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Country Country iso alpha 3 code Region Economic growth Decent work Employment as central to development strategy Employment creation /promotion Ensure equal opportunities / prevent discrimination in employment Freely chosen employment Full employment Poverty reduction Productive employment Protection of workers' rights Reduce unemployment Reduce underemployment Social inclusion Environment/green jobs Other N.A. Additional info
Afghanistan AFG Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Angola AGO Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Albania ALB Europe - - - Yes - - - - - - - - - - Yes - The overall goal of the Strategy is to promote quality jobs and skills opportunities for all Albanian women and men throughout their lifecycle.
United Arab Emirates ARE Arab States - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes
Argentina ARG Americas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Armenia ARM Europe - - - Yes - - - - - - - - Yes - Yes - The objective of employment policy as a component of economic policy is to ensure the effective implementation of the necessary quantity and quality of labour supply and labour demand, which should be considered as a main condition for sustainable economic growth. The objective of employment policy as a component of social policy is to ensure the definition and effective integration of uncompetitive groups in the labour market and guarantee decent working conditions consistent with internationally accepted standards, which should be considered as the main condition for weakening the social tension in the country.
Antigua and Barbuda ATG Americas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Azerbaijan AZE Europe - Yes - - - - Yes - - - - - - - Yes - The overall goal of the strategy is to ensure the transfer of the employment policy from extensive to intensive phase of implementation, increase the employment level of the population, support full employment and the decent work and increase labour productivity.
Burundi BDI Africa Yes - - - - - - - - - Yes Yes - - Yes - L’objectif global de la politique nationale de l'emploi consiste à réduire le chômage et le sous-emploi par la promotion d’une croissance économique élevée, de l’auto-emploi dans le cadre de micro, petites et moyennes entreprises ainsi que des activités à haute intensité de main-d’oeuvre.
Benin BEN Africa - Yes - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes - L’objectif global visé par la Politique Nationale de l’Emploi est de « contribuer à une meilleure participation de tous les béninoises et béninois, en âge de travailler, à la création de richesses et à leur bien-être grâce au développement des emplois décents ».
Burkina Faso BFA Africa - Yes - - - - - Yes - - - - - - - - Accroissement des opportunités d'emploi décent afin de réduire la pauvreté.
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 - NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT POLICY GOAL: To create an enabling environment that is conducive to the empowerment of the labour force through employment promotion and the provision of decent working opportunities.
Botswana BWA Africa - Yes - - - - - Yes Yes - - - - - Yes - The overall policy goal of the NEP is to promote productive, gainful and decent employment for Batswana led by the private sector, in order to contribute to the reduction of income inequality and to support poverty eradication efforts.
Central African Republic CAF Africa Yes Yes - Yes - - - - - - - - - - - - L’objectif de développement de la Politique Nationale de l'Emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle est de contribuer à la création et à l’accroissement des opportunités d’emplois décents contribuant ainsi à une croissance économique forte.
Chile CHL Americas - - - Yes Yes - - - - - - - - - Yes - Desde un punto de vista organizativo, la política de empleo del Gobierno se alza sobre 5 ejes estructurales, en base a los cuales se abordará el desafío de fomentar el empleo de la población activa, llegando a una meta ambiciosa de creación de 600 mil puestos de trabajo a 2022 y una mejora en la calidad de los mismos, todo ello en el marco de un mercado laboral sostenible e inclusivo, basado en la igualdad de oportunidades.
China CHN Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes
Côte d'Ivoire CIV Africa - Yes - - - - - - Yes - - - - - - - L’objectif général de la politique nationale de l'emploi 2016-2020 vise à promouvoir l’accès à un emploi productif, décent et durable pour tous les hommes et les femmes en âge de travailler (y compris les jeunes et les personnes en situation de handicap). Plus spécifiquement, elle envisage de : - Améliorer les conditions de travail et de vie des travailleurs ; - Concevoir et mettre en oeuvre une véritable stratégie cohérente de création d’emplois décents à l’échelle régionale ; - Améliorer le dispositif de développement de l’employabilité et de l’entrepreneuriat, notamment des jeunes ; - Promouvoir des emplois décents pour les femmes, les jeunes et les personnes handicapées; - Améliorer le système d’information et de communication sur le marché du travail.
Cameroon CMR Africa - Yes - Yes - - Yes - Yes - Yes Yes - Yes - - L’objectif Général de la Politique Nationale de l’Emploi est de promouvoir le plein emploi décent au Cameroun, à travers l’élargissement et la valorisation des opportunités de création d’emplois dans l’économie.
Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Africa - - - - - - Yes - - - - - - - - - L’objectif général de la Politique Nationale de l’Emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle est d’atteindre le plein-emploi en RDC.
Congo COG Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Cook Islands COK Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Colombia COL Americas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Comoros COM Africa - Yes - - - Yes Yes - Yes - - - - - Yes - La politique nationale de l’emploi vise principalement à la généralisation du plein emploi, productif et librement choisi et du travail décent aux Comores, en vue de mieux garantir simultanément le développement durable.
Cabo Verde CPV Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Costa Rica CRI Americas - Yes - - - - - Yes Yes - - - - - Yes - El principal objetivo de la Estrategia Nacional de Empleo es ampliar las oportunidades para que las mujeres y los hombres consigan un trabajo decente y productivo, por medio de un esfuerzo combinado de la política económica y social, y de los sectores público y privado, que fomente el crecimiento inclusivo y la reducción de la pobreza y la desigualdad.
Cuba CUB Americas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Djibouti DJI Africa - Yes - - - - - - Yes - - - - - Yes - « Un emploi décent et productif pour chacun, dans un marché du travail compétitif, en République de Djibouti ».
Dominica DMA Americas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dominican Republic DOM Americas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Algeria DZA Africa - - - - - - - - - - Yes - - - Yes - PRINCIPAUX OBJECTIFS: 1) La lutte contre le chômage par une approche économique privilégiant le soutien à l’investissement productif générateur d’emplois; 2) La valorisation de la ressource humaine par la mise en œuvre d’une politique de formation répondant aux besoins du marché du travail; 3) Le développement de l’esprit d’entreprenariat notamment chez lez jeunes; 4) L’amélioration et la consolidation de l’intermédiation sur le marché du travail.
Ecuador ECU Americas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Egypt EGY Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Eritrea ERI Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Ethiopia ETH Africa - - - Yes - - - - - - - - - - - - The Plan of Action for Job Creation proposes holistic interventions to solve the employment and job creation challenges and provides a new vision of employment in Ethiopia. The plan aims to foster the business environment and conditions necessary to create 14 million jobs by 2025, to absorb the currently unemployed, and to ensure that jobs are waiting for new entrants to the labor force.
Fiji FJI Asia and the Pacific - - - Yes - - - - - - - - - - - - The initial focus of the National Employment Policy 2018 is on improving employment opportunities for young men and women of Fiji.
Gabon GAB Africa - Yes - Yes - - - Yes - - Yes - - - - - L'objectif principal de la politique nationale de l’emploi est d’accroître les opportunités d’emplois décents afin de contribuer à la lutte contre la pauvreté. En cela, elle répond à l’impératif national de relever les défis du chômage et de la qualité de l’emploi par la promotion d’un régime de croissance économique créatrice d’emplois, à base sociale élargie et solidaire. Les objectifs spécifiques: - Objectif spécifique 1 : renforcer les capacités de l’économie nationale et du secteur privé en particulier à créer des emplois décents en axant davantage les politiques nationales, macroéconomiques, structurelles et sectorielles, sur la création,la préservation des emplois et l’amélioration de leur qualité ; - Objectif spécifique 2 : développer l’employabilité de la main-d’œuvre en améliorant l’accès à la formation professionnelle etl’adéquation entre les qualifications et les besoins des entreprises ; - Objectif spécifique 3 : renforcer la gouvernance dans le secteur de l’emploi en améliorant les conditions de travail, l’organisation et le fonctionnement du marché du travail ainsi que le dispositif institutionnel de pilotage pour l’emploi.
Georgia GEO Europe - - - Yes - - - - - - - - - - Yes - The aim of the strategy is to promote employment (stimulating demand for labour to reduce labour market competitiveness by reducing labour market demand and supply; to strengthen Active Labour Market Policies (ALMP); to promote inclusion of vulnerable groups in the labour market through targeted social and inclusive employment policies; to promote effective functioning of the labour market (improving the labour safety and rights protection system; improving labour migration management).
Ghana GHA Africa - Yes - Yes - - - - - - - - - - Yes - The goal of the national employment policy is to create gainful and decent employment opportunities for the growing labour force to improve their living conditions and contribute to economic growth and national development within the framework of equity, fairness, security and dignity.
