Question

What are the causes and origins of the employment dependency syndrome among indigenous Zimbabweans

Answer 1

Answer:

Employment syndrome refers to the mentality that one will always have to

work for another person to earn a living.

Causes

Zimbabwe has one of the most unequal societies in the world. Less than 5%

of the population monopolise 70% of the nation's income. 76% of the population

is on or below the poverty line. There is more than 60% unemployment.

The Economic Structural Adjustment Programme was started in Zimbabwe in

1990. In 1991 - 1992 on of the worst droughts occurred in Zimbabwe. This was a

major disaster because 70% of the population was living in the rural areas and

was dependent on agriculture. Due to the drought a large number of people

migrated to the urban areas in search of employment.

Another drought occurred in 1995 - 1996 which worsened the economic

situation.

Unemployment increased due to retrenchments and business closures. By 2001

nearly 6000 jobs were lost in different sectors of the economy. Unemployment

increased further in 2002 because the government could not create opportunities

to stimulate industrial expansion.

The reasons for unemployment are:

1. Sluggish investment and growth

2. The investment or business environment is unfriendly.

3. Weak export performance.

4. Population growth rate and age structure.

5. Poor macroeconomic policy.

6. The reliance on primary products is suboptimal.

7. Tertiary education

Answer 2

Causes and origins of the employment dependency syndrome among indigenous Zimbabweans :

• One of the worst reasons for the high rate of unemployment in Zimbabwe are the occurrence of drought in the regions.
• Many people due to drought migrate to urban areas in search for job.
• Mostly dirty politics are involved in these matters and worse the situation.
• Other factors include illiteracy, low economy, population growth and age gap of the working population.
• The age between 15- 60 years is the working age group.

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