Region falls short in creation of jobs for youth, MDG report says
An artisan in Kenya at work. Many youth have entered the informal job market. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA | GROUP
East African economies are not creating enough jobs or making life significantly better for the region’s youth, new data shows, calling into question the effectiveness of the bloc’s economic policies.
The majority of the youth in the region are employed in the informal sector — self-employed in precarious conditions with low or volatile pay, or employed on a casual basis without a contract and social security, according to the newly launched Millennium Development Goals 2014 Report (MDG 2014).
