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Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122) - Togo (RATIFICATION: 2012)

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Direct Request

2022
2015
2014

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Article 1(2) of the Convention. Implementation of an active employment policy. The Government refers in its report to the establishment of the National Fund for Inclusive Financing, which has the objective of facilitating the access of the poor, young persons and farmers to economic and financial services. The Government observes that the difficulties encountered in achieving employment objectives include an inadequate institutional framework and a lack of cohesion between the labour market actors. The Government reiterates that the National Employment Policy (PNE), which was validated in September 2012 and adopted by the Council of Ministers on 24 March 2014, is inspired by the Five-year Programme for Economic and Social Development of the President of the Republic, the Strategy for Accelerated Growth and Employment Promotion (SCAPE) (2013–17) and analysis of sectoral policies and strategies. The Committee notes that the design of the PNE forms part of the efforts to reduce poverty and to promote shared economic development and social progress. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the results achieved and the difficulties encountered in achieving the employment objectives set out in the National Employment Policy (PNE) and the Strategy for Accelerated Growth and Employment Promotion (SCAPE). The Committee also requests the Government to indicate the measures adopted with a view to ensuring that work is as productive as possible.

Youth employment. The Government indicates that the absence of reliable statistical data on youth employment is hindering the achievement of the objectives that have been set in relation to training and education. The Government refers to the implementation of programmes to strengthen employability, promote vocational integration and stimulate self-employment among young persons. The Committee requests the Government to provide further information on the impact of the programmes adopted to ensure the integration of young persons into the labour market.

Education and training policies and programmes. The Government refers to the establishment of the Training Centre for Industrial Trades (CFMI). The Committee notes that, according to the data contained in the PNE, illiteracy remains a major problem preventing the development of populations aged between 15 and 49. It also notes that in the SCAPE reference is made to the Government’s intention to promote education in skills by orienting vocational training towards the labour market. The Committee requests the Government to provide updated information on the education and training policies and programmes implemented and the results achieved in terms of the integration of beneficiaries, particularly women and young persons, into lasting employment.

Informal economy. The Committee notes the importance of the informal economy (the private informal sector on its own accounts for 90 per cent of jobs), the insufficient dynamism of modern structured activity and the preponderant presence of women (who account for 70 per cent of activity). The Government indicates that there is a delegation for the organization of the informal economy entrusted among other matters, with identifying, monitoring and regulating activities in the sector. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the impact of the measures adopted in terms of the creation of productive jobs for workers in the informal economy. The Government may consider it useful to refer in this respect to the provisions of the Transition from the Informal to the Formal Economy Recommendation, 2015 (No. 204).

Overall and sectoral development policies. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the employment market measures adopted and on the impact of overall and sectoral development policies in contributing to the promotion of full, productive and freely chosen employment. It also requests the Government to indicate whether the regional development measures envisaged in the Strategy for Accelerated Growth and Employment Promotion (SCAPE) 2013–17 have been implemented in practice to ensure a balanced distribution of economic activity in the country.

Article 2. Collection and use of employment data. The Committee notes that, in order to overcome the shortcomings of the employment information system and the consequent lack of understanding of the labour market, it was planned to establish a programme to collect labour market data and a strategy for the development of statistics under the responsibility of the Ministry of Planning and Development. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing information on the measures taken to overcome the difficulties existing in relation to employment data. The Committee also requests the Government to provide updated statistics on the labour market.

Article 3. Participation of the social partners in formulating and implementing policies. The Government indicates that the PNE is the product of a process of dialogue and consultation with all the stakeholders. In the context of the PNE, it is planned to establish the Higher Employment Council, with responsibility for dialogue, guidance and monitoring. The PNE indicates that labour market governance, which also implies the coordination of the various stakeholders, has to be based on the consolidation of social dialogue, with the effective implementation of the resolutions adopted by the National Social Dialogue Council, and the effective representation and participation of the social partners in the various bodies responsible for employment. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the establishment of the Higher Employment Council. It also requests the Government to indicate the manner in which the views of the representatives of other sectors of the active population, including workers in the rural sector and the informal economy, are taken into account, with a view to securing their full cooperation in formulating and enlisting support for the employment policy measures adopted.

ILO technical assistance. The Government reiterates that Togo has benefited from the technical assistance of the Office, for example for the drafting of the PNE, the strengthening of the capacities of the National Employment Agency and analysis of youth employment. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing information on the measures taken as a result of the assistance received from the ILO in the fields covered by the Convention.