The UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, Jayathma Wickramanayake, has debunked assertion by some Ghanaian youth that the only solution to Ghana’s huge unemployment problem is entrepreneurship. In her estimation, entrepreneurship is just one of the solutions to deal with the canker but posited that the onus lies on government to remedy the situation by creating … Read more
Unemployment in South Africa remains a major issue, currently sitting at 26.50 percent, while the country’s youth unemployment is currently at a staggering 50.9 percent. Despite this, many technology companies continue to cite skills shortages as one of their biggest challenges. According to Brahim Ghribi, Head of Government Relations of Middle East & Africa at … Read more
South Korean President Moon Jae-In on Monday urged parliament quickly to approve his $10-billion stimulus plan aimed at tackling youth unemployment, warning the issue could otherwise become a “national disaster”. Moon, who took power in May after the ousting of impeached president Park Geun-Hye, has proposed a 11.2-trillion won ($10 billion) extra budget aimed at … Read more
A lead researcher for British Council Employability Research; Dr Eric Daniel Ananga has stated that graduate youth unemployment in the country is a time bomb that can be a potential security threat to the state if not fixed immediately. According to him, this can generate into something worse if society doesn’t take a critical look … Read more
ILO: Global unemployment expected to rise by 3.4m in 2017 The global unemployment rate is expected to rise modestly from 5.7 to 5.8 per cent in 2017 The global unemployment rate is expected to rise modestly from 5.7 to 5.8 per cent in 2017 representing an increase of 3.4 million in the number of jobless … Read more
The number of people in work or looking for a job held steady at 63% in March. The US unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in a decade in March despite adding a smaller than expected number of jobs. Employers added 98,000 jobs last month – far fewer than the 180,000 expected by economists. … Read more
Defense Minister under the Mahama-led administration, Dr Benjamin Kunbour has revealed that leading members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) saw signs of the defeat of the party ahead of the 2016 presidential elections. The former defense minister who admitted that the defeat of the party in last year’s general elections was not a noble … Read more
More?than one million Ghanaians, constituting about 12 per cent of the labour force, are unemployed, a study conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) in 2015 has revealed. Out of the number, more than 700,000, constituting 12.5 per cent, are females, while 500,000, representing 11.5 per cent, are males, indicating that more females are likely … Read more
THERE was a time in the history of this country when companies and organisations as well as the public service took career counselling and recruitment for graduate entrants to the universities, presenting their various functions and jobs on offer. Through those “Company Open Days” on campuses, organisations were looking to attract the skills they were … Read more
The European Union has committed €7 million to support the implementation of the third phase of the Ghana Skills Development Initiative (GSDI3). The Initiative, implemented by the German development agency, GIZ, and the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET), seeks to improve the quality of apprenticeship within the informal business sector to … Read more
The European Union has committed €7 million to support the implementation of the third phase of the Ghana Skills Development Initiative (GSDI3). The Initiative, implemented by the German development agency, GIZ, and the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET), seeks to improve the quality of apprenticeship within the informal business sector to … Read more
Ghana has the highest youth unemployment rates in the world with 30 per cent unemployed youth in its capital city, Mrs Vera Kafui Mills Odoi, Project Director, Youth Inclusive Entrepreneurial Development Initiative Employment (YIEDIE) has said Speaking at a round table discussion on Ghana’s unemployment rate at the University of Cape Coast, she said research … Read more
Ghana has the highest youth unemployment rates in the world with 30 per cent unemployed youth in its capital city, Mrs Vera Kafui Mills Odoi, Project Director, Youth Inclusive Entrepreneurial Development Initiative Employment (YIEDIE) has said Speaking at a round table discussion on Ghana’s unemployment rate at the University of Cape Coast, she said research … Read more
The Dean of the College of Education of University of Ghana, Legon, Prof. Audrey Gadzekpo, has underscored the need for the country to train people for the job market. She explained that the youth needs “quality, relevant and affordable education;” one that would help solve the problem of unemployment. The astute professor of Journalism and … Read more
Among the key issues in this year’s elections which has been brought to the front burner is the issue of unemployment. To the extent that we have an Unemployed Graduates Association in this country means the matter must be worrying and indeed one of the factors that some voters will consider in casting their votes. … Read more
Governments are instituted to enact policies to make life comfortable and easy for its citizenry. Successive governments especially in the Fourth Republic have failed to implement policies and programs to give the vulnerable employment opportunities. Jobs are crucial to a person’s wellbeing; they are essential not only for individuals to meet their basic needs, but … Read more
The governing National Democratic Congress is promising to rebrand the existing National Labour Department into what it calls the National Employment Centres to assist government solve the overwhelming youth unemployment in the country. “For a young person who comes out of school, if you hear Labour Department you surely will not go there looking for … Read more
By Nkunimdini Asante-Antwi The most pressing public policy concern in these times is unemployment, particularly among the youth. Albeit officially reported to be 10.9 percent by Ghana Statistical service in 2013 (see GLSS6, p.57), that figure does not account for those who are discouraged and have consequently stopped searching for work. Discouraged jobless persons are … Read more
The most pressing public policy concern in these times is unemployment, particularly among the youth. Albeit officially reported to be 10.9 percent by Ghana Statistical service in 2013 (see GLSS6, p.57), that figure does not account for those who are discouraged and have consequently stopped searching for work. Discouraged jobless persons are excluded from the … Read more
The 2016 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described as unacceptable the high level of unemployment in the country. Speaking at a forum in the capital-Accra, Nana Addo said the situation will worsen if pragmatic measures are not put in place to create jobs. Youth unemployment represents a serious … Read more