Actions in Labour Market

  • Enhancing capacity for public employment services activities: outreach to employers, speed dating, job fairs and supervision of private employment agencies.

    SOUTH AMERICA Suriname
    Start activities
    10/05/2021
    End activities
    11/11/2022
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Labour
    Type of Assistance
    Organisational management (structures & functions)
    Code
    2019-31
    Description
    This action built on previous technical support provided by the ILO Caribbean to the Ministry of Labour of Suriname, notably on building the capacities of staff to enhance the outreach to employers. The action delivered technical support in two steps. First, the actual integration of the Public Employment Service network into the policy framework targeting improved labour market intermediation was assessed by Belgian and Dutch experts. Then, experts from Belgium and France organized and delivered training to the staff of the Ministry of Labour and of local PES addressing the most prominent capacity and organizational needs (relating to outreach and communication with employers and job-seekers) as to improve the provision of support services tailored to employers’ needs.

  • Strengthening the institutional capacity of the labour market observatory [Reforçar a capacidade institucional do observatório do mercado de trabalho]

    Cape Verde
    Start activities
    01/11/2021
    End activities
    31-05-2022
    Partner Institution
    Observatory for labour market [Observatório do mercado de trabalho]
    Type of Assistance
    Organisation/business strategy & planning
    Code
    2021-16
    Description
    The Labour Market Observatory of Cabo Verde requested support on elaboration of its strategic development plan. Experts from France and Italy mobilized for this action supported the Observatory to identify strengths and challenges, better understand the environment and stakeholders involved into labour market research and evolution, find its value added, define a mandate, chose thematic scope of interventions for the next five years and formulate a development strategy. Training activities reinforced the capacities of Observatory’s Technical Unit staff to implement the strategic plan. The action was completed by a seminar where the Strategic development plan was presented to Observatory’s potential partners.

  • Contribution to a conference: Develop and Adapt labour market information systems

    SOUTH-EAST ASIA Malaysia
    Start activities
    24/11/2020
    End activities
    26/11/2020
    Partner Institution
    Social Security Organisation
    Type of Assistance
    International events (awareness raising)
    Code
    2020-30
    Description
    The request by the Social Security Organization of Malaysia was centered on the preparation and delivery of a webinar to enhance knowledge about Labour market information systems (LMIS) by sharing experiences of PES at different levels of economic development.

  • Assessment of local employment policy in Girardota Municipality [Asesoría Profesional en la realización de la política pública de empleo del Municipio de Girardota]

    South America Colombia
    Start activities
    18-06-2019
    End activities
    26-07-2019
    Partner Institution
    Municipality of Girardota - Public Employment Services [Agencia Pública de Gestión y Colocación de Empleo]
    Type of Assistance
    Legislative & regulatory framework development
    Code
    2017-33
    Description
    SOCIEUX+ partnered with a local authority (the Municipality of Girardota) to provide policy advice for the promotion of decent work opportunities in the local labour market. Spanish experts helped the partner to identify the challenges and bottlenecks faced by the municipal Public Employment Service in promoting decent work. As a result, the municipality of Girardota elaborated and adopted a municipal policy for the promotion of decent work, articulated on a few key areas: enhancing employability through VET, fostering entrepreneurship, socio-labour support to vulnerable groups. In addition, indicators for monitoring and evaluation of the policy were jointly developed.

  • Organisational review of Public Employment Services for the improvement services for youth integration in labour market

    WESTERN AFRICA Guinea, Republic of
    Start activities
    Jul-18
    End activities
    29/11/2019
    Partner Institution
    Guinean Agency for Employment Promotion [Agence Guinéenne pour la promotion de l'emploi]
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional Strengthening
    Code
    2017-35
    Description
    The action served the purpose of increasing the efficiency and visibility of the Guinea’s Agency for Employment Promotion (AGUIPE) in order to enable it to address the high rate of youth unemployment, especially among the graduated youth and those who benefitted from vocational education and training (VET). Two initial activities allowed French experts to carry out a systemic and organizational diagnosis of AGUIPE and to formulate recommendations in order to strengthen, develop and diversify AGUIPE's services. Finally, experts from Belgium and France have assessed the digital tools available to AGUIPE to promote its role and the services provided, particularly the website and the use of digital media as vehicle of communication towards large constituencies.

