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Country Country iso alpha 3 code Region Youth Women Informal workers Rural workers Older persons People with disabilities Migrants workers Other N.A. No target group Additional info
Afghanistan AFG Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Angola AGO Africa - - - - - - - - - -
Albania ALB Europe Yes Yes - Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: Minority groups (for example marginalised and disadvantaged women and men, including Roma).
United Arab Emirates ARE Arab States - - - - - - - - Yes -
Argentina ARG Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Armenia ARM Europe - - - Yes Yes Yes - - - -
Antigua and Barbuda ATG Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Azerbaijan AZE Europe Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: citizens with special security/social needs and those with difficulties in finding jobs.
Burundi BDI Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes - - - -
Benin BEN Africa Yes Yes - - - Yes - - - -
Burkina Faso BFA Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: Child workers.
Bangladesh BGD Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Bahrain BHR Arab States - - - - - - - - - -
Bahamas BHS Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH Europe - - - - - - - - - -
Belarus BLR Europe - - - - - - - - - -
Belize BLZ Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Bolivia, Plurinational State of BOL Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Brazil BRA Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Barbados BRB Americas Yes Yes Yes - - Yes Yes - - -
Botswana BWA Africa Yes Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - - Other: persons residing in high-poverty areas; poor persons.
Central African Republic CAF Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: les peoples autochtones, les militaires démobilisés, les déplacés, les chômeurs de longue durée, les primo-demandeurs d’emplois.
Chile CHL Americas Yes Yes - - Yes Yes - - - -
China CHN Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - Yes -
Côte d'Ivoire CIV Africa Yes Yes - - - Yes - - - -
Cameroon CMR Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - Yes - - Other: groupes vulnérables.
Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: les personnes vulnérables, le travail des enfants, les chômeurs de longue durée, les enfants soldats, les déplacés de guerre et de catastrophes naturelles, les déplacés internes, IST & HIV/SIDA et les personnes infectées, les ex-combattants.
Congo COG Africa - - - - - - - - - -
Cook Islands COK Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Colombia COL Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Comoros COM Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes - - - -
Cabo Verde CPV Africa - - - - - - - - - -
Costa Rica CRI Americas Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: EMPLEO TEMPORAL (GARANTíA DE EMPLEO).
Cuba CUB Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Djibouti DJI Africa Yes Yes - - - Yes - - - - More information: jeunes et femmes diplomés; femmes et jeunes dans les secteurs de la pêche et de l’agro-pastoral.
Dominica DMA Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Dominican Republic DOM Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Algeria DZA Africa Yes - - - - - - - - -
Ecuador ECU Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Egypt EGY Africa - - - - - - - - - -
Eritrea ERI Africa - - - - - - - - - -
Ethiopia ETH Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: populations excluded from the labor market as well as to vulnerable populations, such as refugees; university students; youth NEET, long-term unemployed tertiary graduates and up-to secondary education youth; internal rural-to-urban migrants; refugees and internally displaced people (IDPs); pastoralists; farmers; artisanal miners.
Fiji FJI Asia and the Pacific Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes - - Other: child workers.
Gabon GAB Africa Yes - Yes Yes - Yes - - - -
Georgia GEO Europe Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: socially vulnerable persons; low skilled workforce; inactive and unemployed population; employees; different social groups: underqualified personnel, persons with special educational needs, affected populations living near the demarcation line and internally displaced persons, ethnic minorities, internationally protected persons, and stateless persons in Georgia; population living in poverty.
Ghana GHA Africa Yes Yes - - - Yes - Yes - - Other: Early exiters, graduates, persons living with HIV/AIDS, child workers.
Guinea GIN Africa - - - - - - - - - -
Gambia GMB Africa - - - - - - - - - -
Guinea - Bissau GNB Africa - - - - - - - - - -
Equatorial Guinea GNQ Africa - - - - - - - - - -
Grenada GRD Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Guatemala GTM Americas Yes Yes Yes - - Yes Yes - - -
Guyana GUY Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Honduras HND Americas Yes Yes - - - - - Yes - - Other: personas viviendo en pobreza.
Haiti HTI Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Indonesia IDN Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
India IND Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Iran, Islamic Republic of IRN Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Iraq IRQ Arab States Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: Children, poor families.
Jamaica JAM Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Jordan JOR Arab States - Yes - - - - - Yes - - Other: Men.
