Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2014, published 104th ILC session (2015)

Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) - Ethiopia (Ratification: 1963)

Articles 1, 3 and 6 of the Convention. Contribution of the employment service to employment promotion. The Government indicates in its report received in October 2013 that the number of public employment offices in Ethiopia was about 509 in the 2011–12 period. It adds that 537,755 jobseekers were registered, 69,170 vacancies were notified and 330,493 jobseekers were placed during the same period. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the activities carried out by the employment service and the manner in which it ensures “the best possible organisation of the employment market as an integral part of the national programme for the achievement and maintenance of full employment and the development and use of productive resources”. It also invites the Government to continue providing information on the number of public employment offices established, the number of applications for employment received, the number of vacancies notified, and the number of persons placed in employment by such offices.

Articles 4 and 5. Participation of social partners. The Government indicates that the Labour Advisory Board plays an important role in the process of developing and reviewing employment-related policies, rules and procedures. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the activities of the Labour Advisory Board in the organization and operation of the employment service and in the development of employment service policy.

Article 11. Cooperation with private employment agencies. The Government indicates that employment and labour market information is shared between the public employment service offices and private employment agencies to ensure the complementarity of their employment services. It adds that public employment service offices and private employment agencies have periodic consultation forums through which they review achievements and identify challenges encountered, as well as lessons learned as a way forward. The Committee invites the Government to continue to provide information, including practical examples, on the impact of the measures taken to secure effective cooperation between the public employment service and private employment agencies.