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Human Resources Development Convention, 1975 (No. 142) - Argentina (RATIFICATION: 1978)

The Committee notes the observations of the General Confederation of Labour of the Argentine Republic (CGT RA), received on 31 August 2018. The Committee requests the Government to send its comments in this regard.

Articles 1 and 4 of the Convention. Development and implementation of policies and programmes of vocational guidance and vocational training. The Government, in reply to the Committee’s previous comments, indicates that the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (MTEySS) has enhanced its functions with regard to vocational training through the Employment Secretariat in order to improve the development, implementation and monitoring of policies, plans, programmes and actions to promote employment, vocational training and the improvement of conditions of employment and the employability of unemployed persons. The Committee notes the information provided by the Government on the execution of the programmes of vocational guidance and vocational training mentioned in its previous report, such as the More and Better Work for Youth Programme. The Government also refers to the adoption in 2018 of the Basic Labour Training Programme, aimed at persons in vulnerable situations, especially young people struggling to enter the labour market, unemployed persons and underemployed persons, without comprehensive or adequate basic education. This Programme is divided into other more specific programmes in order to achieve various objectives: (i) the Basic Social and Labour Skills Programme, which seeks to provide training to young people over 18 years of age who have not completed their studies and to help them attain the level of basic social and labour skills required in the world of work for self-employment or dependent work and to certify their level; (ii) the Job Guidance Programme, which seeks to promote the skills needed to enter the labour market and/or to reposition oneself in the labour market; (iii) the First Job Training Programme, which offers training in various areas, including training according to occupational area, training for the family economy and cross-cutting training. The Government also reports the creation of the Work Network website, which enables links to be established, free of charge, between jobseekers and enterprises. Moreover, the Government refers to the development of activities under the Training for Work Programme, which offers apprenticeships in job posts in order to strengthen the skills of unemployed workers with a view to their integration in the labour market and allows enterprises to train participants according to their needs. Lastly, the Government indicates that, as part of the Labour Market Integration Programme, economic incentives are granted for a period of up to 24 months to enterprises that hire unemployed workers. The Committee notes that, in its observations, the CGT RA highlights the lack of available information on the impact of the human resources programmes implemented by the MTEySS. Furthermore, the CGT RA indicates that the unification of the Employment and Job Training Management Centres (GECALs) with the Territorial Agencies is envisaged, which could result in less specialization in the handling of the matters for which these entities are responsible. In this respect, the CGT RA observes that although the GECALs influence the implementation of employment and training programmes, the Territorial Agencies are responsible for labour relations and conflicts. The Committee requests the Government to continue to provide up-to-date and detailed information, including statistics disaggregated by age and sex, on the impact of the implemented policies and programmes on vocational guidance and vocational training. The Committee also requests the Government to provide information on the proposed unification of the GECALs with the Territorial Agencies, and on its possible impact.

Article 5. Cooperation with the social partners. The Committee notes that the Government refers to the establishment of the Standing Vocational Training Committee in the National Council on Employment, Productivity and the Minimum Adjustable Wage (CNEPySMVM), comprising representatives of workers’ and employers’ organizations and of the National State and of the Federal Labour Council (provincial governments), with a view to holding consultations on matters relating to labour relations, conducting studies and issuing recommendations in this regard. Moreover, the Committee observes the Government’s indication that the social partners were involved in establishing the skills in the Basic Social and Labour Skills Programme and in the training according to occupational area provided under the First Job Training Programme. The Committee notes the allegation by the CTG RA that the social partners are being less frequently invited to participate in bodies to design and define vocational training policies for workers. The CTG RA indicates that, although meetings with the social partners were held in the Training and Certification Sectoral Councils between 2017 and August 2018, training activities have not been approved, developed or funded in conjunction with the sectors for each activity. Lastly, the CGT RA refers to the presentation by the Government of a Bill to create a National Job Training Agency, which distinguishes job training from vocational training. In the light of the above, the CGT RA requests effective social dialogue spaces in bodies that define policies on job training, so that the social partners may share their experiences and influence changes and proposals. The Committee requests the Government to provide more specific and detailed information on the manner in which the representative organizations of employers and workers are consulted on the formulation, implementation and supervision of policies and programmes of vocational guidance, vocational training and job training.