What works and why? : Results of a synthesis review of social dialogue interventions 2002-2012, Meta-analysis of evaluations, ILO, Geneva.

2.4 APPROACHES TO ENHANCE LIVELIHOODS, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

2.4.1 Social dialogue and IE

Recommendation: 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.

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.

Evidence sample: evaluations made a strong case for enforcing stakeholders’ involvement in order to support ownership and mutual trust, which are regarded as crucial success factors.

Evaluations of larger projects related to social dialogue in regions such as Africa, the Americas and Asia, indicate a general trend for social dialogue to become a stronger element in national as well as international development.

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2.4 APPROACHES TO ENHANCE LIVELIHOODS, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

2.4.1 Social dialogue and IE

Recommendation: 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.

Evidence sample: the analysis report noted that, rather than the economic situation, it is the national political context and climate in which the social partners and social dialogue operate which contributes significantly to either success and positive outcomes.

The analysis indicated that, even though there may be increased social dialogue in some locations, there are also trends that indicate a growing strain on social dialogue. In certain developed and developing countries, social dialogue and sound industrial relations are also under pressure, and there are concerns about the reversal of past positive trends.

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2.4 APPROACHES TO ENHANCE LIVELIHOODS, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

2.4.3. Social protection

Recommendation: 1) Include a range of stakeholders related to the IE in capacity strengthening and decision-making on social protection issues as it helps raise their awareness and strengthens their ownership of related processes. This should include government, employers and workers’ organisations, and other civil society groups and may include other non-state actors such as experts from academia.

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.

Evidence sample: the project demonstrated the ability of a set of activities, involving national stakeholders in the collection and analysis of relevant information, to debate the potential impact of a minimum set of social security protection benefits, and take the results to policy development. The project shifted thinking from addressing the needs of specific vulnerable groups or populations to considering the social protection needs of all, with universality as the goal even for the minimum benefits.