Unemployment Archives

Unemployed teachers to hold demos tomorrow

Apr 12, 2018 Malawi24 Reporter 0 &

About 5, 500 graduate teachers will hold nationwide demonstrations tomorrow over unpaid allowances and government’s failure to recruit them. The group comprises graduates under Initial Primary School Teachers training program of Open Distance Learning (10th… ...

Employers at the risk of being imprisoned for 14 years

Oct 01, 2017 Pemphero Malimba 13 &

Employers in Malawi are living in a precarious situation as most of them face a probable long prison sentence. Malawi24 has established that the employers are still using old monthly minimum wages despite government raising… ...

The cost of not remitting Pension Contributions

Mar 19, 2017 Joseph Potani 1 &

The recent reports in the media that industrial strikes are on the rise due to employers failing to remit pension contributions to fund administrators should not be taken lightly. It is reported that Blantyre District… ...

Unemployment becomes a disease in Malawi: Graduates scrambling for non-graduate jobs

Jan 09, 2017 Thula Chisamba 87 &

Usually, in Malawi, the celebration of graduating from a university is short-lived or is mixed with anxiety of whether finding a job will be an easy task for a graduate. Most bright graduates are seen… ...

Premier Bet’s fired workers protesting in Lilongwe

Dec 22, 2016 Archangel Nzangaya 0 &

…accuse bosses of having sex with female workers Premier Bet workers who got fired a fortnight ago in Lilongwe, are holding vigils right now in the capital city, Malawi24 understands. The demo is being held… ...

Community Colleges not campaign tool – Govt

Dec 11, 2016 Victoria Milanzi 12 &

The Malawi Government has dismissed claims that it is delaying construction of more technical colleges in order to open the colleges in 2019 and use them for campaign. This is coming at a time when some… ...

Lodge gives locals employment opportunities

Nov 07, 2016 Bright Malenga 18 &

A lodge known at Kataya at Ngala beach site in Nkhotakota which is owned by a Malawian is taking a role in reducing unemployment levels among Malawians in the area. As the country is being… ...