  • Capacity building for better employment services, strategy and planning for youth employment

    WESTERN AFRICA Benin
    Start activities
    Sep-18
    End activities
    24/01/2020
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Labour, Public Administration and Social Affairs (MTFPAS)
    Type of Assistance
    Code
    2017-34
    Description
    The Agence Nationale pour l'emploi (ANPE) of Benin required SOCIEUX+ technical support to set up a ‘training and skills’ development plan to empower its intermediation services in 12 local agencies. The first mission was dedicated to a systemic and organizational diagnosis of the ANPE. The second activity was oriented to the definition and elaboration of a training plan for employment counsellors dealing with jobseekers, companies, and the self-employed, and for the heads of local agencies. The third activity focused on the services delivered by counsellors to jobseekers, namely, how to conduct a counselling interview). Finally, experts delivered a remote training workshop intended to give counsellors the right tools to strengthen their relationships with private firms and to meet employers' recruitment needs. All experts mobilized came from public entities, notably public employment services, of Belgium and France.

  • Strengthening of entrepreneurial capacities

    SOUTH AMERICA Colombia
    Start activities
    13-08-2018
    End activities
    22-08-2019
    Partner Institution
    Public Employment Services [Unidad del Servicio Público de Empleo]
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional Strengthening
    Code
    2017-25
    Description
    The action was articulated in three activities to support to the Colombian Public Employment Service (UAESPE) to provide quality support and services to the employers and entrepreneurs in order to better match labour market demand and labour supply. The mobilized experts came from France and Spain. The first activity resulted in a detailed diagnosis of service delivery and organization. Secondly, a training session for UAESPE’s business managers led to a better understanding of the minimum standards of intermediation services, with particular attention to challenges deriving from the diversity of the profiles of jobseekers. Finally, UAESPE had to establish a communication plan; experts provided guidance on how to create a brand image and how to formulate strong messages for key audiences. Additionally, indicators to measure the impact of media campaigns and other communication initiatives were developed.

  • Design and implementation of local employment policy

    SOUTH AMERICA Colombia
    Start activities
    16-04-2018
    End activities
    06-07-2019
    Partner Institution
    Municipality of La Estrella - Public Employment Services [Agencia Pública de Gestión y Colocación de Empleo]
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional Strengthening
    Code
    2017-23
    Description
    The Public Employment Service of the Municipality of La Estrella faced the challenge of narrowing the gap between labour market demand and labor supply. Experts from France and Spain first helped to identify key challenges faced by the employment intermediation services in the Aburrá valley, while as second step a systemic and organizational analysis of the labor intermediation services provided by each of the 10 municipal public employment agencies was elaborated. Following the assessment results, a training program was formulated and deployed for local employment agents. Experts also contributed to the construction of the strategic lines and of an action plan and a communication plan of the local Public Employment Services.

  • Data architecture and management

    SOUTH AMERICA Colombia
    Start activities
    oct-17
    End activities
    oct-17
    Partner Institution
    General Sub-Directorate for Overcoming Poverty - Social Prosperity agency [Subdirección General para la Superación de la Pobreza - Prosperidad Social]
    Type of Assistance
    Institutional (Regulatory & Policy)
    Code
    2017-15
    Description
    Prosperidad Social of Colombia requested SOCIEUX+ assistance in view of improving the architecture and data management system of the Sub-Directorate-General for the Elimination of Poverty. Experts from France and Spain carried out an initial mapping of the data structure associated with the UNIDOS program, and the data exchange flows between this entity and the rest of functional units. They further prepared a preliminary data model, identifying and characterizing the data relevant to the Sub-Directorate-General based on its use and its origin. Recommendations for System requirements management and Project approval were developed.

  • Development of labour market indicators from administrative registries

    SOUTH AMERICA Peru
    Start activities
    30/04/2018
    End activities
    16/05/2018
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion [Ministerio de Trabajo y Promoción del Empleo]
    Type of Assistance
    Other
    Code
    2017-07
    Description
    This action is part of a series of actions in partnership with the Ministry of Labour and Employment Promotion (MTPE) of Peru, in the area of labour and employment. In this circumstance, the MTPE aimed to address the lack of reliable data needed to take informed decision on the labour market. Experts from France and Spain presented EU member states’ labour market information systems. They also helped the partner to review the indicator system for monitoring national employment policies. A significant part of the peers’ interaction was dedicated to the characterization of the Peruvian labor market. The discussions also dealt with informal labor indicators based on administrative records and surveys, underemployment indicators, gender and youth indicators, labor quality assessment, decent work. Lastly, attendants focused on statistical and econometric methods applied to small geographic areas, dealing notably with the use of Big Data and Machine Learning.

  • Labour Market Information Expert Meeting

    Eastern Africa Kenya
    Start activities
    sep-2017
    End activities
    sep-2017
    Partner Institution
    Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Services
    Type of Assistance
    International events (awareness raising)
    Code
    2017-21
    Description
    EExperts from Finland and Portugal took part to a high-level seminar on Labour Market Indicators (LMI), on the demand of the Ministry of Labour, Social Security and Services of Kenya. The experts’ presentation focused on labour market information systems and showcased models and practices from EU member states.