1. formalization of the informal economy
National Workshop on the Implementation of Recommendation 204 Concerning transition from the Informal Economy to the Formal economy
in South Africa
Birchwood Conference Centre, Boksburg – Johannesburg,
23 – 25 May 2017
formalization of the informal economy

2. Day 1 Overview and presentations of R204 from various stakeholders
Recap of key points 
Day 1  
Overview and presentations of R204 from various stakeholders
Welcome note – Director ILO
Presentation by NEDLAC - Inclusivity and voice of the informal sector
Report on gender dimension – robust discussion resulted in a suggestion to review methodology to ensure VOICE on findings. 
Presentation from Organised Labour
Numerous concerns touching on the social well-being, health, Unemployment Act, UIF etc; 
Presentation on R204 - Community Constituency Proposal on R204 Implementation
Social protection
Collective bargaining
Public Laws
Labour Laws

3. Presentation – Department of Small Business & Development
Need to learn from best practices modules on SME development from other countries
Presentation on Economic Development - KZN Representative
Draft master plan on monitoring of the informal economy
Development of a database to identify interventions and challenges
Presentation – SALGA
Overview of SALGA activities
Touching on Migration and demographic trends as they impact on informality
Need to have common definition of key concepts used in the informal sector
Conclusion
The day concluded with a robust engagement on the R204 presentations

4. Day 2
Identifying gaps, additions and changes – on Community Constituency
Proposal on
Safety of public toilets, drugs , spaces, permits, recognition of homebased & domestic workers, training & facilitation, corruption, person with disabilities and government plans
Responsibilities and Time Frames
COGTA, ILO, communities, SALGA, DOL, DSBD, DOH, Home Affairs, DSD, DOE, DTI, and NEDLAC
Long term: 5 year plan linked to government, subject to annual review.
Short term: 6 months – year
Pilot
Discussion on the selection of municipalities for piloting (including 3 rural)
Implementation Plan
Implementation plan was reviewed and captured: including additional items with inputs, time frames and stakeholder responsibilities (refer to separate document as captured by Pat)

5. Conclusions on the local municipality proposal
Initial kick-start – a collaborative workshop supported by ILO, to be attended by all relevant stakeholders in government, other NEDLAC social partners, and identified representative organizations of workers in the informal economy, to discuss and agree upon
Social Protection
Representation and collective bargaining – StreetNet / WIEGO, etc.
Database of all identified sectors in the Informal sector: Further discussions on funding modalities
Identify and implement evidence based projects: Sectoral based on the data base
Evidence based Capacity building programs for Informal Economy actors
Training in municipal management systems – priority area, areas of training to be determined by evidence
Well planned, coordinated, monitored exchange visits (Need Tools to ensure accountability & replication)
Infrastructure development and support
Facilitating the ease of doing business: Conducive Policy environment: Bylaws & regulations
Local government NEDLAC model
Provide Incentives, compliance & enforcement e.g. (Promote compliance and Cooperate Social Investments)

6. Proposal – challenges, concerns, gaps
National NEDLAC, planned provincial NEDLAC, what about local level NEDLAC Integrate implementation plan with IDPs Formal business is not participating on purpose because they fear competition – how come they go to Geneva to discuss this issue but don’t come to country workshop? ILO is funding projects which compete with informal economy workers Problem of incentives (compensation for loss of income when attending workshop) Complaint about funding constraints (govt. funding not felt on the ground) Local govt. allocates land to big business (e.g. mall developments) – must include criteria for empowering informal economy (i.e. provide space in their plans) Budgets need to be allocated in municipal wards to informal traders What criteria will be used to invite informal economy reps to (national) events? Time-frames are often left out of presentation of government projects
Challenges
Selling of drugs all over Lack of facilities – free toilets, etc. No privacy/security in toilets at landfill sites and taxi ranks Divide & rule role played by municipalities – they are supposed to unite Continuity of administration of programmes – agreements must be institutionalised so we don’t have to keep on re-starting
Concerns
Taxi industry – customer care training needed before anything else – taxi drivers agree Home-based care – need data-base Street vendors – permits need to be issued with registration (one-stop), need training about spatial regulation, need funding, business skills and customer care training, need to register Refugees & foreigners – govt. must reduce them, especially Islamic migrants CC needs training on immigration & Refugee Acts Engage with Home Affairs wrt foreign nationals Acts & bylaws need to respond to economic needs of informal economy, not against them
Gaps
Missing sectors: Domestic workers Home-based care workers

