Increasing Decent Employment in the Apparel Sector in Haiti – Phase III

Since 2009, Better Work Haiti has: * Improved working conditions. 100% of Better Work factories now pay the legally required minimum wage. Factories have also significantly improved their compliance with leave and holiday payments, as well as subscriptions to social security schemes. * Trained factory supervisors. Nearly 2,000 supervisors have been trained in Human Resources and people management skills. Training female supervisors has resulted in a 22% increase in factory productivity. * Enhanced business performance. Better Work has helped reduce verbal abuse at the workplace, which has boosted worker morale and, as a result, firm performance. * Increased access to health care. Workers’ onsite medical care has improved dra-matically since 2009 with a greater number of doctors and nurses in factories. The number of women reporting access to prenatal care has quadrupled in five years. * Supported families. The number of workers reporting that their children are not in school due to financial constraints has declined since the launch of Better Work Haiti. * Built institutional capacity. Better Work has cemented a strong relationship with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor (MAST), leading to a range of initiatives including a successful vocational training program for labor inspectors. As of January 2018, the Better Work Haiti program (BWH) has been implementing its third phase. The third phase of the program in Haiti is aligned with the new strategy of the Better Work Global program and it takes into consideration lessons learned from previous project phases. The focus remains to improve the lives of all workers in the Haitian Garment industry and many more family members by driving sector-wide, sustainable improvement in adherence to the Haitian labor law and international core labor standards, as well as enhancing the business competitiveness of the Haitian garment sector within the global supply chain.

Project symbol

HTI/19/50/USA

Admin unit

DWT/CO-San Jose

Start date

11/12/2019

End date

31/12/2025

Total allocation

5883529

Total expenditure

Status

Active

5883529

Development Partners

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

Country/Countries

Haiti

Outcomes

Outcome 6: Protection at work for all