Erbil, 28/11/2019 Emergency Livelihoods 2019 National Cluster Meeting #11 Meeting Minutes

VENUE Expertise France, Bakhtiyari, UB Plaza Building, Floor 2 DATE AND TIME 14:00 pm – 16:00 pm Monday 28th November 2019 PARTICIPANTS ACTED, ACF, ASB, AVSI, IRC, SIF, Bluemont, CARE, Caritaz Iraq, CRS, Christian Aid, DRC, Expertise France, Fondation Suiss de Demanage (FSD), Fraterinite in Iraq, GIZ, GOAL, HI, Help e.V, Help me Live, Human Appeal UK, HIA, ILO, IOM, IRW- Iraq, Italian Agency for Development (AISC), Jasmine of Damascus, JDA, Lutheran World Federation (LWF), CESVI, Mercy Corps, Mercy Hands, HRF, Mission East, MSI, NRC, OXFAM, PWJ, PiN, PAH, Preemptive Love Coalition, PAO, QRCS, WDSO, SAT, SCI, Tearfund, The Johanniter International Assistance, UPP, UNDP (LADP, FFS, ICRRP), WRO, WVI, ZOA, Sheyaw, Five One Lab, Cordaid, JOD, B&Z.

Agenda DISCUSSION ACTION POINTS MEETING 1. 14:00 pm - 14:10 pm Building orientation (Expertise France) and round of AGENDA introductions 2. 14:10 pm - 14:15 pm Expertise France – Brief introduction 3. 14:15 pm - 14:25 pm Round of updates from the sub-clusters (Suly, Dohuk, Ninewa, , , and ) 4. 14:25 pm - 14:40 pm Cluster partner updates on HRP and 3RP 5. 14:40 pm - 15:00 pm Partner Presentation - situational report and market assessment (NRC) 6. 15:00 pm - 15:15 pm ILO Resilience and Recovery Programme in Iraq 7. 15:15 pm - 15:35 pm Enhancing ELC – Breakaway discussions (on SOP working groups, harmonising tools, trainings for 2020, and key stakeholder engagement). 8. 15:35 pm - 15:50 pm Plenary 9. 15:50 pm - 16:00 pm AoBs

Round of updates from the sub-clusters (Suly, Dohuk, Kirkuk and Baghdad) (*All sub-cluster contact details at end of minutes document)

Key talking points: • Dohuk – no major concern, on 27th Nov, there was monitoring visit from IHF for first allocation of the project in Sinjar. • Baghdad – there was no meeting in November due to the protests, planning in coming weeks upon the security situation • Salah Al-Din: meeting was 28th Nov, with good Participation from local and international NGOs. The sub Cluster highlighted the need of response to the North part of SAD as the areas underserved and requested to partners for more action. • Anbar- the meeting is planned for the first weeks of December. • Kirkuk – Hilary from Tearfund will be cluster lead for Kirkuk. • Sulaymaniyah – Aya returned for her role as co-coordinator from Mercy corps, no meetings for last 2 months till last week, there was a meeting, some programs will start next month. there was a meeting on 27th with ICCG Sulaymaniyah to follow up on the durable solutions for IDP taskforce after the workshop which conducted month before.

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Partner updates and presentations:

- Expertise France: Expertise France is a French agency with a stabilisation mandate, recently settled in Iraq (started operations in March 2019; officially opened October 2019) and focusing on 1) Employability, Youth, Entrepreneurship and 2) Mental Health for the moment through French/EU funding. EF currently supports the three campuses of

Ninawa/ Universities by 1) setting up a clinical psychology degree 2) building the

capacity of career centers 3) building a system of social entrepreneurship contest for

students. A larger new project will soon expand this scope to civil society/national NGOs in Ninawa through national partners (NCCI, The Station, AUIS).

