Seychelles human rights commission hosts first symposium
In commemoration of International Human Rights Day, the Seychelles Human Rights Commission hosted a symposium ‒ its first public event since its inauguration ‒ at the STC conference room yesterday.
Human Rights Day is observed every year on December 10 – the day on which the United Nations General Assembly adopted, in 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Minister for Employment and Social affairs Patricia Francourt and Minister for Local Government and Community Affairs Rose-Marie Hoareau spent Monday afternoon visiting district administration offices and community halls along Mahé’s east coast.
They were joined by delegations from their respective ministries who included the principal secretary for social affairs Linda William-Melanie.
The districts visited included Anse Royale, Au Cap, Anse Aux Pins, Pointe Larue and Cascade
The much awaited 13th month salary will not be paid this year to any employees, either in the public service or in the private sector, due to the current economic crisis.
President Wavel Ramkalawan made this announcement yesterday while addressing the National Assembly for the first time since he was elected in October.
‘I have always been passionate about making a difference in society’
Seychelles has a new Cabinet with 13 new ministers appointed. While some of them are familiar faces, others were not in the limelight. In an effort to better acquaint ourselves with the new cabinet, Seychelles NATION will be sharing with its readers profiles of each minister on a regular basis.
The second to talk to us is Patricia Francourt, Minister for Employment and Social Affairs.
The Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, Patricia Francourt, continued her series of familiarisation visits to Praslin on Friday.
She was accompanied by the principal secretary for employment, Jules Baker; principal secretary for social affairs, Linda William-Melanie; the special advisor for employment, Veronique Bresson and the acting chief executive of the Agency for Social Protection (ASP), Roma Edmond. The members of National Assembly for Praslin – Churchill Gill (Baie Ste Anne) and Wavel Woodcock (Grand Anse), as well as Doyace Poris, also joined the delegation for the visit.
Newly appointed Minister for Employment and Social Affairs, Patricia Francourt, yesterday conducted a familiarisation visit at the Agency for Social Protection (ASP), expressing her satisfaction at the way in which the institution is operating and fulfilling its mandate of providing assistance and administering certain benefits and programmes.
Minister Francourt, who was welcomed by acting chief executive Roma Edmond, commenced her visit at the Accounts department, followed by the other divisions, namely, Administration and Human Resource, the Registry department, Senior Benefits and Welfare Operations, and the customer service department whereby she was informed of the various services offered and the day-to-day running of the agency, in addition to interacting with employees and listening to their concerns.
President Wavel Ramkalawan yesterday unveiled his new cabinet which is composed of 13 ministers.
After 11 of the ministers were sworn in, they were convened for a first special meeting with President Ramkalawan and Vice-President Ahmed Afif.
For this first special meeting, the press were given permission to attend the proceedings.
The Ministry of Employment, Immigration and Civil Status is proud to present four dedicated Seychellois men and women in their respective post from three different sectors of our economy who got promoted under the localization programme in 2019 and 2020
In the effort to continue supporting our Seychellois to take up employment in different sectors of our economy especially to occupy senior positions in different companies the Employment Department met with 4 candidates on the localization programme that have successfully been promoted within their respective departments.
