Lesotho - Report of the migrant workers re-employment mission

Report No. 614a-LSO il Lesotho rLE COPY Report of the Migrant Workers Re-Employment Mission April 3, 1975 Eastern Africa Region Country Programs Department II Not for Public Use Document of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development International Development Association This report was piepared for OffiLial use only by the Banik Group. It may not be published, quoted or cited without Bank Group authorization. The Bank Group does not accept responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of the report.  The Country: Lesotho The People: Mosotho (singular) Basotho (plural) CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS US$1. Rand 0.69 Rand 1 = US$1.45 WEIGHTS AND 14EASURES 1 Mile = 1.609 Kilometers 1 Kilometer = 0.621 Miles 1 Acre 0.405 Hectare 1 Hectare = 2.47 Pcres  The Migrant lWorkers Re-employrnent Mission, which visited Lesotho in September 1974, was an inter-agency mission financed by UNDP and executed by IBRD. The composition of the Mission was as follows: Mr. Willem Maane, IBRD, Chief Mr. Willem Brakel, IBRD, Deputy Chief, Project Advisor Mr. Peter Reid, IBRD Consultant, Agriculturist Mlr. Robert Hewlett, FAO, Agricultural Economist Mr. K.W.Co James, IERD Consultani;, Civil Engineer Miss Frida Johansen, IBRD, Transport Economist Mr. Sunil Guha, ILO, Employment Expert Mr. Roy Buxton, ILO Consultant, Training Expert   TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No. MAP OF LESOTHO SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS .................................. i-v I. INTRODUCTION ...............................1............ 1 A. Purpose and Scope of the Mission .... ............ 1 B. Economic Background . ....................... 3 C. The Employment Problem ................................ 5 - Demographic Trends ...................., 5 - Employment Trends .................................. 6 D. Preparing for an Emergency ............................. 9 E. Actual and Shadow Wage Rates in Lesotho ....... ....... 10 II. RECOMMENDED NEW INSTITUTIONS ............................... 13 A. The National Employment Service ...................... 13 B, The Labor-Intensive Construction Unit .... ............ 15 C. The Coordinating Committee ........................... 23 III. THE SCOPE FOR EMPLOYING MORE PEOPLE ON LABOR-INTENSIVE WORKS 25 A. General .............................................. 25 B. Identification of Employment Opportunities .... ....... 28 IV. DEALING WITH AN EMERGENCY .............. .. ................. 37 V. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE LONG TERM ................. .. ....... 43 'A. Introduction ...................................... .... 43 B. Agriculture .......................................... 45 C. Industry and Tourism ................. . . ............... 53 D. Other Sectors .......... . .. . . . ..... 55 E. Education and Training . ..... . .57 F. Family Planning ....... ...... ... ........ . 60  Table of Contents Continued ANNEXES I Summary and Conclusions of the IBRD Report No. 331a-LSO, June 25, 1974, "The Economy of Lesotho" II The Creation of Employment Opportunities by using more Labor- Intensive Methods in Civil Works III National Employment Service, Estimated Annual Staffing Costs IV Mobilization Program for the Labor-Intensive Construction Unit, including Training Requirements V Estimated Costs of Setting Up and Operating the Labor-Intensive Construction Unit VI Estimated Costs of Setting Up and Operating a typical Labor-Intensive Construction Group VII Job Potential in Road Construction and Maintenance VIII Labor Absorption in Airfield Construction and Maintenance IX Labor Absorption in Agriculture X Training of Staff by the Labor-Intensive Construction Unit during an Emergency  MMMIO A / C JMM~'BUTHA HE OCOBEL CEMOM MTMOK- X N A P O~~QTH G HO_DNG MIMCM,CTUMM|OMEIES Jv~~~~~~ /O H \EThA EMMOMY ,M OL 5R 2@< V<4> > ~<>t>>)Z AIMLE 00 M M _ M TMRN EAIMOUMDMEIMA a - - M n~~~~~~~~T - - - = < g t_ y RALEOSEKAqv 9,ANTA MASERU %M....../ : ) LE~~TENGt ...>/ t / LEKNGf < EC H A S E ti JAHALRGSGEAtfzEtT2Le