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Press Review
São Tomé and Príncipe launches next phase in the formulation of its National Entrepreneurship Strategy
The preparation of the National Entrepreneurship Strategy in São Tomé and Príncipe has entered its second phase, focusing on the following pillars: Technology Exchange and Innovation, Access to Finance, Awareness and Networking. The work, which should be completed in June, is supported by the EU through SOCIEUX+, which has mobilised four experts, two from Portugal and two from Cape Verde, for technical cooperation (2023-41). Watch the news broadcast by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal RTP here.
Press Review
Montenegro concludes initial phase of OSH improvement project with SOCIEUX+ support
The Ministry of Labour and Social Welfare of Montenegro has completed the initial phase of a project aimed at improving occupational safety and health (OSH) measures in Montenegro, focusing on temporary or mobile construction sites and the role of coordinators in ensuring compliance, with the support of SOCIEUX+ (cooperation 2023-36). Read the note published by the Ministry here.
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Job opportunities for young people: SOCIEUX+ cooperation with three Nigerian partners
With SOCIEUX+, public experts from six EU countries participated in peer-to-peer technical cooperation activities with public employment services in Nigeria in 2023. In this article we review the eight activities carried out so far with three different partners but with the same objective: more and better employment opportunities for a very young and growing population.
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Call for Experts
Country | Call for Experts | Docs. | Status | Share |
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Guinea | 24-02/GIN/1/1 - Expert (principal) in access to health, Governance/Strategies/Public-private partnerships | Apply Now | ||
Guinea | 24-02/GIN/1/2 - Expert in in access to health, Governance/Strategies/Public-private partnerships | Apply Now | ||
Cape Verde | 24-01/CPV/1/1 - Expert (principal) in Monitoring and evaluation, Active policies of employment | Apply Now | ||
Cape Verde | 24-01/CPV/1/2 - Expert in Data governance, Active employment policies | Apply Now | ||
Cape Verde | 24-01/CPV/2/1 - Expert (principal) in analysis of performance data from active employment (qualitative) and training policies | Apply Now |
SOCIEUX+ technical cooperation
Labour & Employment
We support countries in their efforts to design and implement labour market strategies and policies, institutional and legal reforms, employment services and vocational training facilities, as well as to encourage decent and inclusive employment opportunities, including:
– Labour dimension: Legal framework, Occupational Safety and Health and working conditions, institutional reforms and practices, active labour market policies, formalization of informal employment, eradication of child labour, decent work, due diligence, social relationships, social dialogue.-
– Employment dimension: public employment services, entrepreneurship, jobs creation, vocational guidance and training, LMI and analysis systems, matching labour demand and labour supply, green jobs, employability of vulnerable groups, youth employment, disability, NEETs, gender equity, soft & hard skills, digitalization of services.
Social Protection
We help partner countries to achieve more equitable, inclusive, efficient and sustainable social protection systems, including:
– Social insurance: Old age, invalidity and survivors pensions, Healthcare, Accidents at work and occupational diseases, unemployment benefits, Maternity, family and household benefits.
– Social assistance: Income guarantee schemes, Basic and other social services, Social security for informal workers, Child protection and Disability-inclusive social protection, among others.
We do so by supporting partner institutions in upgrading institutional frameworks, organizational capacities and individual skills.
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