During his intervention on the show En Vérité on RSI, the Minister of Labor and Relations with Institutions, Abass Fall, provided details on the agreement offering 1,000 jobs to Senegalese in Qatar. This partnership, signed since 2014 but remaining inactive, is finally taking shape, opening up prospects for young graduates.
Abass Fall recalled the colossal challenges facing Senegal in terms of employment. “There are nearly 300,000 young people who arrive on the job market every year… We cannot let them, with their licenses, BTS or masters, take the canoes and die at sea,” he said. affirmed.
For the minister, this agreement is part of a proactive approach to managing economic migration, aiming to offer qualified workers professional opportunities abroad in dignified conditions.
The agreement, initially signed in 2014 under Foreign Minister Mankeur Ndiaye and ratified by the National Assembly, had until then been little exploited. Today, the collaboration with Qatar is taking shape with 1,000 positions spread across various sectors such as technology, medicine, science and logistics.
“This agreement symbolizes the government’s commitment to broadening the prospects of young Senegalese while promoting professional migration as a lever for development,” underlines Mr. Fall.
To guarantee transparency and fairness, Abass Fall announced the creation of a digital platform managed by the Employment Directorate. “This platform will collect candidate CVs and allow rigorous selection, adapted to the needs expressed by Qatari companies and institutions,” he explained.
-All recruitment will be carried out under the supervision of the Employment Directorate, with verified contracts to protect workers’ rights.
The minister also revealed that the Qatari government had offered to finance the Senegalese delegation’s trip, an offer declined on the instructions of President Bassirou Diomaye Faye and Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko. “The president and the Prime Minister have prohibited travel from being financed by foreign partners,” he stressed, a gesture seen as an assertion of sovereignty.
For Abass Fall, this initiative represents good news for Senegal: “It is an opportunity that must be seized. We have just come to power, and our economic and social development program is taking shape. »
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