What are the main obstacles encountered by the Government in terms of labour and employment?
The Government lacks technical expertise and resources to respond to issues related to labour and employment. To help address the need for employment, the East Timorese National Development Plan argues for an extension of the current on-the-job training undertaken in informal economy workshops throughout the country. It also calls for employers in the formal sector to design and implement basic training programmes, and to further the development of existing donor and church programmes in vocational training. The plan also proposes that the Government establish a unit responsible for technical and vocational education and training. In fact, the new labour code requires the Department of Labour and Solidarity to establish a Division of Vocational Training and Employment, with three units, covering skills development and upgrading, employment services, and labour market assessment. Community-based training centres will also be set up in the countryside, to train people in the skills neede
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