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MANIFESTO : 2018
We shall institute special support schemes for single mothers in need to enable them to live with dignity.
We shall increase paternity leave to one month to ensure fathers have more time to support the family during childbirth.
We shall invest in vocational skills training for unemployed women and initiate cooperatives for rural as well as urban women.
We shall support women in the informal sector through training and nancial assistance to boost the informal sector.
We shall continue the Non-Formal Education (NFE) program for rural women to enhance literacy and lifelong learning.
We shall introduce social security schemes for vulnerable women including women working in the drayangs.
We shall continue interventions on sex education and awareness on teenage pregnancy and risks of HIV/AIDS and STIs among young girls.
We shall study the issue of civil registration of fatherless children and come up with appropriate recommendations and strategies to address the issue.
5.5 Employment: Creating
Meaningful Jobs for All
e People’s Democratic Party has accorded the highest priority on creating employment opportunities for all. Our aspiration is that every Bhutanese must be gainfully and meaningfully employed so that they can provide for their children and families and live ful lling lives.
Our youth are our nation’s true treasure. ey are not the problem. In fact, they are the core solutions to our nation’s problems. Almost half of Bhutan’s population is under
26 years presenting us with a demographic dividend that must be harnessed to propel our nation forward. Around 66,000 new jobseekers with secondary and university education are expected to enter the job market in the next ve years. is is both a challenge and an opportunity. e PDP will continue to prioritize jobs creation and meaningful employment for all, with renewed focus on creating employment opportunities for our young people.
We will continue to prioritize vocational skills development and training given its immense opportunity in transforming the
PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC PARTY
UNITY. STABILITY. PROSPERITY.