A Recovery Plan to Alleviate a 19% Unemployment Rate
5 April 2011
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During a press conference held Monday in Tunis, Saïd Aydi, Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, affirmed the importance of finding quick and lasting solutions to the problem of the very numerous unemployed graduates in Tunisia. Employment is one of the main challenges to overcome after the revolution in Tunisia; an exceptional recruitment program in the public service, reinforced by a recovery plan encouraging companies to make a similar effort to the state, will be launched. This program, the minister indicated, aims to reduce the unemployment rate and strengthen the support of job seekers by providing forty thousand jobs.
The minister noted "the alarming situation that the sector has experienced since the latest events of the January 14, 2011 revolution," indicating that the unemployment rate, which was 500,000 before the revolution, including 160,000 university graduates, will rise to 700,000, including graduates of the year and the loss of 10,000 jobs due to the revolution and the return of 35,000 Tunisians in the wake of the events in Libya. It is expected that the number of job seekers will increase to reach 200,000.
According to the minister, the forecasts for the growth of the unemployment rate do not exceed 1% in 2011. This rate rose to 19% in 2011 compared to 14% in 2010.
Following this situation deemed difficult, an urgent program was implemented by the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training. This program is based on four main axes:
The first part includes the creation of new jobs in the private and public sectors, civil society, and abroad. In this context, it was decided to launch 20,000 recruitments in the public sector and as many in the private sector.
Indeed, pilot projects are underway that will help merge the two sectors (private and public) in order to create a strategic partnership to strengthen the national economy, which allows recruiting the needy and graduates who have been unemployed for a long time. The ministry also decided to create jobs within several associations and to establish employment agreements in several foreign countries.
The second part mentioned by the minister consists of strengthening and promoting the creation of small businesses in order to support entrepreneurs during the first two years of the creation of their small businesses, as well as the importance of finding more effective and faster solutions for young graduates from the interior regions.
The third part focuses on the need to support damaged businesses so that employees do not lose their jobs. This support consists of facilitating tax payment procedures for damaged businesses and implementing a pilot project for 2,000 employees.
The last part consists of supporting job seekers through coaching, retraining, and the creation of the status of a public service intern for one year, for 10,000 unemployed graduates. This measure aims to prepare graduates for their integration into the job market, which promotes increased employability in several regions.
Finally, the minister recalled the importance of the Amal program, which concerned 50,000 young people, who will receive 200 dinars per month as part of internships or training in promising sectors, such as agri-food, health, or new technologies.
Published on April 5, 2011
Posted online on April 5, 2011
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The minister noted "the alarming situation that the sector has experienced since the latest events of the January 14, 2011 revolution," indicating that the unemployment rate, which was 500,000 before the revolution, including 160,000 university graduates, will rise to 700,000, including graduates of the year and the loss of 10,000 jobs due to the revolution and the return of 35,000 Tunisians in the wake of the events in Libya. It is expected that the number of job seekers will increase to reach 200,000.
According to the minister, the forecasts for the growth of the unemployment rate do not exceed 1% in 2011. This rate rose to 19% in 2011 compared to 14% in 2010.
Following this situation deemed difficult, an urgent program was implemented by the Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training. This program is based on four main axes:
The first part includes the creation of new jobs in the private and public sectors, civil society, and abroad. In this context, it was decided to launch 20,000 recruitments in the public sector and as many in the private sector.
Indeed, pilot projects are underway that will help merge the two sectors (private and public) in order to create a strategic partnership to strengthen the national economy, which allows recruiting the needy and graduates who have been unemployed for a long time. The ministry also decided to create jobs within several associations and to establish employment agreements in several foreign countries.
The second part mentioned by the minister consists of strengthening and promoting the creation of small businesses in order to support entrepreneurs during the first two years of the creation of their small businesses, as well as the importance of finding more effective and faster solutions for young graduates from the interior regions.
The third part focuses on the need to support damaged businesses so that employees do not lose their jobs. This support consists of facilitating tax payment procedures for damaged businesses and implementing a pilot project for 2,000 employees.
The last part consists of supporting job seekers through coaching, retraining, and the creation of the status of a public service intern for one year, for 10,000 unemployed graduates. This measure aims to prepare graduates for their integration into the job market, which promotes increased employability in several regions.
Finally, the minister recalled the importance of the Amal program, which concerned 50,000 young people, who will receive 200 dinars per month as part of internships or training in promising sectors, such as agri-food, health, or new technologies.
Published on April 5, 2011
Posted online on April 5, 2011
africanmanager.com
