SUMMARYSUMMARY PROJECT PROJECT OUTLINEOUTLINE

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ITC-ILO/ACTRAV Training Course A3-ITC-ILO/ACTRAV Training Course A3-00850: Trade Union Training on 00850: Trade Union Training on

Employment Policies – Focus on YouthEmployment Policies – Focus on Youth(02/07 – 27/07/2007, Turin + Japan)(02/07 – 27/07/2007, Turin + Japan)

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Project title Reading Rooms for Rural Migrant Workers

Tentative duration 3 years

Starting date Oct. 2007

Geographical Coverage

Workplace and Living Areas of Rural of Migrant Workers all China

Project Language Chinese

Executing organization/Unit

Education & Publicity Department of All China Federation of Trade Unions

Implementing Unit ACFTU at Province and enterprise levels

Preparation date July 2007

Author LI HUA, ACFTU

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Background & JustificationBackground & Justification

China has a wide range of areas and regions with large China has a wide range of areas and regions with large population and lacks access to information, training, population and lacks access to information, training, education and lifelong learning.education and lifelong learning.On the personal front, financial security is more On the personal front, financial security is more associated with employability. People have to be skilled associated with employability. People have to be skilled to have a job or have to be skilled to keep a job. to have a job or have to be skilled to keep a job. National strength growing depends on personal abilities National strength growing depends on personal abilities together. At the opening international marketplace, labor together. At the opening international marketplace, labor force should have the quality, or skills, up to international force should have the quality, or skills, up to international standard . standard . The high quality of labor force is first of all in the The high quality of labor force is first of all in the personal interest and after all in the business interest personal interest and after all in the business interest and national interest. Trade unions’ sponsorship and/or and national interest. Trade unions’ sponsorship and/or involvement in network of employment service and involvement in network of employment service and improving the quality of labor force in China serves and improving the quality of labor force in China serves and benefits both union members and their employers. benefits both union members and their employers.

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Target Group Target Group

31 provincial federations are the target group and, 31 provincial federations are the target group and, at the same time, they will be the partners for the at the same time, they will be the partners for the implementation because they are asked implementation because they are asked afterwards to promote reading rooms for their afterwards to promote reading rooms for their affiliated enterprise-based unions.affiliated enterprise-based unions.

3600 Enterprise-based unions are also the target 3600 Enterprise-based unions are also the target group and they are expected to organize & group and they are expected to organize & manage reading rooms.manage reading rooms.

An authorized company (the name is unknown) is An authorized company (the name is unknown) is also the target group and it is expected to also the target group and it is expected to purchase and transmit publications to destinationpurchase and transmit publications to destination..

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Development ObjectivesDevelopment Objectives

This work-plan will contribute to This work-plan will contribute to achieving the following:achieving the following:

1.1. Building up migrant workers Building up migrant workers employability and competence employability and competence

2.2. Having access to life-long learning Having access to life-long learning opportunities.opportunities.

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Immediate ObjectivesImmediate Objectives

At the end of project, 3600 reading At the end of project, 3600 reading rooms will have been established or re-rooms will have been established or re-established and capable of providing the established and capable of providing the following services:following services:Basic education upgrading for migrant Basic education upgrading for migrant workers with low education level.workers with low education level.Access to employment information, Access to employment information, knowledge of labor laws, job search skills knowledge of labor laws, job search skills and international labor standards for and international labor standards for migrant workers who want to build up migrant workers who want to build up professional careers professional careers

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Key Outputs/Direct ResultsKey Outputs/Direct Results

(1) (1) For Immediate Objective :For Immediate Objective :

– 3600 reading rooms with education 3600 reading rooms with education material, training and counseling material, training and counseling service for basic education and access service for basic education and access to employment related information.to employment related information.

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Activities (Contd)Activities (Contd)

Activity 1:Activity 1: Provincial unions select newly-built and Provincial unions select newly-built and re-built places for reading room. re-built places for reading room.

