Deadline: 9 June 2017
USAID/Vietnam is seeking applications to develop a Public Private Partnership (PPP) for a new four‐year activity titled “Enhancing Worker‐Management Relations in Vietnam.” USAID’s goal of this activity is to have strengthened Vietnamese capacity to ensure Vietnamese workers and employers engaging in Social Dialogue to communicate effectively on issues ranging from worker grievances to production practices, ensuring continued improvements in productivity, stability and worker rights in targeted light manufacturing sectors.
USAID/Vietnam is co‐designing this activity with a group of private sector brands which have significant investment in Vietnam and are committed to strengthening the capacity of Vietnamese workers and employers to engage in social dialogue. Representatives of these organizations have participated in various design workshops, and will continue to be engaged throughout the procurement process.
Activity Goal
USAID’s overarching goal of this activity is to have strengthened Vietnamese capacity to ensure Vietnamese workers and employers are equipped to communicate effectively on issues ranging from worker grievances to production practices, ensuring continued improvements in productivity, stability and worker rights in targeted light manufacturing sectors.
Objectives
- A sustainable network of Vietnamese social dialogue practitioners, affiliated with existing institution(s) to provide trainings and consultancies established
- Increased population of trained managers and human resources personnel, union leaders, and shop floor workers engaging in social dialogue at the enterprise level (in targeted light manufacturing sectors).
Expected Results
- Increased knowledge and application of social dialogue in targeted sectors.
- Workers resolve grievances through social dialogue/mediation/arbitration instead of wildcat strikes
- Stronger overall management practices among participating enterprises.
- Greater empowerment of male and female workers in participating enterprises.
- Next generation of human resource managers and industrial relations students trained in social dialogue at universities.
- Network of social dialogue are employed to provide training, coaching, and mentoring in light manufacturing sectors.
How to Apply
All comments must be submitted electronically at the address given on the website.
For more information, please visit Grants.gov.