7. R204 Implementation Plan at national govt. level
Legal reform
Establish small dedicated Task Team. Should we use existing Task Team on R204 established at Durban R204 implementation meeting where CC was left out? Agreed, with addition of CC.
Time-lines – 2 weeks. Current composition – 3 govt. reps, one from labour, one from business. Govt. also wants to add more municipal reps. Community – one from each sector ??
Labour – COSATU Business – BUSA Govt (led by DoL) – DoL, DSBD, SALGA (+ 9 municipalities?) Community – 2 members in next meeting – but possibly expand to rep for each sector*
First meeting to be convened in July, to discuss: 1. Representation moving forward 2. Gap analysis re legislation for R National dialogue on informal economy & Future of Work – by November
*collect names for each sector
2. Coordinated engagement between relevant govt. departments
Agreed – leading role of DoL Proposed to put rest of this issue to Task Team to determine, including TORs, then they will submit decision to DWCP
National Dialogue on role of informal economy in Future of Work
6 months after first Task Team meeting, subject to funding. (Piggy-back on national Summit if appropriate – but next one is in 2018, so not appropriate)
3. Materials
Agreed. ILO materials dissemination, as well as production and dissemination of new materials in all languages. Discussion about content of publication, and class content.

8. Emerging thematic areas from the Proposal Consultation Funding
Emerging thematic areas from the Proposal
Consultation
Funding
Training
Capacity Building
By-laws
Infrastructure
Enforcement
Corruption
Monitoring and Evaluation
Legislation
Criteria for selection for municipalities
Good governance
By Laws
Financial management
Pro Informal sector
Track record for service delivery
Inclusion of urban, rural and local municipalities
Political buy-in

9. Criteria for selection for municipalities
Good governance
By-laws
Financial management
Pro Informal sector
Track record for service delivery
Inclusion of urban, rural and local municipalities
Political buy-in
Selection of the Municipalities
Consensus could not be reached in selecting the pilot municipalities
Participants were requested to coccus and agree of final selection of pilot municipalities

10. 4 Proposed National Interventions
DOL Presentation
4 Proposed National Interventions
Consensus of the contents of the proposed plan
Previous meetings held
R204 task teams to advise on the way forward
Further engagement was recommended on publication and dissemination of information
DOL will revert back to the task teams with meeting dates in July 2017

11. Presentation – New Urban Agenda 2016 Emulating best practices models
Day 3
Presentation – New Urban Agenda 2016
Emulating best practices models
Monitoring and evaluation
Challenges - lack of synergies at various implementation levels
General dissatisfaction with services
Needs of informal workers ( i.e. day care facilities for mothers while at work)
Importance of dialogue with informal workers
Theory of change – 3Vs – Voice, Visibility & Value
Follow-up discussion on New Urban Agenda 2016
Timeframes for implementation remains a challenge
Research conducted show be inclusive and reflects the voices of communities
Mismanagement of funds
Laicity to implement by government officials
Level of responsibility from the communities

12. ILO Strategic Objectives (Four Pillars)
Decent Work Agenda
ILO Strategic Objectives (Four Pillars)
Rights at Work
Employment Creation
Social Protection
Social Dialogue
The ILO has four pillars (which also translate into the objectives of the ILO). For ths presentation, I shall refere to the following as either objectives or pillars. (Present the pillars). I shall talk about these pillars when I discuss the Quality Check of Decent Work.

13. The four Strategic Pillars/ Objectives of the ILO
Employment promotion: Creating sustainable institutional & economic environment to ensure:
Development of skills, capacities for productive employment and well-being
Sustainable enterprise's for economic growth, creation of employment & job opportunities
Help societies to realize economic development > Social Progress and > Environmental sustainability
Social Protection: Which is sustainable and domesticated to national context to include:
Extension of social security to all including provision of basic income as need be
Healthy & Safe working conditions
Maternity protection
Policies and laws promoting far wages, and earnings, hours, etc, and equal share of productivity & minimum living wage.

