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Last Updated: Oct 11, 2008 - 8:46:44 AM |
United States department of labour has today announced its plan to
award US$4,610,000 to promote workers rights initiatives and more than
US$115,000 to study employment effects of trade in services.
According to a media report released by department today, worker rights
projects will take place in Tanzania, Haiti, Afghanistan and Colombia.
Report shows that goals for Tanzania are to increase knowledge among
employers and workers of their rights, obligations and services
available to them under national law in selected communities.
Additionally, Tanzania project seeks to improve labour inspection
system, and east African nation's ability to collect and analyse labour
market information, it says.
It shows that Tanzania's share of fund worth US$1,710,000 will among
others be used in capacity building and cooperative agreement,
awareness training with increased labour law and organisational
compliance.
It other states such as Haiti, project will focus on monitoring and
reporting on working conditions in garment sector, and compliance with
national laws and international labour standards.
Deputy undersecretary for international affairs, Charlotte (Charlie)
Ponticelli said, "goal of these grants and contracts is to create a
more stable and secure international economic system in which all
workers can achieve greater economic security, share in benefits of
increased international trade, and have safer and healthier workplaces
where basic rights are respected and protected."
Grants and contracts will support department's work in two key areas of
labour and international trade, strengthening worker rights and
assessing employment impacts of international trade, report shows.
It further states that department's Bureau of International Affairs
(ILAB) will manage grants and contracts.
"Department of Labour will also fund research on international trade in
services that will help workers gain a better understanding of how
globalisation of service providers affects workers in US service
industries. Research will use innovative methods to examine
relationship between US trade in services and employment patterns and
labour compensation of US service workers," report reads.
It adds that knowledge gained through these studies will contribute
greatly to efforts to assess employment impacts of trade, and goal of
achieving a well prepared and competitive workforce.
Source:Ocnus.net 2008
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