‘Certificates are not jobs’: Ramaphosa urges businesses to hire young people
Ramaphosa has challenged employers to stop rejecting young jobseekers for lacking experience, while calling for skills training that leads to real employment as youth unemployment remains a serious challenge.
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged businesses to give young people their first job opportunities, warning that employers cannot keep rejecting jobseekers for lacking the very experience they need to secure employment. Speaking at the SA Youth National Leadership Convening, Ramaphosa stated that youth unemployment was an economic, social and human challenge, with the ANC Youth League characterizing it as a "crisis" and a "disaster."
He called for stronger cooperation between government, businesses, and educational institutions to remove barriers to employment and create meaningful opportunities for young people.
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