- WVI – IHF funded project in Ninewa, WFP project for 1 year. - Human Appeal: in partnership with local partner DSPO has started the activities under UNDP-CFW project at districts of , , Sumel. The project will be focus on activities for solid waste management, debris removal, some rehabilitation of schools/shelters, and public parks/community centres. Total 585 will be engaged from IDP, refugees and HCs through a CFW modality, and each participant entitled to $20 unskilled & $25 for semi-skilled per day. HA in partnership with WFP has completed a project of 89 greenhouses in Namroud forest, Ninewa while handing over will be done by end of November to project beneficiaries and Director of Agriculture. Another greenhouse project with the University of Mosul is in progress. In this project agriculture university graduates will be selected to handover 40 greenhouses, as Letter of Commitment has been signed with University of Mosul to donate the land for this activity. 100 farmers will be given olive trees with other agriculture inputs in Hamdanyiah (Bazani) and Basheeqa area. Assessment of the beneficiaries has completed, and work will be started from the first week of November. In Rabi’a Al-Jazira canal area 82 KM of canal area has been cleaned on Phase-I &II through the engagement 400 CFW participants through 40 days of work.

- SEDO: working in Salah Al-Din (Tooz) as IOM partner targeting 270 beneficiaries (80% returnee 20% IDP) finishing in November with the modality of asset replacement. - UNWOMEN: CFW for 80 women in Kirkuk until March 2020 - PIN: Recently signed the agreement with MOLSA to start the activities in West Mosul until for Vocational trainings using Molsa training center in Mosul the project is until July 2020 on vocational training, business grants and access to employment.. - IRW: 5 projects in different governorates 2 projects with UNDP in Erbil and Hamdanyiah and Sinjar. 1 project with EU ending in 2020, for a care center in Erbil, IHF project in Wana starting this month, and SIDA funded project in Mosul. - Tearfund: working in Mosul (urban areas and Wana) covering approx. 200 business recovery, 80 beneficiaries identified in Wana and mid-November will start assessment for west Mosul for another 100 and Kirkuk (Hawija) covering 100 business recovery as well as conducting business/finance literacy training and market assessments. Started with IHF 190 beneficiaries outside the camps, working with Women Economic Organization to empower the women in the business sector.

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- Catholic Relief Services (CRS): starting in Mosul and Kirkuk and Anbar and Baghdad for HCs and Livelihood/ Social Cohesion project in Ninewa. - HI: ongoingproject with ACF partnership under GIZ in Akre and for 1 year. - Mercy Corps: project under GIZ in Suli and Erbil partnering with 2 local NGOs. Started program in Hamdaniyah for agriculture support . - ASB: Rehabilitating al-Jazeera agriculture irrigation channels in Rabi’a and repairing pump stations and agriculture trainings for farmers in Ninawa, startups in Sinjar for 16 agriculture, and new project in Talafar and Sinjar. - IOM: 3 different activities: 1st IHF 2 partners, multi donor project, business development fund in 8 governorates and different sectors. SME support across Iraq, next year to support agro-businesses and looking to value chain experts. - 5 Labs: implementing incubator project under GIZ. - PWJ: implementing vocational trainings activities in west Mosul for returnees, CFW for refugees in Erbil. - HRF: working in Salah al-Din under UNDP funded project partnering with SIF for 120 SMG grants and 40 saving groups, as well as having CFW project for 200 beneficiaries in Anbar. Labor Market Assessment for (Al-Basra and Al-Qurna Districts) by NRC: *For more information refer to presentation slides or reach out to NRC, Themba Sibanda [email protected]. Information about refugees: Total number of registered refugees arriving to assessed area since 9 October: 16,883 Individuals. Click here: Rapid Displacement Overview: Displacement from Syria

ILO Resilience and Recovery Programme in Iraq: *For more information refer to presentation slides

Alterations on RFPs: Request for Proposal UNDP FFS "PROVISION OF BUSINESS GRANTS FOR WOMEN LEAD BUSINESSES IN MOSUL -NINEWA GOVERNORATE" The focal Person in UNDP for the solicitation process: Lilian Byansi, Procurement Specialist Address: UNDP, Iraq. E-mail address: [email protected]. In addition to that, the deadline is extended to 18th of December. Information management presentation: - IDP Dashboard and 4W https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiYjQxYzE3MjMtNGMxNy00ZjdjLTg4MjEtODIwMT QyNmM1NDZiIiwidCI6ImIzZTVkYjVlLTI5NDQtNDgzNy05OWY1LTc0ODhhY2U1NDMx OSIsImMiOjh9 - Refugee Dashboard and 4W https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiZTQ2MmQ2MTgtNWFkNi00OTVlLWI2MGItYzY4 OTBjMGE3YjIxIiwidCI6ImIzZTVkYjVlLTI5NDQtNDgzNy05OWY1LTc0ODhhY2U1NDM xOSIsImMiOjh9

