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El Salvador

Overview of national employment policies

Has national employment policy
Yes
Adoption of national employment policies
1ST revision in 2017
Is the NEP under revision?
Yes

Dialogue and stakeholders in the formulation process

National
Ministry in charge of economy/planning/finance
Yes
Ministry in charge of employment
Yes
Trade unions
Yes
children
-
Other
Yes
Civil society groups, such as women or youth associations
Yes
Employers’ organisations
Yes
Regional
No
Local
No
N.A.
-

Coordinating actor in formulating the employment policy

Ministry in charge of employment/labour
Yes
Ministry in charge of economy/finance/planning
-
Sectoral ministry
-
Other
-
N.A.
-

Additional information:
Ministerio de Trabajo y Previsión Social.

Employment policy goals

Economic growth
-
Decent work
Yes
Employment as central to development strategy
-
Employment creation /promotion
-
Ensure equal opportunities / prevent discrimination in employment
Yes
Freely chosen employment
-
Full employment
-
Poverty reduction
-
Productive employment
-
Protection of workers' rights
-
Reduce unemployment
-
Reduce underemployment
-
Social inclusion
-
Environment/green jobs
-
Other
-
N.A.
-

Additional information:
Objetivo General: Generar condiciones para ampliar las oportunidades para que en El Salvador mujeres y hombres, en igualdad de oportunidades, tengan un empleo decente, por medio de la integración de acciones interins¬titucionales entre los sectores público y privado.

Strategic objectives

Strategic objectives
La Política Nacional de Empleo Decente, estructura sus intervenciones en cinco ejes temáticos: - Empleo; - Empleabilidad; - Emprendimientos; - Tránsito a la formalidad; - Igualdad de oportunidades.

Employment targets

Employment opportunities
-
Adequate earnings and productive work
-
Decent hours
-
Work that should be abolished
-
Equal opportunity and treatment in employment
-
Social security
-
Social dialogue - Workers' and employers' representation
-
Other
-

Action plan for implementation

National action plan
-
Subnational action plan
-

Coordination framework

NEP coordination framework?
NA

Monitoring indicators

Employment opportunities
-
Adequate earnings and productive work
-
Decent hours
-
Work that should be abolished
-
Equal opportunity and treatment in employment
-
Social security
-
Social dialogue - Workers' and employers' representation
-
Other
-

Target groups

Youth
Yes
Women
Yes
Informal workers
Yes
Rural workers
-
Older persons
Yes
People with disabilities
Yes
Migrants workers
Yes
Other
Yes
N.A.
-
No target group
-

Additional information:
Other: población LGBTI, pueblos originarios.