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M’membe vows to employ all trained Health Workers, Teachers and Agriculturists within a month
20 Feb 2026 22:20 GMT
… to employ all trained but currently unemployed health workers, teachers and agriculturalists within … shall employ all trained health workers, teachers and those in agriculture within … , with opposition parties positioning job creation as a key battleground …
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Handwara bets on biotech: Rs 100-crore park aims to power jobs, research in north Kashmir
20 Feb 2026 18:10 GMT
… 000 direct and indirect jobs in the coming years, … has long grappled with unemployment and the outward migration … s research agenda spans agriculture, healthcare and environmental biotechnology … diagnostics research to organic agricultural inputs. While it …
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Growers urge cooperative farming to boost agriculture, food security
20 Feb 2026 17:12 GMT
… agriculture sector is the backbone of the national economy, employing … cooperative farming to utilise agricultural lands efficiently.”
He … used their respective workers on their respective … Corporate farming will cause unemployment, discourage farmers, and …
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Agri employment reaches two-year high in late 2025
20 Feb 2026 15:30 GMT
… crops and horticulture supported overall job growth.
The Stats SA data … the coming months.”
Youth unemployment worsens
While agriculture and several other sectors … the largest provincial employment gains, with 93 000 new jobs created in …
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The anatomy of jobless growth: Why 5.39% expansion isn't enough for Indonesia
20 Feb 2026 14:48 GMT
… Day pledges, which championed workers’ welfare and a corruption … endure what economists call jobless growth—an economic … absorbed the most labor, agriculture and manufacturing, have gradually … gains and high-value employment. Meanwhile, modest government …
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South Africa’s minimum wage hike sparks fresh fears over unemployment crisis
20 Feb 2026 14:34 GMT
The increase of R1.44, about 0.08 dollars, was calculated using the Consumer Price Index plus an additional 1.5 percent, in line with recommendations from the National Minimum Wage Commission.
Meth said the adjustment would benefit vulnerable workers, …
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Social unrest warning for South Africa with 40,000 jobs on the line – BusinessTech
20 Feb 2026 11:09 GMT
… infrastructure, and 40,000 direct jobs could be lost.
This would … Finance, Trade, Industry and Competition, Agriculture, and Public Works and Infrastructure … estimated 40,000 directly employed workers will face unemployment, he warned.
“The surrounding …
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40,000 jobs in sugar industry at risk as Tongaat Hulett liquidation hearing looms
20 Feb 2026 08:55 GMT
… the sector.
The organisation thanked Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen for engaging … a response to save rural jobs and livelihoods.”
Growers warn that … estimated 40,000 directly employed workers could face unemployment, with ripple effects across …
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Agri jobs rise, yet small-scale farmers still struggle
20 Feb 2026 07:01 GMT
… achievement.
“Our unemployment rate remains substantially …
Harvest boom drives agricultural employment
Agbiz chief economist … job performance, primarily in field crops and horticulture. The increase in jobs … workers
Sihlobo said, notably, the 950 000 jobs …
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Beyond the glitter of the AI summit: Jobs, livelihoods will become even more precarious
20 Feb 2026 06:54 GMT
… to do away with jobs themselves.
Unoccupied exhibition booths … minimum wages could discourage employers from hiring. This would … workers in urban areas who are being hurt by AI. Agriculture … replace workers. It’s going to create massive unemployment and …