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MOGADISHU, October 26, 2026 – Somalia’s Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has begun reviewing a study examining barriers to merit-based recruitment in the federal civil service, as the government seeks to improve fairness, transparency and efficiency in public sector hiring.
Labour and Social Affairs Minister Salim Alio Ibro opened a workshop in Mogadishu on Sunday to validate the study’s findings and recommendations, the ministry said in a statement.
The study examines challenges and resistance to merit-based recruitment in federal government institutions, focusing on obstacles to hiring civil servants according to their qualifications, skills and abilities.
The workshop aims to assess the findings, identify barriers to fair recruitment and develop practical recommendations to strengthen transparency and equal employment opportunities across government institutions.
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The ministry commissioned the study from AIID-Africa, an organisation working on state-building, governance, leadership and public sector reform across Africa.
The research was funded through the Transformational Governance Programme, supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
The ministry said the findings would help identify obstacles to merit-based hiring and guide reforms aimed at improving civil service management, strengthening equal access to government jobs and raising the quality of public services.
Workshop participants are expected to review the findings and provide recommendations to support reforms to recruitment practices in the federal civil service.