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Constraints on the demand for youth labour in Zambia

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posted on 2024-09-06, 08:56 authored by Programme Team
Zambia is one of many developing countries struggling to create adequate employment opportunities for its people, especially in the formal economy. Unemployment is highest among youths (15–24 years old) and particularly affects those without skills. Unless the challenge of youth unemployment is met, Zambia could face rising poverty levels in the future. Based on a survey of firms in the mining and quarrying, manufacturing, and construction industries, this study analyses constraints on the demand for youth labour and identifies five broad policy areas in which the government could help make it easier for firms to absorb more young people.

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Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis & Research

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ZIPAR (2012) Constraints on the demand for youth labour in Zambia. Policy Brief, 5. Lusaka : Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis & Research

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Policy brief 5

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Zambia Institute for Policy Analysis & Research

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Zambia

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en

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