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

Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122) - Czechia (Ratification: 1993)

Education and training policies and programmes. In reply to previous comments, the Government indicates that the International Competiveness Strategy for Czech Republic 2012–20 (ICS) was used as a basis to develop the Government Action Plan to Promote Economic Growth and Jobs in the Czech Republic. The Committee notes that, in the first semester of 2014, the largest groups of jobseekers were apprentices and applicants with primary education (199,000 and 149,900 persons, respectively) who account for 37 per cent and 27.9 per cent, respectively, of the total unemployment. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the impact of education and training policies and programmes on employment opportunities on workers, including young people and older workers.

Business development. The Government indicates that the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Operational Programme for the period 2007–13 was designed to support business, particularly in relation to small and medium-sized enterprises, and to increase competitiveness of businesses. The impact of the measures on employment was monitored through the indicator of newly created jobs, which reached 27,487 as at 31 December 2013 (of which 19,956 for men and 7,531 for women). Another indicator, the number of newly established companies, was 182 as at the same date. The Government indicates that, by its Resolution No. 581 of 14 July 2014, the Cabinet approved the 2014–20 Entrepreneurship and Innovation for Competitiveness Operational Programme. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the impact of business development measures on employment creation.