Publications
March 2023
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The effective abolition of child labor in Côte d'Ivoire: The guidance offered by the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (French)
27 March 2023
This guidance note encourages companies operating in Côte d'Ivoire to promote more comprehensive strategies and actions as part of a holistic approach to eliminating child labour and its root causes.
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FUE A Training Handbook for Employers on Child Labour
27 March 2023
This training manual on child labour in Uganda focuses in the coffee and tea supply chain and fulfils the emerging need for quality training material for leaders/managers in the industry to quicken the elimination of child labour.
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FUE Guide to Employers on the Policy, Legal and Regulatory Frameworks and Best Practices for the Elimination of Child labour in Tea and Coffee Supply Chains
27 March 2023
This booklet highlights the importance of the promotion of children’s education as a fundamental strategy towards the elimination of child labour and the risks of child labour. The booklet also highlights the importance of social dialogue as one of the major tools that contribute towards the elimination of child labour.
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FUE MNE Elimination of Child labour Tool for Employers
27 March 2023
This tool has been developed by the Federation of Uganda Employers (FUE) to support employers in dealing with child labour-related issues.
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Code of Conduct: Guiding Against Child Labour for Businesses in Nigeria
27 March 2023
This document provides codes of conduct to guide private-sector organizations in Nigeria in protecting the rights of working children in Nigeria.
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Child Labour Guidance Tool for Businesses in Nigeria
27 March 2023
This guidance tool states actions that all companies in Nigeria should take to eliminate and remediate child labour in their operations.
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Decent Work Country Programme for Zimbabwe 2022–2026
21 March 2023
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Child labour and the impact of financial services on smallholder tea households in Malawi
16 March 2023
The report highlights poverty and socio-economic insecurity as the major causes of child labour in farming households, particularly in tea-growing households in Malawi. The report analyses the current financial landscape of Malawi, identifying financial providers offering services to farming households, and determines the opportunities and challenges of financial inclusion for farming households and their usage of different financial products.
The report is a result of field research in a collaboration between the ILO and Wageningen University, Netherlands. It was prepared by Sanne Beukers and supervised by Han van Dijk (Wageningen University and Research Centre) and Birgit de Vos (Wageningen Economic Research). This report was technically reviewed and approved by Edgar Aguilar Paucar (ILO Abidjan Office). -
Review of the Lesotho Decent Work Country Programme (2018-2023)
16 March 2023
The Evaluation Office of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is looking for an evaluator to conduct the review of the Lesotho Decent Work Country Programme (2018-2023) end-April to June 2023.
Application deadline: 31 March 2023
For further details about the review, please see the attached Terms of Reference.
The deadline to submit expression of interest for undertaking the evaluation is 31 March 2023. Please send an e-mail with the subject header “Evaluation of Lesotho DWCP” to the Task force members: Ricardo Furman (furman@ilo.org), copying Sipho Ndlovu ndlovu@ilo.org. Bai Pahimi baizebbe@ilo.org and Pacome Dessero (dessero@ilo.org).
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World Employment and Social Outlook 2023: The value of essential work
15 March 2023
Key workers are essential for societies to function. The new edition of the ILO flagship report calls for a revaluation of their work to reflect their social contribution, and for greater investment in key sectors.
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No Escape: Assessing the relationship between slavery-related abuse and internal displacement in Nigeria, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo
15 March 2023
The International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and Walk Free conducted a study to estimate the prevalence of slavery-related abuse among people who experienced displacement.
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Evaluación agrupada del Programa de Trabajo de la OIT en Paraguay
13 March 2023
The ILO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, on behalf of the ILO Evaluation Office (EVAL), is looking for independent consultants or firms specialized in evaluation of development cooperation programmes and projects and/or public policies to carry out the pooled evaluation of the ILO Work Programme in Paraguay (2018-2022). It is essential that at least one of the team members is residing in Paraguay.
The requested documentation must be sent via email, indicating in the subject "Expression of Interest: Evaluation Paraguay", to the evaluation area of the Regional Office (EVAL-LAC@ilo.org). The deadline for submitting applications: March 20, 2023 08:00AM (GMT -5).
For further details about the evaluation, please see the Terms of Reference below.
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How to stay safe while working on a fishing vessel at sea
10 March 2023
This leaflet highlights the basic occupational safety and health requirements/conditions for ensuring safety for fisheries while working on a fishing vessel at sea based on National and International Labour Standards.
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Basic employment conditions for decent work
10 March 2023
This leaflet highlights the basic employment requirements/conditions for decent work in Namibia for both onshore and offshore employees based on National and International Labour Standards.
