UNEMPLYOMENT INCREASE IN ZAMBIA DUE TO LACK OF ENOUGH SKILLED.

ALTHOUGH THERE IS CONSTRUCTION GOING ON AT LUSAKA ZAMBIA WHICH MADE SOME OF THE ZAMBIANS TO GET JOBS, STILL PEOPLE CANNOT EARN ENOUGH MONEY TO COVER THE COST OF LIVING ESPECIALY WITH THE FAMILY DUE TO LACK OF ENOUGH SKILLS.

ABEL IS A THE BLOCK MAKER WHO IS LIVING AT LUSAKA ZAMBIA. HE HAS BEEN AFFECTED WITH THE SITUATION. HE MAKES THE BLOCKS FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW, AND THEY ARE ABOUT TWELVE PEOPLE IN ONE PLACE WHO MAKE BLOCKS. THEY CAN MAKE MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND BLOCKS PER DAY AND SELL THREE THOUSAND PER BLOCK. ALL THE MONEY GOES TO THE OWNER OF THE PLACE AND THEY TAKE VERY LITTLE WITH THEM AT HOME.

HE SAID THAT HE MEETS A LOT OF CHALLENGES LIKE WORKING LONG HOURS,HIGH PRICE OF MATERIALS BUT HE RATHER IS WORKING THERE LONG HOURS THAN STAYING HOME, LIKE HOW HE USED TO DO BEFORE AND THAT SMALL MONEY WHICH HE GETS HE CAN TAKE CARE OF HIS FAMILY ALTHOUGH IS NOT ENOUGH. HE ADDED THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO GET MORE EXPERIENCE AND OPEN HIS OWN COMPANY BUT THE PROBLEM IS THAT THEY DONT GET ENOUGH SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT.

'PAID ACCORDING TO EDUCATION'

THE OWNER OF THE PLACE MR.MAXI NYIRENDA SAID HE TRIED TO GIVE THE JOB TO THE YOUTH WHO STAYED FOR A WHILE WITHOUT JOB,BUT HE MEETS A LOT OF CHALLENGE LIKE GETTING UNSKILLED PEOPLE AND ALSO SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT TOO.HE ADDED THAT HE PAID THEM ACCORDING TO THEIR EDUACTION EXPERIECENCES .

ACCORDING TO THE PERMANENTY SECRETARY FROM THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR ARTHUR CHOOBE,THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY HAS EXPAND NOW COMPARE WITH BEFORE WHICH HELPS TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF EMPLOYMENT AT FORMER SECTORS.

HE ADDED THAT GOVERNMENT HAS CREATE THE NEW STRATEGY OF HELPING YOUTH ESPECIALLY EDUCATING THEM THE ENTEPRENEWSHIP AND ALSO HELPING THEM GETTING BETTER JOBS TO HELP IT REDUCE THE POVERTY IN COUNTRY..


REHEMA SALIM AMRI