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Country Country iso alpha 3 code Region Strategic objectives Additional info
Afghanistan AFG Asia and the Pacific -
Angola AGO Africa -
Albania ALB Europe The Employment and Skills Strategy centres on four strategic priorities, as follows: A. Foster decent job opportunities through effective labour market policies B. Offer quality vocational education and training to youth and adults C. Promote social inclusion and territorial cohesion D. Strengthen the governance of the labour market and qualification systems.
United Arab Emirates ARE Arab States N.A.
Argentina ARG Americas -
Armenia ARM Europe The main directions and implementation mechanisms of the policy are: 1) Provision of relevance of economy with labour market 2) Ensuring linkage between labour market and educational system 3) Promotion of balanced demographic and regional development 4) State regulation of labour market 5) The aimed management of the planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluation process of the annual Program of State regulation of Labour Market 6) State regulation of labour remuneration and productivity 7) The state regulation of work relations and its supervision 8) Social partnership 9) Legal provision 10) Provision of information.
Antigua and Barbuda ATG Americas -
Azerbaijan AZE Europe PRIORITIES OF THE EMPLOYMENT STRATEGY : 1. Carrying out pro-employment economic development policy and support of micro, small and medium-sized businesses; 2. Improving legislative framework and institutional structure of the labour market; 3. Developing skills of workforce and improving the labour standards; 4. Increasing coverage and efficiency of active labour market programs, strengthening integration of the citizens into the labour market with special needs of social security and those who have difficulties in finding jobs; 5. Developing social dialogue and preventing non-formal labour relations; 6. Improving monitoring and forecasting system for labour market.
Burundi BDI Africa Cinq axes stratégiques ont été tracés pour la présente politique nationale de l'emploi. Axe 1 : Placer l’emploi au coeur des politiques macroéconomiques et sectorielles pour influer sur la demande de l’emploi. L’objectif poursuivi sous cet axe est de stimuler la croissance économique créatrice d’emplois décents en vue d’augmenter les revenus de la population active, de réduire la pauvreté et le sous-emploi, surtout en milieu rural. Axe 2 : Développer les compétences et l’employabilité. L’objectif est de réduire le chômage, notamment des diplômés, d’accroître l’employabilité des jeunes sortant du système scolaire et de leur permettre ensuite la mise à jour des compétences requises par la formation continue. Axe 3 : Promouvoir le secteur privé, la protection sociale et développer les entreprises pour la création d’emplois décents. Les objectifs de cet axe visent à étendre la protection sociale à l’ensemble de la population, à améliorer l’environnement des affaires et à soutenir le développement du secteur privé par la promotion des infrastructures d’appui à la production et de l’accès au crédit pour les investissements productifs. Axe 4 : Instituer une politique de dialogue et de la gouvernance du marché du travail. L’objectif poursuivi, sous cet axe, est de moderniser le cadre institutionnel et de dialogue social afin d’assurer une meilleure planification, mise en oeuvre et évaluation des stratégies, programmes et projets de création d’emploi mais aussi de mettre à jour régulièrement la réglementation du travail et les politiques de l’emploi. Axe 5 : Promouvoir l’emploi des jeunes, des femmes, des personnes vivant avec un handicap et l’inclusion sur le marché du travail. Cet axe important de la politique nationale de l’emploi a pour objectif le soutien à l’emploi, notamment des jeunes et des femmes, à travers de nouveaux financements aux institutions de la formation, le financement des initiatives des jeunes créateurs d’entreprises et d’emploi, tout en favorisant en particulier l’accès des femmes au marché du travail.
Benin BEN Africa L’objectif global est décliné en quatre objectifs spécifiques que sont : 1. améliorer l’employabilité des finissants du système éducatif; 2. réduire le sous-emploi et le chômage de longue durée; 3. améliorer les performances du cadre institutionnel de gouvernance et de gestion du secteur de l’emploi; 4. améliorer la gouvernance économique et sociale au niveau national.
Burkina Faso BFA Africa 1. Introduire un lien avec les autres politiques nationales 2. Renforcer la dynamique de création d'emploi 3. Améliorer l'employabilité 4. Améliorer l'organisation et le fonctionnement du marché du travail.
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 Employment issues raised in the policy are aggregated around five “pillars”. They are: 1. Creating Employment Opportunities 2. Enhancing Labour Supply 3. Promoting equality and equity in the Labour Market 4. Building a Stronger Workforce through Information 5. Cross-cutting issues.
Botswana BWA Africa To achieve the goal of productive, gainful and decent employment for Batswana will require additional interventions in the following five strategic focus areas of the Policy: i. Strengthening the growth of employment in the private sector; ii. Reforming the education and training system; iii. Improving the flow of information between job seekers and job openings; iv. Strengthening of employment programmes; and, v. Developing a framework for coherent and coordinated policies with systematic monitoring and evaluation.
Central African Republic CAF Africa Les différentes composantes de la PNEFP et logique d’intervention : - Orientation stratégique 1 : l’Emploi au coeur des politiques macroéconomiques et sectorielles ; - Orientation stratégique 2 : Formation Professionnelle et amélioration de la capacité d’absorption de la main d’oeuvre; - Orientation stratégique 3 : Développement de l’entreprise privée et programmes spécifiques de création d’emplois; - Orientation stratégique 4 : Dialogue Social, Renforcement de la gouvernance et Amélioration de l’information sur le marché du travail.
Chile CHL Americas Eje 1 : Un Chile que vuelve a creer y crecer ; Eje 2 : Un Chile inclusivo, que acoge a todos ; Eje 3 : Un Chile educa, desarrolla nuevas competencias y da seguridad ; Eje 4 : Un Chile que mira hacia el futuro ; Eje 5 : Un Chile que promueve el trabajo seguro y estable, y que abre las puertas a una vejez digna.
