IRNA -- Deputy Head of Iran's Youth Employment Organization Kambiz Zolfaqari said Saturday that about 60 percent of unemployed consists of youth between 15 to 24 years of age. Speaking to IRNA, he added that youth unemployment is an important concern of the society. He said the organization's task is to strengthen employment-related capabilities of the youth by providing relevant information about the job market and holding technical and vocational seminars. The organ has not been assigned with generating employment opportunities, 'which, is the responsibility of the other government bodies', Zolfaqari said.
| Too bad there's no private industry to take that burden off the gummint... |
A session of High Council of Employment (HCE) was held here Tuesday and the State Management and Planning Organization presented a report on the latest developments in the domestic labor market and the need to strive to attain the targeted employment rate of 12.1 percent by the end of the next Iranian year (starts March 21).
| 12.1% employment? That must mean a 12.1% increase in employment rate, right? |
The plan calls for creating over 900,000 employment opportunities through achieving an eight percent gross domestic product (GDP).
| Seems a bit optimistic to me... |
The report alluded to the 600,000 new job seekers that have entered the market in the first three years of the Third Five-Year Development Plan (March 2000-March 2005). In addition, an annual average of 538,000 jobs have been generated during the three-year period, it said. adding, "To attain the employment target outlined in the development plan, over 904,000 employment opportunities have to be created on the average annually in the next two years." The participants also said that other provision call for over 100,000 jobs to be created in the small-medium as well as agricultural processing industries.
| Ah! The old "hire more chicken pluckers" ploy! |
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