Kazakhstan KAZ Europe - - - - - - - - Yes -
Kenya KEN Africa Yes Yes - - - - - Yes - - Other: children.
Kyrgyzstan KGZ Europe Yes - - - - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: unemployed and socially vulnerable groups of the population.
Cambodia KHM Asia and the Pacific - - Yes - - Yes Yes Yes - -
Kiribati KIR Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Saint Kitts and Nevis KNA Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Korea, Republic of KOR Asia and the Pacific Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: new middle-aged, non-regular workers, non-unionized workers.
Kuwait KWT Arab States - - - - - - - - - -
Lao People's Democratic Republic LAO Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Lebanon LBN Arab States - - - - - - - - - -
Liberia LBR Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: Conflict affected people (refugees, IDPs and ex-combatants).
Libya LBY Africa - - - - - - - - - -
Saint Lucia LCA Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Sri Lanka LKA Asia and the Pacific Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - Other: vulnerable, disadvantaged and conflict affected youth groups; primary health care workers in the field and in primary level hospitals ; vulnerable groups, and those in less developed regions ; child labour; poor and unskilled labour ; sick persons in employment ; domestic workers ; redundant workers; unemployed, underemployed; students; the more educated workers; school leavers; own account workers; young widows; formal sector worker; the poor and the unemployed in the active age group; affected workers of HIV/ AIDS.
Lesotho LSO Africa Yes Yes Yes - - Yes Yes Yes - - 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.
Morocco MAR Africa Yes Yes Yes - - - - Yes - -
Moldova, Republic of MDA Europe - Yes - - - - Yes Yes - - Other: vulnerable groups.
Madagascar MDG Africa Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: autres groupes vulnérables, enfants, travailleurs atteints du VIH/Sida, etc.
Maldives, Republic of MDV Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Mexico MEX Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Marshall Islands MHL Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
North Macedonia MKD Europe Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes - - Other: adults; people at risk of poverty and social exclusion; pupils and students; NEETs; low-skilled individuals; long-term unemployed; national minorities; refugees and asylum seekers; social assistance beneficiaries; workers at the lower end of the salary scale; disengaged young people; women re-entering the labour market.
Mali MLI Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: Child workers.
Myanmar MMR Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Montenegro MNE Europe Yes Yes Yes - - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: long-term unemployed persons, socially vulnerable groups, children.
Mongolia MNG Asia and the Pacific - Yes - - - Yes - Yes - - Other: educated.
Mozambique MOZ Africa Yes Yes Yes - - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: children, workers living with HIV/AIDS.
Mauritania MRT Africa Yes Yes Yes - - - - Yes - - Other: personnes de niveau éducatif primaire et secondaire; inactifs.
Mauritius MUS Africa - - - - - - - - - -
Malawi MWI Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: other vulnerable groups, HIV and AIDS.
Malaysia MYS Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Namibia NAM Africa Yes Yes - Yes - Yes - Yes - -
Niger NER Africa Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes - - Other: les groupes vulnérables, tels que les personnes infectées par le VIH/SIDA, le paludisme, la tuberculose et les autres maladies infectieuses connexes, les personnes déplacées, les réfugiés et les travailleurs pauvres ; le travail des enfants.
Nigeria NGA Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - Other: the unemployed; poor, marginalized and excluded groups; workers living with HIV/AIDS; vulnerable groups; child labour.
Nicaragua NIC Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Nepal NPL Asia and the Pacific Yes Yes - Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: Child workers, minority groups (indigenous and tribal peoples and ethnic groups).
Oman OMN Arab States - - - - - - - - - -
Pakistan PAK Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Panama PAN Americas Yes - Yes Yes - - - Yes - - Other: Minority groups (indigenous), unemployed, vulnerable groups.
Peru PER Americas Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - Other: Poblaciones Vulnerables ; estudiantes, en especial las y los afectados por la pandemia ; trabajadores independientes ; grupos demográficos particulares (por género, origen étnico, discapacidad, edad, entre otros) en situación de desventaja ; Estudiantes de educación básica ; madres trabajadoras ; Personas, en especial mujeres jefas de hogar y de hogares monoparentales que trabajan, con hijos/as menores de edad ; Personas de zonas priorizadas, con hijos/as entre 6 y 36 meses; Personas que han sufrido una situación de trata de personas, algún tipo de trabajo forzoso, entre otros.