Guinea GIN Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Gambia GMB Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Guinea - Bissau GNB Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Equatorial Guinea GNQ Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Grenada GRD Americas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Guatemala GTM Americas - Yes - - - - - Yes Yes - - - - - Yes - Objetivo general: Ampliar las oportunidades para que en Guatemala las mujeres y los hombres tengan un empleo digno y productivo, por medio de un esfuerzo integrado de la política económica y social y de los sectores público y privado, que fomente el crecimiento sostenido, inclusivo y sostenible y la reducción de la pobreza y la desigualdad, en especial de los pueblos indígenas, el área rural, las mujeres y los jóvenes.
Guyana GUY Americas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Honduras HND Americas Yes - - Yes - - - Yes Yes - - - - - - - El objetivo general de la Política Nacional de Empleo es: “Incrementar las capacidades productivas de los hondureños, especialmente las de los jóvenes, para acceder a oportunidades y empleos productivos, en condiciones de seguridad, equidad y dignidad, por medio de un conjunto de intervenciones económicas y sociales que fomenten el crecimiento económico sostenido e inclusivo, reduciendo la pobreza y las desigualdades, estableciendo las condiciones adecuadas para la generación de empleo en el sector privado.”
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 - This Policy conveys the ambition of ensuring social peace in Iraq through provision of decent employment opportunities.
Jamaica JAM Americas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jordan JOR Arab States - - - Yes - - - - Yes - - - - - Yes - National Employment Strategy Vision: Improving standards of living for Jordanians, through increased employment, wages and benefits, and productivity improvements.
Kazakhstan KAZ Europe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes
Kenya KEN Africa - - - - - Yes Yes - Yes - - - - - - - Promote full employment as a priority in national, economic and social policy and to enable the economically active population to attain and secure sustainable livelihood through productive and freely chosen employment by the year 2030.
Kyrgyzstan KGZ Europe - - - - - - - - - - Yes - - - Yes - Enabling environment for effective employment of the population, reduction of unemployment and disbalance of demand and supply at the labor market through activation of measures promoting employment of the population taking into account more comprehensive and rational use of labor resources, human right protection of the citizens of Kyrgyzstan implementing their labor activity abroad.
Cambodia KHM Asia and the Pacific - Yes - - - - - - Yes - - - - - Yes - To contribute to a successful implementation of the policy framework and strategies and to cope with the challenges above, the government has set out the National Employment Policy 2015-2025 (henceforth referred as the Policy) aiming to increase decent employment opportunities for Cambodian people, to increase labour productivity, to promote skills and human resource development, and to enhance labour market governance so that the needs arising from socio-economic development and changes in the national and regional economic architecture can be met.
Kiribati KIR Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Saint Kitts and Nevis KNA Americas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Korea, Republic of KOR Asia and the Pacific Yes Yes - Yes Yes - - - - - - - - - - - The Roadmap aims to create decent jobs in order to achieve 'people-centered, continuous economic growth.’ Additionally, Korea hopes to spearhead future changes to increase employment and improve the quality of jobs by eliminating discrimination.
Kuwait KWT Arab States - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Lao People's Democratic Republic LAO Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Lebanon LBN Arab States - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Liberia LBR Africa - - - - - - - - Yes - - - - - - - This Employment Policy is based on a two-pronged approach aimed at addressing the acute and severe shortage of productive employment that could potentially threaten our national security, while at the same time laying a sound foundation for sustained and high rates of productive employment for years to come.
Libya LBY Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Saint Lucia LCA Americas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sri Lanka LKA Asia and the Pacific - - - - Yes Yes Yes - Yes - - - - - Yes - Objectives of the National Human Resources and Employment Policy: i. To promote the attainment of full, productive and freely chosen employment for all women and men in Sri Lanka; ii. To develop a highly competent, globally competitive, multi-skilled and productive workforce; iii. To improve incomes and the quality of life of the working population across different sectors and regions; iv. To provide the fullest possible opportunity to each worker without discrimination, to qualify for and to use his/her skills and endowments in a job for which he/she is best suited so that worker motivation and productivity are maximized; and v. To safeguard the basic rights and interests of workers in line with national labour laws and key international labour standards.
Lesotho LSO Africa Yes Yes - Yes - - - Yes Yes - - - - - Yes - The main objective of the Lesotho Labour Policy is to ensure that the country’s labour market delivers productive jobs, promotes social dialogue, protects rights at work and provides social protection with a view to achieving sustainable and inclusive economic growth and eradicating poverty. The Policy will facilitate the integration of the decent work agenda into national policy frameworks and also inform sustainable employment creation strategies in line with all the thematic areas to draw additional policy directives.