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Namibia field guide on labour inspections on board fishing vessels
10 March 2023
This guide aims to ensure effective compliance with applicable labour laws and regulations on board fishing vessels. It is intended to be a basic field guide for carrying out labour inspections on fishing vessels in Namibian ports (Walvis Bay and Lüderitz) to ensure quality and consistent visits by inspectors.
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Improving Workers Rights in Rural Sectors of Indo – Pacific with a focus on women - Midterm evaluation
09 March 2023
The Evaluation Office of the International Labour Organization (ILO) is seeking expression of interest from qualified individual/firm to carry out the midterm independent evaluation of “Improving Workers’ Rights in the Rural Sectors of the Indo-Pacific, with a Focus on Women.”
The ILO is expected to recruit the evaluation team to carry out the midterm independent evaluation. The evaluation team will work to deliver the deliverables as per the independent evaluation ToR. More detailed information can be found in the attached ToR.
Interested parties are request to submit an expression of interest in English including: a cover letter that explains how the candidate meets the desired profile, a brief technical proposal for the evaluation and fee structure and availability; and at least 2 examples of previous independent evaluations carried out.
Applying as evaluation team/ individual please submit your proposal or expression of interest to ILO Evaluation manager Mr Asitha Seneviratne (asitha@ilo.org) indicating the title of the evaluation. The deadline for submitting the EOIs is by end of Thursday 9th March 2023.
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More than a billion reasons: The urgent need to build universal social protection for children
01 March 2023
This second joint ILO-Unicef report on social protection for children outlines the devastating impact of a lack of social protection on child poverty, health, education, nutrition, child marriage and child labour.
February 2023
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1. Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector RMGP – Phase 2 (RMGP II) 2. Building Responsible Value Chains in Asia through the Promotion of Decent Work in Business Operations – (Bangladesh country component) - Clustered evaluation
27 February 2023
The ILO is seeking expressions of interest for or a team of four consultants comprising an international evaluation expert and three national consultants (1 labour inspection and OSH expert, 1 remediation expert, 1 evaluation expert), to conduct the final independent cluster evaluation stated above.
Candidates/teams intending to submit an expression of interest must supply the following information: 1) A description of how the candidate’s skills, qualifications and experience are relevant to the required qualifications of this assignment (See Section 7.2 in the ToRs). 2) A list of previous evaluations/work that are relevant in relation to the context and subject matter of this assignment. 3) A statement confirming the availability of the candidates to conduct this assignment and the daily professional fees expressed in US dollars. 4) A copy of the candidates’ CVs (which must include information about the qualifications held by the candidates). 5) A statement confirming that the candidates had no previous involvement in the delivery of the Improving Working Conditions in the Ready-Made Garment Sector RMGP – Phase 2 and the Building Responsible Value Chains in Asia through the Promotion of Decent Work in Business Operations project in Bangladesh or have a personal relationship with any of the ILO Officials who are engaged in the project. 6) The names of two referees (email address) who managed the evaluations mentioned in the #2.
Applications are accepted from both teams of consultants and individual applicants.
The deadline to submit an expression of interest for undertaking the evaluation is 5.00 pm Bangkok time, Sunday 19 March 2023. Please send an e-mail with the subject header “Evaluation of the RMGP II” to the Evaluation Manager, Rattanaporn Poungpattana, poungpattana@ilo.org and copy to Ms. Pamornrat Pringsulaka, pamornrat@ilo.org
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Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work - Ghana Programme Brochure
20 February 2023
This brochure provides an overview of the Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work programme in Ghana
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Contribution financière MAE pour la mise en oeuvre de l'Alliance 8.7 ainsi que l’action du BIT dans la zone Sahel - Évaluation indépendante finale
20 February 2023
Le Bureau d’évaluation du BIT/ EVAL, cherche :
Des candidat.e.s pour conduire l’évaluation indépendante finale du projet “Contribution financière MAE pour la mise en oeuvre de l'Alliance 8.7 ainsi que l’action du BIT dans la zone Sahel”. Cette évaluation pourra être conduite par :
1) Une équipe composée d’un.e consultant.e principal.e (pas nécessairement basée dans la région du Sahel) avec l’appui d’un.e consultant.e national.e ou régional.e sur le terrain,
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2) Un.e consultante basé.e dans la région, qui pourra se déplacer sur le terrain. N.B. Il est possible de postuler en équipe, ou séparément. Dans le cas d’une équipe, des contrats séparés seront établis par le BIT.
Date limite de soumission de candidature: 3 mars 2023 (17h30 CET). Veuillez envoyer un courriel avec en objet « Evaluation indépendante finale – Alliance 8.7. MAE» ainsi que les documents requis à Magali Bonne-Moreau (bonne-moreau@iloguest.org) et mettre en copie Mini Thakur (thakur@ilo.org).