Best Practice in Labor-Based Contracting in the Road Sector

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 331.8 Labor unions, labor-management bargaining and disputes
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, DC, 2012
• Bộ sưu tập: Tài liệu truy cập mở
• ID: 307447
• Chủ đề: 1. BEST PRACTICE; 2. BEST PRACTICES; 3. BICYCLES; 4. COMPETITIVENESS; 5. COUNTRY CASE STUDIES

Tóm tắt

 This program trained contractors in labor-based methods in the local road contracting industry in Ghana in order to produce gravel roads of equal quality to equipment-based methods, and generate rural employment in a cost-effective manner. The program was initiated as a component of the World Bank's Fourth Highway Project and funded by International Development Association (IDA). Lessons learned: although labor-based methods offer the benefits of employment generation without sacrificing on cost and quality, programs must be designed carefully so that contractors find these methods attractive to use. When appraising a program, program designers should: assess the second-hand equipment stock and the competitiveness of sector
  target small-scale contractors
  ensure timely payments to contractors
  and equip contractors with care.