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Erbil, Iraq 28/11/2019 Emergency Livelihoods 2019 National Cluster Meeting #11 Meeting Minutes 1

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 AGENDA

• 1. 14:00 pm - 14:10 pm

Building orientation (Expertise France) and round of 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, Kirkuk, Baghdad, Tikrit and Anbar)

• 4. 14:25 pm - 14:40 pm

Cluster partner updates on HRP and 3RP

• 5. 14:40 pm - 15:00 pm

Partner Presentation - Basra 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.

Erbil, Iraq 28/11/2019 Emergency Livelihoods 2019 National Cluster Meeting #11 Meeting Minutes 2 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/Mosul 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 Duhok districts of Zakho, Akre, 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

• f 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 Halabja 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 themba.sibanda@nrc.no. 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: lilian.byansi@undp.org. In addition to that, the deadline is extended to 18th of December. Information management presentation:

• IDP Dashboard and 4W

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• Refugee Dashboard and 4W

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ActivityInfo Reporting The deadline for ActivityInfo reporting for Nov-2010 is 5-Dec-2019.

Erbil, Iraq 28/11/2019 Emergency Livelihoods 2019 National Cluster Meeting #11 Meeting Minutes 4 Cluster Contact Info: Ayman Ramsis (a.ramsis@zoa.ngo) T: +964 (0)751 053 9220 Mitchell McTough (mitchell.mctough@undp.org) T: +964 (0) 7507389942 Information Management Officer (IMO): Sameer Qader Email: elc.imo@undp.org Skype: samirizzat Cell: (964) 0750 475 05 67 General Cluster Email: Emergency Livelihoods: el.sc@undp.org Sub Cluster contact info: Dahuk/ Ninewa Sub-Cluster Coordinator : Ashis KUNDU– GOAL akundu@iq.goal.ie Mosul Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Rizwan Qazi – DRC rizwan.qazi@drciraq.dk Sulaymaniah Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Kamil Shihab– REACH kamils@reach-iraq.org Sulaymaniah Sub-Cluster Co-Coordinator: Aya Sarchil– Mercy Corps asarjal@mercycorps.org Kirkuk Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Hilary Motsiri– TearFund hilary.motsiri@tearfund.org Baghad Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Tauqeer Ahmad– OXFAM tahmad@oxfam.org.uk Anbar Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Gull Sadia Altaf– OXFAM galtaf@oxfam.org.uk Salahaddin Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Amman Ali - OXFAM aali5@oxfam.org.uk Diala Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Abbas Al Soudany– Wand Alkhair wandalkhir.org@gmail.com

MEETING #11 – 28 NOV 2019

INTRODUCTION Emergency Livelihoods Cluster Team

Cluster Coordinator a.i: Mitchell McTough – UNDP mitchell.mctough@undp.org Co-Cluster Coordinator: Ayman Ramsis – ZOA a.ramsis@zoa.ngo General Cluster Email: Emergency Livelihoods: el.sc@undp.org Cluster Information Management Officer: Sameer Ezzat - UNDP elc.imo@undp.org

Emergency Livelihoods Sub-Cluster Coordinators Team

Dahuk/ Ninewa Sub-Cluster Coordinator : Ashis KUNDU– GOAL akundu@iq.goal.ie Mosul Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Rizwan Qazi – DRC rizwan.qazi@drciraq.dk Sulaymaniah Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Kamil Shihab– REACH kamils@reach-iraq.org Sulaymaniah Sub-Cluster Co-Coordinator: Aya Sarchil– Mercy Corps asarjal@mercycorps.org Kirkuk Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Hilary Motsiri– TearFund hilary.motsiri@tearfund.org Baghad Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Tauqeer Ahmad– OXFAM tahmad@oxfam.org.uk Anbar Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Gull Sadia Altaf– OXFAM galtaf@oxfam.org.uk Salahaddin Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Amman Ali - OXFAM aali5@oxfam.org.uk Diala Sub-Cluster Coordinator: Abbas Al Soudany– Wand Alkhair wandalkhir.org@gmail.com

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

UB PLAZA /Expertise France premises

Directions

Emergency evacuation : Use the Emergency Exit stairs, second door on your right when leaving the conference room.

