Labour International Development Program 2008-2012

Results achieved as of September 2012 include: In Africa (i) a rights instrument the Declaration for Workers in the Informal Sector was adopted by the Southern Africa Development Community; (ii) new legislation was drafted on sexual harassment in South Africa and on minimum wages in Nigeria; and (iii) training on how to collectively bargain for decent working conditions was given in Nigeria Mozambique and Zimbabwe. In Asia (i) leadership training on the rights of women in the workplace was given to mid-level women workers and 6 738 female garment workers in Bangladesh; and (ii) 14 villages and 249 worksites in India were declared child-labour free and former victims of exploitative child labour were given basic education and vocational skills training. In South America (i) 185 Bolivian mining union leaders were trained to negotiate better working conditions; (ii) the number of women affiliated with the metal workers’ union in Brazil grew from 15% of total membership before the project to 19%; and (iii) 150 steel plant workers in Colombia learned how to detect and react to potential safety problems. In the West Bank and Gaza youth departments were set up in 13 Palestinian labour unions.