Technical support on transition to formality in Southern Africa and Swaziland

This project aims at facilitating transitions to formality in the member States of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC). Promotional and sensitization campaigns on the gender dimensions of informality will include a gender responsive model for social dialogue in the informal economy. Interventions will be identified and sequenced depending on the needs and priorities agreed by constituents in each country. At the outset, diagnostic assessments will help strengthen knowledge and understanding among the tripartite constituents of the nature of informality in their respective country. ILO will support tripartite constituents to review policy and legislation with a view to extending protection for the rights and working conditions of domestic workers. This will be achieved by addressing gaps in law and practice drawing on international good practices and policy interventions. Capacity development interventions will focus on: local government authorities and key stakeholders in targeted municipalities to enable them to engage effectively in social dialogue; labour inspection systems; and national statistical offices to collect and generate data on informal employment, including precarious employment, and to track decent work trends in the informal economy.

Project symbol

SHA/16/01/RBS

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Pretoria

Start date

01/01/2016

End date

30/04/2018

Total allocation

396280

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

396280

Development Partners

Core voluntary funds (RBSA)

Country/Countries

Southern Africa

Outcomes

Formalization of the informal economy