Ethiopian Jobs
Protection Facility
Our Partners
Developed with the support of the Government of Ethiopia, the
Facility is backed by the United Kingdom and Germany. Each of the
partners have
long-standing commitments to establishing a resilient
manufacturing base in Ethiopia and view the sector as a central
pillar in driving agro-industrial growth.
UKaid leads the UK’s work to end extreme poverty, tackling the global challenges of our time, and building a ‘safer, healthier, more prosperous world for people in developing countries and in the UK’. UKaid tar Read more.
BMZ is responsible for financial cooperation with developing countries, and is one of the most important instruments in the German development arsenal. BMZ's overarching objective is to reduce poverty and impro Read more.
Our Implementing Partners
This facility is implemented by three stakeholders each with a distinct role in facilitating the process. The partners are First Consult, Commercial Bank of Ethiopia, and FSD Africa whose tasks and responsibilities are stated in the section below.
CBE is Ethiopia's largest commercial bank. CBE's primary role in the Jobs Protection Facility is to receive funding from the Facility and disburse it to qualifying factories. It plays a critical verification ro Read more.
First Consult is one of Ethiopia's leading consulting firms. Its role in the Jobs Protection Facility is to help on-board CBE and support them on such matters as factory application processing, verification and Read more.
FSD Africa is a specialist development agency working to build and strengthen financial markets across sub-Saharan Africa. FSD Africa's primary role under the Jobs Protection Facility is to receive funding from Read more.
About
The Jobs Protection Facility has been established in response to the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic to Ethiopia's manufacturing sector and in turn to the security of jobs for factory workers. The objectives of the Facility are twofold
What is the Facility?
The Jobs Protection Facility is intended to help factories in Ethiopia's industrial parks. It is able to provide non-repayable financial support for up to 6 months. Eligible factories may apply for a wage subsidy or an innovation incentive allowance, or both. This website has been developed to allow factories to apply for funding and track the status of their applications. Using this tool, factories can apply online, review their applications and receive notification of support from the Facility.
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