Somalia
Overview of national employment policies
- Has national employment policy
- Yes
- Adoption of national employment policies
- 1ST revision in 2019
- 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
- Other
- Yes
- text
- Other: Academics.
- Civil society groups, such as women or youth associations
- Yes
- Employers’ organisations
- Yes
- ILO
- Yes
- Regional
- children
- -
- N.A.
- Yes
- 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 Social Affairs.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
- Yes
- Protection of workers' rights
- -
- Reduce unemployment
- -
- Reduce underemployment
- -
- Social inclusion
- -
- Environment/green jobs
- -
- Other
- -
- N.A.
- -
Additional information:
The vision of the National Employment Policy is to: Achieve decent and productive employment for all in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity.Strategic objectives
- Strategic objectives
- The National Employment Policy is organised around the following outline:
Objective 1. Establish an employment governance system;
Objective 2. Promote the growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises;
Objective 3. Promote key sectors for job-rich growth.
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?
- No
Monitoring indicators
- Employment opportunities
- Yes
- 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
- Yes
Additional information:
- A National Employment Council is created, and capacities for employment governance are enhanced. - Employment-friendly economic policy reforms adopted (investment, fiscal, financial, trade). - % of public and ODA spending on TVET and employment services. - % of youth entering the labour market with a TVET certificate or diploma; % among those who have secured a decent job. - Institutional capacities to deliver demand-led skills development are enhanced. - The share of employment in small and business enterprises increases (away from vulnerable, self and micro-employment) and the share of SME output in the GDP increases. - Institutional capacities for SME policy, regulation and promotion programmes are enhanced. - The share of private lending to MSMEs increases. - Market-based micro-credit services expands. - Basic business literacy competencies are expanded among vulnerable women and men. - Employment and output growth intensify in key sectors. - The share of private lending to key sectors increases. - The regulatory frameworks are enhanced. - Vocational education and training programmes are expanded in these sectors. - Technical support for business development.Target groups
- Youth
- Yes
- Women
- Yes
- Informal workers
- -
- Rural workers
- Yes
- Older persons
- -
- People with disabilities
- Yes
- Migrants workers
- Yes
- Other
- Yes
- N.A.
- -
- No target group
- -
Additional information:
Other: conflict-affected groups; combatants; child labour and child soldiers; Internally Displaced People (IDPs), refugees and returnees; Nomadic people.