Timor-Leste
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
- Trade unions
- Yes
- children
- -
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- - Secretary of State for Employment Policy and Vocational Training (SEFOPE); - Minister of State Coordinator for Economic Affairs (MECAE); - Chamber of Commerce and Industry Timor-Leste (CCI-TL); - Timor-Leste Trade Union Confederation (KSTL).
- 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
- Yes
- Sectoral ministry
- -
- Other
- -
- N.A.
- -
Employment policy goals
- Economic growth
- -
- Decent work
- -
- Employment as central to development strategy
- -
- Employment creation /promotion
- Yes
- Ensure equal opportunities / prevent discrimination in employment
- -
- Freely chosen employment
- -
- Full employment
- -
- Poverty reduction
- -
- Productive employment
- Yes
- Protection of workers' rights
- -
- Reduce unemployment
- Yes
- Reduce underemployment
- -
- Social inclusion
- -
- Environment/green jobs
- -
- Other
- Yes
- N.A.
- -
Additional information:
The vision of the Timor-Leste National Employment Strategy is to generate productive employment opportunities for the Timorese population, reducing unemployment and transitioning to formal employment opportunities, as a central means of nation building and wealth creation.Strategic objectives
- Strategic objectives
- Pillar 1: Increasing labour market demand.
Pillar 2: Improving labour market supply.
Pillar 3: Strengthening labour market institutions.
Employment targets
- 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
- -
Additional information:
Planned milestones for the 2017-2022 period : - Labour force participation (male): from 39.7% to 43%. - Labour force participation (female): from 21.3% to 25%. - Unemployment rate (male): from 11.3% to 9%. - Unemployment rate (female): from 10.4% to 8%. - Youth unemployment (male): from 25.3% to 22%. - Youth unemployment (female): from 16.7% to 14.5%. - Youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) (male) : from 23.4% to 20%. - Youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) (female) : from 29.5% to 25%. - Informal employment (male): from 70% to 67%. - Informal employment (female): from 76% to 73%. - Vulnerable employment (male): from 48% to 45%. - Vulnerable employment (female): from 69.9% to 66%. - Participation of unskilled labour in formal employment (male) : from 44% to 48%. - Participation of mid-level skill labour force in formal employment (male) : from 44% to 46%. - Participation of skilled labour force in formal employment (male) : from 12% to 6%. - Private sector employment (of formal employment) (male) : from 37% to 43%. - Private sector employment (of formal employment) (female) : from 37% to 40%.( No data available for female private sector formal employment and therefore we use male figure as baseline. Planned milestones for the 2022-2027 period : - Labour force participation (male): from 43% to 48%. - Labour force participation (female): from 25% to 30%. - Unemployment rate (male): from 9% to 7%. - Unemployment rate (female): from 8% to 6%. - Youth unemployment (male): from 22% to 20%. - Youth unemployment (female): from 14.5% to 12%. - Youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) (male) : from 20% to 17%. - Youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) (female) : from 25% to 22%. - Informal employment (male): from 67% to 63%. - Informal employment (female): from 73% to 69%. - Vulnerable employment (male): from 45% to 41%. - Vulnerable employment (female): from 66% to 62%. - Participation of unskilled labour in formal employment (male) : from 48% to 44%. - Participation of mid-level skill labour force in formal employment (male) : from 46% to 48%. - Participation of skilled labour force in formal employment (male) : from 6% to 8%. - Private sector employment (of formal employment) (male) : from 43% to 46%. - Private sector employment (of formal employment) (female) : from 40% to 43%. Planned milestones for the 2027-2030 period (Middle-Income Country) : - Labour force participation (male): from 48% to 53%. - Labour force participation (female): from 30% to 35%. - Unemployment rate (male): from 7% to 5%. - Unemployment rate (female): from 6% to 5%. - Youth unemployment (male): from 20% to 17%. - Youth unemployment (female): from 12% to 10%. - Youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) (male) : from 17% to 14%. - Youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) (female) : from 22% to 17%. - Informal employment (male): from 63% to 58%. - Informal employment (female): from 68% to 63%. - Vulnerable employment (male): from 41% to 37%. - Vulnerable employment (female): from 62% to 55%. - Participation of unskilled labour in formal employment (male) : from 44% to 40%. - Participation of mid-level skill labour force in formal employment (male) : from 48% to 50%. - Participation of skilled labour force in formal employment (male) : from 8% to 10%. - Private sector employment (of formal employment) (male) : from 46% to 50%. - Private sector employment (of formal employment) (female) : from 43% to 47%.Action plan for implementation
- National action plan
- Yes
- Subnational action plan
- -
Coordination framework
- NEP coordination framework?
- Yes
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
- -
Additional information:
- Labour force participation (male, female). - Unemployment rate (male, female). - Youth unemployment (male, female). - Youth not in education, employment or training (NEET) (male, female). - Informal employment (male, female). - Vulnerable employment (male, female). - Participation of unskilled labour in formal employment (male). - Participation of mid-level skill labour force in formal employment (male). - Participation of skilled labour force in formal employment (male). - Private sector employment (of formal employment) (male, female).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: vulnerable groups.