Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) - Sao Tome and Principe (Ratification: 1982)

Articles 1 and 3 of the Convention. Contribution of the employment service to employment promotion. In response to the previous comments, the Government provides disaggregated data in its report on unemployed persons registered in 2013 and 2014 with the Labour Department of the Ministry of Employment to find a “first job” and a “new job”. The Committee notes the geographical distribution of the workers who turned to the Labour Department to find work in 2014. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing information on the measures adopted by public employment offices to ensure the best possible organization of the employment market to meet the needs of the economy and the active population. Please also continue providing information on the number of employment applications received, vacancies notified and persons placed in employment by the Labour Department.

Articles 4 and 5. Cooperation of the social partners. The Government indicates that a restructuring was carried out of the employment service to establish more direct relations with other institutions, and particularly the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture. The Committee notes that the agreement with the Chamber of Commerce is intended to improve labour recruitment. The Committee requests the Government to provide more precise information on the consultations held with the representatives of employers and workers on the organization and operation of the employment service, and on the development of employment policy, as required by the Convention.