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Decent employment in West Africa

duration: 2 years (From 1 August 2010 to 31 July 2012)
budget: 2,170,787 EUR

Immediate objectives:
1. Enhanced networking and exchange of best practices and lessons learned between the national trade union centres and other ITUC affiliates in the region;
2. Improved coverage of social security schemes in West Africa;
3. Improved accessibility of technical and vocational training for workers in the informal economy in West Africa;
4. Enhanced access to micro credits for workers in the informal economy in West Africa;
5. Partner unions have enhanced their capacity to influence the creation of decent EDEC policies including working conditions and standards.

Development objective:
In 2014 trade unions have enhanced their capacity to influence the creation of decent employment for young/women workers in West Africa.

Working methods:
Awareness-raising, lobbying and advocacy.
Training courses for specific target groups. Training of trainers. Development of training programmes
Research and best practices on how to establish micro-credit schemes. Cooperation with existing micro-credit institutions.