Government Programmes in Yemen - Employment Creation

Public Works Project

This Project was established through Council of Ministries Decree No. 159 of 1996. It is one of the components of the Social Security Network adopted by the State in cooperation with the World Bank and International Development Agency. One of the Project's aims is to achieve employment for impoverished women in rural and urban areas and to create training and retraining opportunities for women. The project operates a large number of small labour-intensive contracts in order to create the largest possible number of job opportunities as well as promoting social participation and training for unskilled workers. The projects usually involve infrastructure services, health, education and the environment.