Integrating decent employment in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of development strategies in Indonesia and the Philippines

Development objective: To contribute to poverty reduction in Indonesia and the Philippines through the creation of better income earning job opportunities. Immediate objective: Strengthened national capacities in Indonesia and the Philippines to formulate, implement and monitor employment components of development plans This project proposal seeks to build on the outcomes of the previous project (RAS/11/54/ROK) to continue to support the tripartite constituents in Indonesia and the Philippines in formulating, implementing and monitoring employment components of development plans. In Indonesia, this will include: a) supporting the National Development Planning Agency (BAPPENAS) in undertaking background studies and tripartite dialogue on possible employment targets in the next Medium Term Development Plan 2015-19; b) strengthening the collection and analysis of sex- and age- disaggregated data on vacancies, jobseekers and placements (i.e. data and analysis of employment services) being gathered by two district offices of the Indonesian Ministry of Manpower. The two target districts will be decided based on discussions with the Ministry of Manpower, but could include the Special Capital City District of Jakarta and East Java. In undertaking this component, collaboration with the Korea Labour Information Service (KLIS) will be undertaken, including through a study tour to Korea and KLIS experts undertaking missions to the two districts in Indonesia for knowledge sharing. The enhanced collection and analysis of such data can provide important insights in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the next Medium Term Development Plan 2015-19, and in the design of appropriate active labour market and other policies to support inclusive job-rich growth in Indonesia In the Philippines, the project will: a) assess the “decent work intensity” of a number of the priority sectors identified in the Philippines Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016; b) assess the human resource capacities to support the growth of the priority sectors, in collaboration with the Korea Labour Institute (KLI); c) strengthen the analytical capacities of national constituents, including that of the Institute of Labour Studies of the DOLE so as to strengthen institutional capacities to implement and monitor the Philippines Development Plan (PDP) 2011-2016, Philippines Labor and Employment Plan (PLEP) 2011-2016, and the industrial strategy of the Philippines. Areas for capacity-building in this regard include evidence-based policy analysis and undertaking employment projections. In undertaking this component, collaboration with the Korea Labour Institute will be undertaken.

Project symbol

RAS/13/54/ROK

Admin unit

RO-Asia and the Pacific

Start date

01/08/2013

End date

28/11/2014

Total allocation

124624

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

124624

Development Partners

Republic of Korea, Expert Programme

Country/Countries

Indonesia
Asia and the Pacific - regional
Philippines

Outcomes

Employment Promotion
Mainstreaming Decent Work