YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL PROTECTION IN CENTRAL AFRICA
COURTESY: TRANSFORMING OUR WORLD YOU CAN ACCESS THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE IN FRENCH HERE: http://trow.cm/index.php/trow/population/168-emploi-chomage-des-jeunes-et-protection-sociale No activity could have been too great or too insignificant for the World Day of Decent Work which comes up on 7 th October each year, including round tables, publication of articles, major gatherings among others. Unemployment and Underemployment in Central Africa The unemployment rate in the Central African subregion is very high (23.12%), and is much higher in some countries like the Democratic Republic of Congo (70%) or Chad (30%). The rate is even higher if we include underemployment. In fact, in a country like Cameroon, by implementing the ILO's definition, which remains disputable in the case of some African countries, an unemployment rate of 4.4% was obtained. However, the rate of underemployment stands at 75.8% according to the ECAM 3 Survey. This situation can be expl...