Domestic Workers Empowerment Programme (DWEP)
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Domestic Workers Empowerment Programme (DWEP) AT A GLANCE PROJECT OBJECTIVES Partners Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), • The DWEP training programme is an innovative Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP), tool that relies on self-facilitation and social Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP), learning techniques to empower domestic Federation of Free Workers (FFW), Sentro ng mga workers personally and financially. It leverages Nagkakaisa at Progresibong Manggagawa (SENTRO), existing knowledge in the community to create Alliance of Workers in the Informal Economy/Sector a safe learning environment where lessons can (ALLWIES), Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Blas Ople be applied to the experiences and needs of Policy and Training Center (Blas Ople) participants. Training does not require the Donors presence of an external expert; only a literate Japan Social Safety Net Fund member from the community is needed to Duration introduce the modules and keep time. October 2013 – May 2015 Target beneficiaries • DWEP is designed to be a low cost, flexible Local and migrant domestic workers organized by programme that organizations and communities trade unions, workers vulnerable employment and with minimal capacity can easily implement and informal economy, employers, local government units adapt. Geographical focus National Capital Region, Iloilo City, Davao City and • The DWEP Toolkit is comprised of three modules: other areas 1) on introduction to financial literacy and entrepreneurship; 2) on finances and skills development; and 3) on setting future goals and entrepreneurial development for domestic workers. ILO Country Office for the Philippines Domestic Workers Empowerment Programme (DWEP) MAIN ACTIVITIES PROJECT OUTCOMES • Development of the Domestic Workers Empowerment • Domestic Work Empowerment Programme guidebook Programme (DWEP) guidebook and training toolkit and training toolkit developed, translated into at least on rights awareness and basic financial literacy to three local languages for pilot-testing and adaption of domestic workers. implementing partners. • Translation of the DWEP guidebook and training • At least 200 domestic workers organized by the toolkit. trade unions and civil society organizations participated in the pilot-testing of the DWEP training programme • Pilot-testing of the DWEP training toolkit to at least and have been aided have a better knowledge, skill 200 domestic workers organized by the trade unions and attitude regarding their salary, financial situations, and civil society organizations. how to send money (if applicable) and how to save. • Support the enhancement of the DWEP toolkit • Trade unions, civil society organizations as well as local through review process and consultation among government units providing programmes and services implementing partners. to domestic workers participated in implementing DWEP and are able to lead future trainings at little to no • Hold a National Partners’ Meeting on DWEP for cost, towards sustainable adoption and implementation consultation-based assessment of the toolkit and its of DWEP within their organizations. feasibility for adaptation and integration of the tool in the training programmes of implementing partners. • Other key stakeholders from the government, civil society organizations working on domestic work implement and roll out of DWEP as a tool for rights awareness and financial literacy for domestic workers. Contact information: ILO Country Office for the Philippines Tel. +632 580 9900 19th Floor, Yuchengco Tower, RCBC Plaza Fax. +632 856 7597 6819 Ayala Avenue, Makati City Email: [email protected] Metro Manila, Philippines Web site: www.ilo.org/asia.