Jobs, hiring, labor market, and workforce development
Today, Sunday, the Minister of Foreign Trade and Export Promotion Kamel Rezig oversaw the signing of an agreement to establish the first factory in Africa for the production of shoes of the global brand 'Skechers' in Algeria.
The National Agency for Support and Development of Entrepreneurship (NESDA), represented by the Algiers East Agency, is organizing an open days event under the slogan 'Entrepreneurship: A Promising Choice for Sustainable Development', from June 21 to June 23, with the aim of introducing support programs and assistance for project holders and micro-enterprise owners, according to a statement from the agency.
The open doors continue until June 23rd.
The Technical Institute of Livestock (ITELV) highlighted the importance of mastering heifer breeding management techniques.
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The Minister of Labor, Employment and Social Security, Professor Abdelhak Sayhi, chaired a coordination meeting on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at the ministry's headquarters, which included central administration officials. The meeting was dedicated to evaluating the results of activities carried out during the period from May 24 to June 17, 2026, and to follow up on the implementation of instructions and directives given during previous meetings.
The Ministry of Health has announced 24,487 job positions for the year 2026, benefiting various medical, paramedical, and administrative sectors, aimed at strengthening health staffing and improving the quality of services provided to citizens. Nursing assistants, graduates of accredited private schools, secured 1,500 positions, while Thursday, June 25, 2026, has been set as the final deadline for the transfer and distribution of these positions on the designated digital platform.
The 'Bank of Algeria' is behind the adoption of the new system to bring banking services closer to customers, reducing 4 hours on Thursday and reorganizing work to ensure compliance with the legal working hours. Bank branches and financial institutions in Algeria will start operating on Saturday from July 10, 2026, according to a weekly duty system that extends from 9 AM to noon, in implementation of instructions issued by the Bank of Algeria aimed at improving customer access to banking services. The measure includes various banking institutions across the country, with a reorganization of the working hours of the employees involved in the duty to ensure compliance with the legal working hours. This decision comes as part of enhancing the continuity of banking services...
The Professional Association of Banks and Financial Institutions (ABAF) informed its executive directors, in an official correspondence numbered 448/2026 dated June 17, 2026, in Algiers, of the necessity to start organizing banking services on Saturday from 09:00 to 12:00 for the benefit of customers. The correspondence, addressed to 'the general managers of banks', which has the subject: 'Regarding the implementation of Saturday services', and refers to a previous correspondence numbered 179/2026 dated 15/06/2026, stated that the association received a letter from the Bank of Algeria as part of improving citizens' access to banking services and facilitating their financial transactions. Read the full content on Echourouk Online.
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The Minister of Tourism and Traditional Industry, Houria Medahi, chaired a coordination meeting on Thursday with representatives from Algeria Telecom to follow up on the digital platform project for tour guides. The minister emphasized at the beginning of the meeting the 'strategic importance of the tour guide' as 'the direct interface that reflects Algeria's image to visitors and tourists.' Read the full content on Echourouk Online.
Oliver Blume, Chairman of the Board and CEO of the Volkswagen Group, announced today, Thursday, during the company's annual general and expanded meeting, the group's move towards implementing an austerity plan and a strict strategy that involves gradually cutting about fifty thousand jobs by 2030. This surprising announcement has sparked a wave of concern and widespread debate in economic and labor circles both within Germany and abroad, especially since the group is considered the backbone of the German economy based on the mechanical manufacturing sector and securing hundreds of thousands of jobs.