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Enhancing Labour Governance, Inspection and Working Conditions In Response to COVID-19 Phase I in Iraq - Final evaluation

eval_number:

3253

eval_title:

Enhancing Labour Governance, Inspection and Working Conditions In Response to COVID-19 Phase I in Iraq - Final evaluation

location:

region:

Arab States

country:

Iraq

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eval_url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/eval/3253

recommendations:

title:

1. Align future projects’ design parameters with estimated/available project resources, including human, time, and financial resources. The evaluation has found that the project had an over ambitious design relative to the resources of the project, especially time. Many saw the project actually be two projects in one. While this helped raise the overall efficiency of the project, the efficiency gains came at a cost which was the high level of workloads and stress experienced by the project team and some project consultants. In some cases, it also resulted in rushing some activities to meet the ambitious targets of the project. Moreover, while the activities implemented in the field were very wide in scope enabling the project to reach a large number of beneficiaries, the activities were not deep enough to induce any significant change in the working conditions and status of agriculture workers. It is therefore recommended that the design of future projects should be aligned with the resources estimated/requested for the project.

url:

https://analyticstest.ilo.org/ievaldiscovery/recommendations/17728

action_plan:

We acknowledge the observation that the project had an ambitious design relative to the available resources, particularly in terms of time. In response to this recommendation, our management is committed to implementing measures to align future project designs more closely with the estimated and requested resources. This includes a comprehensive review of project parameters, such as timelines, human resources, and financial allocations. We recognize the importance of striking a balance between project ambition and realistic resource considerations. Moving forward, we took this recommendation into consideration when designing the new EU project on labour governance and public works. We engaged in a robust planning process that takes into account the lessons learned from this evaluation. Our aim is to ensure that future projects maintain a balance between efficiency and depth of impact and will contribute to shaping a more realistic and impactful project framework.

date:

2023-12-13 00:00:00.0

progress:

Achieved

management_response:

Completed

information_source:

Country Office

admin_units:

RO-Arab States/DWT-Beirut

project_symbols:

IRQ/20/03/EUR

themes:

theme:

Organizational issues

category:

Planning and programme design

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