China CHN Asia and the Pacific N.A.
Côte d'Ivoire CIV Africa La politique nationale de l'emploi 2016-2020 a dégagé cinq (5) principaux axes stratégiques à savoir : i) Améliorer les conditions de travail et de vie des travailleurs ; ii) Développer l’emploi local ; iii) Renforcer le dispositif de développement de l’employabilité et de l’entrepreneuriat des Jeunes; iv) Promouvoir les emplois décents pour des personnes vulnérables ; v) Améliorer le système d’information et de communication sur le marché du travail.
Cameroon CMR Africa 1. Promouvoir de l’emploi décent dans le cadre Macroéconomique et les Politiques Publiques ; 2. Accroitre de la création et de la promotion des TPE, PME, PMI, de l’entrepreneuriat et des organisations paysannes ; 3. Améliorer l’employabilité de la main-d’oeuvre ; 4. Améliorer la gouvernance sur le marché du travail.
Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Africa - Axe stratégique 1 : Placer l’emploi au centre des préoccupations Macroéconomiques et sectorielles; - Axe stratégique 2 : Accroître l’offre d’emploi décent et développer le secteur privé ; - Axe stratégique 3 : Améliorer l’employabilité des populations ciblées et développer la formation professionnelle ; - Axe stratégique 4 : Organiser le système d’informations et améliorer la gouvernance du marché du travail ; - Axe stratégique 5 : Promouvoir l’emploi des jeunes, des femmes et des personnes vulnérables; - Axe stratégique 6 : Renforcer les capacités institutionnelles des structures chargées de la promotion de l’emploi et de la formation professionnelle ; - Axe stratégique 7 : Promouvoir l’entreprise du type moderne par la formalisation de l’économie informelle et sa modernisation.
Congo COG Africa -
Cook Islands COK Asia and the Pacific -
Colombia COL Americas -
Comoros COM Africa La politique nationale de l’emploi s’appuie sur les quatre principaux axes stratégiques suivants : - Axe stratégique 1 : Développement des compétences et employabilité du capital humain, - Axe stratégique 2 : Promotion sectorielle de la création d’emplois par la croissance rurale durable, la promotion des MPME, l’amélioration de l’emploi public, - Axe stratégique 3 : Soutien à la promotion de l’emploi des jeunes et des femmes, - Axe stratégique 4 : Renforcement de la qualité de la gouvernance de l’emploi.
Cabo Verde CPV Africa -
Costa Rica CRI Americas Para lograr el objetivo propuesto, la estrategia de empleo se define en torno a tres ejes: i) la demanda laboral; ii) la oferta laboral; y iii) la calidad del empleo. A. DEMANDA LABORAL: 1. Que la política económica incluya objetivos de empleo; 2. Fomento a la Producción Nacional; 3. Creación de la Alianza por la Producción y el Empleo; 4. Política de desarrollo económico local vinculada a estrategias poblacionales y territoriales de empleo; 5. Creación de la Alianza por la Economía Social Solidaria; 6. Programas de garantía de empleo. B. OFERTA LABORAL: 1. Prospección e intermediación para la fuerza laboral; 2. Desarrollo del talento humano; 3. Cuido infantil. C. CALIDAD DEL EMPLEO: 1. Política de salarios mínimos activa y cumplimiento activo del pago de salarios mínimos; 2. Transformación de la inspección del Trabajo; 3. Formalización del empleo informal.
Cuba CUB Americas -
Djibouti DJI Africa Objectif stratégique 1 : Accroitre et améliorer l’offre d’EFTP en adéquation avec les besoins du marché de l’emploi; Objectif stratégique 2 : Améliorer l’employabilité et l’insertion des jeunes et des femmes demandeurs d’emplois; Objectif stratégique 3 : Développer un segment de PME/PMI dense et intensif en emploi décent; Objectif stratégique 4 : Promouvoir des opportunités d’emplois productifs dans le secteur primaire; Objectif stratégique 5 : Promouvoir un fonctionnement harmonieux du marché du travail; Objectif stratégique 6 : Promouvoir la protection sociale; Objectif stratégique 7 : Renforcer les capacités des intervenants du marché de l’emploi.
Dominica DMA Americas -
Dominican Republic DOM Americas -
Algeria DZA Africa PRINCIPAUX AXES DU PLAN D’ACTION : 1-L’appui à l’investissement dans le secteur économique créateur d’emplois à travers la mise en œuvre de mesures fiscales, parafiscales et domaniales destinées à promouvoir l’investissement productif et la création d’emplois, la facilitation de l’accès au crédit bancaire et au foncier industriel; 2- La promotion de la formation qualifiante (notamment sur site) en vue de faciliter l’insertion dans le monde du travail et améliorer l’employabilité des arrivants sur le marché du travail; 3 - La promotion d’une politique d’incitation en direction des entreprises pour favoriser le recrutement des demandeurs d’emploi à travers notamment un allègement substantiel des charges patronales de sécurité sociale, l’allongement des périodes d’exonération, etc; 4 - La promotion de l’emploi des jeunes tant du point de vue de l’entreprenariat que de l’emploi salarié; 5 – L’amélioration et la modernisation de la gestion du marché du travail à travers notamment la mise en œuvre d’un important programme de mise à niveau de l’Agence Nationale de l’Emploi et l’ouverture de l’activité d’intermédiation au secteur privé; 6 - Le suivi, le contrôle et l'évaluation des mécanismes de gestion du marché du travail; 7 – La création et la mise en place des organes de coordination intersectorielle au niveau central et local.
