Progress made in solving unemployment problem

Progress made in solving unemployment problem

Sat Feb 06, 2016

The Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, Responsible for Labour, Youth and Employment, Mr Anthony Mavunde said countries in the Eastern African Region, including Tanzania were working hard to ensure that the long-reigned problem of unemployed youth was being solved.

“The Tanzanian government for instance has major achievements in building roads, improving water and sanitation services, refining and expanding the network for electricity power supplies and coming up with investor friendly laws to encourage more local and foreign enterprises,” stated Mr Mavunde adding that as more investors are registered in the country, unemployment problems will disappear automatically.

He was speaking during the Eastern Central and Southern Africa Employers Organisation (ECSAEO) Conference, taking place here under the theme of ‘Private Sector in Africa and Global Supply Chains: Maximising the Benefits and Minimising the risks.’

On her part the ECSAEO Secretary General Ms Jackline Mugo said the Sub-Saharan region has of late registered improved trading networks, better infrastructure development and strengthened economies and stabilised political situation that are major ingredients of increased investments and job creation.

The Job and Employment Specialist from South Africa, Mr Hezron Njuguna said while Africa is heading towards having a population of 2.2 billion by 2050, the continent is doing well in reducing unemployment.

It was observed by Dr Aggrey Mlimuka, the ATE Executive Secretary that Tanzania was on its way to become Middle Income country by 2025; and with the new President, John Magufuli’s ‘Hapa kazi tu,’ initiative chances are the unemployment problems will be highly reduced if not totally solved within the next ten years.

“The global unemployment rate currently stands at 13 per cent; the one in Sub- Sahara African region is just 11.6 per cent compared to the Northern African Region with 30 per cent, while South Africa has the least at 9.9 per cent,” he stated.

The conference is organised by Association of Tanzania Employers (ATE), International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Business Africa.

The Chairperson of Association of Tanzania Employers, Mr Almas Maige who recently also became member of parliament, said a number of job related problems were in process of being solved and that Tanzania is still an exemplary figure as far as conducive environment of both workers and employers is concerned.

SOURCE: DAILY NEWS

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