The Black Youth Employment Crisis (National Bureau of Economic Research Project Report)
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Mr. Emmanuel Ashie Moore, whose position as Greater Accra Regional Coordinator of the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) did not last for more than five months, following allegation that he has defrauded certain individuals in Accra, has been appointed as the deputy Coordinator of the National Service Secretariat.
Net News Publisher (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
The Seychelles government has set up the Youth Employment Initiative (YEI) to help youths who do not have a job to join an enterprise and expand their range of opportunities. Speaking at the launch on Monday, Seychelles National Youth Council (SNYC) chairman Kevin Vidot said the project has three phases, the first being regional forums on [...]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Although the National Youth Employment Programme was envisaged to create an estimated 532,500 jobs between 2006 and 2009 from eight employment modules nationwide, available figures at the end of 2008 showed that only 25 per cent of the target had been met, Mr Alex Segbefia, Deputy Chief of Staff, said on Thursday.
SchansBlog (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
I've written about the minimum wage many times before-- in particular, in its connection to the current recession . Here's more from the editorialists of the WSJ ... Yesterday's September labor market report was lousy by any measure, with 263,000 lost jobs and the jobless rate climbing to 9.8%. But for one group of Americans it was especially awful: the least skilled, especially young workers. Washington...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
A group calling itself the Concerned Tamale South NDC Youth is calling for the immediate termination of the appointment of Iddrisu Abdul-Hamid as Tamale South sub-metro Coordinator of the National Youth Employment Programme.
New Government Speeches (Free subscription) | 10/16/2009
Boosting youth employment through entrepreneurship in Limpopo 16 October 2009 Limpopo is a province that is faced with a challenge of growing unemployment in young people who survive under difficult social conditions regardless of their educational backgrounds. For those that have matriculated and have gone through tertiary education, the frustration becomes even worse when they are unable to enter...
Brian Moore - KAMInsighter (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009
Yesterday, celebrating their 100 year anniversary, the IGD Convention fielded a hard-hitting line-up of industry speakers, encouraging a 750-delegate audience to face up to the realities of the global economic crisis, and emphasised the need for Leadership in Adversity. Joanne Denny-Finch set the tone of the day by punching home some key economic facts as a basis for 'realistic optimism', echoed and...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
The Council of District Coordinators of the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP) in the Greater Accra Region has called for the intervention of President John Atta Mills to bring to an end the agitation for the removal of the region's Coordinator of the (NYEP).
Political Calculations (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Since the current U.S. recession began in December 2007, teens Age 16-19 have cumulatively lost 1.2 million jobs, or 15.4% of the total of 7.8 million jobs. Meanwhile, young adults between the ages of 20 and 24 have lost over 1.3 million jobs, or 17.1% of the total. When we combine both groups, we find that collectively teens and young adults account for nearly one-third of all jobs lost during the...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009
Originally published on 5 October 1994 Tony Blair scooped the Labour Party in his strong arms yesterday, gazed long into eyes like amber pools of light, and told it how deeply he cared. Then almost before the party knew what was happening, he led it, softly yet insistently, towards the bedroom door. The speech was as artful a seduction as I've seen. He left the party quivering with anticipation, helpless...
taxmanblog (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
Once again, let me state that I'm not a conservative for me but for the working class types who need low skilled jobs. With that said, let's look at what the hike in the minimum wage has done to unemployment, specifically, teen unemployment. Earlier this year, economist David Neumark of the University of California, Irvine, wrote on these pages that the 70-cent-an-hour increase in the minimum wage...
turenchi (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
Former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Solomon Lar, yesterday urged Nigerians not to despair as hope is alive for the country to attain its goal of a prosperous and strong nation. But the Action Congress (AC) and Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) described Nigeria as a nation of missed opportunities. In a statement signed by Lar, he said that all is not lost...
snarkolepsy (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
And I mean that in the most sarcastic way. Lately I've been marveling at the rather noticeable trend of companies keeping older workers rather than workers in the 16-24 age range. I've never seen such a defined trend. But, I've only lived through a couple of recessions. The teen unemployment rate is practically 20%. Normally companies want younger workers - because they are cheaper. The government...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/22/2009
THERE are two main challenges the youth in Uganda are faced with. The challenges affect both schooling and non-schooling youth. The first challenge, which is more of a global one is unemployment. This exists because of a number of reasons, including; lack of capital, limited skills, training or education.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
The newly-appointed Eastern Regional Coordinator of the National Youth Employment Programme (NYEP), Mr. Joshua Ataa Mensah, has called on beneficiaries of the programme to rally behind him for the smooth operation of the scheme.
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