Ecuador ECU Americas -
Egypt EGY Africa -
Eritrea ERI Africa -
Ethiopia ETH Africa The Plan of Action for Job Creation is structured around six main strategic objectives: 1. Ensuring job-rich macro-policies; 2. Transforming the business ecosystem to build vibrant and growth-oriented MSMEs; 3. Developing human capital to meet the changing needs of the labor market; 4. Strengthening labor market intermediation and linkages; 5. Improving the inclusiveness of the labor market; 6. Realizing the job-potential of prospective high-yield sectors.
Fiji FJI Asia and the Pacific Policy Priorities : Policy Priority 1: Create more opportunities for young people aged 15 to 24 years to follow clear pathways from education to productive employment. Policy Priority 2: Promote private investment to create jobs. Policy Priority 3: Boost action on Just Transition of the workforce, creation of decent work and quality jobs in the context of climate change by identifying and promoting green jobs and new green skill sets. Policy Priority 4: Promote self-employment in the formal economy. Policy Priority 5: Promote access to overseas employment opportunities. Policy Priority 6: Create more income generating opportunities for those reliant on subsistence activities for their livelihood. Policy Priority 7: Promote greater gender equality in employment and working conditions. Policy Priority 8: Make it easier for disabled persons and the elderly to earn an income. Policy Priority 9: Eliminate child labour and social injustice in workplaces. Policy Priority 10: Strengthen good faith employment relations and promote safe and productivity-driven workplaces.
Gabon GAB Africa LES AXES STRATEGIQUES D’INTERVENTION DE LA POLITIQUE NATIONALE DE L’EMPLOI: - Axe stratégique 1 : l’amélioration de la capacité d’absorption de la main-d’œuvre ; - Axe stratégique 2 : l’appui au développement du secteur privé et de l’entrepreneuriat ; - Axe stratégique 3 : l’amélioration de l’employabilité de la main-d’œuvre ; - Axe stratégique 4 : l’amélioration et la modernisation de la gouvernance du marché du travail.
Georgia GEO Europe The strategy identifies two interrelated sectoral priorities: and several objectives in each. 1. Sectoral Priority: Employment promotion • Goal 1: Reducing the discrepancy between demand and supply; • Goal 2: Strengthening Active Labour Market Policy (ALMP); • Goal 3: Promoting involvement of women and vulnerable groups in the labour market through targeted social and inclusive employment policies. 2. Sectoral Priority: Ensuring effective functioning of the labour market • Goal 4: Improving the system of enforcement of workspace safety and protection of rights; • Goal 5: Improving labour migration management.
Ghana GHA Africa The key objectives to be pursued in order to achieve the overall goal are: 1. To create more decent jobs to meet the growing demand for employment. 2. To improve the quality of jobs for those who are employed. 3. To increase labour productivity. 4. To strengthen governance and labour administration.
Guinea GIN Africa -
Gambia GMB Africa -
Guinea - Bissau GNB Africa -
Equatorial Guinea GNQ Africa -
Grenada GRD Americas -
Guatemala GTM Americas EJES DE LA POLÍTICA: RESULTADOS Y ACCIONES Eje 1: Generación de empleo Eje 2: Desarrollo del capital humano Eje 3: Entorno propicio para el desarrollo de empresas Eje 4: Tránsito a la formalidad
Guyana GUY Americas -
Honduras HND Americas Ejes Estratégicos : 1. Competitividad ; 2. Generación de Empleo ; 3. Desarrollo del capital humano ; 4. Entorno propicio para la creación y desarrollo de empresas.
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 The main pillars of this Policy depend on the following axes: A. Economic policies for employment growth. B. Labor market institutions and programs. C. Social protection, work conditions and labor rights. D. Social dialogue. In addition to these axes, the Policy pays a special attention to certain categories of society which require special support through additional procedures to empower them and enhance their capabilities; such categories include the youth, women, and the people with disability.
Jamaica JAM Americas -
Jordan JOR Arab States Three Horizons/Ten Actions: i) Short Term Impact (2014): Start Absorbing the Unemployed a. Committing to a Predictable Foreign Labor Policy and Management b. Expanding Micro and SMEs Access to Credit c. Evaluating and Then Scaling Up Active Labor Market Programs with a Proven Record d. Curtailing Public Sector Employment and Aligning Wage Structures ii) Medium Term Impact (2017): Better Skill Matching and Micro and SME Growth a. Scaling up School-to-Work Transition Programs b. Reforming the Employment, Technical and Vocational Training (ETVET) Sector c. Introducing Health Insurance Benefits and Expanding Social Security Coverage to SMEs iii) Long Term Impact (2020): Increased Productivity through Human Capital and Economic Restructuring a. Investing in the Future through Early Childhood Education b. Pursuing Sustainable Fiscal and Monetary Policies for Economic Growth with Job Creation c. Developing Industrial and Investment Policies towards Economic Growth with Job Creation
Kazakhstan KAZ Europe N.A.
