The DRC is digitizing employment with the launch of the digital platforms ONEM.cd and Mikuba
July 16th 2026
To increase transparency and efficiency, Congolese authorities are relying on digital solutions capable of centralizing information from job seekers and facilitating their connection with companies.
The Democratic Republic of Congo is accelerating the digitization of its labor market. On Tuesday, July 8, the government launched the ONEM.cd platform and the MIKUBA mobile application, two tools designed to modernize public employment services, facilitate recruitment, and improve labor market transparency. Authorities hope this will better connect job seekers with businesses and support their goal of creating 6.4 million jobs.
According to the Minister of Employment and Labor, Ferdinand Massamba Wa Massamba (pictured), this reform is part of President Félix Tshisekedi’s strategy to improve young people’s access to employment through digital transformation. ” The launch of Mikuba is not just a ceremony. It represents an implementation of the Head of State’s directives aimed at guaranteeing equitable access to information on the labor market, strengthening the transparency of job offers, and improving recruitment mechanisms ,” he stated.
In practical terms, ONEM.cd, accessible on computers and smartphones, will allow job seekers to create a profile, view available job offers, and apply online. Employers will be able to post their job offers, search for qualified candidates, pre-select applicants, and track their recruitment processes. The platform will also centralize data on available skills to generate statistics to inform public employment policies.
This initiative comes at a time when the Congolese labor market remains largely dominated by the informal sector. According to model estimates from the International Labour Organization (ILO), cited by the World Bank, the unemployment rate was projected to reach 4.4% in 2025. However, this figure masks a more complex reality: a large proportion of the workforce is engaged in subsistence activities or informal employment, often without employment contracts or social protection. This situation reduces the authorities’ visibility into the labor market and complicates the matching of available skills with the needs of businesses.
In this context, the ONEM.cd platform should help to further structure the Congolese labor market. By centralizing job offers, candidate profiles, and skills data, it will provide the government with more reliable statistics to guide employment and training policies. Authorities also hope to reduce information asymmetries between recruiters and job seekers, promote more skills-based recruitment, and support the gradual formalization of the labor market
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