Demande directe (CEACR) - adoptée 2018, publiée 108ème session CIT (2019)

Convention (n° 142) sur la mise en valeur des ressources humaines, 1975 - Niger (Ratification: 1993)

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The Committee notes the observations of the Confederation of Labour of Niger (CNT) received on 4 April 2018. The Government is requested to provide its comments in this regard.

Article 1 of the Convention. Policies and programmes. Close links between employment and vocational training. In response to the Committee’s previous comments, the Government indicates that, in 2017, as part of the first phase of the Young Persons’ Placement Programme (PAIJ), namely the contract for initiation to working life (COSIVIP), of the 1,200 contracts envisaged, 911 young persons were actually placed throughout the country. Furthermore, 90 of the planned 150 young persons were trained through the vocational retraining contract. The Government adds that, since 2014, the National Employment Promotion Agency (ANPE) has been implementing a programme that aims to facilitate the transition from school to the world of work through the Skills Development Project for Growth (PRODEC). It adds that this programme aims to equip young persons with diplomas from technical and vocational education institutions with vocational skills by placing them in traineeships in businesses. The Government reports that, in September 2017, a survey covering the period from 2015–16 was completed on the outcomes for the beneficiaries of ANPE traineeships, who included young women and men aged 18 to 35 years. The Government indicates that the Integration Programme for Young Graduates (PIJD) has had a significant impact on youth employment given that, at the time of the survey of 806 beneficiaries, 70 per cent had been able to find employment, of whom 40 per cent were men and 60 per cent were women with mid- or higher-level education. Of those young people, 55 per cent are still employed or self-employed and 14.1 per cent of beneficiaries, 44 men and 71 women, were in precarious employment. The Committee notes that, as part of the follow-up to this action, a steering committee bringing together stakeholders in employment and vocational training was established and meets every three months. The Government reports that a partnership agreement has been established between the ANPE and the Vocational Training and Apprenticeship Support Fund (FAFPA), as a result of which 190 young persons received retraining in different skills between 2016 and 2018. The Government indicates that the FAFPA works closely with the ANPE in the context of the PRODEC and that it is responsible for the training of young persons, with a view to ensuring a skilled workforce in the labour market for the benefit of the private sector. The Committee notes that 1,017 persons were trained in agricultural apprenticeships, 15,742 in alternance apprenticeships, 680 in on-demand training and retraining and 18,792 in collective training programmes between 2015 and 2017. The Government indicates that, each year since 2016, the FAFPA has received 60 per cent of the apprenticeship tax, with the goal of it eventually receiving 100 per cent. The Government refers to the shortcomings of the vocational training system, given that, while only the public centres run by the State have qualified staff, they operate with outdated materials. It adds that the private sector is largely under-equipped, which complicates the placement of young apprentices in traineeships. The Committee notes the observations of the CNT, which indicate that the Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Protection, in collaboration with the ILO, began developing a new national employment policy on 4 April 2018. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide detailed information on the results achieved by vocational training and guidance programmes, in terms of beneficiaries’ labour market insertion. The Committee requests the Government to indicate the measures taken to guarantee training in the health sector and the action taken by the steering committee regarding management, accounting, telecommunications, communications and finance. The Committee also requests the Government to indicate the manner in which it includes gender issues, particularly in training, in order to guarantee equality of opportunities for men and women. Furthermore, the Committee requests the Government to continue to provide information on the impact of coordination measures between the various competent bodies on the development of comprehensive and coordinated vocational training policies and programmes that are closely linked to employment and to indicate how effective coordination is ensured between these policies and programmes and public employment services. The Committee also requests the Government to indicate the specific actions implemented in the context of the COSIVIP and the PRODEC to help members of vulnerable groups, such as persons with disabilities. Lastly, the Committee requests the Government to keep it informed of any developments regarding the formulation of the new employment policy and to provide a copy when it is adopted.

Article 1(5). Equality of opportunity. The Government indicates that, in the framework of the implementation of the Programme to Support Entrepreneurship (PACE), the ANPE trained 554 young people, of which 60 per cent were women, in entrepreneurship and the preparation of business plans. The Government reports that, in its training programmes, the FAFPA envisages that 30 per cent of beneficiaries are women, and that almost 8,400 women have received training through apprenticeships. Nevertheless, the Government indicates that the majority of women opt for training in dressmaking and that only three girls have completed apprenticeships in electricity and general mechanics. The Government adds that several measures have been taken to encourage women to undertake training, of which the most notable are the training in dressmaking of girls in a Niamey jail and the training of women with disabilities in incense manufacturing in Maradi. The Government indicates that beneficiaries of training must pay a contribution of 10 per cent, from which persons with disabilities are exempt. The Committee notes the various steering committees established in the framework of implementing programmes. While welcoming the information on training for women, the Committee requests the Government to indicate the frequency of training opportunities and up-to-date data on the number of women who obtain lasting employment following their participation in vocational guidance and training programmes. The Committee also requests the Government to indicate the measures taken to promote equality of opportunity for men and women with regard to education and lifelong learning and to encourage women to undertake training in non-traditional areas. The Committee once again requests the Government to provide updated information on the measures taken to encourage workers with disabilities to develop and use their vocational skills on the open labour market in all sectors of activity and at all skill and responsibility levels.

Article 3. Information systems. The Government indicates that the information and guidance activities carried out between 2011 and 2018 included: contact with 181,166 users, including 174,043 jobseekers and 7,123 employers; and the coordination of the supply and demand for jobs, with 102,031 vacancies being registered and 101,551 jobs filled. The Government adds that 4,164 young people participated in workshops on job search techniques. It reports that all this information was communicated to the National Observatory for Employment and Vocational Training. The Government indicates that the FAFPA uses radio, television, newspapers, websites and posters to communicate information to young people, as well as information and guidance platforms for young people implemented by the Ministry of Vocational and Technical Education. The Committee requests the Government to provide more detailed information on the measures taken to ensure the provision of comprehensive information and the broadest possible guidance adapted for young persons, adults and specific groups, including persons with disabilities. The Committee once again requests the Government to describe the type of information available for the purposes of vocational guidance, and the manner in which this information is kept updated, and to provide examples of the documentation available.

Article 5. Cooperation with the social partners. The Government indicates that the Executive Board and the Selection and Accreditation Committee (CSA) of the FAFPA are made up of representatives of the Government, employers and workers. The Government reports that the CSA is mandated to examine and approve funding applications. The Government adds that the FAFPA met six times between 2016 and 2017 and that, on every occasion, tripartite missions to visit training centres for young persons were organized in the country and abroad. The Government indicates that the session of the Labour and Employment Advisory Committee (CCTE) was held from 17 to 19 August 2017. The main focus of its agenda was the examination and adoption of a draft order setting the regulations for the organization of occupational elections, with a view to determining the representativeness of the employers’ and workers’ occupational organizations. The Government reports that officers of the National Commission for Occupational Elections (CONEP), the presidents of the CONEP sub commission and technical advisors from the Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Protection also participated in that session. The Committee requests the Government to continue providing updated information on the activities of the FAFPA, the CCTE and the ANPE Executive Board, as well as of any other tripartite body participating in the development and implementation of vocational guidance and training policies and programmes. The Committee also requests the Government to provide a copy of the order setting the regulations for the organization of occupational elections.