Papua New Guinea
Overview of national employment policies
- Has national employment policy
- Yes
- Adoption of national employment policies
- 1ST revision in 2022
- 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
- -
- Other
- Yes
- Civil society groups, such as women or youth associations
- Yes
- Employers’ organisations
- Yes
- ILO
- 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:
Department of Labour and Industrial RelationsEmployment policy goals
- Economic growth
- -
- 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
- -
- Protection of workers' rights
- -
- Reduce unemployment
- -
- Reduce underemployment
- -
- Social inclusion
- Yes
- Environment/green jobs
- -
- Other
- Yes
- N.A.
- -
Additional information:
The overarching goal of the PNG National Employment Policy is to reduce poverty through employment growth, based on decent work, enable social inclusion, and maintain sustainable livelihoods and development in PNG. The three main objectives of the PNG NEP are: Objective 1: Increased Decent and Paid Employment Opportunities. Objective 2: Strengthened Effectiveness of Labour Market Governance. Objective 3: Foster Social Inclusion and Employment Security of Workers.Strategic objectives
- Strategic objectives
- STRATEGIC POLICY MEASURES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES :
1. Institutional Framework and Coordination;
2. Youth Employment;
3. Employment in the Informal Sector;
4. Gender Inclusive Development;
5. People with Special Needs;
6. Child labour;
7. Skills Transfer and Development;
8. Minimum Wage;
9. Labour Market Information System;
10. Labour Mobility Management Service;
11. Renewable Resources and Sustainable Development;
12. National Disasters and Epidemics.
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?
- Yes
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: child labour.