Actions in Ecuador

  • Labour & Employment Policies

    Building cross-cutting capacities in the Ministry of Labour to foster labor market inclusion of persons with disabilities

    South America Ecuador
    Start activities
    24-04-2023
    End activities
    15-12-2023
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Labour [Ministerio del Trabajo]
    Type of Assistance
    Organisational management (structures & functions)
    Code
    2023-01
    Description
    The Organic Law on Disabilities and the Labour Code of Ecuador establishes a mandatory quota of labour inclusion of persons with disabilities for the public and private sector with a minimum payroll of 25 workers. The Ministry of Labour of Ecuador, as the governing body of public policies in the labour field, needs to establish synergies between the supply and demand of employment in the country, through the development of innovative regulations that promote and facilitate the hiring of people with disabilities. Spanish experts mobilised by SOCIEUX+ contributed to the elaboration of a Diagnosis to know the degree of inclusion of people with disabilities in the Public Employment Service of the Ministry, and guidelines and recommendations were built to mainstream the disability approach. All of this was complemented with direct training for the institution's workers, especially labour inspectors for the regulation of companies on this topic.

  • Labour & Employment Policies

    Strengthening the services of the Ecuadorian Public Employment Service (Encuentra Empleo) for employers

    SOUTH AMERICA Ecuador
    Start activities
    10/05/2021
    End activities
    06/10/2022
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Labour [Ministerio del Trabajo]
    Type of Assistance
    Organisation/business strategy & planning
    Code
    2021-07
    Description
    The Ministry of Labour requested SOCIEUX+ support to strengthen the capacity of the Ecuadorian Public Employment Service (PES - Encuentra Empleo) to offer quality advice and services to employers and to stimulate more companies to use the PES. The support provided by SOCIEUX-mobilized experts from public employment services of France, Spain, and Sweden has therefore focused, from one side, on a critical analysis functional to the improvement of services available to employers and, on the other side, on the development of a communication strategy to outreach employers. On-line workshops were delivered to present good practices of EU PES and their approaches to and means of communication with employers, as a basis to co-draft a strategy and a communication plan that help Encuentra Empleo to strengthen its the relationship with employers. Finally, experts addressed individual capacity needs on the same topic, by outlining a training plan and delivering short training modules to agents in charge of relations with employers.

  • Labour & Employment Policies

    To prevent child labour in all its forms, through attention, generation of public policies and restitution of children rights

    SOUTH AMERICA Ecuador
    Start activities
    18/10/2021
    End activities
    30-09-2022
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Labour [Ministerio del Trabajo]
    Type of Assistance
    Policy development
    Code
    2021-05
    Description
    The Action aimed to contribute to eliminate child labour by strengthening the inspection process run by the Ministry of Labour. In this perspective, experts from France and Spain analyzed the actual practices of the Ministry’s Labour Inspectorate and provided recommendations to reinforce interventions targeting the eradication of child labour. The logic of intervention encompassed awareness considerations, thus information sharing and training sessions aimed to sensitize labour inspectors, by presenting and clarifying existing applicable legal regulations, and showcasing European practices for the protection of the rights of children and adolescents.

  • Labour & Employment Policies

    Training course on managing employment disputes effectively

    SOUTH AMERICA Ecuador
    Start activities
    05/05/2021
    End activities
    12/07/2021
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Labour [Ministerio del Trabajo]
    Type of Assistance
    Organisational capacity building
    Code
    2021-03
    Description
    The Ministry of Labour in Ecuador is responsible for promoting social dialogue through the Labour Mediation Directorate, by attending hearings conducted by mediators as an effective means of resolving labour disputes and preventing workers and employers from going to court. The virtual training seminar organized by SOCIEUX+ experts from France and Spain channeled to the staff of the Labour Mediation Directorate, as well as to labour inspectors, models and practices for enriching labour conflicts resolution techniques.