Building capacities of the MAST to ensure labour law compliance in the Haitian apparel sector (phase II)

The overall project objective is to build capacities of the MAST to better promote compliance with fundamental labour standards and related legislation in the textile sector.To do so, the strategy will be three-fold. First, special attention will be paid to the functions of labour inspection, improving the quality and efficiency of services provided to employers and to workers and setting in place a reinforced role of labour administration on the implementation of labour policies and enforcement of labour law. Synergies with the BWH programme will be looked for so that both the BWH assessment mechanisms and labour inspection may benefit from the exchange of expertise. The project will assist the MAST to better follow up on the results of factory assessments carried out by BWH, aiming at improving effective compliance in the textile sector. Second, the effectiveness of mechanisms to prevent and settle labour disputes in the apparel sector, in liaison with the Labour Ombudsperson will also be improved. Finally, increased participation of social partners in labour law implementation will be sought through knowledge and awareness campaigns and the development of tools and mechanisms that will facilitate access to information, self-assessment tools, and the possibility to lodge complaints.

Project symbol

HTI/15/50/USA

Admin unit

DWT/CO-San Jose

Start date

01/01/2015

End date

31/12/2017

Total allocation

908104

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

908104

Development Partners

USA, United States Department of Labor, Bureau for International Labor Affairs, Office of Trade and Labor Affairs

Country/Countries

Haiti

Outcomes

Promoting workplace compliance through labour inspection