UB PLAZA /Expertise France premises

Directions

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 Ramadi 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 ةنرقلا

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

• f 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 youth survey 40 36 KIIs 20 10 3rd to 19th Nov FGDs/ Employer 1 1 24th Oct to 19th Nov FGDs/ Youth Male 1 1 FGDs/ Youth Female 1 1

Summary of Findings

Summary of Findings - Unemployed youth survey

63% 58% 37% 42%

BASRA QURNA

SEX BY DISTRICT

Male Female 28% 25% 72% 75% QURNA BASRA

HEAD OF HOUSEHOLD

Yes No

Summary of Findings - Unemployed youth survey

9% 18% 18% 27% 9% 9% 9% 38% 6% 19% 19% 19%

IN IRAQI DINAR, WHAT WAS YOUR INCOME IN THE PAST 30 DAYS (MONTH)?

Basra Qurna 25% 42% 18% 38% 44% 5% 8% 3% 13% 3% 3% Basra Qurna

MAIN SOURCE OF INCOME

Free work No income Reliance on parents/family members/friends Part- time job Humanitarian Aid Full-time Job Savings of parents

31% 30% 28%

34% 20% 18%

ADMINISTRATIVE CORRUPTION LACK OF EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES PREFERENCE OF FOREIGN WORKERS TO WORK BY THE PRIVATE

MAIN CHALLENGES YOUTH FACE IN MAKING MONEY

Qurna Basra

Summary of Findings - Unemployed youth survey

How has the lack of work

• pportunities contributed to

problems or negative behaviors among youth? Youth mentioned; crime ,theft ,drugs, school drop outs ,Suicides ,Increasing family problems, administrative and financial corruption

Summary of Findings- Unemployed youth survey

88% 94% 13% 6%

Basra Qurna

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

No Yes

Basra Qurna Main :

• Carpentry courses
• Computer Numerical Control

(CNC)

• Electrical and electronics repair
• E Marketing

Others

• Blacksmith sessions
• Barber sessions
• Secondary ceilings
• Pipe Fitter
• Restaurant management
• Project Management
• Cooling & Heating Appliances
• English Language
• Safety

Main :

• Carpentry
• Mechanic and repair of electrical

appliances

• Computer
• Automotive service technician
• Beauty
• E Marketing

Others

• Blacksmithing
• Fishing

Trainings youth are more interested in participating in - Male

Basra Qurna

• Tailoring, dressmaking
• Beauty
• Education (Teaching)
• Pastry and food industry

Others

• Computer skills
• English language
• Writing skills in Arabic and English
• Etiquette
• Media
• Proposal writing
• Design
• Decorations
• Agricultural courses (nurseries,

apiaries) Main :

• Computer Numerical Control (CNC)
• Tailoring, dressmaking
• Beauty
• Education (Teaching)
• Pastry and food industry

Others

• English
• Media
• Nursing
• Management of small projects

Trainings youth are more interested in participating in -Female

Summary of Findings – Employers survey

27% 73% 20% 80% MANAGER OWNER

POSITION

Basra Qurna 87% 80%

13% 20% BASRA QURNA

SEX - EMPLOYERS SURVEY

Male Female

28% 22% 6% 6% 22% 3% 13% 31% 11% 18% 16% 4% 20% 0% THERE ARE FEW WORKERS WITH THE RIGHT TECHNICAL SKILLS OR EXPERIENCE AVAILABLE IN THIS AREA THERE ARE SKILLED WORKERS BUT THE DEMAND FOR THESE SKILLED WORKERS IS HIGH WORKERS LACK COMMUNICATION SKILLS WORKERS LACK ADAPTABILITY WORKERS LACK TRUSTWORTHINESS WORKERS DEMAND HIGH SALARY/REMUNERATION IT IS DIFFICULT TO ADVERTISE JOBS WORKERS ARE MOSTLY UNAWARE OF VACANCIES/ IT IS DIFFICULT TO ADVERTISE JOBS

