Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 1994, published 81st ILC session (1994)

Employment Service Convention, 1948 (No. 88) - Ethiopia (Ratification: 1963)

The Committee notes the information provided by the Government in reply to its earlier comments. The Committee, in particular, notes with interest the adoption of the new Labour Proclamation No. 42/1993 which determines the functions and powers of the national system of employment offices under the direction of the national authority (sections 172 and 173 of the Proclamation), and provides for the setting up of an Advisory Board (section 171 of the Proclamation) as well as other information supplied by the Government in its report regarding the application of Articles 6, 7 and 8 of the Convention. The Committee would be grateful if the Government would indicate, in its next report, whether any regulations concerning the employment service are going to be adopted to supplement the general provisions of the Proclomation. Please also indicate whether any measures have been taken or envisaged within the various employment offices to facilitate specialization by occupations or by industries, such as agriculture and any other branch of activities in which such specialization may be useful (Article 7).

With regard to the Advisory Board, the Committee also notes that the duties and responsibilities of the Board shall be determined in the directives to be issued by the Minister. The Government indicates in its report that efforts are now being taken to establish the Advisory Board in practice. The Committee hopes that the Advisory Board will be established in the near future and that suitable arrangements will be made through this body for the cooperation of representatives of employers and workers in the organization and operation of the employment service and in the development of employment service policy, as required by Articles 4 and 5.