Philippines PHL Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - Yes -
Palau PLW Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Papua New Guinea PNG Asia and the Pacific Yes Yes Yes - - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: child labour.
Paraguay PRY Americas Yes Yes - Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: inactivos circunstanciales, pueblos indígenas, jóvenes en desempleo de larga duración, personas privadas de libertad, emprendedoras, beneficiarios de programas sociales, emprendedores rurales, emprededor joven.
Occupied Territories PSE Arab States Yes Yes Yes - - Yes - Yes - - Other: social assistance programme beneficiaries, including workers who experience involuntary unemployment; child labour.
Qatar QAT Arab States - - - - - - - - - -
Russian Federation RUS Europe Yes Yes - - Yes - Yes Yes - -
Rwanda RWA Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: child labour.
Saudi Arabia SAU Arab States - - - - - - - - Yes -
Serbia SCG Europe Yes Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: Unemployed; NEET; people without secondary education attainment; vulnerable groups, such as financial social assistance recipients able to work; human trafficking victims; domestic violence victims; youth in insti¬tutional care, foster or guardian families; students from low socio-economic status families, chil¬dren with disabilities, Roma population, especially Roma girls; long-term and very long-term unemployed; hard-to-employ persons; young people –children without parental care, i.e. unemployed young people formerly living in residential care institutions; returnees under readmission agreements; former criminal offenders.
Sudan SDN Africa - - - - - - - - Yes -
Senegal SEN Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes - - Other: travailleurs déflatés, chômeurs de longue durée et des non qualifiés, travailleurs néo-retraités, personnels militaires ou policiers libérés du service actif, adultes de plus de 35.
Solomon Islands SLB Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Sierra Leone SLE Africa Yes Yes - - - Yes - - - -
El Salvador SLV Americas Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes - - Other: población LGBTI, pueblos originarios.
Somalia SOM Africa Yes Yes - Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: conflict-affected groups; combatants; child labour and child soldiers; Internally Displaced People (IDPs), refugees and returnees; Nomadic people.
South Sudan SSD Africa - - - - - - - - - -
Sao Tome and Principe STP Africa Yes Yes - - - - - - - -
Suriname SUR Americas Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: students; People discouraged from the labour market; Working poor; Segments of the civil service; Long term unemployed; people with low educational attainment; female students; single mothers; rural students; Indigenous people; women with young age children.
Eswatini SWZ Africa - - - - - - - - - -
Seychelles SYC Africa Yes Yes - - Yes Yes - Yes - - Others: Vulnerable groups in the labour market such as young mothers, young single parents (14-17 years of age), workers above the age of 55 years, welfare-dependent people, ex-convicts, substance-abuse social welfare cases, non-academic youths, and people living with disabilities.
Syrian Arab Republic SYR Arab States - - - - - - - - - -
Chad TCD Africa - - - - - - - - - -
Togo TGO Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: les jeunes diplômés.
Thailand THA Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Tajikistan TJK Europe - - - - - - - - Yes -
Turkmenistan TKM Europe - - - - - - - - - -
Timor-Leste TLS Asia and the Pacific Yes Yes - Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: vulnerable groups.
Tonga TON Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Trinidad and Tobago TTO Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Tunisia TUN Africa - - - - - - - - - -
Tuvalu TUV Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Tanzania, United Republic of TZA Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: child workers, jobseekers, HIV/AIDS affected workers.
Uganda UGA Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: Child workers, Men.
Ukraine UKR Europe - - - - - - - - - -
Uruguay URY Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Uzbekistan UZB Europe - - - - - - - - - -
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines VCT Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of VEN Americas - - - - - - - - - -
Viet Nam VNM Asia and the Pacific Yes Yes - Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: ethnic minority workers; workers in poor households, marginally-poor households; households subject to the acquisition of agricultural land; Vietnamese workers working overseas on term-based contracts.
Vanuatu VUT Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - -
Samoa WSM Asia and the Pacific Yes Yes Yes - - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: child labour ; street vendors ; seafarers ; vulnerable groups ; laid-off employees due to COVID-19 ; laid off workers from affected industries.
Yemen YEM Arab States - - - - - - - - - -
South Africa ZAF Africa - - - - - - - - - -
Zambia ZMB Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes - Yes - - Other: HIV and AIDS.
Zimbabwe ZWE Africa Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes Yes Yes - - Other: people living with HIV/AIDS; the retrenched; ex-combatants.