Promoting Workers Rights and Competitiveness in Egyptian Export Industries

This project will contribute to the promotion of decent work in Egypt by supporting improved compliance with the fundamental principles and rights at work, improved labour-management cooperation and higher levels of productivity. It will focus on improving outcomes for employers and workers in Egypt’s labour-intensive export sectors, particularly the ready-made garment (RMG), textiles and food processing sectors, which represent a critical source of employment and growth for the economy. This project will seek to strengthen compliance with national legislation and build productivity within export factories by working through three parallel and complementary channels: 1. Building the capacity of the national labour inspectorate; 2. Supporting employers and their representatives to improve compliance, working conditions and productivity; and 3.Building systems for labour-management cooperation and worker representation at factory and sectoral levels;

Project symbol

EGY/11/06/USA

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Cairo

Start date

04/09/2012

End date

31/03/2018

Total allocation

10000000

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

9802029

Development Partners

USA, Department of Labor, Bureau for International Labor Affairs

Country/Countries

Egypt

Outcomes

Strong and representative employers' and workers' organizations