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Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Youth Unemployment-What is the remedy?



New months, new years and the situation is never changing. The high rate of youth unemployment world over is extremely alarming.majority of the world governments are treating such a significant issue with much unease.

What should actually be done? Joblessness is a very weighty issue which definitely is calling for a quick and amiable solution. It is worth noting the many negative consequences that result from lack of jobs to the largest group of human kind.

Several social problems are currently being associated with high number of youths idling. Drug abuse and crime are leading in this category. Actually these are setbacks to human civilization since mostly they interfere with the basic rights of people at large.

Closely related to the above is the rise in infections of STDs and HIV/AIDs. More and more young people are being infected or affected by this menace primarily due to lack of  any engagement to derive their income from.
Many are the solutions which the authorities must invest in if they are to eliminate unemployment. Just to mention but a few, t here is the need for provision of an enabling environment on which the youth can engage in business activities. These includes but not limited to simplification of business registration requirements, establishment of enticing taxes etc.

In addition credit facilities at affordable rates must be established. Moreover, the requirements to access such services must be set in a way to attract the youth.

Likewise, Infrastructural developments are key to realizing growth in the job sector .Investments in technical institutions are vibrant. Besides the authorities’ move , the young and energetic youth need also be innovative enough and keep off being spoon fed. It is more prudent if they initiate projects on their own volition and efforts after which they can then call for support.

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