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Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCC)
Social Dialogue and Youth Employment Project
There is currently a gap in Nepal between the 300, 000 new entrants to the job market each year and available employment opportunities. Research indicates that part of the problem is that 20% of unemployed youths possess the ability to become entrepreneurs, yet only 5% are able to capitalize on their potential. The ILO-ACT/EMP Social Dialogue and Youth Employment project aims to promote youth employment in partnership with the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCC) by:
- Increasing and strengthening the provision of employment services for youth in a changed
globalized employment environment.
- Promoting Social Dialogue by improving the relations between workers/trade unions,
employers and the government for decent employment.
- Promoting youth entrepreneurship to create more jobs for youth and exploring business/employment
opportunities and making them competitive in the global market.
- Empowering the employers' organization through training and capacity building, involving them also in research/studies.
- Promoting ILO's global objectives in regard to strengthening tripartism and social dialogue and
promoting public-private partnership.
The planned and ongoing activities of the Social Dialogue and Youth Employment project include:
- Increasing provision of employment services for youth seeking employment
- Developing a youth skills database linked to the FNCCI website so that FNCCI member-enterprises seeking
skilled youth can access it.
- Promoting social dialogue developing systems/mechanisms in 40 enterprises for dispute settlement and
sound workplace environment.
- Conducting workshops in phases for management and trade union personnel in Biratnagar, Hetauda/Birgunj,
Pokhara and Kathmandu.
- Publishing and release of booklets and posters on Workplace Industrial Relation and Social Dialogue.
- Conducting Training of Trainers for trade school instructors on new modules.
- Disseminating information through FM Radio on loans and mentoring programmes to motivate potential youth
entrepreneurs for entrepreneurship development.
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