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Catalogues or lists of new publications and electronic products are available free of charge from the above address, or by email: [email protected] Visit our website: http://www.ilo.org/publns International Labour Offi ce []Ó 2 Ô CONTENTS SEARCH PRINT HELP EXIT Copyright 38 PART 1 LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AND DECENTRALIZATION IN 4 MESSAGE FROM LMP THE PHILIPPINES AND THE DECENT WORK AGENDA 5 MESSAGE FROM LPP 75 PART 2 TERRITORIAL DIAGNOSIS AND ANALYSIS 6 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 120 PART 3 BROAD-BASED PARTICIPATION THROUGH SOCIAL 8 PREFACE DIALOGUE 11 ACRONYMS 159 PART 4 DESIGNING PROGRAMMES FOR LOCAL 13 OVERVIEW DEVELOPMENT AND DECENT WORK 14 What is the LDDW Resource Kit? 393 PART 5 TECHNICAL ISSUES IN IMPLEMENTATION, 18 How to Use the LDDW Resource Kit MONITORING AND EVALUATION 20 Ways to Search the LDDW Resource Kit 438 GLOSSARY 25 Resource Index International Labour Offi ce []Ó 3 Ô CONTENTS SEARCH PRINT HELP EXIT OVERVIEW PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AND DECENT WORK RESOURCE KIT MESSAGE Throughout the past two decades, decentralization participatory mechanisms to implement our own task is to promote, share and disseminate has been key to Philippine local legislature local development strategies. knowledge that will improve the effectiveness and and governance. Ever since the passage of effi ciency of our local offi cials in the planning, the Local Government Code in 1991, the local We are most grateful to the International Labour implementation and monitoring of projects. We will government units (LGUs), specifi cally the 1,502 Organization (ILO) for developing the Local be pleased to hold LDDW Resource Kit Orientation municipalities, are in the frontline of the battle Development and Decent Work (LDDW) Resource Workshops as one of our knowledge sharing against poverty. The League of Municipalities of Kit. The Kit is a collection of practical and easy- workshop series in the newly opened Mayor’s the Philippines (LMP) plays a vital role in rallying to-use tool designed to help and enable us, local Development Center. the municipalities towards governance reforms planners, to make better decisions and better work and the effi cient delivery of services to its people. with the local stakeholders to implement action Once again, we would like to congratulate and plans in our effort to promote socio-economic thank ILO for continuously providing relevant We are pleased to note that there have been development, reduce poverty and improve the and practical resources and products for the signifi cant recognitions by national and quality of life of our communities. benefi t of our municipalities. We look forward to international agencies of our role as a catalyst championing the use of the LDDW Resource Kit! of change. There have been momentous efforts The launch of the LDDW Resource Kit comes at from many LGU partners in providing us with a timely juncture. It coincides with our recently much needed resources, planning tools and launched Mayor’s Development Center, whose Hon. Ramon Guico National President League of Municipalities of the Philippines International Labour Offi ce []Ó 4 Ô CONTENTS SEARCH PRINT HELP EXIT OVERVIEW PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AND DECENT WORK RESOURCE KIT MESSAGE Since the enactment of the Local Government I welcome and commend the work of the we work together with local businesses, unions, Code of 1991, we local government offi cials International Labour Organization (ILO) and its and civil society organisations to bring that boost have been fazed with the daunting challenges of tripartite constituents in formulating the framing to all members of our communities. providing basic social services. the Local Development and Decent Work (LDDW) Resource Kit. It pleases me that ILO is piloting the application To empower our citizenry, we tasked ourselves to of the LDDW Resource Kit so that relevant and ensure that our constituents have decent work and This collection of practical, easy-to-use tools hands-on experience in using the tools can be gainful employment for them to contribute to the will help local development planners select and generated. overall development of their families and be assets review their decisions and choices, implement in their respectful communities. and re-evaluate action plans from an integrated The LPP and the rest of the Union of Local perspective, and bring decent work into local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) members In short, it is the fundamental responsibility planning frameworks and strategies. will benefi t from the LDDW Resource Kit. I look of every local government unit to promote forward to receiving the valuable, user-friendly opportunities for each household to grow It is important that we develop a vision where the tools and start our improved planning processes. fi nancially and socially. economy and society are intertwined, and where Hon. Erico B. Aumentado National President League of Provinces of the Philippines International Labour Offi ce []Ó 5 Ô CONTENTS SEARCH PRINT HELP EXIT OVERVIEW PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AND DECENT WORK RESOURCE KIT RESOURCEACKNOWLEDGEMENTS KIT FOR LOCAL DEVELOPMENT AND DECENT WORK: OBJECTIVES, USERS, CONTENT The Philippine Local Development and Decent Alice Fernando, ILO Manila The National Policy Group, Policy Integration Work Resource Kit is the product of many efforts Gwen Fabros, ILO Manila Department, ILO, provided fi nancial and technical and contributions. Minette Rimando, ILO Manila support, coordinated the contributions of ILO Rowena Ferranco, ILO Geneva experts in Headquarters, Geneva, and conducted Overall Technical Guidance ILO-wide consultations with technical units. Amelita King Dejardin, National Policy Group, The ILO Sub-Regional Offi ce for Southeast Asia Policy Integration Department, ILO Geneva and the Pacifi c in Manila organized national-level Local Support activities in consultation with the Department The support extended by Mayor Raul Banias, Formulation and Conceptualisation of Labor and Employment, National Economic Concepcion, Iloilo province, and Mayor Enrico Simon White, International Consultant and Development Authority and the Department Elumba, La Castellana, Negros Occidental Amelita King Dejardin, ILO Geneva of Interior and Local Government; coordinated province, was crucial to the whole process. David Lamotte, ILO Manila the contributions of ILO experts and national Their insights on the Philippine local governance Aurelio Parisotto, ILO Manila consultants to the Resource Kit; and undertook and development context and needs were very Eugene Gonzales, National Consultant necessary consultations with the National Steering valuable. Committee and Technical Working Group of the Editing Philippine Decent Work Action Plan. Experts who drafted tools Maria Teresa Tatlonghari-Mateo Bing Baguioro,