Initiative to increase youth participation in domestic and foreign labour markets

The minister said the current government is committed to taking and implementing various initiatives with the aim of ensuring balanced development in all regions of the country and creating sustainable employment and skilled human resources. However, the Ministry of Labour and Employment is not directly implementing any employment generation programme. To eliminate unemployment, several ministries and government institutions, including BMET, the Department of Youth Development, and the Department of Social Services, are running various activities to provide training, loans or financial assistance aimed at creating self-employment.

The minister further said that, in line with the government's election pledge, an initiative has been taken to establish an Employment Exchange. Through this, there is a plan to establish effective connections between job seekers and recruiting institutions at the local level, provide employment-related information and match suitable candidates with vacant posts. The process of forming the Employment Exchange under the Ministry of Labour and Employment is underway; as a result, the employment system will become more transparent, merit-based, fair and decentralized.