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Indicators: a) GP and LL on Social dialogue in IE identified.

b) Challenges on Social dialogue in IE identified and possible means to overcome challenges identified and analysed.

Data Analysis Methods: Identification of GP and LL on social dialogue and IE. Analysis of GP and LL to determine adaptability and scalability. Identification of challenges identified during promotion and implementation of social dialogue and IE and determine if/how these were overcome.

Recommendations:

1) Promote and facilitate social dialogue between a range of stakeholders as this contributes to appropriate content, capacity strengthening through knowledge sharing, speedier decision-making and ownership.   Dialogue may include rural/or community members, local/regional/national government, civil society and academia representatives, workers and employers organisations.

References: 

• Zegers, Mei, 2014, Independent Final Evaluation Law-Growth Nexus Phase II: Labour Law and the Enabling Business Environment  for MSMEs in Kenya and Zambia, Final evaluation, ILO, Geneva.
• Hanafi, Hamouda B.; Pipe, Roger D., 2014, Final Performance Evaluation Of The Agriculture Program Of The Community Livelihoods Project (CLP), Final evaluation, USAID Washington, DC.

Evidence sample: The evaluation identified citizen participation, participation of local authorities in decision-making, participation of local associations, and using a good mechanism through the governorate authorities as a good practice.

• Kuzmin, Alexey, 2013, From the Crisis towards Decent and Safe Jobs in Southern Caucasus and Central Asia, Final evaluation, Evaluation Summary, ILO, Geneva, Covered countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan.
• Bugnion de Moreta, Christian;  Pedraza Isaza, DanielHongman ; Lam Ba Nguyen, Zhang; Owusu; Sandra, Christian Bugnion de Moreta (Lead Evaluator), Daniel Pedraza Isaza, Hongman Zhang, Lam Ba Nguyen, Sandra Owusu, 2012, SCORE - Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises, Final evaluation, Evaluation Summary, ILO, Geneva
• ILO, 2014, Decent work results of ILO employment promotion interventions: lessons learned from evaluations, 2003-2013, Meta-analysis of evaluations, ILO, Geneva.
• Jiménez, José Francisco, 2014, ILO-Sida Partnership 2012-2013: National Employment Policies (NEP) and Youth Employment (YE), Final evaluation, ILO, Geneva, Covered countries: Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, El Salvador, Kyrgyzstan Yemen. El Salvador, Indonesia, Jordan Zambia.
• Voss, Eckhard; Gospel, Howard; Dornelas, Antonio; Vitols, Katrin, 2013, What works and why? : Results of a synthesis review of social dialogue interventions 2002-2012, Meta-analysis of evaluations, ILO, Geneva.
• Independent evaluation of the ILO’s strategy to promote decent work in the Arab region - ILO 2013.
• Pacheco Jiménez, José Francisco, 2013, Improving social protection and promoting employment, Final evaluation, ILO, Geneva, Evaluation Summary on the topic “improving social protection and promoting employment in Burkina Faso, Cambodia and Honduras”.
• Murray, Una, 2014, Making Decent Work a Reality for Domestic Workers Swedish funding towards Outcome 5, Final evaluation, ILO, Geneva, Covered countries: Paraguay, India, Zambia, Tanzania and The Philippines.
• Buhl-Nielsen Eric, Oskarsson Bertil, 2015, Evaluation of Swedish International Training Programme (ITP) 288, “The Role of Labour Market Policies in Poverty Alleviation” 2009-2015, Final evaluation, SIDA, Stockholm, Covered countries: Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique

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2) Reinforce a sense group of identity and cohesion to enable community groups to strengthen their bargaining power so that they can access their rights.

Reference: Poudyal, Lokendra; Upadhyay, Balkrishna; Karki, Laxmi, 2013, Final Report on the Mid – Term Evaluation of Livelihood Recovery for Peace (LRP/UNDP) Project, Midterm or interim evaluation, UNDP, Kathmandu.

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3) Include the voice of youth in discussions related to their development as related to livelihoods/employment creation of people dependent on the IE.

References:

• Jiménez, José Francisco, 2014, ILO-Sida Partnership 2012-2013: National Employment Policies (NEP) and Youth Employment (YE), Final evaluation, ILO, Geneva, Covered countries: Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, El Salvador, Kyrgyzstan Yemen. El Salvador, Indonesia, Jordan Zambia.
• Karuga, Stanley; Zimbizi, George, 2013, Skills for Youth Employment and Rural Development in Western and Southern Africa Programme (Zimbabwe Component) – Midterm evaluation, Midterm or interim evaluation, Evaluation Summary, ILO, Geneva.
• Johannson Núnez, Renato, 2011, Promotion of youth employment in Mozambique Final Joint Evaluation, Evaluation Summary, Final evaluation, ILO, Geneva.

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4) Include media organisations in policy level dialogue to develop messages such as on gender sensitive reporting and the promotion of decent work.

Reference: Jafar, Salmar, 2013, Promoting Gender Equality for Decent Employment, Midterm or interim evaluation, ILO, Geneva.

