International Program for Professional Labour Administration - I

Results achieved as of the end of the project include: the project funded 19 subprojects through which over 14 000 people representing governments employers and employee organizations participated in more than 650 workshops cooperation activities and meetings designed to among others: (1) enhance awareness of internationally-recognized fundamental labour rights; (2) enhance readiness to comply with national labour legislation; (3) increase the capacity of labour ministries to improve labour administration; and (4) enhance occupational safety and health schemes. For example one subproject brought together parties including government employers and employees’ organizations from within a country as well as sub-regional representatives to discuss labour issues. Project activities contributed to increasing the capacity of selected labour ministries and their social partners (employers’ and employees’ organizations) to engage in national social dialogue on labour rights and policies including gender issues. Another subproject focused on training labour inspectors in Peru and enhanced the capacity of the Peruvian Labour Ministry to improve administration in the area of labour inspection. These results contributed to increase the capacity of labour ministries in the Americas to modernize labour administration.