International Human Resource Management
Individual Presentation
Topic: Somalian workforce must be competitive with
global workforce
Name : Abdirahim Yusuf Mohamed
ID : 115212011
Somalian workforce must be
competitive with global
 Introduction
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The workforce is the total number of people in a country or region who are
physically able to do a job and are available for work
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Somali interactions with the global economy from the colonial period have
arguably had both negative and positive effects on the Somali workforce.
Colonial economy was never about benefiting African economies, but rather
to create wealth in Europe through mass exports of resources and the use of
cheap labor. Colonial exports have had devastating environmental and
cultural effects on local communities.
Cont…..
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The labour and employment sector aims to create the right environment
for the generation of decent jobs for the productive workforce of the
country and is responsible for provision of employable skills that are
critical for socioeconomic transformation of the country through public
and private training institutions as well as through the introduction of
firm-based training programmes, apprenticeship, leadership, internship
and placement programmes. The sector comprises four sub-sectors (i)
employment creation through employment intensive investment
programmes using labourbased technology, (ii), skill development, (iii)
social protection and welfare, (iv) labour and industrial relations
Cont....
 One
major benefit of the linkage to the global colonial economy
was a diversification of the Somali economy. The traditional
economic activity in Somalia is herding livestock – mostly
camels, sheep and goats. There has also always been fishing
along the coastline and farming in the riverine valleys in the
south, but these activities were small-scale compared to
livestock agriculture, which is glorified in the cultural rhetoric,
poems and stories of the Somali clans. Plantation economies
brought new types of jobs in processing, transport and trade;
skills in trade.
Global Workforce Competitive
 Competing
in today’s global economy is complex. Countries
not only need advanced technical and vocational skills, but
also a flexible workforce that can adjust to rapid shifts in
demand. That is why investing in skills is so vital to a
country’s economic growth and competitiveness. In
particular, education systems must be oriented towards
producing youth who have both strong foundational skills as
well as specific skills for jobs.
The demand for job-specific skills has been growing around the world. Globally,
firms say that the quality and supply of skilled labor is a major roadblock to their
growth. Employers around the world are also demanding that new hires have
both technical and “soft” skills. Across South Asia, skills development is a
common concern. In India, for example, the Government launched a sweeping
reform targeting skills training for 400 million workers by 2022. We see similar
trends in other countries in the region, as well as in many developed and
developing countries around the Competing in today’s global economy is
complex. Countries not only need advanced technical and vocational skills, but
also a flexible workforce that can adjust to rapid shifts in demand. That is why
investing in skills is so vital to a country’s economic growth and competitiveness.
In particular, education systems must be oriented towards producing youth who
have both strong foundational skills as well as specific skills for jobs.
Somali workforce competitive
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A strong, dynamic and empowered labour force is critical in catalysing and driving
the transformations required in making Somalia a competitive and growth-oriented
country providing quality jobs to her growing labour force. The ILO estimated
Somalia employment to population ratios for Somalia at 41%. The labour force
participation rate was estimated at 65.9% and 37.6% among males and females,
respectively.
 In overall terms, Somalia suffers from high unemployment and underemployment.
The country has relatively high vulnerable unemployment estimated at 59%, and a
considerable unemployment rates for persons with upper primary level of education
at 20.9% and those with secondary level of education an unemployment rate of
34.6%. Also, 41% of the employed in Somalia are in elementary occupations. The
largest proportion of employed persons are elementary occupations (41%) followed
by professional (15%), Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers (10%) and
craft and related trades workers (9%).
Conclusion
 Working towards
creating a better employee experience has been one
of the major global workforce trends for the last few years. Employers
and recruiters have realized that the key to engaging the employees is
through transforming their workplace experience.
 Including more
and more employee engagement programs. These
include fun activities, educational training, up skilling courses, etc.
 Employee
well-being is an imperative part of improving employee
experience. From arranging Covid-19 vaccination drives to arranging
well-being webinars, recruiters are trying to help employees with all
possible resources. Many employers are also offering Covid-19
insurance policies for the safety of employees and their families