14. The four Strategic Pillars/ Objectives of the ILO
3. Promoting Social Dialogue & Tripartism in order to:
Translate economic development > Social Progress and > Environmental sustainability
Facilitating national consensus on policies that impact on employment and decent work
Making labour laws and institutions effective, so as to recognize and respect employment relationships and sound labour relations and building sound labour inspection systems
4. Principles and Rights at work
That effective recognition of the freedom of association and rights to collective bargaining are key for achieving Decent work
That the fundamental rights including freedom of association and collective bargaining, freedom from child labor and forced labour and the rights to equal pay and non discrimination are human rights
That the violation of fundamental principles and right at work do not equate legitimate comparative advantage and that labour standards should not be used for protectionist trade purposes.

15. EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMMING INTEGRATION or MAINSTREAMING
Challenges For Translating Global, Regional, National and Local Legal Policy Frameworks
EVIDENCE BASED PROGRAMMING
INTEGRATION or MAINSTREAMING
COMMUNICATION & ADVOCACY
INSTITUTIONALISATION & CAPACITY BUILDING
PARTNERSHIPS
ENSURING ACCOUNTABILITY
MONITORING & EVALUATION

16. Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development
1919 Foundation – Universal and lasting peace can be established only if it is based on social justice.
1944 Philadelphia Declaration – Poverty anywhere is a threat to prosperity everywhere
1992 Rio Earth Summit – rethinking of economic growth, advancing social equity and ensuring environmental protection
1995 Copenhagen Social Summit
2000 Millennium Declaration and the MDGs
2008 Social Justice Declaration

17. The lead-up to the 2030 Agenda
2012 Rio +20: sustainable development goals addressing the economic, social and environmental dimensions
: Open Working Group: government negotiations, Friends of Decent Work
July 2015: Addis Ababa Action Agenda: Financing
September 2015: 2030 Summit adopted the new 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
December 2015 COP 21: Climate Change
Sustained ILO engagement: MULTILATERALS, NY office, ROs, COs, Friends of DW

18. A global agenda - People need better jobs
MyWorld survey: Proportion of people from each country who selected jobs as one of their priorities in the post-2015 agenda

20. DECENT WORK & ECONOMIC GROWTH SOCIAL ECONOMY MODEL TH
Meso Level – Organising and strengthening the capacity of employers and workers organisations to ensure health & safety in the workplace
Macro Level – Advocacy for evidence-based National Employment policies that integrates health & safety
Micro Level – targeted initiatives to sensitise workers & employers on OSH legislations
DWCP

21. The Model: The Theory of Change
Common Gaps
Lack of data on stats
Lack of capacity of labour inspectors on OSH
Limited knowledge & awareness by workers and employers on OSH legislation
Lack of required policy framework on OSH
Unhealthy working conditions
SDG 8
Decent WORK & Economic Growth
Policy Research
Outcome: 2.3
Health & Safety of workers at workplace ins greatly improved
Macro Level
Governments & Policy makers
Stakeholder Policy Dialogues
Development of OSH Policy Frameworks
Technical Assistance
Meso Level
Employers and Program Managers
Training of labour Inspectors on OSH
Integration of OSH local policies & frameworks
Partnership & Capacity of Public institutions on OSH
Reduced OSH incidents
8.8 Protect labour rights & promote safe working environments for all workers
No. of workplaces implementing Govt approved OSH standards
Micro Level
Workers
Increased knowledge on OSH
DWCP Outcome 2.3 Health & Safety of workers at workplace is greatly improved
Number of workplaces implementing Government OSH
Sensitization on OSH for workers and employers

23. Introductory Workshop Series
Public Awareness Campaign
Opportunity Management
Initial engagement
Working with formal bodies/forums
Fostering public-private partnerships
Guidance on dialogues
Reviewing existing strategies / plans
Recommendations to leadership
Setting nationally-relevant targets
Formulating plans using systems thinking
Indicator development and data collection (including baseline)
Disaggregating data
Monitoring and reporting systems
Review processes and mechanisms