CO-OXFAM IN LAOS_SOLAR 2

About this project

The project “Reducing vulnerability in Lao PDR: Advancing social protection and labour rights and entitlements in the coffee, tea and forestry sectors – Phase II” (SOLAR II) aims to ensure that such workers, especially informal workers and women in the coffee, tea, and forestry sectors across 7 provinces and 16 districts of Lao PDR, have better access to social protection and occupational safety and health (OSH) measures. It does so by raising awareness among workers and their representative individuals and organisations,and building capacities of civil society and other grassroots stakeholders. It also aims to strengthen collective mechanisms for workers to share their problems and concerns, especially female workers, and equip them to better realise their labour rights. The project applies the Gender Action Learning System (GALS) in villages to promote behavioural and thought shifts towards gender equality.The SOLAR II Project is the third component of the “Team Europe Partnership with Lao PDR to increase sustainable and inclusive Trade, Investment and Connectivity in the Agriculture and Forestry sectors” (TICAF), which aims to contribute to green, sustainable, andinclusive growth through increased domestic production, processing, exports, national revenue, and creation of decent jobs in the coffee, tea, and wood value chains. SOLAR II complements the TICAF’s Green Cup and ProFEB projects, as well as ongoing and past work such as the SOLAR I pilot project in southern Lao P…

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Oxfam Novib · International NGO

Countries

Laos

Sectors

Agricultural policy and administrative management

Published by Oxfam Novib to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 12 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: NL-KVK-27108436-A-07845-02:LA.

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