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2 Structure of the Module  Types of participatory approaches  Livelihoods-oriented approach (Social Dialogue)  An integrated approach to livelihoods: Decent Work  Social Dialogue: from national to local  Elements of urban social dialogue  Conclusion: how to go ahead

3 Types of participatory approaches in urban areas  Community-based  City-wide  Livelihoods-oriented (social dialogue)  Others (e.g. health-oriented)

4 Community-based participation  Levels 1. None 2. Information, or indirect 3. Consultation 4. Shared control 5. Full control

5 City-wide participation  E.g. Participatory Budgeting

6 Livelihoods-oriented approach Importance of livelihoods Cities and towns as engines of economic growth Scale of urban poverty * Unemployment and under-employment * Deficits in working conditions

7 Decent Work  Employment generation  Social protection  Workers rights  Social dialogue

8 from national to local social dialogue

9 Local Social Dialogue  Some attributes. local dimension of decent work not captured at national level programmes,. more hands-on (local) X more political (national),. broader scope> local partner institutions which do not exist at the national level (e.g. informal sector).

10 Local social dialogue: who to participate  Local government  Local representatives of formal workers and enterprises organizations  Representatives of the informal sector (both workers and enterprises)  Others

11 Local Social Dialogue: how to go ahead & towards a Decent Work Programme  Preparation and launch - Driven by the local government (at least in the initial stage) - Identification of the principal actors. Preliminary contacts with the actors, information and preliminary agreement to participate. - Initial meetings and setting-up of a working method. - Analysis of the existing participatory processes in the municipality. Identification of opportunities for synergies with existing processes.  Design of the agenda - Existing problems, priority themes for action, initial discussion of possible solutions  Formulation of the programme - Specific activities. Who will be responsible for what, how and when (timeframe). Identification of existing resources within the city/town. Identification of need for complementary resources and formulation of a fund-raising strategy.  Implementation of the activities  Monitoring and evaluation - A continuous process.

12 Examples: an on-going intergrated process and previous partial solutions. Brazil (an integrated approach to local social dialogue). Philippines (Marikina). Sri Lanka (MSE Forums). Ghana (District Committees on Employment). Mozambique (LEDAs)

13 Conclusion: possibilities and challenges

Decent Work and Slum Upgrading Edmundo Werna