Minister for Employment and Social Affairs Patricia Francourt yesterday held an interactive session with a group of students who have recently graduated from the Seychelles Institute of Agriculture and Horticulture (SIAH).
The Cabinet of Ministers on September 8 approved the submission of the Seychelles Initial Report on the progress of the implementation of the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, to the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child.
Sexual assault is best described as an act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against his or her will.
65.9% of registered participants already working
30% not ready for employment
According to the latest figures dated August 31, 2021 from ‘My First Job’ unit, out of 631 youths registered, 416 (or 65.9%) are already in employment, 189 (30%) are not yet ready for employment and 16 are actively looking for jobs.
The National Assembly yesterday approved amendments to the Employment Act, which was presented by the Minister for Employment and Social Affairs Patricia Francourt in regards to the ways in which employment benefits are distributed following the death of a worker.
As from October 1, digging of new burial grounds in all full cemeteries presently under the management of the Agency for Social Protection (ASP) will stop, on account that there are no new grounds for new graves digging.
Senior managers and supervisors at the Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA) are following a three-day ‘Executive Leadership Workshop’ aimed at boosting the capacity of leaders to better deliver in their respective organisations.
Twenty participants are attending th
Employment statistics for the second quarter of 2021, April through to June 2021, shows a decrease in jobseekers compared to the first quarter of this year along with reductions in registered vacancies and terminations through redundancies.