Kenya KEN Africa The following are the strategies and interventions that will be pursued to promote employment creation: 1. Accelerate and Sustain High Rates of Economic Growth; 2. Re-energize Sectoral Growth; 3. Establishment of Special Economic Zones (SEZs); 4. Employment Creation Analysis; 5. Enhance Growth and Development of Micro and Small Enterprises; 6. Develop and Promote Youth Targeted Employment Programmes; 7. Promote Productivity and Competitiveness; 8. Promoting Adoption of Technology; 9. Improve Linkage between Education and Training Institutions, and Industry; 10. Develop and Implement an Integrated Industrial Training and Attachment System; 11. Establish and Maintain a Labour Market Information System; 12. Strengthen the Framework for Employment Services; 13. Streamline Foreign Employment; 14. Mainstream and Promote Gender Equity; 15. Strengthen Framework for Elimination of Child Labour; 16. Formulate and Implement Trafficking in Persons Policy; 17. Implement Integrated Approach to Dealing with HIV and AIDS; 18. Develop and Implement a Wages Policy; 19. Establish a Comprehensive Social Protection System; 20. Nurture and Promote a National Values System; 21. Scale-up Best Practice from Past Interventions; 22. Exploit the Potential of Social and Solidarity Economy; 23. Mainstream and Cascade Employment Creation; 24. Reinforcing Policy, Institutional and Legal Framework.
Kyrgyzstan KGZ Europe Main areas of the Programme: - enhancing of active measures facilitating employment of the unemployed and socially vulnerable groups of the population through improvement of the regulatory-legal base dealing with employment issues, and development and implementation of some activities considering specific needs of individual vulnerable groups; - improving of quality and competiveness of the labor at the labor market through improvement of the educational, training and re-training system, development of social partnership in aspects of introduction of mechanisms of independent assessment and certification of vocational training by the employers; - development of the system forecasting demand in labor resources through analysis of the labor market, defining structure and scope of training of the specialists in line with needs of the sectors of the country’s economy; - ensure development of the full-pledged system for protection of rights and interests of the citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic implementing labor activity abroad; - formation and development of the effective system of public regulation of the labor migration through improvement of the legislation, informational and educational support, provision of services to the citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic having willingness to work outside the country; - development of forms and methods of regulation of the labor migration based on development of bilateral and multilateral interstate relations; - extension and enhancing of the public-private partnership in organization of training, referral and protection of the citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic implementing labor activity abroad; - improving of quality and efficiency of work of the employment agencies providing services in field of employment and migration.
Cambodia KHM Asia and the Pacific Objectives: To achieve Goal 1 “To increase decent and productive employment opportunities”, this policy sets out the following objectives: 1.1 To promote decent and productive employment opportunities in macroeconomic policy framework; 1.2 To promote decent and productive employment opportunities in the sectoral development policies; and 1.3 To promote decent and productive employment by enabling the transition of workers and economic unit from the informal to the formal economy, by ensuring the preservation and improvement of the existing livelihood during the transition. To achieve Goal 2 “To enhance skills and human resource development”, this policy sets out the following objectives: 2.1 To enhance and expand the development of soft skills; 2.2 To improve the quality of, in compliance with national, international and ASEAN standards, and access to education and technical and vocational education and training (TVET); 2.3 To improve relevance of education and TVET to labour market needs. To achieve Goal 3 “To enhance labour market governance”, this policy sets out the following objectives: 3.1 To strengthen information system and database of labour market; 3.2 To strengthen employment service effectiveness and expand outreach; 3.3 To improve conditions of work and protection of workers; 3.4 To harmonize industrial relations and strengthen wage-setting mechanisms; 3.5 To conduct a feasibility study to establish unemployment scheme; 3.6 To oversee and protect migrant workers in obtaining decent employment and skill recognition.
Kiribati KIR Asia and the Pacific -
Saint Kitts and Nevis KNA Americas -
Korea, Republic of KOR Asia and the Pacific Ten Major Tasks of the Roadmap: 1. Building a job-oriented national governance structure. 2. Strengthening safety nets and fostering innovative human resources. 3. Creating 810 thousand jobs in public sector. 4. Promoting innovative startups. 5. Enhancing industrial competitiveness and promoting the growth of new industries and services. 6. Revitalizing the social economy. 7. Creating regional jobs. 8. Protecting non-regular workers and creating non-discriminatory work environments. 9. Enhancing working conditions. 10. Providing tailored job support to youths, women and the new middle-aged.
Kuwait KWT Arab States -
Lao People's Democratic Republic LAO Asia and the Pacific -
Lebanon LBN Arab States -
Liberia LBR Africa The impact of the crisis implies that emergency employment needs to remain high on our agenda for some years to come. In recognition of this complex situation, 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. This Employment Policy document stresses the need to focus on: a) Emergency Employment Schemes: scaling these up and coordinating them through Government. b) Sustainable productive employment including improvements in relevant vocational training, building incentives in agricultural (especially in food crops) and promoting small and medium scale enterprises and the integration of informal economy activities into the formal economy.
Libya LBY Africa -
Saint Lucia LCA Americas -
Sri Lanka LKA Asia and the Pacific - Macroeconomic Policy; - Human Resources Planning, Development and Productivity; - School Education; - Higher and Professional Education; - Vocational Skills and Employability; - Career Guidance and Counselling; - Enhancing Employability of Youth; - Science, Technology and Innovation Skills; - Sectoral Policies (Agricultural sector; Manufacturing Sector; Tourism Sector; ICT and BPO Sectors; Health Services; Ports & Shipping Sector; Environment Friendly (Green) Jobs; Infrastructure Investments; Creative Industry (Visual and Performing Arts, Crafts, Entertainment Arts and Literature); Other Emerging Spheres); - Informal Employment; - Small and Medium Enterprises (SME); - Employment Opportunities for Vulnerable Groups, Disabled Persons and those in less developed Regions; - Foreign Employment; - Public Service Employment; - Mainstreaming Gender; - Labour Market Information and Employment Services; - Social Dialogue Institutions and Labour Relations; - Wages; - Social Protection.
