199- A Steering and Monitoring Committee of the Special Three-year Youth Emergency Plan was formed by the Prime Minister. The Committee that is chaired by the Secretary-General of the Prime Minister’s Office validates all the procedures and tools necessary for the different activities of the Plan. 200- As at 25 January 2018, an evaluation of the first year of implementation of the Plan revealed that 500,000 youths from rural and urban areas, and the Diaspora were registered at the NYO either from YPMCs or through the Digital Platform accessible at www.onjcameroun.cm. In addition, 3,835 youth projects either for individuals or groups were designed and hatched after all their promoters had conducted activities geared towards civic and moral rearmament. Some 2,150 of the said projects were financed to the tune of CFAF3,300,000,000148 and 847 other projects on micro-activities or junior enterprises were examined by the Committee for financing. (c) Bursaries for Vocational Training 201- Youths were granted bursaries for training in sectors such as computer sciences, food industry, building and construction. The table below shows bursaries allocated to youths between 2013 and 2017. 202- The challenges of vocational training were mainly on consolidating the legal framework, coordinating stakeholders and monitoring post-training learners. C: Efficacy of the Labour Market 203- Transparency in the labour market is one of the main thrusts of the employment policy as contained in Law No. 2018/10 of 11 July 2018 referred to above. In this regard, Circular No. 67/LC/MINEFOP/CAB of 29 April 2013 relating to the periodic production of employment information by enterprises, public sector and private sector Programmes and Projects obliges target entities to publish employment offers through legal channels. A forecast management mechanism for jobs, trades, and skills in enterprises nationwide (GPECT) was set up to provide information in real time on employment opportunities available on the labour market. 204- NEVTO continued to provide the public with information on employment and vocational training through the following publications: - 6 months speculations that made it possible to obtain 473,303 jobs during the last 6 months of 2017 out of the estimated 400,000 jobs in 2017; and - statistical yearbooks on employment and vocational training through which as at 15 November 2018, an inventory of 494,533 jobs out of the estimated 700,000 jobs in 2018 was made. 205- During the reference period, NEF continued its intermediation activities. The number of private job placement offices increased from 14 in 2013 to 27 in 2017 and dropped to 15 in 2018. Within the framework of overarching projects, 6,225 nationals were recruited of which 4,454 for the Africa Cup of Nations work sites. §2: Development of Fair and Equitable Working Conditions 206- In addition to equal opportunities and treatment, the increase in the Guaranteed Minimum Inter-professional Wage (SMIG), guaranteeing health and safety at work and guaranteeing freedom of expression of the worker through the right to freedom of trade unionism, constituted the main aspects of Government action in providing fair and equitable working conditions to workers. 148 About 5,038,167 Euros 41