Morocco MAR Africa - Yes - Yes Yes - - - Yes - - - - - Yes - Un objectif central: Promouvoir l’emploi productif décent. La Stratégie Nationale pour l'Emploi se donne comme objectif central, pour la période 2015-2025, de promouvoir l’emploi décent à travers une croissance riche en emplois productifs et de qualité, l’accroissement de la participation des jeunes et des femmes au marché du travail, le renforcement de l'égalité dans l'accès à l’emploi et la réduction des disparités territoriales d’emploi.
Moldova, Republic of MDA Europe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes - OVERALL OBJECTIVE: INCREASING FORMAL EMPLOYMENT RATE BASED ON ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS, ADEQUATE SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS, IN A CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE DEVELOPMENT.
Madagascar MDG Africa - Yes - - Yes - - - - - - - - - Yes - Les finalités de la Politique Nationale de l'Emploi et de la Formation Professionnelle: En convergence avec la vision de la Politique Générale de l’Etat et du PND, la mise en œuvre du PNEFP doit aboutir à ce que : «la quasi-totalité des Malgaches soient des citoyens instruits et disposant de capacités et de compétences pour créer ou trouver des emplois décents, dans le strict respect de l’égalité des chances d’accès aux opportunités économiques, avec l’élimination effective des facteurs d’exclusion sociale et de discrimination, notamment de genre et envers les groupes vulnérables comme les handicapés, les femmes en situation de vulnérabilité ».
Maldives, Republic of MDV Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Mexico MEX Americas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Marshall Islands MHL Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
North Macedonia MKD Europe - Yes - Yes - - - - - - - - - - - - The overarching goal of the National Employment Strategy 2027 (NES) is to promote more and better jobs for all.
Mali MLI Africa - Yes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - L’objectif de la politique nationale de l’emploi est de contribuer à l’accroissement des opportunités d’emplois décents. Les objectifs spécifiques de la politique nationale de l’emploi sont : (i) établir et renforcer les liens avec toutes les politiques nationales, notamment pour prendre en considération l’emploi dans les politiques transversales (la politique macroéconomique, la politique d’investissement, la politique fiscale, la politique commerciale) et les politiques de développement sectoriel (développement rural, industrie, artisanat, commerce, etc.); (ii) renforcer les actions de promotion et de création d’emplois, la promotion des activités privées génératrices d’emploi, le soutien aux entreprises modernes et aux micro et petites entreprises, le ciblage des mesures de promotion de l’emploi pour tenir compte du défi démographique et de la spécificité des problèmes d’insertion de certains groupes (femmes, jeunes, handicapés, migrants de retour etc.); (iii) améliorer l’employabilité et l’offre de formation professionnelle et technique; (iv) améliorer la gouvernance du marché de l’emploi.
Myanmar MMR Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Montenegro MNE Europe - - - Yes - - - - - - - - - - Yes - The overall objective of the strategy is "Creating optimal conditions for the growth of employment and improvement of human resources in Montenegro" and for its implementation four priorities are defined.
Mongolia MNG Asia and the Pacific - Yes - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes - Objective of this policy is to ensure balance between labour market demand and supply and ensure inclusive economic growth by enabling opportunities and conditions for men and women to pursue decent employment and promote continues enhancement of required skills of labour force.
Mozambique MOZ Africa - - - Yes - - - - - - - - - - Yes - Objectivo geral : Promover a criação de emprego, a empregabilidade e a sustentabilidade do emprego, contribuindo para o desenvolvimento económico e social do país e bem-estar dos moçambicanos. Broad objective: Promote job creation, employability and employment sustainibility contributing towards economic and social development of the country and the wellbeing of Mozambicans.
Mauritania MRT Africa - Yes - - - - - - Yes - - - - - - - La Stratégie nationale de l'emploi propose comme objectif central la résorption des besoins non satisfaits quantitatifs et qualitatifs de l’emploi.
Mauritius MUS Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Malawi MWI Africa - Yes - - - - Yes - - - - - - - - - The overriding goal of this policy is to promote the attainment of full employment and decent work in the country.
Malaysia MYS Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Namibia NAM Africa - Yes - - - Yes Yes Yes Yes - - - - - Yes - The overall goal of the National Employment Policy is to promote full, productive, decent and freely chosen employment which will eradicate poverty and reduce income inequality.