Lesotho LSO Africa - International Labour Standards; - Equal Opportunity to Work; - Skills Development; - Formalisation of the Informal Economy; - Labour Productivity; - Labour Migration; - Labour Market Information; - Social Security; - Protection of Children and Young Persons; - Occupational Safety and Health at Workplace; - Social Dialogue and Tripartism; - Protection of Workers’ and Employers’ Rights and Interests; - Labour Inspectorate; - Alternative Dispute Resolution and Adjudication.
Morocco MAR Africa LA STRATEGIE NATIONALE POUR L'EMPLOI ENTEND PROMOUVOIR L’EMPLOI PRODUCTIF ET DÉCENT AUTOUR DE 4 AXES STRATÉGIQUES : 1. Promouvoir la création d'emploi; 2. Valoriser le capital humain; 3. Améliorer l'efficacité des programmes actifs de l'emploi et renforcer l'intermédiation du marché du travail; 4. Développer le cadre de gouvernance du marché du travail.
Moldova, Republic of MDA Europe To achieve this objective, four sector priorities were identified, which include coherent and concerted objectives with relevance for both labor demand and supply, strengthening labour market governance capacity and a better management of labor migration. The objectives refer to the creation of equal opportunities for employment following the implementation of employment policies and non-discriminatory measures on the labor market, encouraging transition to formal economy, correlation of the educational system with the labor market needs, a better governance of labor market, effective management of migration and strengthening of social dialogue. PRIORITY 1. CREATION OF FORMAL, NON-DISCRIMINATORY AND PRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES; PRIORITY 2. HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT FOR ENHANCED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES; PRIORITY 3. BETTER LABOUR MARKET GOVERNANCE; PRIORITY 4. EXPLORING THE POTENTIAL OF MIGRATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.
Madagascar MDG Africa La politique nationale d’emploi et de formation se subdivisera au regard des finalités décrites ci-dessus en deux composantes majeures: 1. La composante développement des compétences pour l’amélioration de l’employabilité des ressources humaines. Premier axe de mise en œuvre : la réforme de la gouvernance de l’ETPF/DC (Enseignement Technique et Formation Professionnelle/Développement des Compétences). Deuxième axe de mise en œuvre : le financement de la réforme de l’EETFP/DC (Emploi, Enseignement Technique et Formation Professionnelle/ Développement des Compétences). Troisième axe de mise en œuvre : la constitution d’un système d’information pertinent sur le marché du travail et la formation professionnelle (SIMTFP). Quatrième axe de mise en œuvre : une ingénierie harmonisée de certification et de formation. Cinquième axe de mise en œuvre : la constitution de dispositifs d’ETFP/DC équitables et adaptés aux défis à relever. Sixième et dernier axe de mise en œuvre : former pour insérer et réinsérer. 2. La composante « Promotion des conditions/mesures favorables à la création et à la promotion de l’Emploi ». Septième axe de mise en œuvre : Dynamiser le marché du travail en favorisant la promotion des activités privées créatrices d’emploi. A-Promouvoir les activités privées créatrices d’emploi. B-Promouvoir l’intermédiation sur le marché du travail. C-Promouvoir l’emploi par l’approche « Haute Intensité de Main d’œuvre». Huitième axe de mise en œuvre : Promouvoir l’application de la législation du travail. Neuvième axe de mise en œuvre : Promouvoir l’application et l’extension du dispositif de protection sociale à tous.
Maldives, Republic of MDV Asia and the Pacific -
Mexico MEX Americas -
Marshall Islands MHL Asia and the Pacific -
North Macedonia MKD Europe 1. Improve the quality of education and training outcomes for all. 2. Enhance the role of economic and enterprise development policies in generating decent jobs. 3. Strengthen the inclusiveness of labour market policies.
Mali MLI Africa LES ACTIONS : 1. Assurer la prise en compte de l’emploi dans les politiques transversales, 2. Assurer la prise en compte de l’emploi dans les politiques sectorielles, 3. Renforcer les actions ciblées de promotion et de création d’emplois, 4. Renforcer les actions directes de promotion de l’emploi, 5. Améliorer l’employabilité pour faciliter l’accès au marché du travail, 6. Améliorer la gouvernance du marché de l’emploi.
Myanmar MMR Asia and the Pacific -
Montenegro MNE Europe Priority 1: Increasing employment. Reducing the rate of unemployment; Priority 2: Efficient functioning of the labor market; Priority 3: Improving the qualifications and competencies adjusted to labor market needs; Priority 4: Promoting social inclusion and reducing poverty.
Mongolia MNG Asia and the Pacific The State Policy on Employment has the following objectives: 1. Improve employment and reduce poverty by putting employment in the center of development policy; 2. Improve long-term (stable) employment by improving general employment services and enhancing quality, scope and effectiveness of employment promotion programmes; 3. Reduce unemployment of the educated by promoting continuous development of skills of the unemployed in accordance with labour market demand; 4. Increase labour value and productivity by establishing a suitable system of performance based wage and compensation; 5. Improve legal environment of labour relations in line with international standards.
