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Labor markets and jobs in West Africa

The labor market in West Africa poses major challenges, both in its operation, in its characteristics, and in the i... Show more
The labor market in West Africa poses major challenges, both in its operation, in its characteristics, and in the indicators generally used to analyze it. Almost all of its actors are informal and the majority of jobs available are self-employment, with a fairly high level of underemployment. Informal workers are often poorly paid and generally receive wages below the poverty line. In addition, they have no social security cover or pension plan, and are often exposed to dangerous tasks.
Policy responses to unemployment and underemployment include support for very small businesses, for example through targeted training for business start-up and consolidation, incubators and accelerators. These policies should also promote the non-skilled labor intensive sectors, such as light industry and processing of agricultural, horticultural and fishery products, through the establishment of suitable industrial parks.
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Authors: Mbaye, Ahmadou Aly; Gueye, Fatou

Date: 2018

Geographic subjects: Africa; Tanzania; Madagascar ... [+] Show more Faso">Burkina Faso; d'Ivoire">Cote d'Ivoire; [-] Show less

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Series name: Working paper series (African Development Bank Group)

Subjects: Employment; Labour market; Gender ... [+] Show more
Trends in adult learning and education in Africa: findings from the 4th Global Report on Adult Learning and Education

[The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning] UIL has compiled this report from [the 4th global report on adult lear... Show more
[The UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning] UIL has compiled this report from [the 4th global report on adult learning and education, available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 139.288] GRALE 4 providing a regional snapshot of adult learning and education based on data and information provided by 40 countries, Member States of both UNESCO and the African Union. It reports how far the recommendations in the Belem Framework for Action (BFA; UIL, 2010) [available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 113.1210], as well as the Recommendation on Adult Learning and Education (RALE), have been implemented on the continent. It also outlines what has changed since GRALE 3 (2016) [available in VOCEDplus at TD/TNC 125.386].
Key messages include: (1) Progress in participation in adult learning and education [ALE] is insufficient. African Member States and the international community must do more to enhance participation, investing resources and developing effective policies that draw on best practice in the continent and around the world, particularly in reaching the least advantaged; (2) Poor data constitute a major barrier to tackling inequalities in participation in ALE and addressing the needs of vulnerable groups. We need to know more about who is participating and who is not. More investment is needed in the collection and monitoring of data to support evidence based policies that promote inclusive participation for all; (3) Progress in ALE policy and governance is encouraging but it is by no means enough, with some countries continuing to lag behind; (4) Funding for adult learning and education is inadequate. More investment is required, as well as more targeting of those hardest to reach.
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Corporate authors: UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning (UIL)

Date: 2020

Geographic subjects: Algeria; Benin; Botswana ... [+] Show more

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Subjects: Adult and community education; Teaching and learning; Lifelong learning ... [+] Show more

Labor markets and jobs in West Africa

Trends in adult learning and education in Africa: findings from the 4th Global Report on Adult Learning and Education