Independent evaluation of the ILO’s strategy to promote sustainable enterprises and decent work

2.1 ENABLING ENVIRONMENT

2.1.4. Identification of relevant policy frameworks and development of appropriate actions

Recommendation: 1. Carry out analytical assessments of the enabling environment to link enterprise development to a broader discussion of decent work and employment at the national policy level. Ensure that these assessments cover the decent work challenges linked to enterprises.

Reference: Henry, Carla; Dearden, Philip N., 2013, Independent evaluation of the ILO’s strategy to promote sustainable enterprises and decent work, Meta-analysis of evaluations, ILO, Geneva.

Sample evidence: The evaluation determined that a move towards more analytical assessments of the enabling environment is a substantive way of linking enterprise development to a broader discussion of decent work and employment at the national policy level, provided that these assessments cover the decent work challenges linked to enterprises.

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2.1.8 Organising informal economy groups

Recommendation: 4. Integrate and study the results of cooperative approaches in small enterprise development. Organising cooperatives as an alternative to small enterprise associations may be useful in the context of formalising the informal economy. The extent to which this is beneficial needs further analysis.

Reference: Henry, Carla; Dearden, Philip N., 2013, Independent evaluation of the ILO’s strategy to promote sustainable enterprises and decent work, Meta-analysis of evaluations, ILO, Geneva.

Sample evidence: The analysis determined that the work to promote enterprise associations and cooperative enterprises was found to have great potential but is currently underdeveloped, in large part due to limited funds and, as yet, too few cases of cooperative approaches being integrated into small enterprise development technical cooperation.

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2.4 APPROACHES TO ENHANCE LIVELIHOODS, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

2.4.3. Social protection

Recommendation: 10) Facilitate the strengthening of capacities and understanding of the linkages between social protection and employment. That includes the importance of social protection as an element that contributes to the protection of workers who are dependent on the IE.

Reference: Henry, Carla; Dearden, Philip N., 2013, Independent evaluation of the ILO’s strategy to promote sustainable enterprises and decent work, Meta-analysis of evaluations, ILO, Geneva.

Evidence sample: the evaluation noted the importance of linking employment, social protection, social dialogue and international labour standards. There is recognition of the inter-dependence of these objectives, which the Declaration describes as “inseparable, interrelated and mutually supportive”. Failure to promote any one of these objectives hinders progress towards achieving the others.

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2.4 APPROACHES TO ENHANCE LIVELIHOODS, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

2.4.3. Social protection

Recommendation: 11) It is important for donors to take into consideration the length of time that is needed to build capacity and/or influence policy, particularly in the lesser known components linked to social protection and workers’ rights.

Reference: Henry, Carla; Dearden, Philip N., 2013, Independent evaluation of the ILO’s strategy to promote sustainable enterprises and decent work, Meta-analysis of evaluations, ILO, Geneva.

Evidence sample: the evaluation noted that for the donors to recognize the time that it takes, for example, to build capacity and/or influence policy, particularly in the lesser-known components linked to job quality, workers’ rights and social protection.

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2.4 APPROACHES TO ENHANCE LIVELIHOODS, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

2.4.6. Strengthening IE with attention to youth and children

Recommendation: 

1) Ensure that IE projects include attention to the issues of children and youth. In particular,  the importance of their education instead of engaging them in child labour. The involvement of youth is highly associated with results success.

Reference: Henry, Carla; Dearden, Philip N., 2013, Independent evaluation of the ILO’s strategy to promote sustainable enterprises and decent work, Meta-analysis of evaluations, ILO, Geneva.

Evidence sample: there is a clear need to focus on innovative models that attract young entrepreneurs and meet their needs through solid business performance and value added, delivered through cooperatives to their members.