Tunisia invests $200 million in curbing down unemployment

Published February 5th, 2002 - 02:00 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

The Tunisian government recently adopted a new ambitious program to curb down the unemployment crisis in Tunisia by way of creating new jobs for university graduates and skilled workers, reported Al-Sharq Al-Awsat . The new scheme, which was approved by Prime Minister Mohammed Al-Ghanoushy, consists of providing 226,000 new job opportunities to the public. In addition to creating jobs in the health and education sectors, the plan aims to financially support associations that tackle unemployment in Tunisia such as the Employment Fund. — (menareport.com) 

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