A Comparative Analysis Between the Bangladesh Labor Law 2006 and 7 General Codes of Conduct

RESULTS FRAMEWORK FOR BANGLADESH LABOR SECTOR PROGRAM

SPTEMBER 2008

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ELABORATION OF A RESULTS FRAMEWORK FOR A BANGLADESH LABOR SECTOR PROGRAM: SPECIAL OBJECTIVE FOR WORKER’S ORGANIZATION Purpose The purpose of this document is to provide assistance to USAID, D&G Office and the Bangladesh Mission in the development of a Results Framework based on the COLSA submitted in April, 2009. Results Framework – Overall Considerations During the course of the Task Order a generalized Development Hypothesis and Results Framework were developed as part of the Programming Handbook, presented in June, 2009. This handbook subsumed lessons learned following a series of country-level labor assessments (called COLSAs) conducted by USAID personnel, contractor specialists and leading academics in the field. Following the Labor Forum in June, 2009, and subsequent analysis by USAID, this RF was modified (see Figure 1). The RF is based on the four components of a “well-functioning labor sector”: legal framework, institutions, organizations and markets. This model serves as the conceptual framework for the suite of technical products developed under this Task Order. Process for Development of the USAID/Ukraine Results Framework The process of developing a Bangladesh-specific Labor Results Framework followed a step-wise approach starting with an analysis of the COLSA. Using the Labor Sector Strategic Objective and Intermediate Results (from the Programming Handbook, in blue), customized Sub-Intermediate Results were developed based on the identified constraints, overall conclusions and recommendations of the COLSA. This is provided as Figure 1. It also indicates where this broad cross-cutting Bangladesh Labor Sector Results Framework complements the existing Mission strategy (in green). From that...