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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.