|
Afghanistan
|
AFG |
Asia and the Pacific |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Angola
|
AGO |
Africa |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Albania
|
ALB |
Europe |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2014 |
Yes |
The National Employment and Skills Strategy 2014-2020 has been extended. The Employment and Skills Strategy 2019-2022 Vision remains the same as the strategy that was implemented during 2014-2018 and builds upon the latter. It preserves the same vision and the same strategic priorities. |
|
United Arab Emirates
|
ARE |
Arab States |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2018 |
No |
|
|
Argentina
|
ARG |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Armenia
|
ARM |
Europe |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2012 |
Yes |
|
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
ATG |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Azerbaijan
|
AZE |
Europe |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2006; 2ND revision in 2018 |
No |
|
|
Burundi
|
BDI |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2014 |
Yes |
|
|
Benin
|
BEN |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2011; 2ND revision in 2020 |
No |
|
|
Burkina Faso
|
BFA |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2008 |
Yes |
|
|
Bangladesh
|
BGD |
Asia and the Pacific |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Bahrain
|
BHR |
Arab States |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Bahamas
|
BHS |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
Employment concerns are integrated in the National Development Framework (Vision 2040). |
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
BIH |
Europe |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Belarus
|
BLR |
Europe |
No |
|
No |
There is a State Programme for Social Protection and Promotion of Employment of Population of the Republic of Belarus for 2016-2020 (Resolution #73 of the Council of Ministers of Belarus dated January 30, 2016). |
|
Belize
|
BLZ |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
Employment concerns are integrated in the National Development Framework (Horizon 2030). |
|
Bolivia, Plurinational State of
|
BOL |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
Employment concerns are integrated in the national development plan (Plan de Viver bien). |
|
Brazil
|
BRA |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Barbados
|
BRB |
Americas |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2014 |
No |
|
|
Botswana
|
BWA |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2021 |
No |
|
|
Central African Republic
|
CAF |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2016 |
Yes |
|
|
Chile
|
CHL |
Americas |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2018 |
No |
The 2018 national employment policy is currently inactive. |
|
China
|
CHN |
Asia and the Pacific |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2002; 2ND revision in 2005; 3RD revision in 2008; 4TH revision in 2012; 5TH revision in 2015; 6TH revision in 2018; 7TH revision in 2020 |
No |
|
|
Côte d'Ivoire
|
CIV |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2012; 2ND revision in 2016 |
Yes |
|
|
Cameroon
|
CMR |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2008; 2ND revision in 2017 |
No |
|
|
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
COD |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2015 |
No |
|
|
Congo
|
COG |
Africa |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Cook Islands
|
COK |
Asia and the Pacific |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Colombia
|
COL |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Comoros
|
COM |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2013 |
No |
|
|
Cabo Verde
|
CPV |
Africa |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Costa Rica
|
CRI |
Americas |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2014 |
Yes |
|
|
Cuba
|
CUB |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Djibouti
|
DJI |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2014 |
No |
|
|
Dominica
|
DMA |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Dominican Republic
|
DOM |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Algeria
|
DZA |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2008 |
No |
|
|
Ecuador
|
ECU |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
Employment concerns are integrated in the National Development Framework (Plan Nacional de Desarrollo 2017 – 2021). |
|
Egypt
|
EGY |
Africa |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Eritrea
|
ERI |
Africa |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Ethiopia
|
ETH |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2016; 2ND revision in 2019 |
No |
|
|
Fiji
|
FJI |
Asia and the Pacific |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2018 |
Yes |
|
|
Gabon
|
GAB |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2018 |
No |
|
|
Georgia
|
GEO |
Europe |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2019 |
No |
|
|
Ghana
|
GHA |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2015 |
No |
|
|
Guinea
|
GIN |
