1. DWCP, SDG Agenda and the Role of Trade Unions
Ariel B. Castro
ACTRAV Turin
30 November 2016

2. DECENT WORK AGENDA
Four inseparable, interrelated and mutually supportive strategic objectives
Employment
Creation and Enterprise Development
Standards and Rights at Work
Governance and Social Dialogue
Social Protection
But first of all: let us remind ourselves: what is decent work?
Progress towards DW is achieved through Decent Work Agenda which the consists of four inseparable,
interrelated and mutually supportive strategic objectives.
Gender equality and non-discrimination as cross-cutting issues 2 2

3. Decent Work Country Programmes (DWCP)
Framework for ILO activities at country level aimed at achieving progress towards Decent Work Agenda and delivery of ILO services to its social partners in a country;
Translates Decent Work Agenda into practical actions at the national level - takes into account needs of both women and men through Tripartism & social dialogue
Main vehicle for engagement with other UN agencies at the country level.
Time bound & resourced programme - formulated within a results-based framework - specifies the Office's intended results during a specific time period (country programme outcomes);
Opportunity for constituents to influence how the ILO works - ILO should work according to the priorities of the constituents.

4. Implementation and monitoring circle of the DWCP (national level)
Country
Context CP
priorities
Outcomes
Planning
Implementing
Review
&
Evaluation
ILO Support Team:
CO, DWT, RO, HQ
Quality Assurance
Framework
Constituents’
involvement

5. Status of the DWCP by region, as of Feb. 2016
Total number of member States with finalized DWCP or in process of DWCP elaboration
Africa* 40
Arab States 3
Asia and the Pacific 22
Latin America and the Caribbean 10
Europe and Central Asia
Total 85

6. The role of trade unions at the design and implementation of the DWCP
Organise an internal discussion within your union to prepare a tripartite consultation meeting for setting national priorities of the DWCP;
Discuss and decide the national priorities of trade unions and outcomes to achieve the national goals;
Ensure the union representatives of the tripartite consultation meeting conversant with the union agendas and able to negotiate with the government and employers on the national priorities and outcomes;
Actively participate in DWCP activities and also prepare ideas for possible activities and projects that your union can implement in collaboration with the ILO country office;
Cooperate with ACTRAV field specialists or GUFs in the implementation of union components of the DWCP

7. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

8. Millennium Development Goals [2001-2015]
The MDGs provided a focal point for governments – a framework around which they could develop policies and overseas aid programmes designed to end poverty and improve the lives of poor people – as well as a rallying point for NGOs to hold them to account, they were too narrow.

9. MDG - critic
The MDGs failed to consider the root causes of poverty and overlooked gender inequality as well as the holistic nature of development

10. MDGs failed because:
The goals made no mention of human rights and did not specifically address economic development.
While the MDGs, in theory, applied to all countries, in reality they were considered targets for poor countries to achieve, with finance from wealthy states.
Conversely, every country will be expected to work towards achieving the SDGs.
By 2015
about 1 billion people still lived on less than $1.25 a day – the World Bank measure on poverty – and
more than 800 million people do not have enough food to eat
Women are still fighting hard for their rights
millions of women still die in childbirth.

11. From MDGs to SDGs
Unlike the MDGs, which were drawn up by a group of men in the basement of UN headquarters (or so the legend goes), the UN has conducted the largest consultation programme in its history to gauge opinion on what the SDGs should include.
Establishing post-2015 goals was an outcome of the Rio+20 summit in 2012, which mandated the creation of an open working group to come up with a draft agenda.

12. MDGs to SDGs [i]
The open working group, with representatives from 70 countries, had its first meeting in March 2013 and published its final draft, with its 17 suggestions, in July Member state negotiations, and the final wording of the goals and targets, and the preamble and declaration that comes with them, were agreed in August UN General Assembly adopted it in September 2015.

13. From MDGs to SDGs [ii]
Alongside the open working group discussions, the UN conducted a series of “global conversations”. These included 11 thematic and 83 national consultations, and door-to-door surveys.
The UN also launched an online My World survey asking people to prioritise the areas they’d like to see addressed in the goals. The results of the consultations were fed into the working group’s discussions.

14. The Post MDG process Main steps
2012 Rio +20: call for a set of sustainable development goals addressing the economic, social and environmental dimensions The Future We Want
: 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

15. 2030 Agenda and the SDGs

16. UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Goals Targets
Indicators
15 years (until 2030)

17. SDGs – Main Elements An open and inclusive process
The vision: transformative, rights based, universal
17 SDGs, 169 targets, some 230 global indicators
Reporting, monitoring and accountability: ECOSOC High-level Political Forum: volunteer countries
Delivery: UN Fit for Purpose agenda and ILO reform

18. ILO’S Work in the SDGs – Goal 8 plus
SDG 8 : Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
8.3 promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises including through access to financial services
8.4 improve progressively through 2030 global resource efficiency in consumption and production, and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation in accordance with the 10-year framework of programmes on sustainable consumption and production with developed countries taking the lead
8.5 by 2030 achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
8.6 by 2020 substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
8.7 take immediate and effective measures to secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, eradicate forced labour, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms including recruitment and use of child soldiers
8.8 protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments of all workers, including migrant workers, particularly women migrants, and those in precarious employment
8.b by 2020 develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the ILO Global Jobs Pact