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Cluster Ayman Ramsis ([email protected]) Contact Info: T: +964 (0)751 053 9220 Mitchell McTough ([email protected]) T: +964 (0) 7507389942 Information Management Officer (IMO): Sameer Qader Email: [email protected] Skype: samirizzat Cell: (964) 0750 475 05 67 General Cluster Email: Emergency Livelihoods: [email protected] Sub Cluster Dahuk/ Ninewa Sub-Cluster Coordinator : Ashis KUNDU– GOAL contact info: [email protected] Mosul Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Rizwan Qazi – DRC [email protected] Sulaymaniah Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Kamil Shihab– REACH [email protected] Sulaymaniah Sub-Cluster Co-Coordinator: Aya Sarchil– Mercy Corps [email protected] Kirkuk Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Hilary Motsiri– TearFund [email protected] Baghad Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Tauqeer Ahmad– OXFAM [email protected] Anbar Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Gull Sadia Altaf– OXFAM [email protected] Salahaddin Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Amman Ali - OXFAM [email protected] Diala Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Abbas Al Soudany– Wand Alkhair [email protected]

4 MEETING #11 – 28 NOV 2019 INTRODUCTION Emergency Livelihoods Cluster Team

Cluster Coordinator a.i: Mitchell McTough – UNDP [email protected]

Co-Cluster Coordinator: Ayman Ramsis – ZOA [email protected]

General Cluster Email: Emergency Livelihoods: [email protected]

Cluster Information Management Officer: Sameer Ezzat - UNDP [email protected] Emergency Livelihoods Sub-Cluster Coordinators Team

Dahuk/ Ninewa Sub-Cluster Coordinator : Ashis KUNDU– GOAL [email protected]

Mosul Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Rizwan Qazi – DRC [email protected]

Sulaymaniah Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Kamil Shihab– REACH [email protected]

Sulaymaniah Sub-Cluster Co-Coordinator: Aya Sarchil– Mercy Corps [email protected]

Kirkuk Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Hilary Motsiri– TearFund [email protected]

Baghad Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Tauqeer Ahmad– OXFAM [email protected] Anbar Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Gull Sadia Altaf– OXFAM [email protected]

Salahaddin Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Amman Ali - OXFAM [email protected]

Diala Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Abbas Al Soudany– Wand Alkhair [email protected] AGENDA 14:00 pm - 14:10 pm Building orientation (Expertise France) and round of introductions 14:10 pm - 14:15 pm Expertise France – Brief introduction 14:15 pm - 14:25 pm Round of updates from the sub-clusters (Suly, Dohuk, Ninewa, Kirkuk, Baghdad, Tikrit and Anbar) 14:25 pm - 14:40 pm Cluster partner updates on HRP and 3RP 14:40 pm - 15:00 pm Partner Presentation - Basra situational report and market assessment (NRC) 15:00 pm - 15:15 pm ILO Resilience and Recovery Programme in Iraq 15:15 pm - 15:35 pm Enhancing ELC – Breakaway discussions (on SOP working groups, harmonising tools, trainings for 2020, and key stakeholder engagement).

15:35 pm - 15:50 pm Plenary 15:50 pm - 16:00 pm AoBs Building orientation (Expertise France) and round of introductions Directions UB PLAZA /Expertise France premises

Emergency evacuation :

Use the Emergency Exit stairs, second door on your right when leaving the conference room. Directions UB PLAZA /Expertise France premises

Access to the bathrooms :

Turn left and cross the middle patio. Expertise France – Brief introduction Round of updates from the sub-clusters (Suly, Dohuk, Ninewa, Kirkuk, Baghdad, Tikrit and Anbar) Cluster partner updates on HRP and 3RP Partner Presentation - Basra situational report and market assessment (NRC) LABOR MARKET ASSESMENT Al Basra and Al Qurna districts IRAQ November 2019 About CLIC-CONSULTANTS

Founded in 2007, Canadian Leaders in International Consulting Inc. (CLIC) is a professional services firm that provides high quality technical assistance and strategic advice in governance, institutional development and capacity building to the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. CLIC provides services across three core pillars of expertise: CLIC-CONSULTING, CLIC-EVALUATIONS and CLIC-LEARNING.

