*PRESS ALERT: YCLSA's NATIONAL JOBS FOR YOUTH SUMMIT PRESS INVITATION AND PRESS BRIEFING*
*18 May 2010* The Young Communist League of South Africa (uFasimba) is hosting a National Jobs for Youth summit from the 20th to the 21st of May 2010. This initiative is informed by the crippling statistics of unemployment which have consequently led to the high levels of poverty and ailing socio economic conditions, that mostly affect young people. The Jobs for Youth Summit is a platform which will award the opportunity for thorough engagement and interrogation of policies and mechanisms that have been put in place with the intention of driving job creation and Youth Development. The YCLSA has extended the invitation to Youth formations and organizations from all walks despite their political, social and religious convictions. The objective is to instigate debate around unemployment and allow constructive engagement as it affects all South Africans directly and indirectly. More importantly to allow a solutions based debate that will further enhance ways to resolve economic disparities. *Speakers for the summit:* - Minister Ebrahim Patel (Economic Development) - Minister Rob Davies ( Department of Trade and Industry ) - Minister Blade Nzimande ( Higher Education) - Comrade. Zwelinzima Vavi (COSATU) - Minister Geoff Doidge* *(public works) - Andile Lungisa (NYDA) *Topics for discussion in the context of Youth Development are as follows:* - Education (Is our education system in line with our economic demands in the long and short term) - Bail out packages ( Is the private sector adhering to the conditions of the bailout packages in ensuring that Jobs are retained; statistics are reflecting a backward trends) - Unemployment (Young people are at the forefront of service delivery protests and are the most vulnerable to crime-is this a ticking time bomb) - National Military service ( How can this service assist in cushioning the impact of the recession and what role can the defense play in producing responsible, patriotic and disciplined citizens that can be economically active after their training and service within the Defense) - Labour broking ( This practice contradicts the objective of having permanent quality jobs and Young people are the most affected by this ill-practice of modern day slavery ) *MEDIA PRESS BRIEFING ON WEDNESDAY * *Details are as follows:* *Date: 19 May 2010* *Time: 12H30* *Venue: SACP Boardroom, COSATU House, Braamfontein* *Media is hereby invited* For more information Contact Gugu Ndima National Spokesperson 076 783 1516 -- Gugu Ndima +27 76 783 1516 -- You are subscribed. This footer can help you. Please POST your comments to [email protected] or reply to this message. You can visit the group WEB SITE at http://groups.google.com/group/yclsa-eom-forum for different delivery options, pages, files and membership. To UNSUBSCRIBE, please email [email protected] . You don't have to put anything in the "Subject:" field. You don't have to put anything in the message part. All you have to do is to send an e-mail to this address (repeat): [email protected] .
