Impossible to employ all 4 000 interns, says Labour minister Kandodo
Minister of Labour Ken Kandodo has told a grouping of graduate interns who demanded an outright employment in the civil service after undergoing internship program for about two years that that it is impossible to employ all interns.
Kandodo said this when he engaged the executive committee of the interns to iron out the issues after the grouping has been threatening to organise demonstrations at Capital Hill in a bid to force the government to employ over 4000 of them that participated in the internship program them with an argument that they have gained the much needed experience to deliver.
But the minister stressed that employment in the civil service is based on availability of resources which determines the number of people to be recruited at a particular time and that that laws do not provide for handpicking of employees in the civil service.
Kandodo also maintained that the next internship program which was supposed to commence on the 3rd of this month has been shifted to 1 October 2020 explaining that because of Covid-19 pandemic, people are working on shifts and from home hence interns may not find mentors in the offices.
The interns are also pushing for increment on their monthly allowance for the incoming new interns from current K80 000 per month to at least K150 000 arguing that Covid-19 has led to the doubling of transport fares and other amenities.
The grouping also pleading for fair treatment from their supervisors in various establishments saying majority of them have been mistreated when seeking knowledge and experience in their posted establishments.
Meanwhile, Chairperson of the grouping Gerald Masebo said they were satisfied the the dialogue the responses from the Ministry.
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These interns are very lazy and the most stupid i have ever seen. They are always failing at interviews…..most of them thats why they want an easy way into employment……..they must go for jnterviews and compete with others……..osangoti kulowa chamutu. Nop! Tamvana ma intern?? Work hard work hard boys and girls….. we are also hearing that mukupanga mwano…… sizikuthandizani. Lemekezani mabwana anu…..zanu zizayenda mukapanga masewela, omwewo ndi amene azapange bad appraisal yanu.
Tonse drama group: directed by comedian Chakwera;
They promised 1 miliom jobs only to change tune and say Malawians should start businesses to employ themselves.
They promised a 14 to 20 member cabinet only to appoint 33 ministers with 28 vehicles on each Minister’s convoy.
They promised to hold independence celebrations at Bingu stadium for 20000 people only to hold it at Kamuzu barracks for 100 people. But money for 20000 people event was eaten anyway!
They promised universal fertilizer subsidy only to give us targeted fertilizer.
They promised K100,000.00 tax free on salary only to ask us to wait for it’s implementation until further notice.
They promised us to reduce presidential powers only to wield excessive power by arresting 75 Lomwes, 2 chewas and 1 tumbuka on trumped up charges.
They promised us K50,000.00 minimum wage only to continue with the K35,000.00
They promised us to put in place cushioning measures before implementing strict Covid 19 rules only to gazette rules similar to lockdown without providing communities with livelihood support.
They promised equitable sharing of the national cake only to make key appointments to chewas and family relations.
They promised us bullet trains only to remain mute on the matter after grabbing the presidency.
They promised health schemes and soft loans to Civil servants only to introduce payment of fees in all central hospitals.
They promised employment and positions to the youth only to embark on recalling retired and tired people to rejoin the public service.
They promised 40% to be women in cabinet only to appoint 15% women in cabinet.
They promised us good school and hospital blocks only to stop all construction projects and report that there are no drugs and test kits in hospitals.
The list of Tonse lies is endless. What kind of Malawi future is Chakwera visualising? The future of his family and stomach? UTMCP have no agenda at all and have no clue on how to run this country. Dziko lili pa autopilot ili. Nosence!!!
Tilembeni ntchito mabwana
Government is the biggest employer and if it can not take 4000 where will these interns go. Remember you said you will create 1million jobs..I thought that was ambitious. But one silly thing about job centres yet we have labour office where people go to look for employment. Do you tell me that because you have renamed them às job centres then it will attract employers.
1,000,000 jobs
It is better to tell the truth now to the youth than going around the point. Our economy can’t employ 1mil youth ( jobs) in 6months. Truth pains.
What kind of internship goes on for 3 years
Thats a good question. Internerships help students to have a taste in working environment and not to be like a secondment. These students will look at that as a job offer to them. Now they are demanding a salary increase, wow!! Interns take these opportunities to develop your skills and not buy a house. Your experience will bear fruits in future
Ambiri amangoyenda mma field. They were not learning anything
Tonse Alliance government will not fulfil any of their campaign promises. Universal fertiliser subsidy has already failed; one million jobs has also failed. Nepotism is rising; rule of law has failed. We have the worst government ever.
You must have been bewitched or you are just playing with Words. What is your definition of ‘worst government ‘ ?
I million jobs will be created, but will not be filled through handpicking, but rather on merit, otherwise we will still have the Gerald Violas who know nothing about management or food reserves to be the CEOs at NFR. Nedbank of South Africa has a slogan which says “see money differently”. This means the way things have been happening in the past will not be the same now. Most of the 1 million jobs will be in the informal sector, but these interns when recruited will not be working in the informal sector. So, their recruitment requires proper screening of their ability, qualifications and reports from their mentors – some of them have underperformed and can never be employed straight away in the name of creating 1 million jobs. Being on internship, it means one is being tested. Malawi doesn’t want the difference to be same.
People can’t differentiate a million jobs and 4000 govt interns? How pathetic. We really need to improve education standards in th3 country.
According to our esteemed President, Dr. Lazarus Mccarthy Chakwera, he specifically explained that the way his administration intends to satisfy the creation of 1 million jobs is to give loans to the unemployed, who will invest the loans in businesses and in turn, from the proceeds/profits of the businesses employ others. That is how Chakwera and Chilima planned to solve the unemployment in the country. Malawians being what they are, they have already accepted this madness as Masebo has already conceded. Looking at the time left or spent, next elections is in 4 to 5 years time from now. These guys will continue to play hide and seek at their own pace.
How can you be paid K150,000 while civil servants are paid less than that. Too ambitious achinyamatawa.
I agree with the minister,4000 it’s just a huge number…bola akanakhala 1 million
ma intern onse anali ma cadet anthu mwano amatama kumaopseza a nkhala kale..ena anatumidwa u kazitape. Munthu wa JC akagwire ku IT ku water board? Ufiti chani? Simubwerera mukhaula..ndalama.anaba ambuyanu zija tokazilanda ndiye tipanga ma mega farms muzikagwira kumeneko , mma factory wa ulesi azikaoneka . Shupiti zanu manintern mwatizunza mma office
Malawi youths have been used like a durex condom by McP.
That is a rubbish comment from a rubbish minf
The youth were gullible to believe such superficial promises.
It’s possible . You already formulated how to employ 1,000,000 – what is 4,000 to you . People in Malawi already employed themselves doing businesses.You promised them jobs.You did not say that you will ask them on how to create a million jobs.
Someone promised a million interns on govt payroll? Which world are you living in?
What happened to One million jobs u were supposed to create?
Can one million jobs be created in two months? It is a process just like Tadikila.Getrude and Chisale did not steal your tax money in two months, they started way back in 2014?????? Keep on crying for losing elections and possibly wait for 30 years to get back into Govt?
Creation of jobs is different from being employed. TONSE alliance promised to create a million jobs within the first year (and this is only the second month in office!) and it did not promise to employ one million people in government. Malawians do not look at the realities of life and wrongly believe that all their financial problems should be solved by the government. In countries with good economies only a few people are employed by government while the majority of the citizens are in the private sector.
Hon.minister, I wish you had made a statement based on the understanding that during campaign, the alliance promised a million jobs. You should have said that you have heard their request and would come back to them after a cabinet meeting of sort. By saying its impossible you are going to frustrate the job seeker, secondly stop the nonsense of recalling the aged from retirement as if Malawi has runout of manpower. I would also reverted the retirement age of 55 years to give hope to the youngsters, lastly stop employing people on contract simply because it encourages seniors to stop training their subordinates for fear of losing the contract.
For the sake of recovery of the government systems which have been distorted due to irresponsible freedom/human rights for the past 25years, it is important to recall the Institutions heads Malawians as well as Expatriates just to re-coach the genuine systems which were there before.
But possible to employ 100000 people?
That charlatan Dr chilima promised 1,000,000 jobs. Mr kandodo don’t be pessimistic inutu mulemba 4,000 wo plus another 996,000 or else just pack and go.
We were promised oneillion jobs . What is 4000 compared to one million. Do Cilima was telling us lies.??????
So 1 million jobs ija in one year was,just campain gimmick🙌🙌🙌
This is only 1 month after new government took office. After all internmshop does not guarantee job, its an opportunity for skills building so that the people could be employable. It does not mean tey should be employed by government. If they had a chance to learn the job durinmg intership, thes should now be emloayable anywhetre else based on te skills they wer ablw to acquire.
4000 interns! 1 million jobs! [..400,000 interns, maybe…]
If you ask SKC he will know where to place them. It’s only 4000 out of the million.
If u are failing to employ 4000 interns then how about creating 1 million jobs? Soon or later ur lies will exposed.
The internship was to give you experience so that you can stand a better chance of getting employed elsewhere………or get self employed.
Please stop seeing yourself as job seekers all the time, try to start thinking out of the box……the government cannot employ every J8m and Jack.
R u thinking about doctors, engineers, journalists, ??? Self employment? Go look for jobs where?
They were promised (lied to) kuti the process would ultimately lead to permanent employment, by the mighty DPP, even told them kuti it was in the budget, nkhaniyi anthu sakuyimvetsetsa, sikuti the interns made it up on themselves i kniw they understand how an internship works, i for one knew it was a lie
Don’t worry, it is only impossible to employ 4000 interns but it is possible to create 1 million jobs one year!!!!
Ndiye 1 million jobs ija muikwanitsa? Just employ them basi. Surprisingly until now you are not telling us anything tangible as to how you shall create 1 million jobs. Tonse is a bunch of liars. Chakwera said he will have 14 to 20 ministers but when he won, he gives us 33 ministers. Mmbusa onama chotere sindinamuwonepo.
1 million jobs he he he
Meanwhile, the chairperson of the group Gerald Masebo said that they were satisfied-nkhani yathera pompo kkkkkkkk