Tonse govt develops road map for the promised one million jobs
Government, through the Ministry of Labour, has developed a road map to fulfill its promise of creating one million (1, 000, 000) jobs for the country’s citizens, especially the youth.
Speaking on Monday during a media briefing in Lilongwe, Minister of Labour, Kenny Kandodo, said the road map is to ensure the vision of creating the jobs turns into reality.
“As government, the road map that we have put together will ensure that our vision to create one million jobs has turned into reality.
“Through the road map, we will follow important steps for the one million jobs creation,” said the minister.
“The steps include; consultations with key stakeholders, public and private sectors, formal and informal sectors as well as financial institutions and regulatory bodies.
“This will leverage on the potential strategies that can create one million jobs in one year,” said Kandodo.
The minister further said government has developed a data-collection tool which has been sent out to prospective public and private employers to enable them form a baseline and projections of job prospects in the country.
Kandodo also said after concluding consultations, data collection and analysis, they will develop a concept for implementation strategy for the one million jobs.
Kandodo, who also served in late Bingu wa Mutharika’s administration as Finance Minister, explained that once the strategy is launched, centres will be developed where job seekers can easily access information from employers on the vacancies available.
“After launching the strategy, we will develop modern and fully equipped job centres across the country starting with Blantyre and Lilongwe.
“The centres will replace the current labour offices and be situated in busy commercial centres for easy reach by the general public.
“Through the job centres, job seekers will be able to access information from employers as well as register so that employers will be able to match skills with available jobs,” he said.
According to Kandodo, the Tonse Alliance Government will ensure the one-million-jobs-creation initiative creates more sustainable jobs that will improve the livelihoods of many people in the country.
The Tonse Alliance relentlessly told the country during campaign that it would create one million jobs within a year once voted into power.
The nine-party strong alliance also pledged, among other promises, to create a K70 billion fund for women and the youth to access loans to start or strengthen their businesses.
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For 30 days in office only one job created that of Special Advisor Mr Sean Kampondeni – but was this job advertised for us to apply too. Anyway, Congratulations, a very good start.
This 1 million job promise ( UTM promise ) was a good tool to get to rid of tribalist, lomwe president from plot number 1 but the reality is that Malawi will NEVER EVER create even 100,000 jobs in 1 year under any administration. Fellow Malawians, please wake up and stop believing every word which comes from your VP mouth. He has very misleading marketing tactics. We are in 2020 , when big world economies are bleeding with covid-19 job losses and you still promise 1 million jobs. Enjoy your dreams!
In simple terms there are NO 1 million jobs but vacancy access centers
It’s almost a month since new government came in, no single job has been created. If anything, some jobs have been lost.
If all wishes were horses beggars would ride.
The Tonse Alliance should not be fixated on the 1 million jobs campaign promise. Jobs are created by the private sector when there is a conducive environment: At the very top of the list is curbing corruption. Corruption kills competition and concentrates money in a few, unproductive hands. Curb corruption and encourage healthy competition in the private sector. Second is to improve efficiency in Government – cut the red tape and ensure that utilities and other services are provided efficiently. Provision of capital, education, health facilities, water, electricity, fuel, internet, regulatory requirements, tax administration etc etc should also be provided efficiently and at reasonable prices. These are the things that will create wealth and jobs. Also don’t forget security – people cannot invest when security is lax. In other words the reforms that the VP is advocating in parastatals need to take place across the whole Govt machinery, then jobs will be created. Whether it will be half a million jobs or two million jobs is neither here nor there. People need to see that their Govt is leaving no stone unturned in the quest to improve the economy in general; this in turn will lead to the creation of jobs. Focusing on the creation of jobs on its own will end in failure…
I agree with you. 100% truth and maturity in what you have written.
U deserve to be in the cabinet..simple but very true
It is beyond belief how some people fail to understand a well thought out process of how job creation should go about as you have rightly explained Zaya. But anyway, we all see different things from the same picture and that’s where the difference is. I certainly like your contribution…
My thoughts exactly.
I have heard with dismay that the sugar company in Salima has people from India without permits. There are jobs which Malawians can ably do but you will see that when projects come there is a bunch of useless outsiders to work even as clerks. This does not happen in other countries. You only bring in expatriates when all avenues have been exhausted. When projects like MCA, Nacala Corridor, Solar Farms etc came most of the workers on the ground were foreigners. Fine we are lazy people but given the tough conditions we are able to change our altitude. There is a lot of laziness in government too. Removes the lazy cadets and employ those that are ready to deliver.
To some shallow minded people, what the minister has said means job creation. But to critical and open minded people, what the minister has said has no tangible practicality in the CREATION of 1million jobs. If you read between the lines, you shall see that the minister has no idea as to how the 1 million jobs shall be created. Knowing how many vacancies are there doesn’t mean creating jobs.
By the way, the entire civil and public service of Malawi combined comes to a total of NOT MORE THAN 600,000 workers. Now this Tonse alliance is saying they shall create 1million jobs in one year, where shall these work? Can they create jobs more than the entire Civil Service in one year? Or are they saying they shall create ganyu?
Both Kandodo and chilima have no idea on this job creation mantra asatinamize. And we are also waiting to know where we can buy the universal fertilizer. Fotseki to Nonse yamabodza yanuyo.
If you see in the Past 10+ Years
How many New FDI companies have come to Malawi
Manufacturers – Nil
Non Manufacturers : Chinese Trading Companies Several
What is the % of Employment in these Chinese Trdg Companies very Minimal
As Malawi Economy is not Liberal in Many ways it is not able to attract FDI
As there are NO Tax Benefits for New Manufacturing Companies in Malawi
What is Malawi Producing or Manufacturing 100% indigenous product Nothing
Malawi is Not even producing any product which has got 25%+ indigenous input
When Manufacturers are Printing Made in Malawi it is NOT 100% Malawi product the Raw Materials are mostly Imported so why Label Made in Malawi
job creation can be done if the Economy Policies are Liberal in Country
Yes our country can create jobs just for thinking loud
A) Railway construction from Nsanje to Chipoka which has been abandoned
B) contractors of better roads network eh Motorways from Nsanje to Chitipa and from Salima to mchinji
C) improving of Lake transport
D) improving tourism eg Likoma Island
E) use or construct oil pipe line for crude oil from Tunduma into the country Zambia is getting their oil straight from Dar es Salam via pipe line. We can also negotiate with them so as to use their facility.
F) mega farms in each district
G) mining os precious stories
Thanks for making that noise and not say a word. Absolutely unbelievable, where is the Strategy?
I dont see job creation here,rather i see government working as a bridge between a job seeker and employer.Apapa simukutithandza ngat ndava bwino chomwe akunena aminister ndchoti apaze malo omwe anthu ofuna ncthito azikapeza information ya (company or instuiton ) komwe akufuna kulemba ntchito .
a malawi azanga,manifesto ija imkanena choncho ???
The whole problem is our immigration/ labour system is to poor. To much hide and seek games played by our inverters. Malawian will always suffer until seriuos measures are taken by government to companies who employ both xpert and local.
-2 or 4 weeks before this election done we have been saying 70 plus INDIANS are in this country and was aired by one of the radio stations . how they got in! God knows
-THE ROT STARTS FROM MALAWI -INDIAN EMBASSY OFFICIALS.
BIG ROT.
-THEY ARE POLITICALLY AFFILIATED AND IT’S DPP.
-NOW China, Malawi being the HUB regarding poaching.
-2001 there was 6.9 tonnes
-2013 there was 2.6 tonnes
-Jing-Zheing is serving sentence and 7 being nubbed and saying they want to help us wildlife management.
minyanga caught in Singapore
-Chamba included. immagine Chimulilenji driver with a loaded lorry and God says 40th day then was caught on Salima Nkhotakota Rd.
-MACRA K250 million expenditure per week .No wonder Itaye was kakaka fear to be revamped
-K1.7 Trillion Mwanaveka budget . REALLY!
-Jean Mathanga in ESKOM scandal
BIIIIG ROT UNDER PITALA AND THE REST READERSHIP
how do you reduce jobs to create jobs. i dont understand this. killing the whole labour department to create job centres. why not n=improve of labour department and create employment through it.
this road map is not adding up.
anyway benefit of doubt is key
1 million jobs can only be created when Tonse stimulates the economy enough to spur new projects and grow old projects. I am not sure how it will be done with an impending recession. However I trust Chakwera being a man of integrity will ensure that it happens
Job centre and labour office, or the same whar will centre offer different from what labour office offers?
we dont want to be told about roadmaps but we only need to be told where we have been assigned to work, These Tonse bastards are clueless. Last time they said they will introduce universal fertilizer subsidy and now they say they will only give two bags to only 3.5m people yet the population of Malawi is 18 million of which 15million are farmers. They said tax bracket will be MK100,000 and now they are saying parliament has not passed a bill. They said they will respect the rule of law yet they allow crimionals like Kaliati, Masangwi, Nsungama and Chimwendo walk free. There are masny lies these people said but HRDC are quite because they were promised positions in boards thats why they were mute when they came out of the meeting regarding the incesious cabinet
Uku ndiye timati kubwera bwino, I want to see all those doubting Thomases in the DPP/UDF family parties to learn 1or 2 things hw to govern, mbuzi with those 2 stinking gogoz Bakili and APM, may Allah call them within 3 months.
Good move
Creation of jobs is more dependent on economic growth. Asking private and public companies to provide information about number of vacancies available during the period from 23 June 2020 to 22 June 2021 is not a drive to create such jobs; it’s just the compilation of data. How many FDI companies are coming to invest during the period? What opportunity is there for new domestic companies to start or existing companies to grow? These are some of the sort of questions to be answered to determine whether indeed the 1m mark can be reached. In the absence of these investments, the future can be bleak.
Starting with Blantyre and Lilongwe. Now you have already started neglecting northern region again? Why cant you start with MZUZU and ZOMBA? Foolish minister
I totally agree with you Malawi walero, his first speech already starting with Lilongwe and Blantyre….. Not Mzuzu, meaning in his opinion; Mzuzu is a second class city(regionalism), these people are the same. They just change style of doing it
That’s good to hear that at least something is happening
Job prospects when we are told the economy will shrink?. Maybe covid is part of the strategy. It will create those vacancies God forbid
Why can’t u start with mzuzu and Lilongwe? The north is always sidelined and comes as optional. Zina muziyambirako ku mpoto anakuvoterani chifukwa amangolondora zilizonse
Eish this is not fair at all! Where is Mzuzu in the plan? I hope this will be looked into as well. Mzuzu should cordially be first. That’s just my take. Ndangodutsamo ine.
Shaaaaa! One million jobs sipano eti! I thought ……!
Really! Creating a podium – is that what Chilima meant?Tili pamoto mbambadi
kkk ndipo sizikugwilizana attaa.apa palibe za job creation amkolo.
Ngat ndava bwino apa government ikhala ngat bridge pakat pa employer ndi job seeker basitu.So what problem are they adrressing?anava zoti tikukanika kukumana ndima employers? I thought nkhani inali yoti ma employers wo palibetu
kkkkkkk malawi sadzatheka
Ha Ha Ha musanditseketse inu a CONGRESS KKKKK, you think prospective employers do not know the skills they require , Nearly a month gone and you are talking about a concept paper, mzuzi za anthu inu.
My foot!! How can a full minister decide to cheat the poor masses just like that with your miserable fallacies? So when you promised creation of 1 million jobs it meant opening of “Job Centres?” Job centres on their own cannot create jobs. In otherworld all you’re trying to say is that you are basically altering the name from Labour Offices to Job Centres? That can only be accepted by your illiterate, poor followers who haven’t had the chance of knowing and seeing how a job centre operates. This must be a joke of the century. Some of us said it that these castles being built in the air won’t be fit for habitation, now see what confusion Zeze has put on your menu. At the end of it all, all of you in the Tonse Alliance mukhala mutadzola bibi, mukamayenda m’taunimu mukununkha.
There are already plenty vacancies in government for instance education needs more teachers in our schools,Agriculture needs more alangizi nanga health, police etc if corruption is reduced and those who store our money are squeezed government can have enough resources to employ more than a million plus private companies absorbing some Malawi angakome
Abale tamvani inu.i thought the plan on how to create million jobs was already there.lero akuti road map,which including consultations with stakeholders.a sign that the govt did not have a strategy at hand.the whole thing was a campaign gimmick.this government was elected on campaign of lies
Ehe! ! Things have started.Peopl were told to believe that the plans are already in place and immediately after election implementation will start together with fertilizer at 4,950 universal and not targeted.It was not about asking the same people . Everybody was listening.
Much as I support the Tonse plans, Kandodo, to me is just another excess luggage. He is expired & old fashioned. He may not comprehend the concept. We need to move with times.
Mwina anzanga mwamvapo strategy apa.. koma ine ndiye palibe chomwe ndatolapo.. This campaign gimmick was done by the PF in Zambia.. ask our neighbours kuti 10 years down the line has the PF fulfilled this? a Malawi kutenga ndi zinthu zosamvetsetseka..