revolution - decent work for women in Egypt and Tunisia

This project proposal is conceived to strengthen Tunisian and Egyptian women’s position to participate in the labour market and improve labour market institutions to better assist women after the revolution in both countries. The project will support the ILO’s constituents (Governments, workers and employers) to address the challenges women are facing in post-revolution Tunisia and Egypt. Among these challenges is the need to enhance women’s employability by increasing their skills and knowledge, to improve respect towards gender equality, and enhance the process of efficient social dialogue practices. To achieve this, a four-pronged intervention logic is envisaged for the project, combining (i) Sensitizing social partners and a wider audience on gender issues and inequalities in the world of work (ii) Increasing the capacity of and institutional setting for females to equip them with necessary skills to engage in social dialogue and collective bargaining processes for advancing gender equality, non-discrimination, and increased female representation in trade unions (iii) Increasing women’s skills to enhance their employability (iv) Capacity building for labour market institutions to better serve women and increase women’s access to these institutions. The intervention logic is founded on the conviction that improving women’s labour market position and increasing participation in decent work is a prerequisite for sustained equality, inclusion and democratization in Tunisia and Egypt.

Project symbol

RAF/12/01/FIN

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Cairo

Start date

01/04/2012

End date

31/03/2018

Total allocation

3746094

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

3746094

Development Partners

Finland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Country/Countries

Northern Africa

Outcomes

Strong and representative employers' and workers' organizations