The Planning and Research Department of the Ministry of Labor & Social Affairs is mandated to provide evidenced plan & research-based contributions inform of advice to the Ministry and Somali Government to improve the wellbeing of staffs and that of employers and employees thus contribute to the creation of a conducive working environment for all employees and employers and the protection of their rights.
Department VISSION
- Decent and gainful employment for all
Department MISSION
- Create an enabling environment for job creation and dynamic workplaces that meet the needs of workers and employers alike through the development of a set of policies, legislation and programs that contribute to economic efficiency and productivity; Social protection, skills development and employment creation; sound labour relations; eliminating inequality and discrimination in the workplace; enhancing occupational health and safety, respect for employment standards and worker rights.
Role and Responsibilities of the Planning & Research Department
- Coordinating work performances of the departments, developing a strategic plan and sharing with the department’s copy of the strategic plan developed.
- Develop implementation and monitoring strategies, program policy process, systems and procedures in consultation with the Director-General.
- Monitoring and evaluating performances of all the departments under the ministry in respect to the strategic plan of the ministry.
- Developing a timely report of the strategic plan of the ministry
- Coordinating and making a follow up of programs projects implementation of the ministry.
- Carrying out research on the tasks of the ministry and sharing the report with the heads of the ministry for implementation.
- Drafting a systematic strategic plan of the ministry
- Undertaking research studies of employments and labour markets so as to get detailed and relevant information on the realization of effective work and maximum employment opportunities.
- Coordination budgeting plan of the departments and taking part in budgeting activity of the ministry
- Formulating how to undertake a survey of and statistics for the civil servants of the federal government
- Coordinating the implementation of policies of the related to the ministry
- Monitoring and evaluation of the performances departments in the ministry
Department Structure
- Director of Department
- Head of Policy and Planning Section
- Head of Statistics and Research Section
- Head of monitoring & Evaluation Section
GOALS:-
- Develop the policy, legal and institutional framework of the labour and employment sector to harness effective, healthy and safe workplaces and promote standards and equity in the labour market;
- implementation of a robust social protection system, promote social security and employee welfare
- Provide individuals skills to access and gain decent employment and contribute to economic growth & competitiveness in the region;
- Support the labour market to create employment opportunities, increase productivity, economic growth and national competitiveness;
- Promote labour relations, improve dispute resolution mechanisms, enhance collective bargaining, mediations, and social dialogue;
- Establish a national labour market information system to better plan and manage the labour and employment sector based on better quality, up-to-date, timely, reliable, and accurate data, analysis and reporting;
TARGET:-
- Reduce vulnerable unemployment
- Reduce cases of occupational accidents
- Increase workplace inspections
- Reduce open unemployment rate
- Increase employment to population ratio
- Increase the share of women in the labour force
- Reduce child labour
- Reduce youth unemployment rate
- Create at least 50,000 formal jobs per year up to 2024;
- Increase the number of collective bargaining agreements negotiated by trade unions and employers by at least 10% per year up to 2022
Department Priority:-
- Policy and legal reform to promote the creation of decent jobs undertaken;
- Institutional reform for effective labour administration implemented;
- Employment standards and equity in the labour market promoted;
- Institutional framework for policy implementation, monitoring, evaluation and reporting developed and is being implemented
- Interactive labour information system established and operational;
- Capacities of trade unions and employers’ organizations developed;
- Labour relations, social dialogue and collective bargaining promoted
- Labour market participants equipped and relevant labour market skills;
- A system that promotes social security and employee welfare created;
- Workplaces that are safe and healthy for employers and employees established;