Africa |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Gambia
|
GMB |
Africa |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Guinea - Bissau
|
GNB |
Africa |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
GNQ |
Africa |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
The country has a law on employment promotion. |
|
Grenada
|
GRD |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
Employment concerns are integrated in the National Development Framework (Strategic Development Plan 2030). |
|
Guatemala
|
GTM |
Americas |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2012; 2ND revision in 2017 |
Yes |
|
|
Guyana
|
GUY |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Honduras
|
HND |
Americas |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2017 |
Yes |
|
|
Haiti
|
HTI |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Indonesia
|
IDN |
Asia and the Pacific |
No |
|
No |
Employment concerns are integrated in the Medium-Term Development Plan (2020-2024). |
|
India
|
IND |
Asia and the Pacific |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Iran, Islamic Republic of
|
IRN |
Asia and the Pacific |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Iraq
|
IRQ |
Arab States |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2011 |
Yes |
|
|
Jamaica
|
JAM |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
Employment concerns are integrated in the National Development Framework (Vision 2030). |
|
Jordan
|
JOR |
Arab States |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2011 |
No |
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
KAZ |
Europe |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2016; 2ND revision in 2018 |
No |
|
|
Kenya
|
KEN |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2013 |
No |
|
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
KGZ |
Europe |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2013 |
Yes |
|
|
Cambodia
|
KHM |
Asia and the Pacific |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2015 |
No |
|
|
Kiribati
|
KIR |
Asia and the Pacific |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
KNA |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Korea, Republic of
|
KOR |
Asia and the Pacific |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2003; 2ND revision in 2008; 3RD revision in 2010; 4TH revision in 2013; 5TH revision in 2017 |
No |
|
|
Kuwait
|
KWT |
Arab States |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Lao People's Democratic Republic
|
LAO |
Asia and the Pacific |
No |
|
No |
A National Rural Employment Strategy was adopted in 2021. |
|
Lebanon
|
LBN |
Arab States |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Liberia
|
LBR |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2009 |
No |
|
|
Libya
|
LBY |
Africa |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Saint Lucia
|
LCA |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
LKA |
Asia and the Pacific |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2012; 2ND revision in 2017 |
No |
|
|
Lesotho
|
LSO |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2018 |
No |
|
|
Morocco
|
MAR |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2015 |
Yes |
|
|
Moldova, Republic of
|
MDA |
Europe |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2007; 2ND revision in 2016 |
No |
|
|
Madagascar
|
MDG |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2003; 2ND revision in 2015 |
Yes |
|
|
Maldives, Republic of
|
MDV |
Asia and the Pacific |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Mexico
|
MEX |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
Based on a tripartite dialogue process, the State of Coahuila in Mexico adopted a Strategy for Employment Recovery in two economic sectors (Transport and Retail sector) in 2022. |
|
Marshall Islands
|
MHL |
Asia and the Pacific |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
North Macedonia
|
MKD |
Europe |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2011; 2ND revision in 2015; 3RD revision in 2021 |
No |
|
|
Mali
|
MLI |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2015 |
No |
|
|
Myanmar
|
MMR |
Asia and the Pacific |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Montenegro
|
MNE |
Europe |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2015 |
Yes |
|
|
Mongolia
|
MNG |
Asia and the Pacific |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2016 |
No |
|
|
Mozambique
|
MOZ |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2006; 2ND revision in 2016 |
No |
|
|
Mauritania
|
MRT |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2019 |
No |
|
|
Mauritius
|
MUS |
Africa |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Malawi
|
MWI |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2017 |
No |
|
|
Malaysia
|
MYS |
Asia and the Pacific |
No |
|
No |
Employment concerns are integrated in the National Development Plan (2021-2025). |
|
Namibia
|
NAM |
Africa |
Yes |
2ND revision in 2013 |
Yes |
A first national employment policy was adopted in 1997. |
|
Niger
|
NER |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2008 |
Yes |
|
|
Nigeria
|
NGA |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2002; 2ND revision in 2017 |
Yes |
|
|
Nicaragua
