Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2017, published 107th ILC session (2018)

Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122) - Algeria (Ratification: 1969)

Women’s employment. The Government indicates in its report that, according to the September 2016 survey of the National Statistical Office (ONS), the number of women in the labour market is constantly increasing. The Government indicates that in 2016 women represented 17.63 per cent of the total economically active population (compared with 14.59 per cent in 2005 and 16.3 per cent in 2011). The Committee notes that the National Employment Agency (ANEM) placed 38,214 women in employment in 2016, compared with 2,969 in 2000. In the 2010–16 period, 133,397 women held assisted employment contracts (CTA), out of a total of 253,963 persons. Under the vocational integration assistance mechanism (DAIP), 41,981 women found employment in 2016, representing 61.47 per cent of job placements for that year. The National Youth Employment Support Agency (ANSEJ) and the National Unemployment Insurance Fund (CNAC) contributed to the creation of 2,975 micro-enterprises for women in 2016, compared with 5,042 in 2015 (a 41 per cent reduction in one year). The Committee requests the Government to continue providing up-to-date information on the impact of measures taken or contemplated to promote women’s employment. It also requests the Government to promote projects and initiatives for women.

Youth employment. Regarding the vocational integration of young people, the Government indicates that 1,591,705 persons benefited from the DAIP during the 2010–16 period. As at 31 December 2016, it was estimated that 270,132 young persons had benefited from the DAIP, including 96,898 in the public administration and 173,234 in the financial sector. Placements under CTA contracts increased steadily from 19,937 in 2010 to 35,302 in 2016. During the 2010–16 period, 253,963 jobs were covered by CTA contracts and the proportion of young women placed in employment stood at 52.52 per cent. The Government indicates that another instrument (the “initial youth employment contract”) has been established to meet young persons’ expectations in terms of lasting employment and social security coverage and also to meet the needs of employers. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the impact of measures taken regarding youth employment, including in the context of the “initial youth employment contract”.

Promotion of micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises. The Committee notes the Government’s indications that major measures have been taken to encourage the creation of micro-enterprises, including: the simplification and reduction of procedures (with less time taken (30 days) for the handling of dossiers); facilitated access to bank credit for micro-entrepreneurs (with bank interest covered 100 per cent by the State); support after start-up provided by the ANSEJ and the CNAC; and access to public procurement and tax benefits for micro-enterprises in the south of the country and the Hauts Plateaux region. The Government also indicates that incentive mechanisms have been established to promote knowledge-based activities and new technologies. The Committee requests the Government to provide information on the measures taken to promote the creation of small and medium-sized enterprises and on the results achieved in terms of job creation. It also requests the Government to provide information on the impact of the measures taken to promote entrepreneurship for women.

Labour market policies for workers with disabilities. The Committee notes that the centres mentioned in the Government’s report, namely the two work support centres in Algiers and Oran and the two teaching farms in Algiers and Bistra for workers with disabilities, are still being implemented and equipped. The work support centre in Ouargla and the teaching farm in Mascara are still in the study phase. As regards measures to promote the integration of workers with disabilities into the open labour market, the Government indicates that it has taken steps to enable employers who recruit persons with disabilities to receive tax benefits. Moreover, the ANEM, the ANSEJ and the CNAC have set up special outlets to facilitate the processing of dossiers and requests presented by persons with disabilities. The ANSEJ and the CNAC have funded 460 projects for persons with disabilities and special needs. The Committee hopes that the abovementioned centres will be made operational as soon as possible. It also requests the Government to provide up-to-date information on the impact of measures taken to promote the employment of persons with disabilities in the open labour market.