Niger NER Africa - - Yes Yes - - - Yes - - - - - - Yes - L’objectif général de la PNE est de placer la création d’emplois au centre des objectifs de développement des politiques économiques et sociales aux niveaux national, régional et local permettant la réduction durable de la pauvreté et l’amélioration des conditions de vie de chaque nigérien.
Nigeria NGA Africa Yes - - Yes - - - - - - - - - - - - The goal of the National Employment Policy is to create the enabling environment for productive and employment-intensive growth in Nigeria.
Nicaragua NIC Americas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nepal NPL Asia and the Pacific - Yes - - - - - Yes Yes - - - - - Yes - The long-term vision of the National Employment Policy is to contribute to poverty alleviation by making the national economy strong and vibrant by involving the country’s available labour force in productive, decent and safe employment through means of a capable labour market by making them competitive.
Oman OMN Arab States - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Pakistan PAK Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Panama PAN Americas - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes - Por tanto, se hace urgente que Panamá cuente con un nuevo sistema de formación técnica para el trabajo, ágil y flexible que ofrezca respuestas a las necesidades de las empresas y las personas, impartiendo una educación y formación profesional pertinente y de calidad. Con esta orientación se procura generar mayor articulación de políticas, incrementar la pertinencia y calidad de la oferta formativa, lograr que las empresas cuenten con el talento requerido, y permitir mayor inclusión de grupos vulnerables en los servicios de educación técnica y formación profesional.
Peru PER Americas - Yes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - La Política Nacional de Empleo Decente propone abordar como problema público: “el elevado déficit de empleo decente en mujeres y hombres en su diversidad”.
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 - 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.
Paraguay PRY Americas Yes Yes - Yes - - - - - - - - - - Yes - Objetivo General del Plan Nacional de Empleo 2022-2026 : Fomentar el empleo decente impulsando políticas y acciones que contribuyan a la reactivación y el crecimiento económico, la estimulación de la demanda, la reconversión laboral, el potenciamiento de adecuadas habilidades y competencias, la intermediación y el fortalecimiento institucional en un contexto inclusivo y sostenido.
Occupied Territories PSE Arab States - - - - - Yes Yes - Yes - - - - - - - The vision of national employment is to “achieve full, productive and freely chosen employment for jobseekers, particularly youth and women”.
Qatar QAT Arab States - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Russian Federation RUS Europe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes
Rwanda RWA Africa - - - Yes - - - - Yes - - - - - - - The overall objective is to create sufficient and productive jobs in order to reduce labour underutilization and enhance productivity and competiveness.
Saudi Arabia SAU Arab States - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes
Serbia SCG Europe - Yes - Yes - - - - - - - - - - - - Goal: Created stable and sustainable employment growth underpinned by knowledge and decent work.
Sudan SDN Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes
Senegal SEN Africa Yes - - - - - - - - - Yes Yes - - Yes - Sous ce rapport, la vision qui fonde la nouvelle PNE est celle « d’un Sénégal progressivement installé dans une économie en croissance forte et socialement équilibrée et ayant réussi à stopper l’accroissement du chômage total, du sous-emploi et du chômage déguisé à l’horizon 2019 ».
Solomon Islands SLB Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sierra Leone SLE Africa Yes Yes - Yes - - - Yes Yes - - - - - Yes - The goal of rapid and sustained employment growth is consistent with the development priorities of the Government to stimulate and maintain rapid economic growth, reduce poverty and promote sustainable development, as expressed in the ‘Agenda for Change’. This goal is elaborated in the main objectives of the National Employment Policy which are as follows: - Provide productive and adequately remunerative employment opportunities and improve working conditions (decent work) for all who are available and willing to work, including vulnerable groups, within the framework of the overall national development process; - Provide an enabling macroeconomic and sectoral policy environment for employment-generating investments - Promote the development of the private sector in the formal economy to become a major source of new productive employment and income-earning opportunities; - Improve skills development through the expansion of demand-driven Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) including entrepreneurial training, especially among young men and women, to enhance employability in the labour market and increase labour productivity in both the formal and informal sectors of the economy; - Promote the use of labour-intensive technologies in public works programmes and local economic development to create employment and sustainable livelihoods for vulnerable groups in both urban and rural sectors of the economy. Care has to be taken to manage the development dilemma based on the fact that the adoption of labour intensive technique will promote employment but will retard growth and the adoption of capital intensive technique will promote growth but will retard employment expansion; - Improve and strengthen the legal and institutional framework for labour administration including labour market monitoring and employment policy implementation.
