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

Labour Administration Convention, 1978 (No. 150) - Mauritius (Ratification: 2004)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in its reply to its previous comments concerning Article 4 of the Convention on the effective operation and coordination of the system of labour administration and on Article 5 on tripartite consultation.

Article 6(2)(a). National Employment Policy. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that since 2010 it has been developing a National Employment Policy (NEP) and that it held tripartite workshops on this in 2011 and 2014. However, the Government indicates that it intends to revise the latest draft to reflect recent policy decisions. ILO financial and technical assistance has been sought in order to contextualize the current draft NEP and adapt it to new priorities, and to formulate an action plan to implement the policy. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the development of the NEP and to provide information on its implementation, once adopted.

Article 9. Supervision of parastatal agencies active in the area of employment policy. The Committee notes the Government’s indication that the National Empowerment Foundation (NEF) has been assigned the main role of promoting a better match between the demand and supply of labour and training, and notes the information provided by the Government on the work of the NEF with respect to training and placement. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the manner in which the activities of the NEF are supervised and the manner in which coordination is ensured between the NEF and the central labour administration.