National Employment Strategy 2017-2030.

The vision of the Timor-Leste National Employment Strategy is to generate productive employment opportunities for the Timorese population, reducing unemployment and transitioning to formal employment opportunities, as a central means of nation building and wealth creation. The Timor-Leste 2017-2030 NES is inspired by and aligned with the 2011-2030 SDP and aims to strengthen and facilitate the operationalisation of the employment dimensions of the SDP, providing a framework for a strengthened and cohesive focus on employment. Therefore the objectives of the NES are: To provide a strategy for GOTL and civil society to have a stronger and more cohesive focus on employment. To operationalise the employment dimensions of the SDP ensuring that employment is incorporated into macroeconomic and sectoral policies, as well as labour market strategies in particular in rural areas, and between people with and without disabilities.