was signed on 5 August 2013 for the sum of CFAF CFAF14,329,752,889123. Payment kicked off on 12 September 2013. Concerning the Yaounde-Nsimalen Highway construction Project, a new Decree124 was signed on 1 November 2017 for the sum of CFAF808,528,346. Section 2: Right to Decent Work (Article 15) (Rec 13) 172- The rate of underuse of the labour125 force of persons aged 15 years or more dropped from 19.8% in 2010 to 17.8% in 2014, representing 2 points. The rate of informal jobs stood at 88.6% in 2014 as against 90.3% in 2017 representing an increase of about 2 points in the modern sector of the economy driven mostly by the public sector rather than the private sector. The combined rate of unemployment and potential labour force stood at 5.9% in 2014 as against 6.6% in 2010. 173- In a bid to address the situation that also showed an activity rate of persons aged 15 years or more in urban areas that stood at 66.9% in 2014 and a poverty rate of female workers of about 50% that has not significantly evolved since 2007 according to the International Labour Office (ILO), Cameroon signed the Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) for the period 2014-2017 in October 2014 with the ILO. Since the evaluation in 2017 of the Programme showed an implementation rate of only 65%, it was extended to 2019. The Programme has the following 4 thrusts: decent jobs, social dialogue, social protection, and promotion of international labour standards. It is in this context that the State continued to deploy the employment strategy by integrating specific measures for women and youths (Rec. 13), developing guarantees on fair and equitable labour conditions while working towards extending social security. §1: Deployment of the Employment Strategy 174- During the period 2013-2018, the employment strategy focused on the following 3 thrusts: increasing the employment offer, balancing demand for employment, and enhancing the efficacy of the labour market. A: Increasing the Employment Supply 175- During the period 2013-2018, a total of 20,004 public jobs were created126. Since the absorption capacity into the Public Service is not infinite, Government continued to encourage self-employment and private job offers. In this regard, the link between economic boost and job creation accounted for the adoption of measures to facilitate the establishment of enterprises, support enterprises and set up special tax incentives to investors that promote access to employment. Besides, the employment potential was exploited within the framework of major projects. 176- As part of the drive to facilitate the establishment of companies, the minimum registered capital for private limited companies was reduced to CFAF100,000127 with an option to use a Notary Public as per Law No. 2016/14 of 14 December 2016 to fix minimum registered capital and conditions for using Notaries Public in the establishment of private limited companies in Cameroon. The procedure to authenticate articles of association was also simplified as such authority was conferred on the Head of the Business Establishment Formalities Centre (BEFC). The Head has a period of 24 hours after submission of the articles 123 About 21, 877,485.33 Euros Decree No. 2017/10 964/PM of 1November 2017 on further compensation, for the villages of Toutouli and Minkan, personswholosttheir land right or whosepropertiesweredestroyed in the context of the construction of the Yaoundé-Nsimalenhighway in the Mfoundi Division. 124 125 The under use of workforceis a measurethat combines unemployment, underemploymentrelated to potentialworkforce. 126 About 3,459 in 2013; 2,727 in 2014; 2,972 in 2015 (1,912 men, 1,060 women); 2,893 in 2016; 2,774 in 2017 and 5,179 in 2018. 127 About 152,67 euros 36