DecentWorkCheck
Developed an online tool to assess compliance with ILO conventions, providing a score and guidance for improving working conditions.
Title: | DecentWorkCheck.org in 16 countries |
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Acronym: | DecentWorkCheck |
Duration: | April 2008 - October 2011 |
Funded by: | Oxfam/Novib, WageIndicator Foundation, MGD3 fund/Decisions for Life project |
Status: | closed |
Partners: | Oxfam/Novib, WageIndicator Foundation, ITUC |
Project management: | Paulien Osse, WageIndicator Foundation |
First desk research: | First desk research is done to identify the ILO-Conventions with an impact on national labour market legislation. This research is guided by a dozen thematic topics, such as: |
Second desk research: | Second: these topics are made accessible through a questionnaire comprising some 80 questions, addressing the visitor directly. On answering each score gets a dot. The end score of participants in the DecentWorkCheck is subsequently displayed in a comparative and colourful way at the result page: Next, one is invited to consult a backup page in which per item the pertaining national laws and regulations, i.e. one's rights, are explained. Also tips are given on how to improve one's situation if it appears to be unsatisfactory, i.e. not living up to international standards. Finally, the tool thus developed and launched will be on display at the DecentWorkCheck.org web portal, as well as at the national WageIndicator websites. It will be also offered for display at websites of other parties with a stake in a well functioning labour market. |
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