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The goal of our government is, therefore,
to achieve higher and sustainable economic growth
that will uplift the lives of our people
and the other vulnerable groups in our country.
To this end, given that issues of the youth are cross cutting,
the government has adopted a
sectoral approach in this regard.
In line with our part manifesto,
we have among other measures set out to do the following:
Expanding education facilities, and vocational training
to absorb school leavers collaborating with industry
to provide apprentiships.
Establishing a micro-credit financing society
to develop small scale youth enterprises,
facilitating access to market opportunities
by small and medium sized enterprises and
reorienting the curriculum for primary and secondary schools
to put emphasis of the skills subject
to enable us to cope with the demands
of self-employment and the labour market.
For trade to have real impact in terms of economic benefits,
it must be accompanied by measures targeted
at enhancing productivity, job creation, value addition,
respect of labour standards and diversification.
Zambia therefore, looks forward to an integrated process
that will lift millions of our people out of poverty.
Mr President,
enhancing dialogue with key partners is crucial
to getting the right policies in place.
There is, therefore, need to build a strong global partnership
on youth employment
regardless of the diverse and regional situation.