Group marches to Rosslyn Industrial to demand jobs
The movement pointed to the need for companies to do more to invest in the community and create opportunities for young people to gain experience and find meaningful employment.
Locals have marched to the Rosslyn Industrial Area to demand jobs and greater community development initiatives.
The march by Step Into The New Era movement highlighted the high levels of youth unemployment and the exclusion of young people from the workforce.
The movement pointed to the need for companies to do more to invest in the community and create opportunities for young people to gain experience and find meaningful employment.
The Step Into The New Era movement visited various private companies in the area to deliver a memorandum of demands.
While the march caused some traffic disruption as the street movement was restricted, the Tshwane metro police and the SAPS were on the scene to ensure peace and order.
Goitsemang Aphane, a spokesperson for the movement, said that current youth unemployment is not sustainable and that it is time for a change.
Aphane stressed the importance of businesses taking responsibility for creating opportunities for young people in the community.
He said the organisation is urging companies to adopt a new approach that focuses on investing in the community and supporting the next generation of workers, rather than leaving them unemployed and without hope for a better future.
Aphane noted that many young people are graduating from school or university with no job prospects, which is leading to frustration and despair.
He said the tendency for companies to use recruitment agencies to advertise jobs rather than directly hiring from the local community is also a grave concern.
Aphane told Rekord that forging relationships with companies in Rosslyn is of paramount importance as it can benefit communities in Ga-Rankuwa, to open up opportunities for graduates.
“Graduates from the Tshwane University of Technology Ga-Rankuwa campus should be prioritised since it is a university close to the industrial area.”
The movement insisted that young people should be “squeezed in” [into jobs] as they are the future.
“Government should also consider the youth in policy-making.”
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