Gaddafi offers Libyan jobs to unemployed Tunisians
3 January 2011
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Pragmatic or opportunistic, Colonel Gaddafi? You decide...
With Tunisia experiencing significant social unrest due to high youth unemployment, the Libyan leader declared last Tuesday that he would allow young graduates from neighboring Tunisia, who cannot find work at home, to enter Libya.
Following a week of major unrest in several Tunisian cities, Muammar Gaddafi decided on Tuesday to open the doors of his country more widely to Tunisians seeking employment.
"The brother, the leader of the revolution, on Tuesday instructed the General People's Committee (the government) to take immediate steps to abolish taxes and administrative and financial obstacles to the entry of Tunisians into Libya," reported the official Jana news agency.
"The decision concerns the entry of Tunisians for tourism, work, or any other reason, as long as they are treated the same as Libyans," the agency added.
According to some analysts, agreements on labor migration between Tunisia and its more economically developed neighbors could help resolve the crisis.
In an online bulletin dated September 10, 2010, IMF economists acknowledge that the Tunisian economy "has fared relatively well during the global crisis," but that "the country's main challenge remains to boost job-creating growth and reduce unemployment."
In its annual health check of the Tunisian economy, the Fund also concludes that growth should reach 3.8% in 2010, after falling to 3% in 2009 due to the global crisis. However, after falling to 12.4% in 2007 and then to 13.3%, unemployment is rising again and remains relatively high, particularly among young graduates, notes the institution.
In 2009, 38,000 jobs were lost in manufacturing, raising the unemployment rate to 14.7%, compared to 14.2% in 2008 and an average of 14.1% between 2004-2007.
The Fund also states that the Tunisian authorities have identified a number of reforms to labor market policies, the education system, and public employment services that will facilitate labor mobility and better match supply and demand in the labor market. The implementation of these reforms will be supported by several World Bank development policy loans, the Fund adds.
Published January 2, 2011
Posted online January 3, 2011
leblogfinance.com
With Tunisia experiencing significant social unrest due to high youth unemployment, the Libyan leader declared last Tuesday that he would allow young graduates from neighboring Tunisia, who cannot find work at home, to enter Libya.
Following a week of major unrest in several Tunisian cities, Muammar Gaddafi decided on Tuesday to open the doors of his country more widely to Tunisians seeking employment.
"The brother, the leader of the revolution, on Tuesday instructed the General People's Committee (the government) to take immediate steps to abolish taxes and administrative and financial obstacles to the entry of Tunisians into Libya," reported the official Jana news agency.
"The decision concerns the entry of Tunisians for tourism, work, or any other reason, as long as they are treated the same as Libyans," the agency added.
According to some analysts, agreements on labor migration between Tunisia and its more economically developed neighbors could help resolve the crisis.
In an online bulletin dated September 10, 2010, IMF economists acknowledge that the Tunisian economy "has fared relatively well during the global crisis," but that "the country's main challenge remains to boost job-creating growth and reduce unemployment."
In its annual health check of the Tunisian economy, the Fund also concludes that growth should reach 3.8% in 2010, after falling to 3% in 2009 due to the global crisis. However, after falling to 12.4% in 2007 and then to 13.3%, unemployment is rising again and remains relatively high, particularly among young graduates, notes the institution.
In 2009, 38,000 jobs were lost in manufacturing, raising the unemployment rate to 14.7%, compared to 14.2% in 2008 and an average of 14.1% between 2004-2007.
The Fund also states that the Tunisian authorities have identified a number of reforms to labor market policies, the education system, and public employment services that will facilitate labor mobility and better match supply and demand in the labor market. The implementation of these reforms will be supported by several World Bank development policy loans, the Fund adds.
Published January 2, 2011
Posted online January 3, 2011
leblogfinance.com
