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Zambia creates 7,000 jobs in 2015: president

Xinhua, May 2, 2016 Adjust font size:

Zambia joined the rest of the world in commemorating the International Labor Day here Sunday with President Lungu saying his administration created over 7,000 jobs last year.

Lungu, who officiated at the main commemoration held at the Freedom Statue in Lusaka, the country's capital, said his government will continue to focus on policies, strategies and programs that will significantly contribute to realizing employment creation, human development and broad-based pro poor growth.

The need to create decent jobs remains one of the core priorities and policy objectives of his administration, he added.

The theme for this year' commemoration is "Achieving National Development Through Productive Decent Work, Sustainable Job Creation and Social Justice".

The Zambian leader said the theme was in line with his government's aspirations to foster national development and promote productive decent work aimed at ensuring inclusiveness and equity for all workers.

The government, he said, was committed to providing equal access of employment to the youth, disabled and women. He congratulated the workers in the country for their contribution to the development of the country.

He has since urged the workers to be productive and work harder to impact positively on the economy.

"The Zambian economy continues to be buoyant in spite of economic challenges both on the domestic and international fronts. The need to create decent jobs remains one of the core priorities and policy objectives which the government has embarked on," he said.

According to him, the greatest challenge facing the country was productivity and has since called on all stakeholders to work together in order to improve productivity to move the country forward.

But International Labor Organization (ILO) director for Zambia, Malawi and Mozambique Alexio Musindo said Zambia should not only just focus on job creation but ensure the creation of descent jobs for local people.

The event was marked by a march past in which workers from different sectors showcased their marching skills and some of the products and services they offer. Endit