Integrated Support to the Home-Based Workers
The Agency is seeking proposals from civil society organizations to develop pilot projects for home based workers with the following tasks and responsibilities
Specific tasks and responsibilities:
To promote decent work opportunities for the home-based workers, the following set of activities are proposed to be implemented contextualized in specific scenarios in consultation with the labour-market stakeholders, i.e., the Government, Employers, Workers and Civil Society:
1. Selection of target group based on group homogeneity, vulnerability / disadvantaged, women-focused and other special needs
2. Create awareness of selected target group and other relevant stakeholders on legal rights and options available under national and international laws
3. Create awareness of selected target group on Occupational Safety & Health for improving workplace environment and adhering to minimum age for work
4. Establish linkages with local Trade Unions for training on organization & collective bargaining without compromising individual productivity
5. Advocacy with employers/contractors for provision of minimum wages
6. Establish sustained linkages of HBWs with local skill providers (public and private sectors) for better productivity and skills diversification
7. Arrange most needed Business diversification training for HBWs in line with market demand and linkages with support mechanisms to improve their business activities
8. Facilitate linkages with Microfinance providers
9. Improving representation through Member-Based Organizations
10. Social Protection to workers and their families through innovative mechanisms