Mozambique MOZ Africa A política de emprego é constituída por 8 pilares e um conjunto de medidas, que asseguram o aumento das oportunidades e a garantia da estabilidade do emprego, da produção, da produtividade, da competitividade, contribuindo assim para o desenvolvimento económico e social e para o bem-estar dos cidadãos. As medidas enquadram-se nos seguintes pilares: Pilar 1: Desenvolvimento do Capital Humano; Pilar 2: Criação de novos postos de trabalho; Pilar 3: Harmonização e Priorização de Políticas Sectoriais; Pilar 4: Promoção de Trabalho Digno, Produtivo e Sustentável; Pilar 5: Melhoria do Sistema de Informação do Mercado de Trabalho; Pilar 6: Saúde Ocupacional, Higiene e Segurança no Trabalho; Pilar 7: Fortalecimento da Cooperação Internacional; Pilar 8: Assuntos Transversais. The employment policy comprises 8 pillars and a set of measures that ensure an increase in opportunities and guarantee employment stability, production, productivity, competitiveness and thus contribute towards economic and social development and wellbeing of citizens. The measures are fall into into the following pillars: Pillar 1: Development of Human Capital; Pillar 2: Creation of new jobs; Pillar 3: Harmonization and prioritization of Sectoral Policies; Pillar 4: Promotion of Decent, Productive and Sustainable Work; Pillar 5: Improve the Labour Market Information System; Pillar 6: Occupational Health and Safety at the Workplace; Pillar 7: Strengthen International Cooperation; Pillar 8: Cross-cutting Issues.
Mauritania MRT Africa Axes stratégiques de la Stratégie nationale de l'emploi: • Axe 1 : Axer la politique économique nationale et les politiques sectorielles sur l’emploi; • Axe 2 : Renforcer les services publics de l’emploi et de l’insertion; • Axe 3 : Orienter le développement du capital humain selon une logique axée sur la demande; • Axe 4 : Développer le cadre de gouvernance de l’emploi.
Mauritius MUS Africa -
Malawi MWI Africa POLICY PRIORITY AREAS: - Priority Area 1: Economic Growth and Employment; - Priority Area 2: Labour Market Information; - Priority Area 3: Skills Development and Labour Productivity; - Priority Area 4: Private Sector Growth and Employment; - Priority Area 5: Improving Informal Sector, Micro, Small and Medium Scale Enterprises; - Priority Area 6: Employment of Vulnerable Groups and Promotion of Gender Equality; - Priority Area 7: Youth Employment; - Priority Area 8: Protection of migrant workers; - Priority Area 9: Promotion of Agriculture and Rural Employment; - Priority Area 10: Improving Labour Administration and Labour Standards.
Malaysia MYS Asia and the Pacific -
Namibia NAM Africa Specific objectives of the policy are: - Policy harmonisation and coherence in order create conducive environment for employment creation; - Promoting skills development and employability; - Ensuring gender equality in all areas of employment; - Improving working conditions; - Creating at least 90 000 additional permanent jobs as set out in NDP 4 by 2017; - Facilitating the transition to decent work and formality; - Improving and widening social protection; - Strengthening labour market information systems; - Strengthening labour administration and social dialogue.
Niger NER Africa LES STRATEGIES DE PROMOTION DE L’EMPLOI : 1. L’amélioration du cadre juridique et institutionnel; 2. La promotion de la santé et la protection sociale; 3. La réforme des institutions et du marché du travail; 4. La valorisation des ressources humaines et la promotion de formation professionnelle et technique; 5. La promotion des petites entreprises; 6. L’amélioration des conditions de travail; 7. Le développement des actions ciblées en direction des femmes, des jeunes et des handicapés.
Nigeria NGA Africa National employment strategies: 1. Human Capital Development, Employability of Labour Force, Skills Acquisition and Application. 2. Private Sector Growth, Cooperatives, MSMEs and Job Creation in Nigeria. 3. Sectoral Value-Chains and Employment Generation in Nigeria. 4. Environmentally Friendly (Green) Jobs. 5. Labour-Based Public Work Projects. 6. Infrastructural Development. 7. Job Creation for Youth, Women and Disabled Persons. 8. Labour Migration and Employment Policy. 9. Macroeconomic Policy and Job Creation. 10. Decent Work Components. 11. Recruitment into Employment. 12. Strengthen Labour Inspection Service.
Nicaragua NIC Americas -
Nepal NPL Asia and the Pacific The main objectives of the National Employment Policy are as follows: 1. To make available productive and output-oriented employment opportunities to all citizens by promoting the national economy to orient various sectoral policies towards employment generation by harmonizing them with this policy; 2. To improve the quality of employment by gradually transforming informal employment into formal employment; 3. To create suitable opportunities for preparing knowledge- and skill-based labour force as per the need of the labour market; 4. To appropriately manage migrant and immigrant workers; 5. To accord priority to the creation of employment opportunities targeted at the youth; 6. To strengthen the labour market by using modern research-based information technology; and 7. To encourage employment-friendly investments by building harmonious industrial labour relations.
