Azzi at MUBS fair: No jobs in Lebanon before political change!

The Modern University of Business and Sciences MUBS organized yesterday May 22, its annual job fair for the year 2015 under the patronage of Labor Minister Sajaan Azzi and the participation of the National Employment Agency in addition to numerous companies. The event was held at the University’s Beirut campus in Hamra between 10 am to 5 pm. Opening the fair, Azzi said that unemployment in Lebanon has climbed to 25%, 35% of which is among the youth, particularly fresh university and college graduates. In explaining the causes, Azzi pointed out to the lack of skills among graduates, who according to the data of his ministry, do not manage to retain their jobs. However, he die acknowledge that a great number of men and women business owners in Lebanon do not offer the adequate wage or salary and prefer to resort to cheap foreign labor. Surprisingly, he concluded by saying that young people in Lebanon should first work to change the political establishment in their quest for decent work. (Al Diyar, 22 May 2015)