Events – The Egyptian Labour Market in Times of Transition – Which Role can Active Labour Market Policies Play?

Background

The prevailing high rate of unemployment and the increasing lack of good jobs for young Egyptians are one of the most pressing social problems of Egypt and one of the reasons that led to the political upheavals in 2011. Active Labour Market Policies (ALMPs) remain key policies to increase employment opportunities, increase the employability and to improve the access of the unemployed into the labour market.

The “Egyptian labour market in times of transition – Which role can active labour market policies play?”conference is jointly organized by the ILO and GIZ and in co-operation with the Ministry of Manpower and Migration and the Ministry of Education. The conference invites policy makers to present and discuss international best practices in the provision ALMPs and initiate a dialogue with decision makers and stakeholders from Egypt in order to identify potential approaches to address the current job crisis in the country. The conference thus aims to identify how international experiences might be applied in the Egyptian context and embedded in existing structures.

The conference will be conducted by a tandem of one international expert and one Egyptian practitioner. Four parallel workshop sessions will be conducted on Day Two, where the conference participants will split into smaller expert groups (see attached agenda).

Policy recommendations

• Policy recommendations and action items towards a better modern public works programs in Egypt English and Arabic pdf (372 Kb)
• Policy recommendations and action items towards a career guidance for better and faster school to work transition English and Arabic pdf (495 Kb)
• Policy recommendations and action items towards a local labour market information system English and Arabic pdf (466 Kb)
• Policy recommendations and action Items towards a better design features and monitoring and evaluation guidelines that make ALMPs effective in Egypt English and Arabic pdf (375 Kb)

Organizing partners

• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

For further information please contact:

Decent Jobs for Egypt's Young People Project
ILO DWT/CO- Cairo
Project Office: 15 Dr. Taha Hussein St.
Zamalek, Cairo
Egypt
Tel. + 202 - 27350123
Fax. +202 - 27360889
Email