Capabilities in Iraq: • Implemented over 20 projects across Iraq since 2008 • Registered officially in Iraq since 2017 • Project Offices in Baghdad, Basra and with 25 staff. • 15 Consultants in 11 Iraqi cities on contract. • Implementing 5 year project for youth employment in partnership with MoLSA, funded by Global Affairs Canada; • Implementing Citizen Engagement Project funded by REFAATO and the WB Introduction: General Findings – Al Basra and Al Qurna districts

AlQurna القرنة Methodology: Data was triangulated through:

• Desk review of previous labor studies conducted by CLIC and other companies and organizations including NRC;

• The quantitative survey: 35 businesses in the two districts and 76 vulnerable male and female youth between the age of 15 to 34;

• 30 in depth interviews with KIIs Basra Chamber of Commerce; Deputy Director of Basra Chamber of Commerce, President of Basra Chamber of Industry; President of the Businessmen Union; and other national and international key informants and relevant stakeholders.

• 6 focus group discussions (FGD) were held in Basra city and Al AlQurna districts, Three FGDs in each district, One with men, One with women from different age groups and one FGD with an employer in each district. Introduction:

Tool Basra Qurna Employers survey 20 15 26th Oct to 19th Nov Unemployed 40 36 youth survey KIIs 20 10 3rd to 19th Nov

FGDs/ Employer 1 1 24th Oct to 19th FGDs/ Youth Male 1 1 Nov

FGDs/ Youth 1 1 Female Summary of Findings Summary of Findings - Unemployed youth survey

SEX BY DISTRICT HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD Yes No Male Female

63% 75% 58% 72%

42% 37%

28% 25%

BASRA QURNA QURNA BASRA Summary of Findings - Unemployed youth survey

MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME IN IRAQI DINAR, WHAT WAS YOUR 44% INCOME IN THE PAST 30 DAYS 42% 38% (MONTH)? 38% 25% 18% 27% 13% 8% 18% 19% 19% 19% 5% 3% 3% 3% 18%

9% 9% 9% 9% Basra Qurna 6%

Free work No income Reliance on parents/family members/friends Part- time job Humanitarian Aid Full-time Job Savings of parents Basra Qurna Summary of Findings - Unemployed youth survey

MAIN CHALLENGES YOUTH FACE IN MAKING MONEY How has the lack of work opportunities contributed to 34% 31% problems or negative behaviors 30% 28% among youth?

20% 18% Youth mentioned; crime ,theft ,drugs, school drop outs ,Suicides ,Increasing family problems, administrative and financial corruption

ADMINISTRATIVE LACK OF PREFERENCE OF CORRUPTION EMPLOYMENT FOREIGN WORKERS OPPORTUNITIES TO WORK BY THE PRIVATE Qurna Basra Summary of Findings- Unemployed youth survey

Are you interested in receiving vocational and/or skills training?

6% Qurna 94%

13% Basra 88%

No Yes Trainings youth are more interested in participating in - Male

Basra Qurna Main : Main : •Carpentry courses •Carpentry •Computer Numerical Control • Mechanic and repair of electrical (CNC) appliances •Electrical and electronics repair •Computer •E Marketing •Automotive service technician •Beauty Others •E Marketing • Blacksmith sessions • Barber sessions Others • Secondary ceilings •Blacksmithing • Pipe Fitter •Fishing • Restaurant management • Project Management • Cooling & Heating Appliances • English Language • Safety Trainings youth are more interested in participating in -Female Basra Qurna •Tailoring, dressmaking Main : •Beauty •Computer Numerical Control (CNC) •Education (Teaching) •Tailoring, dressmaking •Pastry and food industry •Beauty •Education (Teaching) Others •Pastry and food industry • Computer skills • English language Others • Writing skills in Arabic and English •English • Etiquette •Media • Media •Nursing • Proposal writing •Management of small projects • Design • Decorations • Agricultural courses (nurseries, apiaries) Summary of Findings – Employers survey

SEX - EMPLOYERS SURVEY POSITION

87% 80% 80% 73%

27% 20% 20% 13%

BASRA QURNA MANAGER OWNER Male Female Basra Qurna MAIN CHALLENGES EMPLOYERS FACE WHEN TRYING TO HIRE EMPLOYEES

THERE ARE FEW WORKERS WITH THE RIGHT TECHNICAL SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE 28% 31% IN THIS AREA