Oman OMN Arab States -
Pakistan PAK Asia and the Pacific -
Panama PAN Americas La Política Pública de Empleo en Ocupaciones Técnicas y Profesionales se articule alrededor de cinco líneas estratégicas y 19 acciones prioritarias: I. Fortalecer la articulación del sistema de formación profesional con las necesidades del sector productivo, así como con las políticas económicas y educativas del país. Acción 1.1: Crear un Consejo Consultivo Permanente que acompañe y apoye la implementación de la estrategia propuesta. Acción 1.2: Establecer un Viceministerio de Empleo en el MITRADEL. Acción 1.3: Fomentar la articulación de la educación y la formación profesional. II. Reforzar la pertinencia y calidad de la oferta formativa a nivel técnico. Acción 2.1: Reducir la injerencia político – partidista en la dirección y gestión del INADEH y reforzar su autonomía financiera. Acción 2.2: Reactivar la Comisión Nacional de Competencias Laborales (CONACOM). Acción 2.3: En el marco de la CONACOM crear Consejos Sectoriales de Competencias en los sectores más dinámicos. Acción 2.4: Reactivar la Comisión Nacional de Gestión de la Calidad Acción 2.5 Establecer un Marco Nacional de Cualificaciones (MNC). Acción 2.6: Relanzar la formación dual o en alternancia. Acción 2.7: Generar y divulgar información oportuna sobre tendencias ocupacionales y demandas de competencias actuales y futuras del mercado laboral. Acción 2.8: Fomentar el emprendedurismo. Acción 2.9: Monitorear y evaluar los programas de formación impartidos por INADEH y demás centros acreditados, incluyendo el análisis de sus impactos. Acción 2.10: Establecer mecanismos efectivos de rendición de cuentas. III. Aumentar la inclusión y el acceso de grupos vulnerables de población a los servicios de formación profesional. Acción 3.1: Eliminar la restricción de ingreso de menores de 18 años a los programas de INADEH, manteniendo la reinserción en la educación formal como primera opción. Acción 3.2: Descentralizar la gestión de la formación profesional y capacitación laboral. Acción 3.3: Evaluar y de ser necesario ajustar el actual sistema de becas y financiamiento educativo. IV. Promover la valoración social de las carreras técnicas. Acción 4.1: Impulsar una campaña de información y orientación para revalorizar el potencial de la educación técnica y la formación profesional. V. Garantizar un fi nanciamiento adecuado y estable para el desarrollo del sistema de formación profesional. Acción 5.1: Revisar la distribución de los fondos del seguro educativo a la luz de la estrategia propuesta y de las nuevas necesidades de Panamá. Acción 5.2: Establecer incentivos fi scales o de otro tipo que estimulen mayor inversión del sector privado en capacitación.
Peru PER Americas La Política Nacional de Empleo Decente establece 6 objetivos prioritarios: - Objetivo prioritario 1: Incrementar las competencias laborales de la población en edad de trabajar. - Objetivo prioritario 2: Fortalecer la vinculación entre la oferta y la demanda laboral. - Objetivo prioritario 3: Incrementar la generación de empleo formal en las unidades productivas. - Objetivo prioritario 4: Ampliar el acceso a la protección social, derechos y beneficios sociales de las y los trabajadores. - Objetivo prioritario 5: Incrementar la igualdad en el empleo de la fuerza laboral potencial. - Objetivo prioritario 6: Generar un entorno social e institucional adecuado en el país.
Philippines PHL Asia and the Pacific N.A.
Palau PLW Asia and the Pacific -
Papua New Guinea PNG Asia and the Pacific 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.
Paraguay PRY Americas Eje 1. Fomento de la demanda de empleo digno y formal. Eje 2. Aumento de la empleabilidad y productividad laboral. Eje 3. Mejora de la institucionalidad laboral entorno al empleo decente.
Occupied Territories PSE Arab States The NES 2021-2025 will achieve this vision via its objectives to: 1. Strengthen labour market governance and develop active labour market policies and programmes, ensuring stronger linkages and more efficient alignment between supply and demand. 2. Improve alignment of education and higher education with labour market needs. 3. Strengthen private sector resilience and ability to increase productivity while creating decent employment opportunities for jobseekers, particularly youth and women.
Qatar QAT Arab States -
Russian Federation RUS Europe N.A.
Rwanda RWA Africa Policy options (actions) in this Policy are organized under the following broad interventions : 1. Pro-employment macroeconomic framework and sectoral policies; 2. Enterprise development and private sector competitiveness; 3. Agricultural productivity and rural development; 4. Linkage between education, skills development and labour market needs; 5. Labour mobility and migration; 6. Formalization of informal economy; 7. Strengthen active labour market policies and labour market information system; 8. Improving labour administration and working conditions; 9. Promotion of employment opportunities for specific groups.
Saudi Arabia SAU Arab States N.A.
Serbia SCG Europe - Objective 1. Created growth of high-quality employment through cross-sectoral measures to enhance labour supply and demand; - Objective 2. Improved labour market position of the unemployed; - Objective 3. Improved institutional framework for employment policy.
Sudan SDN Africa N.A.
Senegal SEN Africa Stratégie n°1 : Création massive d’emplois dans le PSE, les grands projets du chef de l’Etat et dans les systèmes économiques traditionnels ; Stratégie n° 2 : Développement de programmes publics spécifiques de création d’emplois décents ; Stratégie n° 3 : Développement de programmes d’emploi au niveau local ; Stratégie n° 4 : Amélioration et développement des relations formation/emploi ; Stratégie n° 5 : Amélioration de l’organisation du marché du travail et du dialogue social ; Stratégie n° 6 : Renforcement des capacités du ministère en charge de l’emploi.
Solomon Islands SLB Asia and the Pacific -
Sierra Leone SLE Africa Four Pillars for Action: Pillar 1: Macroeconomic Policy Framework: Linking Employment with Economic Growth; Pillar 2: Labour Market policies: Skills Development and Matching Skills with Jobs; Pillar 3: Private Sector Development: Stimulating investment in enterprise and job creation; Pillar 4: Local Economic Development: District development programmes and job creation.
El Salvador SLV Americas La Política Nacional de Empleo Decente, estructura sus intervenciones en cinco ejes temáticos: - Empleo; - Empleabilidad; - Emprendimientos; - Tránsito a la formalidad; - Igualdad de oportunidades.
Somalia SOM Africa 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.
South Sudan SSD Africa -
Sao Tome and Principe STP Africa Cinq axes stratégiques : (i) Développement des capacités productives du secteur privé, (ii) Promotion de l’autoemploi et de l’entreprenariat des femmes et des jeunes, (iii) Renforcement de la formation technique et professionnelle, (iv) Développement de l’apprentissage et l’accompagnement des jeunes sans qualification, (v) Renforcement de la gouvernance du secteur de l’emploi.
