1. SDGs and the ILO’s Role:
A : Regional Course on Sustainable Development Goals: Trade Union Policies and Action Plans: 7th March, 2017
Praia, Cape Verde
Inviolata Chinyangarara, ACTRAV Specialist, DWT, Pretoria

2. Presentation Outline:
Who is the ILO (important in understanding SDGs and ILO’s Role)
Why ILO’s role is key in SDGs discourse?
SDGs and ILO’s Role:
Policy Advice
Standard Setting Organization
Setting Indicators for DW in SDGs indicators
Building Partnership for Goals:
Capacity Building
ROLE OF ILO CONSTITUENCIES: Governments, Business and Trade Unions
Conclusions

3. Workers Organizations' Employers Organizations
Who is the ILO?
ILO: The Office (Secretariat)
ILO: The Organization: (Member States and Social Partners)
Workers Organizations'
Employers Organizations
Governments

4. Why ILO’s Role is Key in SDGs Discourse?
Decent work is not just a goal- it is a driver of sustainable development
ILO’s is mandate on social justice is crucial in advancing the entire Agenda
SDGs connect to the role and mandate of the ILO
ILO focus goals (G:8 and G5)
ILO Focus targets ( G;1 poverty, 2 hunger, 4 education and LLL, G. 9 sustainable industrialization, G: 10 reduce inequality)

5. SDGs and ILO’s Role
In all SDGs, at the level of GOALS, TARGETS and INDICATORS we find elements of decent work.
ILO representation and involvement in initial discussions on Agenda
ILO’s role in negotiation of the goals in collaboration with other UN agencies.

6. SDGs and ILO’s Role: Policy Advice
To Governments to ensure Govts select SDGs priorities relevant to country’s socio- economic and political context
ILO support with country situational analysis highlighting critical areas for decent work and SDGs.

7. SDGs and ILO’s Role: Policy Advice
Assist countries to develop country strategies to mainstream SDGs in national development plans
Assist countries in prioritizing relevant SDGs based on country situational analysis
Provide guidance on integration of SDGs in DWCP and UNDAFS

8. SDGs and ILO’s Role: Standard Setting Organization
Influencing SDGs discussions using international labour standards as base
ILO international standards essential and relevant to achievement of SDGs
Goal 8; Targets: “Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment”
Goal 8: Targets: “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……”

9. SDGs and ILO’s Role: Standard Setting Organization
Other ILO instruments echoed in SDGs, targets:
ILO Recommendation 202: Goal 1: target: Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems
ILO Recommendation 204: Goal 8: …..encourage the formalization and growth of micro-small and medium, sized enterprises……..”
Migrants
Gender equality

10. SDGs and ILO’s Role: Setting Indicators for DW in SDGs indicators
Negotiation of some of the SDGs indicators by embedding into the international system the ILO indicators for decent work
ILO Statistics Department instrumental role in development of indicator framework for SDGs
Setting indicator for Freedom of Association and collective bargaining, gender indicators
ILO negotiated decent work indicators across all goals not only G;8 and G:5
Support to national Statistics offices (NSO) with resources and capacity to develop national SDGS indicators relevant to DW

11. SDGs and ILO’s Role: Building Partnership for Goals:
Building, enhancing relations with other UN agencies
Developing strategic partners with agencies working towards poverty reduction and social justice
Develop/expand inter-agency networks by theme
Gender equality
Migration
Climate change
Partnerships to implement SDGs

12. SDGs and ILO’s Role: Capacity Building
Outreach and capacity building to constituencies
Policy advise and technical support to constituencies
Resource mobilization

13. ROLE OF ILO CONSTITUENCIES: Governments
Awareness Raising
But also making SDGs framework operational and actionable
Connect SDGs to country context socio-economic and political realities
Mainstreaming SDGs in Development Plans & National Budgets
National Development Plans
SDGs implementation integrated into national budgets
Revitalize national regional and global partnerships for sustainable development
Social Dialogue on SDGs
Inclusive and consultative processes for tripartite (plus: major groups) engagement on SDGs
Selection of national priorities, reporting on SDGs
“Leaving no one Behind”

14. ROLE OF ILO CONSTITUENCIES: Business
Business mobilized to focus on achievement of SDGs
Development business case for Agenda
Explore areas of mutual interest with organized labour

15. ROLE OF ILO CONSTITUENCIES: Trade Unions
Awareness Raising
Connecting SDGs to realities within the workplace
How DSGs respond to needs of workers with disabilities, women, migrants, youth.
Mainstreaming SGDs into trade union education
Partnership/Alliances and Networks
Like-minded organizations for advocacy (women and climate focused organizations)
Employers on issues of mutual interest
Engagement in national SDGs processes and DWCP
Involvement in UN processes
Advocacy and communication
Develop key messages for advocacy and communication on SDGs
Relevant languages, attractive formats, on websites, ensure accessibility to workers

16. Thank You!!!!!!!!!

17. END OF PRESENTATION: Questions???