This labour market assessment (LMA) has the objective of better understanding the occupations and skills in demand in Ethiopia and major labour receiving countries such as the countries of the Middle East. The overall objective of the ILO project on improved labour migration governance to protect migrant workers and combat irregular migration was to address the decent work deficits and improve labour migration governance in Ethiopia. This LMA represents a key initiative to determine skills profiles, gaps and surpluses, and understand how skills development initiatives can be framed and improved in order to better meet labour market demand and economic opportunity in Ethiopia and key destination countries for Ethiopian migrant workers