THERE ARE SKILLED WORKERS BUT THE DEMAND 22% 11% FOR THESE SKILLED WORKERS IS HIGH

WORKERS LACK COMMUNICATION SKILLS 6% 18%

WORKERS LACK ADAPTABILITY 6% 16% Qurna Basra WORKERS LACK TRUSTWORTHINESS 4%

WORKERS DEMAND HIGH 22% 20% SALARY/REMUNERATION

IT IS DIFFICULT TO ADVERTISE JOBS 3%0%

WORKERS ARE MOSTLY UNAWARE OF VACANCIES/ IT IS DIFFICULT TO ADVERTISE 13% JOBS EMPLOYERS PERCEPTION OF YOUTH Qurna Basra

YOUTH LACK SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NEEDED FOR WORK 4% 7%

YOUTH HAVE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE FOR WORK 16% 13%

YOUTH ARE UNRELIABLE EMPLOYEES 1%

YOUTH ARE RELIABLE EMPLOYEES 19% 20%

YOUTH ARE CONFRONTATIONAL IN DEALING WITH ISSUES 8% 4%

YOUTH ARE AGREEABLE IN DEALING WITH ISSUES 12% 16%

YOUTH ARE UNPROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES 7% 3%

YOUTH ARE PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES 13% 17%

YOUTH ARE LAZY 4% 1%

YOUTH ARE HARDWORKING 16% 19% MAIN SKILLS EMPLOYERS LOOK FOR WHEN HIRING NEW PEOPLE

AGE 3%

READING AND WRITING SKILLS 3%

PHYSICAL ABILITY 3% 4%

EXPERIENCE 8% 42%

COMMITTED 3% 13%

SELF-CONFIDENCE/MOTIVATION 5% 17%

COMMUNICATION SKILLS 21% 8% Basra COMPUTER SKILLS 21% Qurna

PREVIOUS TRAINING 3%

MATH 8%

LANGUAGE 8%

TRUSTWORTHY 10% 4%

MAKERTING SKILLS 8% 4%

CREATIVITY 8% Summary of Findings - Employers Basra Qurna Construction companies such as Al Narjis ; Ma'a Al Sama'a (Sky Water) International Small businesses such as food shops and General Contracting Main Employers restaurants ; Agriculture, industry, oil and such as Minawi Pasha Hotel Al - Shaher mechanical and electrical engineering Security Protection Co Moayyed Nahi Concrete Industries Co family and friends Finding Employees Social media Sex: Prefer to hire Male employees Education : University degree Employers Requirements when hiring Education: Basic Age preference: between 23-30 new employees Age: 20 and Above Location : Preferable from the same area Location : Preferable from the same area

Employers think that youth are Good, Employers think that youth are unrealistic Perception of youth patient, committed, and hard workers about work and not committed

Lack of experience Main challenges that the employers face Employees Demand high salaries Employees demand high salaries in hiring employees Not committed to working hours Lacks of skills

Interested in hiring someone who has Interested in hiring someone that had a Interested in hiring (MALE) that had a undergone a Vocational training Vocational training Vocational training The majority of employers said that they Recruit female employees/Interns Yes they would ( No preference) do not prefer to hire females IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THE FOLLOWING SKILLS OR REQUIREMENT WHEN RECRUITING AN EMPLOYEE IN BASRA Very important Somewhat important Not important

33% OVERALL ABILITY 67% PROBLEM SOLVING/DECISION 27% 20% MAKING SKILLS 53% REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS 20% 33% ABOUT WORLD OF WORK 47% 27% COMMITMENT AND DISCIPLINE 7% 67% ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE 33% 7% LEARNED TO WORK 60% APPROPRIATE LEVEL/TYPE OF 7% 53% EDUCATION 40% 7% COMPUTER SKILLS 53% 40% 33% INTERPERSONAL SKILLS 13% 53% 13% ENGLISH LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE 47% 40% 13% TECHNICAL SKILLS 47% 40% 27% COMMUNICATION SKILLS 13% 60% 13% PAST TRAINING 47% 40% 33% BASIC LITERACY SKILLS 7% 60% IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THE FOLLOWING SKILLS OR REQUIREMENT WHEN RECRUITING AN EMPLOYEE IN QURNA Very important Somewhat important Not important

