Malawi
Overview of national employment policies
- Has national employment policy
- Yes
- Adoption of national employment policies
- 1ST revision in 2017
- Is the NEP under revision?
- No
Dialogue and stakeholders in the formulation process
- National
- Ministry in charge of economy/planning/finance
- Yes
- Ministry in charge of employment
- Yes
- Sectoral ministries
- Yes
- Trade unions
- Yes
- children
- -
- UN agencies
- Yes
- Civil society groups, such as women or youth associations
- Yes
- Employers’ organisations
- Yes
- ILO
- Yes
- Regional
- Ministry in charge of employment
- Yes
- Trade unions
- Yes
- children
- -
- Other
- Yes
- text
- Other: Other decentralised governments.
- Civil society groups, such as women or youth associations
- Yes
- Employers’ organisations
- Yes
- Local
- Ministry in charge of employment
- Yes
- children
- -
- Civil society groups, such as women or youth associations
- Yes
- 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, Youth, Sports and Manpower Development.Employment policy goals
- Economic growth
- -
- Decent work
- Yes
- Employment as central to development strategy
- -
- Employment creation /promotion
- -
- Ensure equal opportunities / prevent discrimination in employment
- -
- Freely chosen employment
- -
- Full employment
- Yes
- Poverty reduction
- -
- Productive employment
- -
- Protection of workers' rights
- -
- Reduce unemployment
- -
- Reduce underemployment
- -
- Social inclusion
- -
- Environment/green jobs
- -
- Other
- -
- N.A.
- -
Additional information:
The overriding goal of this policy is to promote the attainment of full employment and decent work in the country.Strategic objectives
- Strategic objectives
- POLICY PRIORITY AREAS:
- Priority Area 1: Economic Growth and Employment;
- Priority Area 2: Labour Market Information;
- Priority Area 3: Skills Development and Labour Productivity;
- Priority Area 4: Private Sector Growth and Employment;
- Priority Area 5: Improving Informal Sector, Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises;
- Priority Area 6: Employment of Vulnerable Groups and Promotion of Gender Equality;
- Priority Area 7: Youth Employment;
- Priority Area 8: Protection of migrant workers;
- Priority Area 9: Promotion of Agriculture and Rural Employment;
- Priority Area 10: Improving Labour Administration and Labour Standards.
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
- Yes
- Older persons
- -
- People with disabilities
- Yes
- Migrants workers
- Yes
- Other
- Yes
- N.A.
- -
- No target group
- -
Additional information:
Other: other vulnerable groups, HIV and AIDS.