Agriculture should be made more attractive to the next generations of farmers, hence the need to introduce favourable conditions to attract more youth to the industry.
This was said by the Minister for Employment and Social Affairs Patricia Francourt yesterday following her second visit in a series of three to various farms around the island.
The aim of these visits is to understand the farming environment in order to have targeted strategies to encourage more people to join the industry.
Following several difficulties in the past regarding payment of death benefits of workers to designated beneficiaries, the employment department within the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs will soon introduce a new format to regulate the manner in which payments will be carried out.
Staying productive requires you to focus on keeping things efficient, on stripping out waste and finding ways to streamline processes.
Minis pour Lanvironnman, Sanzman Klima ek Lenerzi, Flavien Joubert e Minis Lanplwa ek Zafer Sosyal Patricia Francourt ti fer en vizit kot bann laferm dan sid Mahé, prensipalman Au Cap.
The Seychelles Trading Company card programme will be phased out gradually and Praslinois will be the first to move away from the system as the outlet on the island will be closing down on June 15, 2021.
• 81 employees for Constance group are here for two months only
As of May 14, 2021, there are 745 jobseekers that have been registered with the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs. 580 are from Mahé and 165 from Praslin.
This was revealed by Benilda Cupidon, the director general for labour migration, in a press meet held yesterday at the Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs. Steve Monnaie, director general for labour relations, also attended the meeting.
The cabinet of ministers last week approved the initial report of the optional protocol of involvement of children in armed conflict, the principal secretary for social affairs, Linda William-Melanie, said in a press conference yesterday.
Seychelles signed the protocol in January 2001 and ratified it in August 2010.
The United Nations Committee for Children's Rights gives a timeline for each country to report on the implementation of its protocol and Seychelles will soon submit its report.
The Agency for Social Protection met with the press yesterday morning at the STC conference room to discuss the amendments made to the ASP Act 2011.
Details regarding the amendments were presented by the chief executive, Brenda Morin.
