High Labour Intensive (HIMO) Public Works in Madagascar : Issues and Policy Options

High labor intensive (HIMO) public work programs have been very popular in recent years in Madagascar. They have been one of the most common safety net program used to address poverty and vulnerability. The objective of these programs has been to provide income support to the poor in critical times, e.g. after natural disasters, or to respond to seasonal shortfalls in employment during the agricultural slack period (soudure), and to improve much needed local infrastructures. The Government has recently increased its commitment to assisting poor households to prevent, mitigate and cope with the consequences of these shocks. The poverty reduction strategy paper, presented by the Government in 2003, calls for a national strategy for social protection to address risks and vulnerabilities as a central challenge to reduce poverty and improve human capital in Madagascar. To supplement effective implementation of policies in the area of social protection, the Government developed a National Risk Management and Social Protection Strategy (NRMSPS) in 2007.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Milazzo, Anna Maria
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2008-12
Subjects:	BASIC INFRASTRUCTURE, COMMUNES, COMMUNITIES, DAILY WAGE, DISEASES, DROPOUT, EMPLOYMENT, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, FAMILY MEMBER, HIGH WAGES, HOUSEHOLD LEVEL, HOUSEHOLDS, HUMAN CAPITAL, INCOME, INCOME SUPPORT, INTERVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, JOBS, LABOUR, LABOUR INTENSITY, LOAN, LOCAL COMMUNITIES, MINIMUM WAGE, NATIONAL STRATEGY, NATURAL DISASTERS, NON-WAGE COSTS, NUMBER OF WORKERS, POLITICAL INSTABILITY, POOR HOUSEHOLDS, POOR PEOPLE, POVERTY LEVEL, POVERTY RATES, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PREVAILING MARKET WAGE, PRODUCT PRICES, PROGRAM COST, PROGRAMS, PUBLIC WORK, PUBLIC WORKS, PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS, RISK MANAGEMENT, RURAL AREAS, SAFETY, SAFETY NET, SAFETY NETS, SALARIES, SALE, SAVINGS, SHORT TERM EMPLOYMENT, SKILLED WORKERS, SOCIAL FUND, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL PROTECTION, STAKEHOLDERS, TARGETING, TECHNICAL CAPACITY, TOTAL COST, TOTAL COSTS, UNSKILLED WORKERS, VULNERABILITY, VULNERABLE GROUPS, VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, WAGE, WAGE COST, WAGE COSTS, WAGE LEVEL, WAGE LEVELS, WAGE RATE, WAGES, WORKER,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/12/10287005/high-labor-intensive-himo-public-works-madagascar-issues-policy-options https://hdl.handle.net/10986/11741
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