Employment Creation Employment creation has not been given priority by some countries in their macro...

Employment CreationEmployment Creation

Employment creation has not been given priority by some countries in their macro economic policies and development plans.

Policy Priorities & Practical Measures

1. Issue

Reason:

• Subject of employment creation has not been linked with other macro economic variables. As a result generation of employment is rather slow.

• Some countries have invested money in projects which are capital intensive. Projects which create more jobs and output should be given priority.

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Employment CreationEmployment Creation2. Actions

There is no link in the macro economic variables in the context of employment

Link employment with other economic variables

National Planning Commission

1 year

Civil societies has not been given due consideration in some countries.

Work strongly with Civil Society

Government, employers Associations

1 year

There is a disparity between the sexes

Make the necessary arrangements to remove the disparity

Government, Employers Associations and trade unions, NGOs

1 year

Lack of funds to enhance the employability

Employers Associations, Government

2 yearAsses the resource requirements and allocate more funds

Issue Activities Agencies Time

Counter productive laws and procedures

Government, Trade unions, Employers Associations

2 yearAmend laws and procedures


Develop a clear and strong macro economic framework with the assistance of employers.

Allocate resource to generate more employment

Change laws and procedures to encourage investment

3. Different Roles:

Government:

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Employer:

Identify the growth sectors in the economy and invest

Guide the Government to adjust the macro and monitory policies and the obsolete legislation and procedures

Advice the vocational training agencies to revise their system


Worker:

Identify issues in work places in order to promote employment .

Help government and employer to change obsolete law.


Youth:

Work closely with employer to increase their employability

Inform the government, employer, trade union and NGO about their requirements

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A. Lessons Learned

1. Low priority of youth employment policy & plan2. Lack of strategic plans and performance measurements3. Unfocussed treatment, to a certain extent treatment based on a wrong problem4. Partial approach , non-integrated5. Sectoral approach, not comprehensive cross-sectoral6. Low participation of social partners

Practical Measures


B. Recommendations1. Identification and prioritization of the immediate growth sectors and regions

2. Setting the labour-intensive (rural infrastructure) programmes

3. Increasing the effectiveness of public-private partnership

4. Increasing the effectiveness of labour market information

5. The provision of special loan scheme (for micro-small-medium) self-employed business in immediate growth sectors and regions

6. Development of recycling industries

Practical Measures


C. Roles of Partners1. GOVERNMENT

a) set the microeconomic condition of the country and recognize the youth employment problems

b) develop the appropriate program

c) government political will to carry forward the program

d) develop and maintain an effective consultative means among the social partners in central, provincial and district levels (decentralization approach)

Practical Measures


C. Roles of Partners2. TRADE UNIONS

a) organizing the participants (trade union members and labour family members)

b) provision of facilitators and organizers

c) involvement in monitoring and evaluation

Practical Measures


C. Roles of Partners3. EMPLOYERS’ ORGANIZATIONS

a) provision of resources as parties implementing of corporate social responsibilities

b) involvement in monitoring and evaluation

Practical Measures


C. Roles of Partners4. YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS

a) provision of facilitators and organizers


5. YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS

a) provision of facilitators and organizers


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2. The issues of practical measures that can be planned and implemented;

a. Labour-intensive rural infrastructure programmesb. Identification and prioritization the immediate

growth sectors and its related training programmesc. Public-private partnership in increasing the

effectiveness of Labour Market Information

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d. The provision of special loan scheme (micro – small medium) for self-employment business

e. Development of recycling industriesf. Effective monitoring and control by the relevant

legislative institution

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