Suriname SUR Americas 1. A revised education supply ensuring skills alignment, workforce development and equal access to educational opportunities; 2. A better functioning Labour Market Information Systems (LMIS); 3. Facilitated supply and demand match; and 4. Redesigned activation measures for social benefit recipients and future self-employed.
Eswatini SWZ Africa -
Seychelles SYC Africa The National Employment Policy intends to attain its objectives through the following strategies: 1. Prudent economic management and sound macroeconomic policies. 2. Human resources and skills development and employability. 3. Active labour market policies, employment services and labour market information system. 4. Sectoral development, small and medium-sized enterprise development and formalisation of informal employment. 5. Migration, foreign labour and localisation. 6. Youth employment. 7. Vulnerable groups/Labour force challenges. 8. Non-discrimination in the workplace. 9. Social protection. 10. Labour market institutions and social dialogue.
Syrian Arab Republic SYR Arab States -
Chad TCD Africa -
Togo TGO Africa Pour atteindre cette vision, la politique nationale de l’emploi repose sur quatre orientations stratégiques qui sont : - Amélioration de la capacité d’absorption de la main d’oeuvre ; - Facilitation de l’accès des groupes vulnérables (personnes handicapées, jeunes et femmes) et migrants à l’emploi ; - Renforcement de la gouvernance du marché du travail ; - Amélioration de l’employabilité de la main-d’oeuvre.
Thailand THA Asia and the Pacific -
Tajikistan TJK Europe N.A.
Turkmenistan TKM Europe -
Timor-Leste TLS Asia and the Pacific Pillar 1: Increasing labour market demand. Pillar 2: Improving labour market supply. Pillar 3: Strengthening labour market institutions.
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 POLICY ISSUES AND STATEMENTS: 1. Creating a common understanding of the employment and unemployment concepts; 2. Accelerating and Making the Pattern of Economic Growth more employment intensive; 3. Enhancing an effective and efficient Labour Market Information (LMI) system; 4. Balancing the number of new entrants and the proportion that can get paid employment; 5. Improvement and Transformation of the Informal Sector for creating decent jobs; 6. Enhancing the Promotion of Youth employment; 7. Facilitating Tanzanian jobseekers to acquire appropriate skills; 8. Reducing Rural Unemployment and Underemployment and Rural to Urban Migration; 9. Empowerment of individuals through enhancing accessibility to business support services including capital, markets access for Private Sector entrepreneurs including self employers for increased productivity and incomes; 10. Enhancing the capacity of the domestic private sector investors in creating new and better employment opportunities; 11. Mainstreaming Employment as a cross-cutting issue; 12. Harmonizing policies and establishing institutional framework for effective and efficient coordination of employment creation initiatives and deliveries; 13. Rationalising the Employment of foreigners in Tanzania; 14. Reducing the impact of HIV/AIDS and other diseases on employment creation and at the workplaces; 15. Improving access to employment opportunities and productive resources for People with Disabilities (PWDs); 16. Mainstreaming Environmental issues in employment creation; 17. Promoting Human Capital Development as part of the national strategic objective for growth, employment and poverty reduction; 18. Supporting Research and Development (R&D), for providing inputs for Employment Policy and Legal reforms for enhancing employment creation and poverty reduction interventions; 19. Improving and expanding Employment Services; 20. Facilitating and coordinating employment of Tanzanians abroad and the return of skilled Tanzanians to fill skills gaps; 21. Improving Employment Conditions and respect for Labour Rights; 22. Eliminating Child Labour; 23. Improving and Expanding Employment Related Social Protection Services; 24. Mainstreaming Gender in Employment.
Uganda UGA Africa To address the employment challenge in the country this policy focuses on key priority areas arising out of the situation analysis. The policy priority action areas are: 1. Employment-intensive growth; 2. Labour market information; 3. Labour Productivity, Skills development and training; 4. Promotion of agriculture and rural employment; 5. Improving informal sector, micro and small-scale enterprises; 6. Private Sector growth and employment; 7. Improving Labour Administration and Labour Standards; 8. Externalisation of Labour; 9. Employment of Vulnerable Groups and Promotion of Gender Equality; 10. Promotion of Youth Employment.
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 - Supporting policies on job creation; - Labour market information; - Assessment, issuance of the national skills certificate; - Organization and operation of employment services; - Unemployment insurance.
Vanuatu VUT Asia and the Pacific -
Samoa WSM Asia and the Pacific The SNEP 2021/22–2025/26 has three overarching Pillars: (1) Strengthen Labour Market Demand; (2) Strengthen Labour Market Supply; and (3) Strengthen Employment Policies, Institutions, and Regulatory Environment. These Pillars are channelled through 16 Policy interventions, encompassing 34 key objectives (see Table 2 p. 24-25 fo reference).
Yemen YEM Arab States -
South Africa ZAF Africa -
Zambia ZMB Africa POLICY OBJECTIVES AND MEASURES: - Employment; - Labour administration; - Labour market information; - Social security; - Productivity improvement; - Social dialogue; - Cross cutting issues.
Zimbabwe ZWE Africa Strategies of the Policy Framework: a) Macroeconomic Stabilisation, Broad-based and Inclusive Economic Recovery and Transformation; b) Active Labour Market Policy Measures; c) Creating an Enabling Legal and Regulatory Framework for Investment and Employment Creation; d) Promotion of SMMEs (Enterprise Development); e) Education and Training; f) Productivity; g) Integrated, Co-ordinated and Inclusive Approach to Labour Administration.