SA Government On Youth Day

Cabinet noted that planned celebrations are being held under the theme: "Together We Can Do More to Build Infrastructure and Fight Youth Unemployment, Poverty and Inequality" which sustains the strategic emphasis of the President's State of Nation Address.

During this period government will align all its communication activities to this theme in bolstering this national day and month and to support the National Youth Development Agency (NYDA). Cabinet urges the South African nation to rally behind government efforts of finding cost effective solutions in dealing with youth unemployment.

Cabinet also noted that President Jacob Zuma will officiate the Youth Day celebrations in the Eastern Cape on 16 June 2012.

In a separate but related development, the Department of Labour will participate in the 101st International Labour Organisation (ILO) Conference (30 May to 15 June 2012), which includes a general discussion session on youth unemployment. The theme of this conference is "Building of a Future with Decent Work". It is proposed that the outcomes of this Conference will feed into already existing programmes to aid the country in addressing youth unemployment.

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