93% OVERALL ABILITY 7% PROBLEM SOLVING/DECISION 93% MAKING SKILLS 7% 47% REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS ABOUT WORLD OF WORK 53% 100% COMMITMENT AND DISCIPLINE

ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE 47% LEARNED TO WORK 53% APPROPRIATE LEVEL/TYPE OF 13% 40% EDUCATION 47% 13% COMPUTER SKILLS 87% 60% INTERPERSONAL SKILLS 40% 7% ENGLISH LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE 20% 73% 33% TECHNICAL SKILLS 53% 13% 53% COMMUNICATION SKILLS 47% 33% PAST TRAINING 27% 47% 40% BASIC LITERACY SKILLS 47% 7% ARE YOU WILLING TO ACTIVELY ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE ON RECRUIT FEMALES AS EMPLOYEES, INTERNS/ ON-THE-JOB TRAINEES? INTERNS, OR ON THE JOB TRAINEES? Yes No 93% 93% Yes No 73% 73%

27% 27% 7% 7%

BASRA QURNA BASRA QURNA

How much do you pay HOW OFTEN ARE APPRENTICES/TRAINEES apprentices/trainees per week? RECRUITED AS SALARIED EMPLOYEES? Basra Qurna BETWEEN 10,000 IQD AND 14% 56% 20,000 IQD 40% 40% TIPS/BENEFITS 33% 44% 14% 20% MORE THAN 30,000 IQD 11% 11%

THEY ARE NOT PAID 71% 44% LESS THAN HALF OF ONLY A FEW OF THEM ALWAYS; ALL PEOPLE THE TRAINEES CHOSEN FOR TRAINING ARE MEANT TO BE Qurna Basra EMPLOYED LATER ON. Main Findings Recap

Opportunities for employment concentrated in: • Construction and house building

• Large employers, after oil and gas, are concentrated in the management of infrastructure, and electricity; • Micro and small enterprises in urban areas employ the greatest number of people; retail stores, hospitality services and food production, mobile telephone and computer repair shops, hair salons, repair of small electrical equipment, heating and cooling services, small scale manufacturing (welding, carpentry);

• Vocational training is available through Ministry of labor and social affairs, NGOs, private training companies • Youth are not receiving information about opportunities to learn new skills • Lack of experience main obstacle to employment • Pressure from low skilled foreign workers is depressing salaries, employers indicate that they work harder than Iraqi youth for less money • Cash in Hand and Hawala was mentioned as the most appropriate cash disbursement mechanism(s). RECOMMENDATIONS

All labour market assessments continue to indicate that construction is an important employment generating sector, clearly Basra and Al Qurna are growing and there are many infrastructure projects that are being implemented. As well, the construction of housing units is also growing, there is a real demand for skilled and unskilled labour for the construction sector. Clearly this sector is male dominated and tends to attract youth who can endure the hard labour.

The same studies indicate that women focused sectors are generating employment as well and growth. For example the studies indicate that beauty salons, dress making, and food preparation are female dominated jobs. For male youth electronics, mobile and computer repair present larger opportunity for employment RECOMMENDATIONS

• For women working from home, the findings indicate that social media marketing and sales are increasing in Basra and Iraq in general, and this new sector represent an opportunity for women to earn an income while working within some of the social norms. This sector requires learning new skills sets such as graphic design and photography, some English language skills, and an entrepreneurial skill set;

• For women office administration and accounting present opportunity and is positively perceived. The skill sets for office administration required allow for women with certain level of literacy and education to learn office administration. Other skills would be communication, typing, computer skills, time management, etc.

• For women the retail and service sectors represent a large opportunity for employment. Most of this sector tend to be low skilled and lower levels of education and training. To encourage employers to hire and retain more women, a sales training program would lead to higher skills and ability to generate revenue. It also represents an opportunity to train women in marketing, sales, consumer behaviour, and other skills required to be an effective sales person. The skills learned are transferable to other sectors and especially for those who wish to open their own retail outlets. RECOMMENDATIONS

• For young men, the hospitality and restaurant business is a great provider of employment. Management of restaurant, working in cafes, opening one’s own café and restaurant and working in food preparation are important skills to learn. This space is dominated by young men. Other skills would be to learn food services etiquette, health and safety in food preparation, communication, conflict management, and customer service;

• For young me with certain levels of education, working in mobile computer repair shops is a growing trend. The growth in this market is tremendous in Basra and Al Qurna and represents an opportunity.

