Projects

Project: Building a policy framework for social economy in South Africa Partner: Economic Development Department of South Africa and the International Labour Organisation Budget: 1.324.367 euro Duration: 2017-2020 Flanders supports the Economic Development Department of South Africa in the development of a policy framework for social economy. The sector is developing fast in South Africa. It is an economy that offers innovative solutions to social challenges and aims for an inclusive, sustainable and social society.

Project: Employment creation through small and medium scale enterprise development in Free State Partner: International Labour Organisation Duration: 2011-2014 Budget: 4.500.000 euro Free State Province is faced with an alarming unemployment rate, especially among young people. Many young people try their fortune as entrepreneur, but often lack the necessary skills and support to make their small businesses profitable.

Project: Public and private procurement and the Social Economy Begunstigde: International Labour Organisation Periode: 01.01.2014 – 31.12.2016 (extended till 31.06.2017) Budget: 1.735.926 euro This programme of the International Labour Organization (ILO) seeks to support the social economy in South Africa through targeted use of public procurement. Unemployment is a huge problem in South Africa. The unemployment rate among young people aged between 16 and 30 exceeds 40%.

Project: Public procurement and the social economy Partner: International Labour Organisation Duration: 2012-2013 Budget: 630.000 euro This programme wants to examine and test possibilities for using public procurement to stimulate the social economy in South Africa. Unemployment is a huge problem in South Africa. The unemployment rate among young people aged between 16 and 30 exceeds 40%.

Project: Job Creation through SME Development – a knowledge sharing project Partner: International Labour Organisation Duration: 01.01.2015 – 31.12.2017 Budget: 600.000 euro South Africa has a high unemployment rate: approximately 25% of the active population do not have a job. Especially young men and women and people with disabilities are unable to find work. Therefore, the generation of prosperity by promoting decent work is one of the policy priorities of the South African government.

Partner: International Labour Organisation (ILO) Duration: 2009-2011 Budget: 1.142.650 euro (151.325 euros from the Flanders Department of Work and Social Economy) The International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) 'Decent Work' country programmes make an inventory of a specific country’s needs in the field of decent work. Based on this, ILO works, in cooperation with the government of the country in question, on a tailored global strategy. Over the past 10 years, the Mozambican economy has been characterized by a significant growth.

Project: The Sustainable Enterprise Development Facility for Job Creation in South Africa  Partner: International Labour Organisation (ILO) Budget: 3.305.000 euro  Duration: 1.01.2014 –31.12.2016 (extended till 31.06.2017) The development objective of the proposed Sustainable Enterprise Development Facility (SEDF) for South Africa is to create decent jobs for men and women in three provinces through entrepreneurship promotion and development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in sectors and value chains with employment potential.

Summary: The MoU formalises the partnership between the three parties for a project on the development of a social economy policy for South Africa. Signed: 30/01/2017 pdf file1164_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (926 KB)

Summary: Framework agreement Flanders - ILO Signed: 21/03/2011 pdf file947_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (446 KB)  

Summary: Extension and amendment of the agreement on Flemish - ILO cooperation funding of 2001 Signed: 12/07/2005 Termination: 21/03/2011 pdf file729_Ondertekende akte in het Nederlands en het Engels.pdf (130 KB)

Summary: Arrangement Flanders-ILO concerning financing of the cooperation Signed: 11/12/2001 Termination: 10/12/2006 pdf file514_Ondertekende akte in het Engels.pdf (167 KB)

Summary: Cooperation Agreement Flanders- ILO (1997) Signed: 02/10/1997 Termination: 21/03/2011 pdf file77_Samenwerkingsakkoord in het Engels.pdf (299 KB)

Summary: ILO-convention n° 184 concerning safety and health in agriculture Signed: 21/06/2001 Sanctioned and promulgated: 27/06/2008 International ratification: 10/11/2015 Entry into force: 10/11/2016 pdf file513_Agreement in English.pdf (250 KB) pdf file513_Recommendation n° 192 in English.pdf (102 KB) pdf file513_Decreet.pdf (67 KB)    

Summary: Amendment of the constitution of the International Labour Organisation Signed: 20/06/1997 Sanctioned and promulgated: 21/12/2001 International ratification: 13/03/2007 pdf file407_Agreement in English.pdf (49 KB) pdf file407_Decreet.pdf (69 KB)

Summary: Child prostitution and the sale of children come under the definition of "the worst forms of child labour". All states parties to the convention are committed to the immediate elimination of these extreme forms of child labour. Adopted: 17/06/1999 Sanctioned and promulgated: 21/12/2001 International ratificatieon 08/05/2002 Entry into force: 08/05/2003 pdf file345_Agreement in English.pdf (57 KB) pdf file345_Decreet.pdf (114 KB)

Summary: This convention replaces convention n° 96. Adopted: 19/06/1997 Sanctioned and promulgated: 17/07/2000 International ratification: 28/09/2004 Entry into force: 28/09/2005 pdf file368_Agreement in English.pdf (105 KB) pdf file368_Decreet.pdf (64 KB)

Summary: The only international treaty open for ratification that deals exclusively with the rights of these peoples. Adopted: 27/06/1989 pdf file476_Agreement in English.pdf (148 KB)    

Summary: The Convention helps to ensure decent working conditions on board fishing vessels and allows for minimum requirements to be enforced through labour inspections in foreign ports. The standards of this Convention can also play a preventative role in addressing unacceptable forms of work in the sector, including forced labour and child labour. Adopted: 14/06/2007 Sanctioned and promulgated: 09/06/2017 pdf file1016_Akte in het Engels.pdf (105 KB)  

Summary: The protocol supplements the Forced Labour Convention, 1930 (No. 29), and complement existing international instruments by providing specific guidance on effective measures to be taken to eliminate all forms of forced labour. Adopted: 11/06/2014 Sanctioned and promulgated: 09/06/2017 pdf file1178_Protocol in English.pdf (74 KB) pdf file1178_Decreet.pdf (69 KB)      

Summary: Convention n° 156 concerning equal opportunities and equal treatment for men and women workers: workers with family responsibilities Adopted: 24/06/1981 Sanctioned and promulgated: 23/11/2007 International ratification: 10/04/2015 Entry into force: 10/06/2015 pdf file200_Agreement in English.pdf (70 KB) pdf file200_Decreet.pdf (106 KB)