Lesotho
Overview of national employment policies
- Has national employment policy
- Yes
- Adoption of national employment policies
- 1ST revision in 2018
- Is the NEP under revision?
- No
Dialogue and stakeholders in the formulation process
- National
- No
- 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:
Ministry of Labour and EmploymentEmployment policy goals
- Economic growth
- Yes
- Decent work
- Yes
- Employment as central to development strategy
- -
- Employment creation /promotion
- Yes
- Ensure equal opportunities / prevent discrimination in employment
- -
- Freely chosen employment
- -
- Full employment
- -
- Poverty reduction
- Yes
- Productive employment
- Yes
- Protection of workers' rights
- -
- Reduce unemployment
- -
- Reduce underemployment
- -
- Social inclusion
- -
- Environment/green jobs
- -
- Other
- Yes
- N.A.
- -
Additional information:
The main objective of the Lesotho Labour Policy is to ensure that the country’s labour market delivers productive jobs, promotes social dialogue, protects rights at work and provides social protection with a view to achieving sustainable and inclusive economic growth and eradicating poverty. The Policy will facilitate the integration of the decent work agenda into national policy frameworks and also inform sustainable employment creation strategies in line with all the thematic areas to draw additional policy directives.Strategic objectives
- Strategic objectives
- - International Labour Standards;
- Equal Opportunity to Work;
- Skills Development;
- Formalisation of the Informal Economy;
- Labour Productivity;
- Labour Migration;
- Labour Market Information;
- Social Security;
- Protection of Children and Young Persons;
- Occupational Safety and Health at Workplace;
- Social Dialogue and Tripartism;
- Protection of Workers’ and Employers’ Rights and Interests;
- Labour Inspectorate;
- Alternative Dispute Resolution and Adjudication.
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
- -
- People with disabilities
- Yes
- Migrants workers
- Yes
- Other
- Yes
- N.A.
- -
- No target group
- -
Additional information:
Other: men; other marginalised people ; children and young persons, child labour ; persons living with and affected by HIV/AIDS and TB ; migrant workers, their partners and dependants.