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Somalia

Strategies for youth employment

Strategies for youth employment
Yes

Youth employment strategy planned in the next 2 years

Discussions within the government
Yes
Consultations with national-level stakeholders (e.g. employers’ and workers’ associations, youth councils, etc.)
Yes
A draft strategy already exists
Yes
Other (please specify)
No

Countries with national action plans for youth employment

Monitoring framework (timeline and activity/outcome indicators, e.g. youth labour market indicators)
No
Funding (indicative budget to implement the plan)
No
Institutional responsibilities (e.g. ministries/agencies in charge of specific planned activities )
No
Other, specify
No

Public funding for the national youth employment strategy

Public funding for the national youth employment strategy
No

Youth in the national development / employment strategy

Youth in the national development / employment strategy
Yes

Additional information:
Somalia’s key strategic documents - including the National Development Plan, the National Employment Policy, and the forthcoming National Transformation Plan - explicitly prioritize youth as a core target group. Recognizing that approximately 80% of the population is young, these frameworks emphasize empowering youth through tailored policies and programs aimed at fostering their economic participation, social inclusion, and overall development.

Countries with national goals for youth employment

Countries with national goals for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
Somalia’s Decent Work Program aims to enhance youth employment by promoting economic development through the creation of job opportunities and the expansion of technical education, skills development, and training programs. Additionally, the National Employment Policy includes provisions specifically designed to support youth employment, ensuring targeted measures to improve access to decent work for young people.

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment
No

Policy areas in national youth employment strategies

Macroeconomic and Sectoral policies
Yes
Enterprise Development
Yes
Education, Training and skills development
Yes
Labour Demand
Yes
Labour Law and Legislation
Yes
Labour Market Policies
Yes
Other (please specify)
No

Social partners' inclusion in the youth employment strategy

Workers
Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
No
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
No
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
No
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
No
Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
No
Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
No
Employers
Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
No
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
No
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
No
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
No
Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
No
Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
No

Youth-led organizatios' inclusion in the national strategy

Fully involved
No
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Yes
Consulted
Yes
Informed
No
Not involved
No

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
2025: There were number of discussions among the Government, Industry and International development including implementing partners and donors. The main aim of this new partnership is to increase employment opportunities for somalia youth. Also new projects and programs will be developed through these initiatives and discussions ----- 2024: NO --- 2023: Presidential Youth Employment initiative Youth Employment Service (Yes) ________ 2022: National consultative forum for social dialogue was created . through this platform we promote youth employment . Somali chamber of commerce is apart of the forum .

Inclusiveness of vulnerable groups in national strategies

Women
Yes
Migrant Workers
No
NEETs
No
People with disabilities
No
Low skilled workers
No
Rural workers
No
Other (please specify)
No

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation
Yes

Additional information:
2025: Currently there are number of Youth Employment Programs supported by GIZ, BMZ, SIDA, AFDB, WB and JICA. Although there were discussions between Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs and the ILO regional team but there are no ongoing youth employment intervention from ILO in somalia. Discussions will be expedited to develop programs and interventions in the near future 2024: ILO - Support with both Policy and Youth Employment Projects. World Bank European Union