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Kenyan President William Ruto has urged the International Labour Organization (ILO) to include discussions on the millions of unemployed youths. Their inclusion, Ruto said, would open the door to sustainable solutions to the unemployment crisis. He was speaking at the annual session of ILO being held in Geneva.
President William Ruto has urged the International Labour Organization (ILO) to include discussions on the millions of unemployed youths. Their inclusion, Ruto said, would open the door to sustainable solutions to the unemployment crisis. He was speaking at the annual session of ILO being held in Geneva. ILO discussions had focused on employed individuals, leaving out those without jobs, the head of state said.
Ruto was also concerned that unemployment on the African continent was the highest globally, with many countries in the global South recording up to a quarter and a third of their local populace as jobless.
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Africa has a vast opportunity to radically transform economic productivity, thereby creating employment on an unprecedented scale, he said, adding that the implementation of the Africa Free Trade Area, would create large-scale employment in the region.
