The Sri Lankan Government said it plans to create one million new job opportunities for young people through a programme called “Hope for Sri Lanka” as the country looks to return to normalcy from the Covid-19 pandemic, local media reported yesterday (14).
“Hope for Sri Lanka” will be launched in May and a series of exhibitions covering all nine provinces in the country will be held where job seekers, entrepreneurs, foreign employment agents, and those involved in skills development and vocational training will be brought under one roof, said Minister of Youth and Sports and Development Co-ordination and Monitoring Namal Rajapaksa.
Rajapaksa said the aim of the programme is to contribute to the country’s economic development by providing a sustainable solution to the job shortage and introducing young people to other income-earning opportunities.
In addition to jobs in both the government and private sector, young people will be directed to go abroad as skilled workers or start new businesses as entrepreneurs, the Minister added.
Sri Lanka’s health officials last week said the Covid-19 pandemic was easing in the country as a majority of local citizens have been vaccinated and received their booster doses.
(Xinhua)
Government plans 1 mn new jobs
15 Mar 2022
Government plans 1 mn new jobs
15 Mar 2022