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South Africa: Job creation, a work in progress
Although the South African government's Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) is on track to achieve its main objective of creating one million jobs for the poor by 2009, significant and sustained poverty alleviation is unlikely, according to an independent review of the project.
Construction has been a main source for new jobs (Image: IRIN)
The EPWP is one of government's initiatives to bridge the gap between the growing economy and the large numbers of unskilled and unemployed people who have yet to fully enjoy the benefits of economic development.
It involves creating temporary work opportunities, with the emphasis on relatively unskilled work placements, using public sector expenditure, and is one of several state-initiated strategies aimed at addressing the high levels of joblessness, especially among women, the youth and the disabled.
