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2. 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. 3 Types of participatory approaches in urban areas  Community-based  City-wide  Livelihoods-oriented (social dialogue)  Others (e.g. health-oriented)

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

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

6. 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. 7 Decent Work  Employment generation  Social protection  Workers rights  Social dialogue

8. 8 from national to local social dialogue

9. 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. 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. 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. 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. 13 Conclusion: possibilities and challenges

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