Observation (CEACR) - adopted 2017, published 107th ILC session (2018)

Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122) - Algeria (Ratification: 1969)

Articles 1 and 3 of the Convention. Implementation of an active employment policy. Participation of the social partners. In reply to the Committee’s previous comments, the Government indicates in its report that the survey conducted in September 2016 by the National Statistics Office (ONS) reveals a national unemployment rate of 10.5 per cent. The Committee notes that the unemployment rate remains much higher for women (20 per cent) than for men (8.1 per cent) and also that it rose by 3.5 percentage points in 2016–17. The Committee notes that the Government, through support for the establishment of micro-enterprises, funded 20,164 projects in 2016, compared with 59,679 in 2014. The youth unemployment rate (16–24 years of age) stood at 26.7 per cent in April 2016, a decrease of 3.2 percentage points compared with the previous year. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that, for the 2015–19 period, its efforts are focusing on the promotion of waged employment and the creation of employment for young persons and unemployed persons. The creation of employment will be ensured by the simplification of legislative and regulatory procedures to facilitate access to bank credit and the strengthening of support for promoters to ensure the viability of micro-enterprises. As regards the role of the social partners, the Government indicates that tripartite meetings with union representatives of the employers and representatives of the General Union of Algerian Workers have been organized. The aim of these meetings is to adopt a consensus-based development project and identify adjustments that are needed to implemented policies. The Committee requests the Government to continue sending information on the adoption and implementation of employment measures and on their impact in terms of possibilities for full, productive and lasting employment. It also requests the Government to provide up-to-date statistical information on the nature, extent and trends of employment and unemployment in all sectors, including in the rural sector. The Committee further requests the Government to provide detailed information on the contribution of the social partners to the preparation of a new employment action plan, indicating the manner in which account has been taken of the opinions of workers in the rural sector and in the informal economy, with a view to securing their active cooperation in formulating employment policies and enlisting support for the measures taken in this respect.