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Articles 1 and 3 of the Convention and Part IV of the report form. Contribution of the employment service to promoting employment. The Committee notes the Government’s report received in May 2008 in reply to the observation of 2007. The Government indicates that under Act No. 203/AN/07/5thL of 22 December 2007, establishing the National Employment, Training and Vocational Integration Agency (ANEFIP), the National Employment Service (SNE) has been converted into a directorate for the promotion of employment and integration within this new agency. The Committee notes, in particular, that one of the main objectives of the ANEFIP is to provide a better employment service. The Government indicates that despite the existence of private employment agencies, a significant number of applications for employment, originating in particular from young graduates, are received by the ANEFIP. According to the statistics provided by the Government, the SNE received 3,173 requests for placement and only 79 offers of employment in 2007. In total, 897 people found employment with the help of the SNE in 2007. In order to meet the expectations of the persons concerned, the Government acknowledges that a real “employment space” equipped with qualified staff and appropriate material resources should be put in place. The Government also indicates that the ANEFIP must meet the needs of particular categories of jobseekers, such as persons with disabilities and young people who are no longer in the school system. Furthermore, a technical assistance project designed to enhance the quality of the public employment service will be submitted by the Government to the ILO soon. The Committee requests the Government to provide information in its next report on the measures taken by the ANEFIP to achieve the best possible organization of the employment market, in particular by adapting the network of its services according to the needs of the economy and the active population. The Committee once again requests the Government to provide information on the progress made with regard to the vocational integration of persons with disabilities and young people. Please also indicate the number of public employment offices established and their results in terms of placement.

Articles 4 and 5. Participation of the social partners. The Committee notes with interest the adoption of Decree No. 2008-0023/PR/MESN of 20 January 2008 establishing the composition, organization and operation of the National Labour, Employment and Vocational Training Council. The Council is a new tripartite body which has, as its permanent task, to study problems linked to work, workforce movements, guidance, employment and vocational training, placement, migration, social security, health and safety in enterprises (section 3 of the abovementioned Decree). The Committee invites the Government to continue reporting on the progress made by the National Labour, Employment and Vocational Training Council to carry out the objectives for which the Council has been established and its impact, if any, on  the organization and operation of the public employment service, as well as on the development of employment service policy.

Article 9. Training of the staff of the employment service. The Government indicates that, within the SNE, a number of staff have benefited from training provided in the context of the EEC/World Bank project. The Committee hopes that the Government will be able to indicate in its next report the measures taken or envisaged to ensure appropriate training for staff of the new Directorate for the Promotion of Employment and Integration within the ANEFIP.