Latest in Tag: Employment Highlight
Latest in Tag: Employment
IFC partners with AmCham Egypt to support female employment
Under the initiative, IFC will launch a peer learning platform that brings together Egyptian companies to exchange knowledge on best practices in creating more flexible and inclusive workplaces.
Flat6Labs is model of cooperation providing youth employment : Al-Mashat
Flat6Labs achieves this mission by offering a wide range of services including mentoring, training, and financing.
IFC launches 3-year programme to boost Egypt’s female employment
Participation of women is macro-critical, it is no longer lip service, says Al-Mashat
Otlob launches employment initiative for trained workers affected by COVID-19
Otlob will accommodate a large number of qualified and experienced young drivers with the aim of continuing its expansion in the Egyptian market. Some delivery sector companies have closed and laid off employees due to the ongoing global health crisis.
Egypt’s public, public enterprise sector employment declines by 1% in January 2018: CAPMAS
The number of workers in the public and public enterprise sector reached 818,800 people on 1 January 2018, compared to 826,900 people on 1 January 2017, a decrease of 1%, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). The CAPMAS issued on Sunday its annual bulletin of workers in public and public …
Egypt’s unemployment rate increases to 10% in Q3 2018: CAPMAS
Agency said labour force estimated at 29.215 million individuals
Ministry of Trade and Industry approves 226 new industrial projects with EGP 8bn investments
Positive indicators reflect ministry’s strategy to promote development until 2020: Kabil
We will implement job rotation policies within the state administrative body: Minister of Planning
New employees will be hired through employment competitions that will be advertised twice a year
The double skills gap
Building a skilled workforce requires new employment strategies, but one must not forget what experienced employees have to offer
Unemployment decreases by 0.2% down to 12.5% in Q2/2016: CAPMAS
Unemployment rates witnessed a decrease of 0.2% in the second quarter (Q2) of 2016 down to 12.5%, compared to 12.7% in the first quarter (Q1) of 2016, according to a press release by the Central Agency for Public Mobilisation and Statistics (CAPMAS) issued on Monday. A source from CAPMAS said that the decrease can be …
Protesting Master’s and PhD holders released after brief detention Â
In recent months, the post-graduates have arranged more than 45 rallies amid state negligence
OECD: German employment boost to end this year
OECD researchers have said employment growth in Europe’s powerhouse will peter out in the second half of 2016. The organization warned the huge influx of migrants would take its toll on the labor market.
9.1% increase in average weekly wages for workers in 2015: CAPMAS
Average weekly wage for male employees in public sector is EGP 1,042 compared to EGP 1,200 for women, says CAPMAS
Preachers demand end to precarious employment
The protesters estimate that there are approximately 3,000 to 4,000 subjected to these precarious conditions, working under contracts of indefinite duration or without contracts at all.
Facebook dads and same-sex couples to benefit from changes to parental leave
Beginning next year, full-time Facebook employees around the globe will be entitled to four months paid parental leaves. The social network currently offers just four weeks leave to employees outside the United States. Facebook’s head of human resources, Lori Matloff Goler, said employees will be allowed to take the paid leave at any point up …
Egypt, Switzerland trade volume CHF 1bn in 2014: Swiss Ambassador
We have invested some CHF 25m that covers our framework agreement with Egyptian government, says Leitner
Political instability has ‘surely’ affected employment rates:Â ALO
By Rana Yehia The Arab Labor Organization (ALO) began issuing periodic reports since 2008, labour and unemployment being the first topic to be reported on. The Arab region generally has the highest unemployment rates amongst the world. The rates of the total unemployment have reached 14% whereas the youth unemployment percentage was recorded at 25%, …
NBE launches outlets for serving SMEs
The initiative targets providing opportunities of employments to youth in all governorates.
Egypt not sluggish joining entrepreneurship field: Intel Programme Manager
The government can provide bigger market for small businesses by introducing law allowing a percentage of big company contracts to go to small companies
Unemployment index decreases in Q4 2014 to 100,000 individuals: CAPMAS
Unemployment indicators declined during Q4 of last year to 3.6m unemployed, a 2.7% decrease over the same period in 2013
SFD obtains $90m for short-term employment investments
The Social Fund for Development (SFD) has obtained $90m as part of the Emergency Labour Intensive Investment Project, according to the SFD’s Social Development department head Medhat Ismail Thursday. The investment injection will be used to create short-term employment opportunities for unskilled and semi-skilled workers, Ismail added. Signed in 2013, the SFD has cooperated with …
Unemployment plan to provide training to over 1 million workers: Mehleb
Hope is to build accurate labour market database including unemployment rates and distribution according to age, qualification, and gender
EGP 41m for Nile protection in 5 governorates
Projects’ investments on treating small canals and protecting Nile River embankments valued at EGP 323m, says water minister
Over half a million Egyptians offered work contracts abroad: Manpower Ministry
Ministry of Manpower offered approximately 150,000 job opportunities between March and December
Returning Egyptian fishermen outline problems faced in Libya conflict
The fishermen returned after being caught in fighting between Haftar loyalists and Libya Dawn
2011 witnessed highest resignation rates: ERF
The paper suggests that these trends reflect the response of the Egyptian labour market to the financial crisis and the January 2011 uprising rather than a more dynamic labour market.
Social Fund for Development to grant further loans for projects in poor areas: Director
Funding reached EGP 2.3bn by September, of which EGP 2bn was allocated to small- and medium-sized projects and EGP 300m for social development
Heritage-inspired home accessories line seeks to empower artisans
GebRaa attempts to revive traditional Egyptian crafts at risk of extinction
Communications Ministry aims to increase sector GDP to EGP 195bn
The number of indirect jobs the sector will provide is set to increase from 45,000 to 750,000 by the end of 2020, according to the official.
Employment challenges in MENA linked to economic governance: World Bank
Governments can help job creation by reforming policies protecting politically-connected companies, World Bank study says