MAIN CHALLENGES EMPLOYERS FACE WHEN TRYING TO HIRE EMPLOYEES

Qurna Basra

16% 4% 13% 7% 12% 8% 19% 1% 16% 4% 19% 1% 17% 3% 16% 4% 20% 13% 7%

YOUTH ARE HARDWORKING YOUTH ARE LAZY YOUTH ARE PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES YOUTH ARE UNPROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES YOUTH ARE AGREEABLE IN DEALING WITH ISSUES YOUTH ARE CONFRONTATIONAL IN DEALING WITH ISSUES YOUTH ARE RELIABLE EMPLOYEES YOUTH ARE UNRELIABLE EMPLOYEES YOUTH HAVE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE FOR WORK YOUTH LACK SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NEEDED FOR WORK

EMPLOYERS PERCEPTION OF YOUTH

Qurna Basra

3% 3% 3% 8% 3% 5% 21% 21% 3% 8% 8% 10% 8% 8%

4% 42% 13% 17% 8% 4% 4%

AGE READING AND WRITING SKILLS PHYSICAL ABILITY EXPERIENCE COMMITTED SELF-CONFIDENCE/MOTIVATION COMMUNICATION SKILLS COMPUTER SKILLS PREVIOUS TRAINING MATH LANGUAGE TRUSTWORTHY MAKERTING SKILLS CREATIVITY

MAIN SKILLS EMPLOYERS LOOK FOR WHEN HIRING NEW PEOPLE

Basra Qurna

Summary of Findings - Employers

Basra Qurna

Main Employers Construction companies such as Al Narjis ; Ma'a Al Sama'a (Sky Water) International General Contracting such as Minawi Pasha Hotel Al - Shaher Security Protection Co Moayyed Nahi Concrete Industries Co Small businesses such as food shops and restaurants ; Agriculture, industry, oil and mechanical and electrical engineering Finding Employees Social media family and friends Employers Requirements when hiring new employees Education : University degree Age preference: between 23-30 Location : Preferable from the same area Sex: Prefer to hire Male employees Education: Basic Age: 20 and Above Location : Preferable from the same area Perception of youth Employers think that youth are Good, patient, committed, and hard workers Employers think that youth are unrealistic about work and not committed Main challenges that the employers face in hiring employees Lack of experience Employees demand high salaries Lacks of skills Employees Demand high salaries Not committed to working hours Interested in hiring someone who has undergone a Vocational training Interested in hiring someone that had a Vocational training Interested in hiring (MALE) that had a Vocational training Recruit female employees/Interns Yes they would ( No preference) The majority of employers said that they do not prefer to hire females

60% 40% 60% 40% 40% 53% 40% 40% 60% 67% 47% 53% 67% 7% 47% 13% 47% 47% 13% 53% 53% 7% 7% 33% 20%

33% 13% 27% 13% 13% 33% 7% 7% 33% 27% 20% 27% 33%

BASIC LITERACY SKILLS PAST TRAINING COMMUNICATION SKILLS TECHNICAL SKILLS ENGLISH LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE INTERPERSONAL SKILLS COMPUTER SKILLS APPROPRIATE LEVEL/TYPE OF EDUCATION ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE LEARNED TO WORK COMMITMENT AND DISCIPLINE REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS ABOUT WORLD OF WORK PROBLEM SOLVING/DECISION MAKING SKILLS OVERALL ABILITY

IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THE FOLLOWING SKILLS OR REQUIREMENT WHEN RECRUITING AN EMPLOYEE IN BASRA

Very important Somewhat important Not important

7% 40% 13% 73% 87% 47%

47% 27% 47% 53% 20% 40% 40% 53% 53% 7% 7%

47% 33% 53% 33% 7% 60% 13% 13% 47% 100% 47% 93% 93%

BASIC LITERACY SKILLS PAST TRAINING COMMUNICATION SKILLS TECHNICAL SKILLS ENGLISH LANGUAGE KNOWLEDGE INTERPERSONAL SKILLS COMPUTER SKILLS APPROPRIATE LEVEL/TYPE OF EDUCATION ABILITY TO APPLY KNOWLEDGE LEARNED TO WORK COMMITMENT AND DISCIPLINE REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS ABOUT WORLD OF WORK PROBLEM SOLVING/DECISION MAKING SKILLS OVERALL ABILITY