19. Decent Work in SDGs - Agenda 8 Plus
SDG implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors
SDG … opportunities for non-farm employment
SDG achieve universal health coverage (UHC),
3.c recruitment, development and training and retention of the health workforce in developing countries
SDG4 4.3 by 2030 ensure equal access for all women and men to affordable quality technical, vocational and tertiary education
4.4 by 2030, increase by x% the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills,
4.5 equal access to vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples, and children in vulnerable situations
SDG5 5.4 recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work
SDG9 9.2 … raise significantly industry’s share of employment
9.3 SMEs’ integration into value chains and markets
SDG equal opportunity… reduce inequalities … promote appropriate legislation..
10.4 fiscal, wage, and social protection policies to progressively achieve greater equality
10.7 facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people
SDG Implement a Framework of Programme on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns….
12.b .. Sustainable tourism that creates jobs. …
SDG protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements
SDG availability of high-quality, timely and reliable data in developing countries

20. Exercise: Imagining the SDGs

21. SDG 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16

22. SDG 1, 3, 8, 9, 11

23. SDG 2, 5, 8, 12, 15

24. SDG 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, 14

25. Indicators relevant to DW
About 30 indicators relevant to DW, out of which:
ILO will be the custodian agency for 13 custodian (2 jointly).
Involved agency for 3
Others related to DWA but ILO not custodian, 14
Out of 13 indicators where ILO is custodian (2 jointly):
Tier I: 9
Tier II: 2
Tier III: 2

26. Indicators where the ILO is custodian agency
Goal 1. End poverty in all its forms everywhere
Target
Indicator
1.3 Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and by 2030 achieve substantial coverage of the poor and the vulnerable
1.3.1 Proportion of population covered by social protection floors/systems, by sex, distinguishing children, unemployed persons, older persons, persons with disabilities, pregnant women, newborns, work-injury victims and the poor and the vulnerable
(Tier I) 1
ILO Department of Statistics

27. Indicators where the ILO is custodian agency
Goal 5. Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
Target
Indicator
5.5 Ensure women’s full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic and public life
5.5.2 Proportion of women in managerial positions
(Tier I) 2
ILO Department of Statistics

28. Indicators where the ILO is custodian agency
Goal 8. Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all
Target
Indicator
8.2 Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors
8.2.1 Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
(Tier I)
8.3 Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services
8.3.1 Proportion of informal employment in non‑agriculture employment, by sex
(Tier II) 3 4
ILO Department of Statistics

29. Indicators where the ILO is custodian agency
Target
Indicator
8.5 By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value
8.5.1 Average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by occupation, age and persons with disabilities
(Tier II)
8.5.2 Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities
(Tier I)
8.6 By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training
8.6.1 Proportion of youth (aged years) not in education, employment or training 5 6 7
ILO Department of Statistics

30. Indicators where the ILO is custodian agency
Target
Indicator
8.7 Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms
8.7.1 Proportion and number of children aged 5‑17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age
(Tier I, ILO with UNICEF)
8.8 Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment
8.8.1 Frequency rates of fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries, by sex and migrant status (Tier I)
8.8.2 Increase in national compliance of labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by sex and migrant status (Tier I) 8 9 10
ILO Department of Statistics

31. Indicators where the ILO is custodian agency
Target
Indicator
8.b By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization
8.b.1 Total government spending in social protection and employment programmes as a proportion of the national budgets and GDP
(Tier III) 11
ILO Department of Statistics

32. Indicators where the ILO is custodian agency
Goal 10. Reduce inequality within and among countries
Target
Indicator
10.4 Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality
Labour share of GDP, comprising wages and social protection transfers
(Tier I)
10.7 Facilitate orderly, safe, regular and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies
Recruitment cost borne by employee as a proportion of yearly income earned in country of destination
(Tier III, ILO with the WB) 12 13
ILO Department of Statistics

33. Monitoring and Reporting
National, regional and global level
High-level political forum (HLPF) has been formed, which will be informed by an annual progress report on the SDGs prepared in cooperation with the UN system, based on the global indicator framework
The forum will have the central role in overseeing follow-up and review (NSOs are the members)
It will also conduct national reviews started with 22 in July 2016, which are voluntary and driven by countries
Regional commissions to contribute to the regional reviews
Detailed mechanisms still being discussed

34. Global and national monitoring
ILO Department of Statistics

35. The High-level Political Forum meets:
Every four years at the level of Heads of State and Government under the auspices of the General Assembly - providing high-level policy guidance
Every year under the auspices of the Economic and Social Council – sharing economic, social and environmental portfolios.
Year
Date
Theme
SDGs
2016
11-20 July
Ensuring that no one is behind
2017
10-19 July
Eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity in a changing world
1,2,3,5,9,14
2018
Transformation towards sustainable and resilient societies
6,7,11,12,15
2019
Empowering people and ensuring inclusiveness and equality
4,8,10,13,16
It is expected that participating ministers will carry a variety of economic, social and environmental portfolios. Its meetings will allow for the discussion of specific themes, current trends and new challenges, sharing of lessons learned and experiences, learning from scientists, hearing NGOs and civil society from across the globe, coordinating sustainable development policies and UN system support. 

36. Issues at hand Implementation at national level
Nationally owned sustainable development strategies
Official development assistance
Private business
Trade
Etc.
Follow-up and Review

37. Challenges for Unions Capacity building Resources
Freedom of association and collective bargaining
Legitimizing ONLY favourable outcomes
Decent Work Country Programmes

38. SDGs ILO DWCP Integrated approach among NEDP, DWCP and SDGs (UNDAF)
National Economic Development Plan
Tripartite constituents

39. Thank you! Any questions. a.castro@itcilo.org