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Background
The ILO Country Office for Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somalia, Sudan and South Sudan is implementing a project entitled “Improving Industrial Relations for Decent Work and Sustainable Development of Textile and Garment Industry in Ethiopia”.
The project is determined to support the development of socially sustainable textile and garment industry in Ethiopia. The project takes a multi-pronged approach, assisting the government, social partners and major industry stakeholders at various levels in their efforts to improve productivity, to promote social dialogue within and between the parties, and to improve wages and working conditions through nurturing sound labour relations practices and promoting collective bargaining to address the challenges in a comprehensive manner.
Purpose of the assignment
The ILO would like to engage a consultant to identify and document best practices in the areas of industrial relations, working conditions and productivity in order to use if for educational/advocacy purposes.
Key task
The Consultant/Consultancy firm is expected to develop a high definition information video 10-15 minutes short documentary and leaflet in the following areas of freedom of association, worker’s rights and responsibilities, productivity, OSH, soft skills training, grievance handling, healthy life style, savings and financial management.
Qualification and competences
Terms of reference
- Detailed Terms of reference of the assignment is provided below.
Technical and financial proposals
All proposals should include the following sections
One page Abstract
Description of how the consultant intend to conduct the task
Description proposed methodology and Workplan of the proposed tasks
Curriculum Vitae of the consultant/s
Sample work
Terms of Reference
Best Practice Documentation
Unit: ILO Country Office Addis Ababa
Duration: 2 months
- Background
Improving Industrial Relations for Decent Work and Sustainable Development of Textile and Garment Industry in Ethiopia project aims to support the development of a socially sustainable textile and garment industry in Ethiopia through improved labour relations, productivity and working conditions. In order to achieve this, the project is taking a multi-pronged approach, assisting the government, social partners and major industry stakeholders at various levels in their efforts to improve productivity, to promote social dialogue within and between the parties, and to improve wages and working conditions through nurturing sound labour relations practices and promoting collective bargaining.
At national level, the project focuses its efforts on facilitating social dialogue among multiple stakeholders. Under the leadership of the tripartite partners, it will help to develop a common vision and strategies to make Ethiopia an African hub of socially responsible production of garments for both global and domestic markets.
At regional and sectorial level, the project assists regional labour administrations by strengthening their capacity for labour inspection and dispute settlement, and employers, workers and their organizations at sectorial and enterprise levels, by strengthening their organizational capacity and by developing sound industrial relations and social dialogue practices to improve wages and working conditions in tandem with improved productivity.
At enterprise level, the project focuses its efforts on providing capacity building support for employers and workers’ representatives in up to twenty enterprises that are willing to make an explicit commitment to the principles of the ILO and to the emergence of a socially responsible garment industry in Ethiopia via the development of productive and democratic labour relations.
Many of the factories are witnessing the impact of the project interventions in the area of industrial relations, working conditions and productivity. In view of this the project plans to collect best practices and share it with wider audience.
- Overall Objective of best practice collection
The objectives of the collection of best practice is to showcase the improvement in the industrial relations, working conditions and productivity and use it for educational/ advocacy purposes.
- Tasks
The Consultant/Consultancy firm is expected to identify best practice and develop a high definition 10-15 minutes short documentary and leaflet in the following areas;
Freedom of association: advantage of having a union at factory level, trade unions not only working on protecting the rights of workers but also addressing issues of productivity, trade unions working to improve the livelihood of workers.
Worker right and responsibility: understanding labour law, company law, contract and its impact on productivity and improving decent working conditions of the workers
Productivity: the impact of social dialogue, unionization, training workers on productivity and workers life.
OSH: impact of OSH training and OSH committee work on reducing accident and improving workers moral and productivity.
Soft skills training: impact of soft skills on improving industrial culture, time management, absenteeism with profitability/productivity and workers
Grievance handling: communication, managing relationship, conflict resolution, negotiation, the importance of putting grievance system and dealing with grievance at the early stage and its impact on the factory and workers
Healthy life style and Savings and financial management: training impact on the workplace and workers.
Overall task
Develop a story board with the following items:
Interviews with project staff, workers, managers, project stakeholders
- Selected representatives across target groups
Script writing and editing
On location shooting (factory level, workers home….etc) and production of documentary using two cameras and with necessary interview gadgets such as neck micks, light and sound
Motion graphics and 3D animation (if needed)
Develop an introduction part of the video
Short introduction about the project.
Record best practice
Record the best experience in the areas mentioned under 3
Develop video and leaflet
Participants and Stakeholders of the video
Employers and workers from textile and garment industries
Tripartite partners, Developmental partners and other stakeholders.
Key deliverables
The EXCOL will be fully responsible for the delivery of the activities mentioned on number 3 of this document The EXCOL will be expected to deliver the following; Interview project stakeholders
Develop the script of the video and submit for approval
produce short video
Picture and document the video production process
Images should reflect the theme of the video.
Edit the full version of the video as per the feedback
The final version should be submitted in Amharic, Oromeffa and Tigraga language. The Amharic one should have English subtitle
Provide final version of the video and leaflet in three copies with the ILO and partners logo on the cd
Submit the row footage and edited version and pictures
Use consent form in the process of documentation
Expected outcome
The video is expected to provide concise, pertinent information in user-friendly: clear, understandable, interesting, interactive format, to a target audience (workers and managers) through a format that galvanizes target groups to desired outcome.
Time frame
Budget
The payment terms presented as follows:
30% upon submission of the script and detailed action plan of the video
40% upon completing the first draft of the video
40% upon submission of the final video to the ILO with three copies
Confidentiality
All recorded video footage and pictures taken and information gathered through this contract will be the sole property of the ILO. All the video footage and pictures taken will be submitted to the ILO. All the recorded information should be treated as strictly confidential. The final video production will remain the property of the ILO and not be used for any commercial purpose and other purposes without the express permission of the ILO.
- Next Steps
Interested consultant or consultancy firm are expected to submit to the ILO CO Addis: Improving Industrial Relations for Decent Work and Sustainable Development of Textile and Garment Industry in Ethiopia Project technical (including workplan) and financial proposal in two weeks’ time.
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