Zambia's structural
adiustment programme has
changed the face of its labour
force. While over 72,000
adults have been rendered
jobless over the last 4 years
since the reforms began,
children have taken up many
jobs in the labour force,
according to a survey of the
Central Statistics Office.
The survey attributes this
disturbing trend to increasing job losses as companies
crumble under Zambia's
demanding new economic
environment. The government has compounded the
crisis by cut-backs in its public sector wage bill.
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