ILO

Back to index

EQUIP: Equipping Sri Lanka to Counter Trafficking in Persons - Final evaluation

eval_number:

2784

eval_title:

EQUIP: Equipping Sri Lanka to Counter Trafficking in Persons - Final evaluation

location:

region:

Asia and the Pacific

country:

Sri Lanka

---

eval_url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/2784

lessons_learned:

description:

Including workers and employment organisations/worker organizations (TUs) in project activities has equipped TU constituents with the required knowledge, to organize, advocate and assist migrant workers regarding TIP It has also contributed to TUs prioritising TIP in their mandate.

context:

Prior to the project TUs engagement with TIP related issues was minimal. ILO also expressed difficulty in convincing TUs to represent migrant workers as the TUs had an issue with the migrant workers’ membership as they are not considered as legally representative of migrant workers. However, ILO was eventually able to work with three TUs who were affiliated with the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC); Ceylon Workers Congress (CWC), Sri Lanka Nidahas Sevaka Sangamaya (SLNSS), and the National Trade Union Federation (NTUF) to launch the Migrant Recruitment Adviser (MRA) website. And also worked with Migrant Workers Front (MWF) to conduct awareness raising programmes for members and constituents from 13 worker organizations and three civil society organizations. Therefore, having a amicable working relationship amongst TUs selected for the project will prevent delays in implementing activities.

success:

The awareness training programmes were able to build the capacity of TU constituents on the topics of Fair Recruitment, MRA, Forced Labour and TIP, and to equip TU constituents with the required knowledge, to organize, advocate and assist migrant workers (ILO.2020). These trainings were also able to address the changing nature of migrant workers being included in the traditional worker organization constituency. It cemented the role played by worker organizations in countering TIP in Sri Lanka, by creating another mode in which migrant workers could obtain information.

challenges:

The component on implementing the MRA commenced late due to challenges in getting TUs to work together as there were political dynamics at play in the engagement within TUs, which ILO had to overcome. Whilst these challenges were addressed there were delays in raising awareness regarding MRA, thus this has implicated the effective use of the website by migrant workers. The reach and awareness regarding the MRA is low, thus reducing the impact such a system could have created in countering TIP.

administrative_issues:

Having in place contingency plans to address the political dynamics within TUs in the country prior to implementing the activities could have ensured timely and effective implementation.

comments:

Workers and employment organisations/worker organizations

url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/235341

themes:

theme:

Trade Union - capacity building

category:

Constituents

---

---