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Preparatory Discussions on Promoting Sustainable Preparatory Discussions on Promoting Sustainable Ship Recycling through the Global Programme Ship Recycling through the Global Programme

Ingrid Christensen Officer-in-Charge/Sr. Specialist on OSHILO Dhaka/SRO-New DelhiNew Delhi

Delivery of international technical assistance Delivery of international technical assistance programmes: The practical experienceprogrammes: The practical experience

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ILO and its Strategies and Objectives

• UN-organization – concerned with issues within the “World of Work”

• Overarching goal: Promotion of Decent Work for all

• Four strategic objectives– Standards and fundamental principles and right at work

– Employment

– Social Protection

– Social Dialogue

• Cross-cutting themes (gender, statistics)

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Technical assistance

• Assistance to the countries enabling them to improve or address better different aspects of Decent Work (DW)

• Governments, employers’ and workers’ organizations are key receivers

• DW Country Programmes, the framework for technical assistance - consensus

• Programmes, projects and activities (core budget/external budget)

• Upstream – downstream, often a combination

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Decent Work Country ProgrammeBangladesh

• Child Labour (Urban informal economy)• TVET Reform in Bangladesh• SAFEREC• Post-SIDR response (livelihoods)• Flood-affected weavers• Violence against women• Specific activities for employers (competitiveness and

productivity)• Specific activities for workers (reaching out to informal

economy) • Employment, migration, OSH policy, SME,

entrepreneurship development, standard promotion

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Practical experience

• Preparatory work essential– stakeholder/beneficiary consultation – reach consensus on objectives and implementation modality – monitoring mecahnism

• Lead partner(s), but active involvement of other partners in activities and in oversight/advisory committee

• Definition of roles and responsibilities• A combination of upstream and downstream

activities (sustainability) • Involvement of employers and workers• Tangible results important

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Shipbreaking in South Asia Key Interventions

• ILO Guidelines on Safety and Health in Shipbreaking in Asia and Turkey translated into Bangla, Hindi and Urdu

• National Tripartite Seminar in Alang on Safety, Health and Environment in Shipbreaking (presentation of guidelines)

• SAFEREC• Draft training modules produced in India • Limited activities in Pakistan

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SAFEREC

• Results– baseline survey, development of training materials, training

of trainers, training for 5-6000 workers and supervisors, govt. officials, establishment of training cells in active yards, study-tour to China, equipment

• More work needed– Framework development (national guidelines, regulatory

framework), interagency cooperation, more involvement of employers and workers and promotion of social dialogue, strengthening of institutional capacity;

– capacity further training, best pratices, data collection and impact assessment, strengthening of institutional capacity;

– Other aspects of decent work;– Closer linkage to the environmental and shipping aspects;

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SAFEREC

• Translation of ILO Guidelines on Safety and Health into Bangla

• Training needs assessment (5 yards)• Training manual on OSH issues• Training of trainers (govt., shipyard management) • Establishment of training cells in active yards

(approx 24) – refresher course, PPE equipment• Training for workers and supervising staff (5-

6000)