Localising and promoting decent work: Lessons from the decent work pilot project (dwpp) in the effutu and ajumako-enyan-essiam districts, Ghana

Abstract

Since adoption of the Post–2015 development agenda, strong proposals have been made calling for the recognition of local governments as main agents in delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Although evidence abound, the academic literature has been silent on the efficacy of local governments to reduce decent work deficits and poverty among rural informal workers. This has only helped with very little knowledge on how contemporary local governments can contribute to achievement of decent work goals as emphasised by the Sustainable Development Goal eight (8). Through a qualitative case study of the Decent Work Pilot Project (DWPP), the current study adapts the Integrative Collaborative Governance Framework (ICGF) to illuminate some of the roles played by local authorities of the ‘Effutu’ and 'Ajumako-Enyan-Essiam' districts in the Central Region of Ghana in localising and promoting decent work principles.