Activity 2: Submit their plan to Education & Activity 2: Submit their plan to Education & Publicity Department of ACFTU (the project Publicity Department of ACFTU (the project executive organization).executive organization).

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Activity 3: Both ACFTU and the company sign Activity 3: Both ACFTU and the company sign a contract authorized for purchase and a contract authorized for purchase and transmitting publications and facilitiestransmitting publications and facilities

Activity 4: ACFTU put up the specific Activity 4: ACFTU put up the specific catalogue, volumes and transmitting catalogue, volumes and transmitting destination, and the company signing contract destination, and the company signing contract carry out the task.carry out the task.

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Activity 6: Provide migrant workers with Activity 6: Provide migrant workers with orientation of labor market, analyses of orientation of labor market, analyses of information concerning supply and demand of information concerning supply and demand of labor market, the ILO International Standards labor market, the ILO International Standards and ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and ILO Declaration on Fundamental Principles and rights at work, etc.and rights at work, etc.

Activity 7: Develop tools including packages of e-Activity 7: Develop tools including packages of e-learning courses for migrant workers on how to learning courses for migrant workers on how to learn, how to find and apply the information that learn, how to find and apply the information that they needed, and preparing job application, they needed, and preparing job application, interview, work life and on labor rights.interview, work life and on labor rights.

Activity 8: Train 3600 librarians.

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Main Inputs Main Inputs

Funding: ACFTU BudgetFunding: ACFTU BudgetPublications (including books, magazines, Publications (including books, magazines, CD and DVD, etc.)CD and DVD, etc.)Rooms Rooms Facilities (including chairs, desks, Facilities (including chairs, desks, bookcases and computers, etc.)bookcases and computers, etc.)Staff support (librarians, counselors & Staff support (librarians, counselors & trainers) trainers)

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Indicators of AchievementIndicators of Achievement

For Immediate Objective For Immediate Objective

Existence of 3600 Reading rooms Existence of 3600 Reading rooms of the end of the project, with of the end of the project, with facilities.facilities.

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Management of RisksManagement of Risks

Potential RiskPotential Risk Possible ResponsePossible Response

Risk 1Risk 1 Only few provincial Only few provincial federations are willing to federations are willing to participate in or cooperate participate in or cooperate with the project. with the project.

ACFTU will clarify the ACFTU will clarify the importance of the importance of the project on trade union project on trade union strategy of workers’ right strategy of workers’ right protection and also protection and also spend some time for a spend some time for a

feasibility study.feasibility study.

Risk 2Risk 2 Only few enterprise-based Only few enterprise-based unions are willing to unions are willing to participate in or cooperate participate in or cooperate with the projectwith the project. .

As in Risk 1.As in Risk 1.

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Monitoring / Reporting / Monitoring / Reporting / Evaluation ProceduresEvaluation Procedures

The first report from provincial federations on The first report from provincial federations on their plan or activities for reading rooms is to be their plan or activities for reading rooms is to be submitted 2-month after project submitted 2-month after project commencement.commencement.

Annual report of provincial federations on the Annual report of provincial federations on the result of the reading rooms is to be submitted at result of the reading rooms is to be submitted at the end of the year.the end of the year.

Mid-term evaluation by ACFTU of the project’s Mid-term evaluation by ACFTU of the project’s program ( achievement & difficulties & program ( achievement & difficulties & suggestions for future action)suggestions for future action)

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Preliminary Budget ProposalPreliminary Budget Proposal

Main ItemMain Item Local Local Currency (RMB)Currency (RMB) US$US$

publicationspublications 60 million 60 million 8 million 8 million

facilitiesfacilities 16.5 million 16.5 million 2.2 million 2.2 million

spaces spaces 37.5 million 37.5 million 5 million 5 million

transmitting transmitting 3.75 million 3.75 million 0.5 million 0.5 million

trainingtraining 2.25 million 2.25 million 0.3 million 0.3 million

Total: Total: 16 million16 million

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