|
NIC |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Nepal
|
NPL |
Asia and the Pacific |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2005; 2ND revision in 2015 |
No |
|
|
Oman
|
OMN |
Arab States |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Pakistan
|
PAK |
Asia and the Pacific |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Panama
|
PAN |
Americas |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2014 |
No |
|
|
Peru
|
PER |
Americas |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2011; 2ND revision in 2021 |
Yes |
|
|
Philippines
|
PHL |
Asia and the Pacific |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2011; 2ND revision in 2021; 3RD revision in 2023 |
No |
|
|
Palau
|
PLW |
Asia and the Pacific |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
PNG |
Asia and the Pacific |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2022 |
No |
|
|
Paraguay
|
PRY |
Americas |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2022 |
No |
|
|
Occupied Territories
|
PSE |
Arab States |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2020 |
No |
|
|
Qatar
|
QAT |
Arab States |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Russian Federation
|
RUS |
Europe |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2012; 2ND revision in 2014 |
No |
|
|
Rwanda
|
RWA |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2007; 2ND revision in 2019 |
No |
|
|
Saudi Arabia
|
SAU |
Arab States |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2009; 2ND revision in 2019 |
No |
|
|
Serbia
|
SCG |
Europe |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2011; 2ND revision in 2021 |
No |
|
|
Sudan
|
SDN |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2019 |
No |
|
|
Senegal
|
SEN |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2010; 2ND revision in 2017 |
Yes |
|
|
Solomon Islands
|
SLB |
Asia and the Pacific |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
SLE |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2015 |
No |
|
|
El Salvador
|
SLV |
Americas |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2017 |
Yes |
|
|
Somalia
|
SOM |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2019 |
No |
|
|
South Sudan
|
SSD |
Africa |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
STP |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2015 |
No |
|
|
Suriname
|
SUR |
Americas |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2022 |
No |
|
|
Eswatini
|
SWZ |
Africa |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Seychelles
|
SYC |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2014 |
No |
|
|
Syrian Arab Republic
|
SYR |
Arab States |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Chad
|
TCD |
Africa |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Togo
|
TGO |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2012 |
No |
|
|
Thailand
|
THA |
Asia and the Pacific |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Tajikistan
|
TJK |
Europe |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2023 |
No |
|
|
Turkmenistan
|
TKM |
Europe |
No |
|
No |
An Employment Law was adopted in June 2016 by the Parliament. The government implements the State Programme on Employment Promotion and Job Creation 2015-2020 and the State Programme for Youth Employment 2018-2020. |
|
Timor-Leste
|
TLS |
Asia and the Pacific |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2017 |
No |
|
|
Tonga
|
TON |
Asia and the Pacific |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
TTO |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
Employment concerns are integrated in the National Development Framework (Vision 2020). |
|
Tunisia
|
TUN |
Africa |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Tuvalu
|
TUV |
Asia and the Pacific |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Tanzania, United Republic of
|
TZA |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2008 |
Yes |
Zanzibar is actually formulating an employment policy. |
|
Uganda
|
UGA |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2011 |
Yes |
|
|
Ukraine
|
UKR |
Europe |
No |
|
No |
Employment concerns are integrated in the National Development Strategy. |
|
Uruguay
|
URY |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
UZB |
Europe |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
VCT |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
Employment concerns are integrated in the National Development Framework. |
|
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
|
VEN |
Americas |
No |
|
No |
|
|
Viet Nam
|
VNM |
Asia and the Pacific |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2013 |
Yes |
|
|
Vanuatu
|
VUT |
Asia and the Pacific |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Samoa
|
WSM |
Asia and the Pacific |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2016; 2ND revision in 2022 |
No |
|
|
Yemen
|
YEM |
Arab States |
No |
|
No |
|
|
South Africa
|
ZAF |
Africa |
In process of formulating one |
|
No |
|
|
Zambia
|
ZMB |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2005; 2ND revision in 2019 |
No |
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
ZWE |
Africa |
Yes |
1ST revision in 2009 |
No |
|