Gov’t Determined To Promote Decent Jobs

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Gov’t Determined To Promote Decent Jobs

13 juin 2019 13:23

Its actions are guided by the Growth and Employment Strategy Paper which aims at increasing employment opportunities for all.

Cameroon targets emergence by 2035 where its economy will be industrialised, become a medium-income economy as well as reinforce national unity and consolidate the democratic process. For this vision aligned to the Growth and Employment Strategy Paper (GESP) adopted in 2010 to be realised, there is the need for social justice and the promotion of decent work. The government has fully understood this, reason why the blueprint document does not only outline growth strategy but also that of employment. The employment strategy aims at increasing decent employment opportunities, and it focuses on improving the efficiency of the job market and facilitating the match of labour demand and supply. Little wonder therefore that the Resident Representative of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in Cameroon, François Murangina, saluted efforts carried out so far by the government in promoting decent work during the launching of activities to make the Centenary anniversary of the UN agency. “We welcome the priority given to the promotion of decent work in the Growth and Employment Strategy Document of Cameroon and the progress made by the country in implementing the Decent Work Country Program (PPTD),” he stated. The government of Cameroon, being a party to the International Labour Organisation since 52 years, has taken engagements to foster decent work. It saw its minimum wage reviewed upward from FCFA 28,000 to FCFA 36,270 even though workers are still clamouring for a better pay package. In the wake of growing unemployment, the government created the National Employment Fund in 1990, with the mission to facilitate access to jobs, training and coaching of job seekers across the country. Meanwhile, the socio-economic and professional integration of youths has been a permanent quest of the government. The creation of many vocational training centres across the country to enable youth acquire relevant skill...