• For young men social media and marketing is also a potential employment opportunity, the findings indicate that social media marketing and sales are increasing in Basra and Iraq in general. This sector requires learning new skills sets such as graphic design and photography, some English language skills, and an entrepreneurial skill set; CONCULUSION The recommendations presented here are made to identify new potential employers that are open to hiring, are planning on growing, and are willing to engage youth and women in training and skills development. According to the study and the multiple studies we relied on, the biggest job creators are the micro and small size companies with number in the thousands. They are the companies that employ 1-10 people, some have indicated plans to grow, but obstacle is finding skilled labour. These are employers in the retail sectors, hospitality and services, IT and Mobile space. THANK YOU CLIC CONSULTANTS

Canadian Leaders In International Consulting ILO Resilience and Recovery Programme in Iraq ILO Resilience and Recovery Programme in Iraq

29/01/2019 INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION 40 National priorities

The National Development Plan 2018-2022 for the Republic of Iraq identifies key challenges at institutional, municipal and local levels that have impeded economic growth and job creation in a country that has experienced decades of conflict and instability.

Together, with its social partners, the ILO will support the Republic of Iraq to advance toward strategic objectives under the National Development Plan 2018-2022, including a reduction of the unemployment and contributing to recovery in communities affected by the displacement crisis, particularly among vulnerable women and youth. ILO planned interventions

Progress toward the strategic objectives will be made through an intervention model that builds on ILO good practices and lessons learnt in the region, including interventions that address the impact of the crisis in Syria on neighboring countries.

The approach balances the practical need for short-term job creation, with medium and long-term employment opportunities. It highlights the need to balance needs across communities at local levels, while supporting national dialogue and implementation of work plans. Employment Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP) ++

Labour-intensive infrastructure projects combined with skills training, certification, job matching and career counselling can also be used to enhance job creation.

There is a need to take action to promote SMES and entrepreneurship development among youth and women through the adoption of value chain approach as a facilitation tool for integrating MSEs into market and to become competitive. Resilience and Recovery programme

Vulnerable IDPs and On Job Training host Communities Apprenticeship Vocational Training EIIP Employment Intensive Investment Programme Skills On Job Training Employment Apprenticeship Development Services Vocational Training

RPL - Certification Job matching SMEs Development

Formalization and Labour Career counseling Micro Finance Rights Employment Intensive Approaches…Benefits

Assets and Services: Employment: Income: Roads, Schools, water supplies, Experience, Environment, engagement, skills, Wages, suppliers agriculture, Social social protection, income, multiplier services social cohesion wages spent

29/01/2019 INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION 45 Local Resource-Based Methods • Local Capacities • Sustainable Infrastructure • Labour-Based Activities • Equipment support

09/01/2019 INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION 46 How it is fits?

Capacity Employment Maintaining Building Generation Infrastructure

Governmental Staff – Decent Work Maintenance Activities – planning , Design and Provisions in the Labour-based implementation, M&E Contracts Employment Private Sector Task – Based System; Procedures to ensure productive jobs Contractors –Decent equality ESCs Work, Contract Construction Youth – Women – management and Management; on-job PWDs inclusion implementation training 29/01/2019 INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION 47 Jordan - MSSRP

• Innovative ideas; municipal services • Increase labour content more than 30% • Employment procedure – impact evaluation • Youth monitoring – Vertical cohesion

29/01/2019 INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION 48 Enterprise development • will contribute to broader and more inclusive economic growth by targeting unemployed youth and women in communities where EIIP projects are implemented. • It will begin by assessing at least two value chains with growth potential and support local entrepreneurs to tap into them, including through enhanced financial literacy, business planning competitions and sensitization on self-employment.

29/01/2019 INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION 49 Formalization

In the informal sector, workers and business owners are not The informal economy houses covered by social security, nor the majority of Iraqi owned, do they benefit from a minimum small businesses. wage, set working hours or occupational safety and health measures.

