Capacity building of workers' organizations on employment opportunities

This project aims at helping workers' organisations in South Africa promote the creation of decent employment opportunities through participation in policy dialogue. Interventions will include analytical work on the impact of global supply chains and multinational enterprise on decent work and job creation in vulnerable sectors of the economy, and a gender sensitive policy advocacy strategy for strengthening the role of global supply chains and multinational enterprises in the promotion of decent work and job creation. Targeted training on wage setting policies will be provided to enable trade unions to engage more effectively in policy debates on the national minimum wage. Emphasis will be placed on strengthening the capacity of trade unions to apprehend the economic and developmental effects of global supply chains and the role of multinational enterprises in promoting employment and decent work, including through the Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy. ILO support to the three labour federations will also aim at strengthening their capacity to engage in social dialogue on Conventions earmarked for ratification and application of those already ratified as well as to mainstream gender in policy dialogue and collective bargaining processes. A women's leadership development programme for young women trade unionists will be implemented across the three labour federations.

Project symbol

ZAF/16/02/RBS

Admin unit

DWT/CO-Pretoria

Start date

01/01/2016

End date

31/12/2017

Total allocation

242710

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

242710

Development Partners

Core voluntary funds (RBSA)

Country/Countries

South Africa

Outcomes

Strong and representative employers' and workers' organizations