Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2015, published 105th ILC session (2016)

Employment Policy Convention, 1964 (No. 122) - Cameroon (Ratification: 1970)

Article 1 of the Convention. Youth employment. In its previous report, the Government referred to a number of initiatives designed for young people, such as the National Youth Employment Plan, the Young Farmers’ Employment Support Programme, the Rural and Urban Youth Support Programme (PAJER–U) and the youth employment project involving the manufacturing of sports equipment. The Committee requests the Government to provide detailed information on the manner in which the implementation of various initiatives has promoted access for young people to productive employment.

Employment of women. The Government indicates that some 4,000 women have received training relating to the start-up of income-generating activities. The Committee requests the Government to provide up-to-date information on the results achieved by the programmes adopted to integrate women into the labour market.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The Government reports that a bank for SMEs has been established. Furthermore, steps are being taken to formalize access to credit for craft workers. In its previous report, the Government referred to the support programme for the establishment and development of SMEs for processing and preserving local products for mass consumption (PACD/PME), which has been established in ten regions of the country. The Committee requests the Government to provide further information on the impact of the measures taken to reduce the obstacles faced by small and medium-sized enterprises in start-up activities.