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Strengthening Capacity of Somali Trade Unions to promote decent employment, peace and resilience in Somalia - Final evaluation

eval_number:

3429

eval_title:

Strengthening Capacity of Somali Trade Unions to promote decent employment, peace and resilience in Somalia - Final evaluation

location:

region:

Africa

country:

Somalia

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eval_url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3429

lessons_learned:

description:

The importance of labour unions in promoting worker welfare and defending their collective interests. Workers belonging to the trade unions benefitted from FESTU’s lobbying of the federal government of Somalia to recognise workers’ shared needs and wellbeing.

context:

There emerged unforeseen social pressure and life stresses and as a result of lobbying by trade unions, the Federal government provided support the public sector workers by allowing them to work from home without deduction or withdrawal of their salaries and allowances during the early months of COVID-19 outbreak.

success:

With the positive mediation and dialogue prompted by the project, the Government and Trade Unions gradually opened up to each other and after initial positive signals, the relationship got warmer with each passing day.

challenges:

The relationship between Government and Workers were not very friendly at the beginning of this Project. Unforeseen community burden and life stresses resulting from COVID-19 outbreak and the attendant economic difficulties.

administrative_issues:

The existence of project partners led by FESTU, government, Trade unions and the educators worked well in guiding the project implementation and components with the aim of ensuring realisation of benefits to the target groups.

comments:

The Trade Unions, ILO, the government, associates as well as other relevant stakeholders.

url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/lessons/236808

themes:

theme:

Trade Union - capacity building

category:

Constituents

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