Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1999, published 88th ILC session (2000)

Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122) - Mauritania (Ratification: 1971)

The Committee notes the information contained in the Government's brief report for the period ending September 1998. The Government states that the project to develop a human resources programme, supported by the UNDP and ILO, is not yet completed. The Committee hopes that the Government's next report will demonstrate substantial progress in establishing a human resource development program, and more generally will indicate that the Government is actively pursuing a comprehensive policy to promote full, productive and freely chosen employment. The Committee would also appreciate receiving further information on the following points.

The Committee asks the Government to provide further information on the progress made in establishing an employment information service, and on the execution of job creation programmes created under the Mauritanian Agency for the Implementation of Public Workers for Employment (AMEXTIPE).

The Committee notes that no statistical data has been supplied with the Government's report. It requests information on trends in employment, unemployment and underemployment, as requested in the report form under Article 1 of the Convention. In light of the importance of such information in the development and review of employment policies, the Committee draws the attention of the Government of the possibility of technical assistance from the Office in developing a database on labour market trends.

Lastly, the Committee requests further information on the manner in which representatives of employers' and workers' organizations and rural and informal sector workers are consulted concerning the development and review of employment policies within a framework of coordinated economic and social policy, as required by Article 3, in conjunction with Article 2.