IMPORTANCE OF HAVING THE FOLLOWING SKILLS OR REQUIREMENT WHEN RECRUITING AN EMPLOYEE IN QURNA

Very important Somewhat important Not important

73% 27% 27% 73%

BASRA QURNA

ARE YOU WILLING TO ACTIVELY RECRUIT FEMALES AS EMPLOYEES, INTERNS, OR ON THE JOB TRAINEES?

Yes No 93% 93% 7% 7%

BASRA QURNA

ARE YOU WILLING TO TAKE ON INTERNS/ ON-THE-JOB TRAINEES?

Yes No 44% 11% 44%

71% 14% 14%

THEY ARE NOT PAID MORE THAN 30,000 IQD TIPS/BENEFITS BETWEEN 10,000 IQD AND 20,000 IQD

How much do you pay apprentices/trainees per week?

Qurna Basra 11% 33% 56% 40% 20% 40%

LESS THAN HALF OF THE TRAINEES ONLY A FEW OF THEM ALWAYS; ALL PEOPLE CHOSEN FOR TRAINING ARE MEANT TO BE EMPLOYED LATER ON.

HOW OFTEN ARE APPRENTICES/TRAINEES RECRUITED AS SALARIED EMPLOYEES?

Basra Qurna

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

• 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

• pportunity 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
• pportunity, 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;

RECOMMENDATIONS

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

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ILO Resilience and Recovery Programme in Iraq

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

• f value chain approach as a facilitation tool for

integrating MSEs into market and to become competitive.

Resilience and Recovery programme

Vulnerable IDPs and host Communities EIIP

Employment Intensive Investment Programme

Employment Services

RPL - Certification Formalization and Labour Rights Job matching Career counseling SMEs Development Micro Finance

Skills Development

On Job Training Apprenticeship Vocational Training On Job Training Apprenticeship Vocational Training

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Employment Intensive Approaches…Benefits

Assets and Services:

Roads, Schools, water supplies, Environment, agriculture, Social services

Employment:

Experience, engagement, skills, social protection, social cohesion

Income:

Wages, suppliers income, multiplier wages spent

Local Resource-Based Methods

• Local Capacities
• Sustainable Infrastructure
• Labour-Based Activities
• Equipment support

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How it is fits?

Employment Generation Capacity Building Maintaining Infrastructure Decent Work Provisions in the Contracts Employment Procedures to ensure equality ESCs Youth – Women – PWDs inclusion Governmental Staff – planning , Design and implementation, M&E Private Sector Contractors –Decent Work, Contract management and implementation Maintenance Activities – Labour-based Task – Based System; productive jobs Construction Management; on-job training

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Jordan - MSSRP

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

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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.

Formalization

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

• ccupational safety and health

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

labour market vacancies, employer’s skills needs

Employment Service Centres

• National labour force surveys, quarterly employment/unemployment rates

Ministry of Labour Department of Statistics (DOS)

• Scope and scale of decent work deficits at the sector, industry and firm

levels, Assessment of national partners capacity to support decent work, Mapping of employment services, Analysis of regulatory frameworks

ILO Project Inception Phase Assessments, Studies and M&E

• Monthly figures on the number of work permits, desegregated by sex,

nationality, municipality and sector

Ministry of Planning Work Permit Database

• Registry of all workers enrolled in social security, either individually or by

their employer

Social Security Corporation

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
• 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

Worker Retention

Impact of EIIP on Productivity

• Communities overall satisfaction

with quality ;

• Increase in production/income as

a direct result of infrastructure improvements (e.g. acres of cultivated land where irrigation lines were installed)

Assess the impact of EIIP infrastructure

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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

• f 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

AOB?

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