Ethiopia, Italy review progress of agreement on job creation, skills dev’t project

Addis Ababa, January 16, 2025 (FMC) – Ethiopia and Italy have reviewed in detail the progress made in implementing the agreement on job creation-oriented skills and infrastructures development.

The progress of the implementation of the agreement and avenues for further cooperation were discussed during a meeting between Ethiopia’s Minister of Labor & Skills Ms. Muferihat Kamil and an Italian high-level delegation at the former’s office in Addis Ababa.

Following her meeting at her office in Addis Ababa, Ms. Muferihat said in a social media post published this morning that the discussion has also provided an opportunity to outline the next steps.

The recently signed agreement aims at supporting decent job creation by enabling the flow of skills, also involving Italian excellences, for improving production processes and access to markets, particularly of women (min. 50%) and young people.

It will contribute to the national drive to respond to the demand for employment of the approximately 2 million new young people who annually aspire to enter the job market. Specifically, the agreement will finance infrastructural interventions to create a Skill Park in Addis Ababa – the first of its kind in Africa, inclusive of a Centre of Excellence for Fashion and Design, and an enterprise Incubator/Hub in Jimma.

Muferihat alos expressed her gratitude to the Deputy Head of Mission at the Italian Embassy in Addis Ababa, ​Mr. Luca Carpintieri, the Director General of the Italian Development Cooperation Agency, Michele Morana, and their colleagues for their tireless efforts to implement the agreement.