Staff from the Agency for Social Protection yesterday attended a training on the topic of corruption led by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACCS).

The Ministry of Employment and Social Affairs is conducting such trainings for all its staff so that they can be informed about the risks and impacts of corruption and ways by which it can be prevented.

Minister for Employment and Social Affairs Patricia Francourt yesterday held an interactive session with a group of students who have recently graduated from the Seychelles Institute of Agriculture and Horticulture (SIAH).

The Cabinet of Ministers on September 8 approved the submission of the Seychelles Initial Report on the progress of the implementation of the Optional Protocol on the sale of children, child prostitution and child pornography, to the United Nations (UN) Committee on the Rights of the Child.

Sexual assault is best described as an act in which one intentionally sexually touches another person without that person's consent, or coerces or physically forces a person to engage in a sexual act against his or her will.

65.9% of registered participants already working

 30% not ready for employment

 According to the latest figures dated August 31, 2021 from ‘My First Job’ unit, out of 631 youths registered, 416 (or 65.9%) are already in employment, 189 (30%) are not yet ready for employment and 16 are actively looking for jobs.

The National Assembly yesterday approved amendments to the Employment Act, which was presented by the Minister for Employment and Social Affairs Patricia Francourt in regards to the ways in which employment benefits are distributed following the death of a worker.

As from October 1, digging of new burial grounds in all full cemeteries presently under the management of the Agency for Social Protection (ASP) will stop, on account that there are no new grounds for new graves digging.

Senior managers and supervisors at the Seychelles Ports Authority (SPA) are following a three-day ‘Executive Leadership Workshop’ aimed at boosting the capacity of leaders to better deliver in their respective organisations.

Twenty participants are attending th