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5) Pay special attention to promoting joint strategic collaboration between social partners in low-resource settings as it helps to convert competition into collaboration.

Reference: Thakur, Mini; Pandey, Brajesh; Trikha, Divya; Kumar, Poorvaja, 2013, Independent evaluation of the ILO's strategy to promote decent work in the Arab region: a cluster evaluation of Jordan, Lebanon and the Occupied Palestine Territory: 2008-2012, Meta-analysis of evaluations, ILO, Geneva.

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6) Consider the importance of the national political context and other contextual issues when organising social dialogue among the social partners.

Reference: Voss, Eckhard; Gospel, Howard; Dornelas, Antonio; Vitols, Katrin, 2013, What works and why? : Results of a synthesis review of social dialogue interventions 2002-2012, Meta-analysis of evaluations, ILO, Geneva.

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7) Include local stakeholders in the design and validation of projects/actions through social dialogue from the earliest stage. Determining if and when financial compensation for attending meetings is provided needs careful reflection. Wherever possible, compensation should be minimised to ensure local ownership.

References:

• Zegers, Mei, 2014, Independent Final Evaluation Law-Growth Nexus Phase II: Labour Law and the Enabling Business Environment for MSMEs in Kenya and Zambia, Final evaluation, ILO, Geneva.
• Carravilla, Carlos, 2013, Alternatives to migration: Decent Jobs for Filipino youth Final Evaluation, Final evaluation, Evaluation Summary, ILO, Geneva.
• Flanagan, Valerie, 2014, Employment creation through small and medium scale enterprise development in Free State – Midterm Evaluation, ILO.

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8) Ensure that technical project and other committees are inclusive and have clear terms of reference.

Reference: Summers, Guy, 2013, Palestinian Women’s Economic Empowerment Project – Final Evaluation, Evaluation Summary, ILO, Geneva, Palestinian Women’s Economic Empowerment Project, Occupied Palestinian Territory.

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9) While participation is important, it should be recognised that it is, by itself, not a sufficient measure to ensure effectiveness and sustainability.  Strengthen capacities of social partners in their particular functions and roles as needed. Capacity strengthening may include covering a wide range of organizational capacity skills (management, decision-making, analysis, bargaining) and knowledge (emerging issues, sector- specific knowledge, etc.).

References:

• ILO, 2014, Decent work results of ILO employment promotion interventions: lessons learned from evaluations, 2003-2013, Meta-analysis of evaluations, ILO, Geneva.
• Independent Evaluation Group - IEG Public Sector Evaluation, 2015, Project Performance Assessment Report Republic of Indonesia, Second Urban Poverty Project, Third Urban Poverty Project, Impact evaluation, World Bank, Washington, DC.

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10) Ensure that entities that will participate in discussions on issues related to people dependent on the IE, first hold internal discussions and are sufficiently aware of the issues identified. If needed address their information gaps.

Reference: Varela, Javier, 2013, Gender-sensitive Labor Mitigation Policies in the Nicaragua-Costa Rica-Panama and Haiti-Dominican Republic Corridors – Midterm Evaluation, Midterm or interim evaluation, Evaluation Summary, ILO, Geneva.

Evidence sample: the evaluation found that, before transferring the tripartite discussion to the national, bi-national or regional level, work must be carried out separately with each sector. It may be problematic to launch the discussions at regional level when the sectors are not prepared internally for the discussion, have information gaps or are not sufficiently sensitized on the issue.

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11) When reviewing project designs, note that the duration of projects should be sufficient to ensure that social dialogue can be adequately implemented.

Reference: ILO, 2014, Decent work results of ILO employment promotion interventions: lessons learned from evaluations, 2003-2013, Meta-analysis of evaluations, ILO, Geneva.

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12) In programs with refugees, involve refugees and the host population well in advance of designing livelihoods programs with people dependent on the IE.

Reference: Holzaepfel, Erica A.; Jacobsen, Karen, 2015, Evaluating the Effectiveness of DOS/PRM Livelihoods Programs in Ethiopia and Burundi, Meta-analysis of evaluations, Social Impact Inc, Washington DC.

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13) After stimulating social dialogue among social partners through IE projects, ensure that clear well organised strategies are in place for strengthened networks to be self-sustainable.

Reference: Buhl-Nielsen Eric, Oskarsson Bertil, 2015, Evaluation of Swedish International Training Programme (ITP) 288, “The Role of Labour Market Policies in Poverty Alleviation” 2009-2015, Final evaluation, SIDA, Stockholm, Covered countries: Tanzania, Kenya and Mozambique

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14) Note that dialogue should not end with a project on livelihoods with people dependent on the IE but rather include opportunities for stakeholders to share successes and lessons learned during and after project end.

Reference: Stockton, Gilles; McMillin, John; Desta, Solomon; Beyero, Mesfin; Tadele, Alemneh, 2012, Mid-Term Performance Evaluation of the Pastoral Livelihoods Initiative Phase II- PLI II (Ethiopia), Midterm or interim evaluation, USAID, Washington DC.

SOURCE: RNSF research - Volume 4.2