Policy Reforms:
The policies that will be developed and/or implemented include:
- Finalization and implementation of the National Diaspora Policy;
- Review of the MSE Policy;
- Formulation and implementation of the Labour Relations Policy;
- Formulation and implementation of the Foreign Employment Policy (Labour Export Policy);
- Development of a Labour Relations Policy;
- Finalization and implementation of the National Policy on Child Labour;
- Implementation of Social Protection Policy;
- Finalisation and implementation of the National Policy on Youth Polytechnics and the Vocational Sector (NPYPVS);
- Reviewing the National Youth Policy (2007);
- Development and implementation of a policy on Youth Talent, Identification and Nurturing; and
- Development and implementation of a National Youth Volunteerism Policy.
Legal reforms:
- Implementation of the Micro and Small Enterprise (MSE) Act, 2012;
- Finalize and implement the Foreign and Diplomatic Service Representation Bill, 2013;
- Enactment and implementation of the National Productivity Council Bill, 2011;
- Enactment and implementation of the Work Injury Compensation Bill, 2013;
- Alignment of the labour laws to the Constitution ;
- Enactment and implementation of the National Youth Enterprise Development Authority Bill;
- Youth Societies and Youth Development Bill;
- National Youth Talent Development Authority Bill;
- Review the National Youth Council Act 2009;
- Amendment of the National Youth Service (NYS) Act.
Institutional reforms:
- Transformation of Directorate of Occupational Safety and Health Services (DOSHS) to the Occupational Safety and Health Injury Compensation Authority (OSHICA);
- Capacity building for the Occupational Safety and Health Fund; and
- Transformation of the National Social Security Fund to social insurance pension scheme.