El Salvador SLV Americas - Yes - - Yes - - - - - - - - - - - Objetivo General: Generar condiciones para ampliar las oportunidades para que en El Salvador mujeres y hombres, en igualdad de oportunidades, tengan un empleo decente, por medio de la integración de acciones interins¬titucionales entre los sectores público y privado.
Somalia SOM Africa - Yes - - Yes - - - Yes - - - - - - - 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.
South Sudan SSD Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Sao Tome and Principe STP Africa Yes - - - - - Yes - Yes - Yes - - - - - La finalité de la politique nationale de l'emploi est d’éradiquer le chômage, donc de réaliser autant que possible le plein emploi productif grâce à une croissance économique à forte intensité de main d’oeuvre en conformité avec la dignité et le respect des droits fondamentaux de l’homme. La Politique Nationale de l’Emploi de São Tomé e Príncipe s’articule autour de trois objectifs stratégiques, à savoir : (i) développer la capacité de l’économie nationale à créer des emplois, (ii) améliorer l’employabilité des demandeurs d’emploi, et (iii) dynamiser la gouvernance du secteur de l’emploi.
Suriname SUR Americas - Yes - Yes - - - - - - - - - - Yes - The Suriname Mid Term labour market policy has the stated objective to improve labour market performance and contribute to create decent jobs for Surinamese citizens by 2025. Such improvement will target both quantity and quality of jobs affecting the number of people productively employed as well as their working conditions.
Eswatini SWZ Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Seychelles SYC Africa - Yes - - - Yes - - Yes - - - - - Yes - The long-term vision of the National Employment Policy is to provide productive, non-discriminatory, exploitation-free, decent, safe and healthy work opportunities for citizens of working age. This will be achieved through building an investment-friendly environment, in addition to managing a labour market which contributes to the national economy so that it can compete at the global level. The employment policy also ensures sustainable economic development by promoting full, productive and freely chosen employment for the country’s workforce; developing high-quality, multi-skilled human resources that are in line with the changing needs of the industry and international labour standards.
Syrian Arab Republic SYR Arab States - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Chad TCD Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Togo TGO Africa - Yes - - - - - Yes - - - - - - - - La politique nationale de l'emploi a pour objectif principal d’accroître les opportunités d’emplois décents afin de contribuer à la lutte contre la pauvreté au Togo.
Thailand THA Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Tajikistan TJK Europe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Yes
Turkmenistan TKM Europe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Timor-Leste TLS Asia and the Pacific - - - Yes - - - - Yes - Yes - - - Yes - 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.
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 - - - - The overall objective is to stimulate national productivity, to attain full, gainful and freely chosen productive employment, in order to reduce unemployment, underemployment rates and enhance labour productivity.
Uganda UGA Africa - Yes - - - - - - Yes - - - - - - - Goal: Productive and decent employment for all women and men in conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity.
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 - Employment Policies of the Government: 1. To formulate the socio-economic development policies in order to create jobs; determine the job creation objectives in socio-economic strategies plans; allocate resources for implementing employment policies. 2. To encourage organizations, individuals to create jobs and become self-employed with the minimum wages and above contributing to the development of socio-economic aspects and the labour market. 3. To implement supporting policies on job creation; labour market development and unemployment insurance. 4. To organize the assessment, issuance of national skills certificate associated with the skills development for labourers. 5. To issue incentive policies for sectors, occupations employing high skilled workers or a large number of workers in accordance with the socio-economic development conditions in each locality. 6. To support employers employing a large number of people with disabilities, female workers and ethnic minority workers.
Vanuatu VUT Asia and the Pacific - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Samoa WSM Asia and the Pacific - - - Yes - - - - - - - - - - Yes - SNEP-2 Vision for Samoa: “Recover, increase, and sustain Samoa’s employment numbers and standards to pre-COVID-19 levels.”
Yemen YEM Arab States - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
South Africa ZAF Africa - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Zambia ZMB Africa Yes Yes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - The overall objective of the Policy is to support inclusive economic growth and development through promotion of gainful and decent work in all sectors of the economy.
Zimbabwe ZWE Africa - Yes - Yes Yes Yes Yes - Yes - - - - - - - The overall objective of the National Employment Policy Framework is to promote and secure sustainable, full, productive and freely chosen decent employment for all under conditions of freedom, equity, security and human dignity.