RECOGNIZING that unemployment and
underemployment rates are highest among young people, the government has
formulated a system to generate information and knowledge that would
ease the transition of young people to decent work.
The Labour Market Information System (LMIS) developed with support of the International Labour Organization (ILO) will bridge the gap in areas such as financial inclusion, wage and earnings, career options, training opportunities, jobs and other conditions of work.
According to the ILO Deputy Director, Ms Hopolang Phororo, the system will help students and job seekers to develop career plans, make better career choices, obtain information about training opportunities and find jobs.
"Despite being a global challenge, high rates of youth unemployment, underemployment, poor working conditions and skill mismatches are common challenges facing the labour market in the country... with LMIS, the challenges would be controlled," she says.
The 2006 Labour Force Survey shows that Youth employment (15-24 years) was 14.6 per cent with females recording 15.4 per cent and males 14.3 per cent. Females had higher rates (12.6 per cent) compared to males (10.7 per cent).
The overall unemployment rate stands at 11.7 per cent, a marginal decrease from 12.7 per cent in 2001. Underemployment is highly pronounced in rural areas. Referring to the survey, Ms Phororo says that the results are associated with lack of timely and accurate labour market information and analysis to help policymakers to better design, implement, monitor and evaluate national socioeconomic policies that promote decent work and productive employment.
The ILO report of 2011 estimated a global unemployment figure of 200 million people. During the period, 74.8 million young people aged between 15 and 24 were unemployed. In addition, an estimated 6.4 million young people and 22.3 adults have given up hope of finding a job and have dropped out of the labour market altogether.
Alongside, jobless young women and men, child labour persists. Speaking during a Labour Market Information Workshop for Employers early this week, Ms Phororo says that LMIS would help in generating reliable, timely and internationally comparable labour statistics for use by governments, policy makers, employers and trade unions source Allafrica .com
The Labour Market Information System (LMIS) developed with support of the International Labour Organization (ILO) will bridge the gap in areas such as financial inclusion, wage and earnings, career options, training opportunities, jobs and other conditions of work.
According to the ILO Deputy Director, Ms Hopolang Phororo, the system will help students and job seekers to develop career plans, make better career choices, obtain information about training opportunities and find jobs.
"Despite being a global challenge, high rates of youth unemployment, underemployment, poor working conditions and skill mismatches are common challenges facing the labour market in the country... with LMIS, the challenges would be controlled," she says.
The 2006 Labour Force Survey shows that Youth employment (15-24 years) was 14.6 per cent with females recording 15.4 per cent and males 14.3 per cent. Females had higher rates (12.6 per cent) compared to males (10.7 per cent).
The overall unemployment rate stands at 11.7 per cent, a marginal decrease from 12.7 per cent in 2001. Underemployment is highly pronounced in rural areas. Referring to the survey, Ms Phororo says that the results are associated with lack of timely and accurate labour market information and analysis to help policymakers to better design, implement, monitor and evaluate national socioeconomic policies that promote decent work and productive employment.
The ILO report of 2011 estimated a global unemployment figure of 200 million people. During the period, 74.8 million young people aged between 15 and 24 were unemployed. In addition, an estimated 6.4 million young people and 22.3 adults have given up hope of finding a job and have dropped out of the labour market altogether.
Alongside, jobless young women and men, child labour persists. Speaking during a Labour Market Information Workshop for Employers early this week, Ms Phororo says that LMIS would help in generating reliable, timely and internationally comparable labour statistics for use by governments, policy makers, employers and trade unions source Allafrica .com
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