PUBLIC WKS & EMP

closed

The main objectives of the Public Works and Employment Project are: (a) to create substantial new employment in urban areas; (b) to improve the individual skills of the workers and the corporate competitiveness of the firms for sustained employment; (c) to demonstrate the feasibility of labor-intensive projects; (d) to review existing public works programs and recast them. The components of the project are: (a) a program of public facility and infrastructure rehabilitation and maintenance in urban areas; (b) a package of services related to work organization, management and labor force training; (c) a supervision and monitoring component in order to closely monitor the progress of the project and to prepare the transition toward locally supported employment of the target group; (d) a selective audit of public works program to identify bottlenecks and design system improvements; and (e) a package of consultant services related to a training program for the beneficiaries and engineering firms on the preparation of feasibility studies and technical project proposals; a program aimed at increasing grassroots participation in urban infrastructure maintenance; and the preparatory work for the establishments of a mutual guarantee company.