THE ETHIOPIA INDUSTRIAL PARKS JOBS PROTECTION FACILITY Report 2022

The Ethiopia Industrial Parks Jobs Protection Facility provided US$ 4,645,607 in wage and innovation incentives to 24 factories in Ethiopia's industrial parks, benefiting 31,511 workers. The facility successfully enabled 92% of participating factories to retain at least 80% of their pre-Facility workforce and helped 76% avoid revenue declines during the pandemic. Beyond job retention, the facility spurred innovation in PPE production and human capital development, while creating unintended positive outcomes such as improved financial inclusion for workers through the formalization of payroll via bank accounts and streamlined internal cash reconciliation processes for factories.

• The Facility provided a total of US$ 4,645,607 in wage and innovation incentives to 24 approved factories, which supported 31,511 workers across the Hawassa, Bole Lemi, Eastern, and Debre Birhan industrial parks.
• The wage subsidy was effective in workforce retention, with 92% of the 24 participating factories retaining 80% or more of their workforce from before the Facility was implemented.
• The Facility supported operational continuity and growth; 90% of surveyed factories agreed it helped them continue operations, 85% agreed it helped improve operations, and 76% avoided revenue declines during the pandemic.
• The innovation incentive led 20 of the 24 factories to implement changes, including producing COVID-19 PPE (such as face masks), establishing a knitted shoes production line, entering new markets in the USA and Europe, and investing in human capital through tuition payments and workforce training.
• The Facility generated positive unintended impacts, including contributing to the public health response via PPE production and improving factory governance by requiring monthly cash reconciliation reports to prevent fraud and accounting errors.
• The Facility increased financial inclusion for workers because the reimbursement-based funding model required factories to provide proof of payroll, forcing a shift from cash payments to formal bank accounts.

APA

FSD Africa (2022). THE ETHIOPIA INDUSTRIAL PARKS JOBS PROTECTION FACILITY Report 2022. https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/22-06-09-EJPF-Learning-Brief_compressed.pdf

Chicago

FSD Africa. THE ETHIOPIA INDUSTRIAL PARKS JOBS PROTECTION FACILITY Report 2022. 2022. https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/22-06-09-EJPF-Learning-Brief_compressed.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{fsdafrica2022ethiopia, author = {{FSD Africa}}, title = {{THE ETHIOPIA INDUSTRIAL PARKS JOBS PROTECTION FACILITY Report 2022}}, institution = {FSD Africa}, year = {2022}, url = {https://fsdafrica.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/22-06-09-EJPF-Learning-Brief_compressed.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }