Job creation under Mahama

Job creation under Mahama
Unemployment continues to bedevil many economies in both developed and developing countries. This, notwithstanding, the expansion of the Ghanaian economy continues to create job opportunities in both the public and private sectors.

Available data from SSNIT indicates that between 2009 and May, 2015, a total of 364,665 new workers were registered by 19,032 new private businesses. Through a mixture of direct Government interventions and partnerships with the private sector, thousands of jobs were created.

1. The following factories, either owned in whole or in part by Government have created corresponding number of direct and and indirect jobs:

* Kumasi Shoe Factory - 200
* Savannah Cement Factory, Buipe - 2,000
* Ghana National Gas Company, Atuabo - 265
2. The following programmes have also created the corresponding number of jobs:

* The Youth in Agriculture Programme employed 23,000 youth in 2013 bringing the total number of young farmers in the programme to 81,150.

* Free zone - 16,372 between January 2013 and June 2015.

* National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI), integrated Community Centres for Employable Skills (ICCES) and Opportunities Industrialization Centres (OIC) - 21,802.

* Graduate Business Support Scheme ran by the Ministry of Employment - 2,000

* The Department of Cooperatives registered a total of 1,757 Youth Cooperatives in 10 regions with a total of 34,657 jobs created.

* The Rural Enterprise Project created 21,045 jobs across the country between January, 2013 and June 2015.

* National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) - 2,000

* GRATIS Foundation - 500 through the production and sale of over 1,000 agric implements.

Source: NDC Green Book
Anthony Obeng Afrane