Technical support on job creation on the informal and rural economies in Madagascar

This project aims at developing targeted strategies and programmes for employment promotion, focussing on youth employment and on the link between research and employment generation. With respect to youth employment, the strategy involves building structures that facilitate access to jobs and to capacity building. This will include the establishment of a regional information system to foster access to information about labour market supply and demand. Capacity building initiatives for youth will comprise technical and vocational training as well as training in areas such as entrepreneurship, rights at work, occupational safety and health, and job application. The ILO will support the tripartite constituents in capitalizing on the largely untapped potential of research and innovation to create employment by seeking to bring together universities and research institutions with employers’ organizations and other stakeholders. This will include establishing a platform for exchange between job seekers and employers, supporting enabling structures for enterprises that wish to invest in research and innovation, as well as organizing job fairs and promotional events that showcase research and innovation in the country. In addition, the ILO will provide capacity building to tripartite constituents and institutions of higher education in the area of international labour standards. Work will be undertaken in close cooperation with the UNDP, UNIDO, UNESCO and the UN Capital Development Fund.

Project symbol

MDG/16/01/RBS

Admin unit

CO-Antananarivo

Start date

01/01/2016

End date

31/12/2019

Total allocation

306843

Total expenditure

Status

Closed

306843

Development Partners

Core voluntary funds (RBSA)

Country/Countries

Madagascar

Outcomes

More and better jobs for inclusive growth and improved youth employment prospects