ECSU Holds Research Validation Workshop on SEPAA and State of DW
Ethiopian Civil Service University held Research Validation Workshop on Survey of Establishment Profiles in Addis Ababa and the State of Decent Work in Addis Ababa on 23 July 2018 at DLC. The research was conducted in collaboration with Bureau of Labor and Social Affairs of Addis Ababa.
On the workshop three research papers entitled “Survey of Establishment Profile”, “Informal Establishment” and “Decent work” were presented for validation. In connection with the Survey of Establishment Profile the research pointed out that the numbers of establishments has increased through time due to the urban population growth along side with the demand for supply of goods and services. Rapid growth has been seen in micro and small establishments. It also indicated that the average working hours per week for all permanent and temporary employees is higher than the regular working hours and it is recommended that the City Administration should reinforce the existing law against gender based discrimination and Labor and Civil Service Law of working hours. It is also recommended that the government should set a minimum wage. Building the capacity of the Establishments and developing employee’s mechanisms are also recommended.
With regard to Informal Establishment it is pointed out that the City Administration should make every endeavor to integrate the informal economy with the formal by facilitating access to credit sources with low collateral requirements and less bureaucratic procedures to mitigate financial problems of the poor. In connection with Decent Work most of the private organizations that have low number of employees either do not have workers associations or held symbolic representations and Establishment are reluctant to employ job applicants with disabilities. Employers should provide the necessary tools and equipments used for the work and deliver training to employees on how to use tools and equipments. The regulatory bodies like MoLSA and BoLSA should also discharge their responsibility in collaboration with concerned bodies, the research paper disclosed.
In his closing remark Dr. Alemayehu Debebe, Vice President for Research and Community Service thanked the participants and the research teams. He also expressed his heartfelt thanks to BoLSA and all institutions for their unreserved support for the research team. By getting out of the traditional way, we are committed to work together with our stakeholders by discussing on research planning and data collection and other related issues in our research works. To be aware of meeting the objective of the research validation workshop will be conducted before submitting the research findings. This will enable as to meet our research objectives effectively, Dr. Alemayehu added.
Chairman of the research committee, Dr. Birhanu Beyene on his part said the workshop enabled the research committee to get invaluable ideas and suggestions from high level experts to make the paper better. He also thanked the participants for their active participation.