SJI 2.4 Jobs created

Decent jobs: Employment that meets the criteria of productive work, fair income, workplace security, social protection, better prospects for personal development and social integration, freedom for individuals to express their concerns, organize and participate in decisions affecting their lives, and equality of opportunity and treatment for all. Jobs can be in the formal or informal sector but must meet the criteria of decent work as defined by the International Labour Organization (ILO).

Created: includes both new jobs and improved jobs that previously did not meet the ILO criteria of "Decent jobs", but which after the intervention meets the criteria. 

• self-employed in agriculture, self-employed, non-agriculture wage employed

• Decent/Not Decent

• formal/informal

• Green/not green

Number of decent jobs created by businesses that have received support by Helvetas. Note it is the number of jobs created within the given period, irrespective of whether one individual holds multiple jobs or if one job is filled by multiple individuals over time.
 
The jobs can have been created directly at the companies, value-chains or sectors targeted or indirectly (at main clients or out-growers of the targeted companies, value chain or sector) as a result of the intervention. 

• Surveys and Interviews: Surveys and interviews with employers and employees to verify the nature of the jobs created.

• Employment Records: Records from employers or self-employment documentation that verify job creation and conditions.

• Project Reports: Regular reports detailing the number of jobs created and their compliance with decent work standards.

• Labor Inspection Reports: Reports from labour inspections that verify the compliance of new jobs with decent work standards.

Data should be collected continuously throughout the project or whenever significant activities are completed. At least endline is reuqired, however it is suggested to measure this annually.

Surveys or Interviews: Conduct surveys with employers or use existing employment records to identify the total number of jobs created as a result of the intervention. This should include full-time, part-time, and seasonal jobs, as long as they meet the defined criteria for "decent work."

Verify the work conditions by employee surveys.
 

Challenge: Verifying the quality of jobs created.

Approach: Use detailed employee surveys to ensure jobs meet decent work standards.
 

Challenge: Distinguishing Between Jobs and Individuals.

Approach: Ensure that data collection methods focus on counting jobs rather than individuals. This may require adjusting surveys or records that traditionally track employment at the individual level.

Challenge: Overlap between multiple job creation projects.

Approach: Coordinate data collection across projects to avoid double-counting.

Challenge: Tracking informal sector jobs.

Approach: Work with community leaders and local organizations to accurately capture job creation in informal sectors.