It will pilot registration and enrollment for workers in small The ILO will work together with businesses, including micro and national partners to assess the small businesses supported cost of expanding national social under enterprise development security systems to informal interventions, thus making self- small businesses. employment and SMEs more appealing. Employment Service Centers

Play a critical intermediary role between job seekers and employers.

Building on a model of Employment Service Centres (ESCs) implemented in Jordan, the ILO in Iraq will work through the Ministry of Labour/UNHCR to set up a network of employment services that are based in communities particularly affected by the displacement crisis.

The centres will register job seekers and will work with employers to identify vacancies.

ESCs will facilitate job referrals and placements, while also communicating EIIP, enterprise, skills and training opportunities to local workers. Skills development

In conjunction with EIIP programs, workers in target communities will have the opportunity to be trained on-the-job in semi-skills and skilled occupations.

On-the-job training focuses on the development of practical, demand driven skills and provides both workers and contractors with a time and resource efficient model for certification.

Both training and certification take place at work, where workers are already employed. Through observation by industry experts and limited time allocated to supplemental classroom learning, workers learn by doing.

In Jordan, OJT was developed in collaboration with the National Centre for Accreditation and Quality Assurance (CAQA). In Iraq, the ILO will work with national partners to enhance similar certification systems. Key Sources of Labour Market Information and Decent Work Indicators

• Job seekers’ profiles (demographics, skills, education, work experience), Employment Service Centres labour market vacancies, employer’s skills needs

Ministry of Labour Department of • National labour force surveys, quarterly employment/unemployment rates Statistics (DOS)

ILO Project Inception Phase • Scope and scale of decent work deficits at the sector, industry and firm levels, Assessment of national partners capacity to support decent Assessments, Studies and M&E work, Mapping of employment services, Analysis of regulatory frameworks

Ministry of Planning Work Permit • Monthly figures on the number of work permits, desegregated by sex, Database nationality, municipality and sector

• Registry of all workers enrolled in social security, either individually or by Social Security Corporation their employer Formalization • Registration of the Social Security Corporation • Ministry of Planning Work Permits Database (for non-Iraqi labour) • ILO assessments on work permits’ impact on non-Iraqi workers’ access to decent work. Skills Development and Certification • Skills needs assessments with workers and employers • Skills profiling and classification for target occupations • Tracer studies following the employment outcomes of trainees Worker Retention • Routine follow-up with job seekers placed in new jobs through ESCs – 1 week after job placement – Every three months following • Follow-up surveys with workers who have left jobs to identify themes and trends for resignation Impact of EIIP on Productivity

• Communities overall satisfaction Assess the with quality ; impact of • Increase in production/income as a direct result of infrastructure EIIP improvements (e.g. acres of infrastructure cultivated land where irrigation lines were installed) Thank you Enhancing ELC – Breakaway discussions (on SOP working groups, harmonising tools, trainings for 2020, and key stakeholder engagement) Emergency Livelihoods Cluster 2020 Planning and Strategy Development

• Strategic Direction I: Capacitate the ELC internally as a strategic facilitator for sustainable livelihoods for the vulnerable in Iraq.

• Strategic Direction II: Capacitate civil society in Iraq to interact effectively together and with government and private sector to promote sustainable livelihoods.

• Strategic Direction III: Pave the way in Iraq for Early Recovery programming in Iraq. Breakaway sessions:

• Group A: Resources and Tools Resources and tools types will inform the cluster on which tools it should either source from the Global Cluster, other toolboxes or develop and eventually contextualise in a unanimous manner with all cluster members.

• Group B: Training types Training types may example be related to stages of the project management cycle, on implementation of different livelihood modalities. It will inform the cluster of which trainings the cluster should mobilise resources toward.

• Group C: Key stakeholder engagement Key stakeholder engagement will be key going into 2020 as part of the triple nexus on humanitarian, peace and development, including stakeholders such as MoLSA, MoP, DoA (other relevant local authorities, directorates, private sector, government).

• Group D: ELC Standard Operating Procedures The cluster standard operating procedures need updating, and we may also require new SOPs. Plenary

• EACH GROUP PRESENTS KEY TALKING POINTS FOR 3 MINUTES EACH

• INPUTS FROM OTHER ATTENDEES WELCOME Thank you

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