VICE-PRESIDENT Guy Scott has stressed the need for the Central Statistic Office to be more efficient in complying critical statistics such as number of jobs being created in the country in order for people to appreciate the Government strides in employment creation.
Dr Scott said currently, there was enough statistics on jobs being created and that this was the reason people were failing to see the effort by Government.
He said there was need for the Central Statistics Office to jack up and ensure enough statistics on jobs being created was provided to the public in order for them to know what Government was doing.
Dr Scott said this in Kitwe yesterday when he graced the Labour Day celebration activities held at Diggers Rugby Club in Nkana West.
This year’s Labour Day theme was ‘Zambia at 50: creating Decent Work and promoting social-economic justice for national development’.
The vice-president said Government recognized job creation as the top most strategy for ensuring the stability of society and overall growth of the country’s economy.
“It is against this back ground that the national long term vision 2030 highlights employment creation as a priority for Zambia in order to realize its dream of being a middles-income country by 2030,” Dr Scott said.
He said Government was implementing the industrialization and job creation strategy with a view to creating one million formal jobs by 2016 through foreign and local investments in four growth sectors complemented by investments in labour market research.
Dr Scott said Government would continue to promote the country as the preferred investment destination.
He reaffirmed Government’s commitment to the process of reforming the labour laws in order for them to meet the aspirations and protect the rights of workers.
Zambia Congress of Trade Unions (ZCTU) representative Betty Mutambo bemoaned the continued exploitation of workers at the hands of employers.
Ms Mutambo emphasized the need for the country to attract investment that would create decent and quality jobs that ensured social protection to employees upon retiring.
Dr Scott was accompanied his wife Charlott, Home Affairs Minister Ngosa Simbyakula and other senior government officials.
In Chingola, Etambuyu San’andu reports that Mines, Energy and Water Development Minister Christopher Yaluma said Government attached great importance to the process of reforming the labour laws in the country so that they could meet the aspirations of workers.
He Government had already finalized consultations on the areas of labour laws that required amendment.
And Zambia Federation of Employers (ZFE) representative Matthews Mwaba expressed displeasure with Government for imposing a two year wage freeze.
In short, this empty tin is telling the Cso to come up with fake data. He is the most stupid ‘white’ high ranking government official in Africa at the moment. Even mad Bob in Zimbabwe should be in shock at each and every statement this cunt utters.
You are right.
Since the factual classified report has been hijacked by State House, Guy Scott is simply telling CSO to give “that one” – the one doctored to align with the BUFI.
Chimbwi (pan intended) pakubosa kamo kuli uko ashintilishe amako – (Before a Hyena barks, it first ensures that it has buttressed its buttocks somewhere)
@General Gustav your mother should be ashamed of your vile and mentally corrupted utterances. She tried to bring you up properly now what do you do? Don’t you want people to know the truth? Or maybe you are one of these thieves who can’t stop crying about how unfair life is since you were stopped from stealing Zambia’s money in 2011?
We need a constitution it seems there is no structure in govt, president directing ministers his vice telling departments who to work and ministers dissolving boards . All these aren’t their jobs .we need a framework.
Let departments alot go and do ur job vp. ZRA should prove it with a blotted revenue collection.