Projects

2012

1. Capacity Building For Migration Management in China Project Phase II

   1 July 2012 - 31 December 2013

   The Capacity Building for Migration Management in China Project (CBMM-China) Phase II is a joint undertaking involving the close cooperation and coordination of IOM, ILO, and the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the European Union (EU), and various EU Member States (MS). The purpose of the project is to further promote the development of Europe-China cooperation and exchange on migration management issues, as well as to expand the channels of regular migration, and protect the rights of migrants.

2. Promoting Rights and Opportunities for People with Disabilities - Equality through Legislation

   14 May 2012 - 31 December 2013

   PROPEL-China will improve better work and employment opportunities created for men and women with disabilities, especailly the intellectual disabilities, through the creation of an enabling legal and policy environment, the promotion of skills and entrepreneurship development opportunities and measures to eliminate discrimination.

2011

1. Reducing HIV Related Employment Discrimination in China

   1 January - 31 December 2011

   This program will work closely with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security to review HIV related policy documents and identify policies with discrimination and explore possibilities for policy revision. The project will work with Non-Government Organizations to build the capacity of PLHIV groups to address employment discrimination issues, strengthen capacity of legal aid centers to provide pro bono legal counseling and support for people with HIV to claim their rights to employment.

2010

1. Strengthen Gender Responsiveness of National HIV Strategy

   1 October 2010 - 31 December 2011

   This project will identify vulnerabilities of female migrants in Guangdong Province and develop an evidenced informed strategy to improve gender equity, access to STI/RH and legal aid services on employment rights and sexual harassment among female migrant workers in Guangdong by partnership with local family planning association and the Global Fund Project China office.

2. Promoting Equality at Work in China

   1 June 2010 - 30 June 2011

   The project will enable the ILO to work with government and civil society organizations in China to promote non-discrimination and equality in employment opportunity and treatment, through capacity building activities and sharing of knowledge and good practice. The project builds on the experience and lessons learned by the ILO in carrying technical cooperation activities targeting various groups for equality promotion in the country, including the most recent project to support and promote the application of Convention No. 111.

3. Promoting Livelihoods for Persons with Disabilities: Enhanced Skills for Employability and Policy Application

   1 May 2010 - 30 April 2011

   The main purpose of the project is to increase income levels of people with disabilities through enhancing skills and employability as well as to improve the impact of the new legal framework for promotion of employment of people with disabilities. Within this framework the project focuses on establishing demonstrative models for enhanced employability for persons with disabilities through development of skills and on the job training for formal and informal workplaces, as well as increasing institutional capacity of tripartite constituents and NGO’s through enhanced knowledge of application of legislation and employability of persons with disabilities.

4. Improving Nutrition, Food Safety and Food Security for China’s Most Vulnerable Women and Children

   1 January 2010 - 31 December 2012

   The project aims at improving nutritional intake through the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding for six months and improving food safety through the introduction of international standards in production, processing, testing and preparation of food.

5. Promotion of Gender Equality in the World of Work

   1 January 2010 - 31 December 2011

   The project aims at building capacity of ILO constituents and women's federations on concepts and strategies for combating employment discrimination and supporting the application of China’s labour laws at national and provincial levels.

6. Strengthening Labour Inspection Services

   1 January 2010 - 31 December 2011

   The programme is to contribute to long-term socio-economic development by strengthening enforcement and implementation capacities in the field of labour inspection, improving compliance with labour legislation, and thus, rendering labour inspection more responsive to the objective of promoting social justice and Decent Work, empowering it to address current challenges.

7. Livelihood Recovery Project in Sichuan

   1 January 2010 - 30 April 2011

   Livelihood Recovery Project in Sichuan is to help 5,000 farmers who lost their farmland and 600 disabled farmers or their family members due to the 2008 earthquake, to increase their income and employment viability through SIYB and vocational training, meanwhile, to help Red Cross develop their capacity to plan and implement employment promotion projects, especially in vocational training and SIYB.