Assembly/AU/Decl.4(XXIX) Page 3 implementation of the AU-ILO-IOM-ECA Joint Programme on Labour Migration, calling for operationalization of the Labour Migration Advisory Committee. 2. REQUEST the African Union Commission to: i) Conduct a study with a view to gather experiences from member States and produce a compendium of good practices on Public Private Partnership (PPP); and support Member States in developing PPP projects, including with concrete initiatives by the Jobs for Africa Foundation in skills matching, agriculture transformation, ICT, entrepreneurship, social dialogue, etc.; ii) Engage with partners such as ECA, GIZ and ILO on the promotion of skills demand and supply forecasts, including developing a model for use by member states, and support capacity building in countries; iii) Work with ILO, FAO, ECA, UNDP and other partners to facilitate the extension of social protection and social security to workers in the informal economy and rural sector, while supporting transitioning from the informal economy to the formal economy through combined implementation of AU and ILO relevant policies and instruments; iv) Engage with the Secretariat of the CODEPA to extend social security/protection to artisans and workers in the handicraft industry where needed, through implementation of the AU SPIREWORK and incorporate the handicraft industry in its social and economic development policies with a dedicated structure; v) Develop the technical cooperation between Member States, within the framework of the Intra African Technical Cooperation Platform, and extend the South-South cooperation to other regions; vi) Elaborate an African Common Position on the “Future of Work” in Africa in collaboration with the ILO; and guide the coordination and harmonization of an African Common Position within the global process of the initiative on future of Work; vii) Complete the process of establishing the Employment and Social Cohesion Fund with AfDB, ILO and ECA and submit a framework to the STC on Finance, Monetary Affairs and Development Planning for consideration; viii) Review the implementation of the AUC/AfDB/ILO/ECA Joint Initiative on Youth Employment to be in line with the AU Roadmap on the Demographic Dividend and incorporate the new AfDB Strategy on Youth Employment in Africa.

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