AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoSouth Africa Hiring Rules: A petition opposing the Employment Services Amendment Bill drew more than 155,700 submissions in under 72 hours, amid concern over foreign-worker quotas and a jobs crisis. Labour Rights: A labour court ordered Aspen Pharmacare to reinstate technician Roderick Munnick, finding his 2016 dismissal unfair; Aspen plans to appeal. Jobs Outlook: The World Bank warns that 800 million jobs will be needed globally over 15 years as young people enter the workforce, intensifying pressure on African governments to create work. Skills and Opportunity: Tanzania and China signed a vocational-training and youth-jobs pact, while Taiwan is considering 1,000 annual jobs for emaSwati. Hiring Pressure: In Lesotho, 25,000 young people applied for just 500 police posts, underscoring the scale of youth unemployment. Executive Recruitment: Former SAA acting CEO Matshela Seshibe withdrew his court challenge over exclusion from the permanent CEO hiring process; the airline says recruitment will continue.
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