Jobs for compensation (2)
SALOM SHILONGO WRITES:
But we need to remember that there are no white farmers in West Africa or Central Africa. But is West Africa really rich? The Mediterranean Ocean has become a graveyard as people from West Africa try to go to Europe in search of a better life. There are no white farmers in Angola either. But are the native Angolans rich? There is a lot of land in the Kavango regions, but are the people from that side really rich? In Zimbabwe, they have chased away the white farmers/people. But today there are thousands of Zimbabweans working for white farmers/people in the neighbouring countries and even beyond. So, the land is not really a panacea for poverty as some seem to think! We need to demand something that will benefit us better in the long run. So, since we have high unemployment in Namibia, while unemployment in Germany is around 5%, what if we demand “jobs for compensation?”. Whereby the German government, the private sector and German citizens will provide jobs for two million Namibians over a period of 100 years or so. Meaning that some (unemployed) Namibians would have to go and work in Germany. The two governments could share transport costs.
People who would be working under the “jobs for compensation” programme must be entitled to benefits such as pensions, medical health care, access to education, participation in sport activities, the right to set up a (small) business in Germany and so on. Perhaps they should also pay low income tax as well. The German government can provide resources so that those Namibians who qualify to work under this programme can be taught the basic German language. This would benefit more people. It could boost our economy, and it could also promote reconciliation between Namibians and the German people. The country would also get remittances. Namibians would also gain knowledge and skills.
We can also demand compensation in the form of some machinery or equipment that could be used in state hospitals, to dig earth dams in the rural areas, or tractors for the rural farmers.
What if we demand that Germany must provide scholarships to young Namibians in critical fields like medicine? Maybe the German could also provide state funded specialist doctors to Namibia.
In the end, whether we get monetary compensation, as long as we don’t keep our young people busy, they will just become criminals and drunkards.
Yes, a job for compensation doesn’t really look like compensation because you still have to work for that money. But it is better than getting monetary compensation that would probably end up in the pockets of corrupt politicians and traditional leaders. – End
* Rubrieke, meningstukke, briewe en SMS’e deur lesers en meningvormers weerspieël nie noodwendig die siening van Republikein of Namibia Media Holdings (NMH) nie. As mediahuis onderskryf NMH die etiese kode vir Namibiese media, soos toegepas deur die Media-ombudsman.
But we need to remember that there are no white farmers in West Africa or Central Africa. But is West Africa really rich? The Mediterranean Ocean has become a graveyard as people from West Africa try to go to Europe in search of a better life. There are no white farmers in Angola either. But are the native Angolans rich? There is a lot of land in the Kavango regions, but are the people from that side really rich? In Zimbabwe, they have chased away the white farmers/people. But today there are thousands of Zimbabweans working for white farmers/people in the neighbouring countries and even beyond. So, the land is not really a panacea for poverty as some seem to think! We need to demand something that will benefit us better in the long run. So, since we have high unemployment in Namibia, while unemployment in Germany is around 5%, what if we demand “jobs for compensation?”. Whereby the German government, the private sector and German citizens will provide jobs for two million Namibians over a period of 100 years or so. Meaning that some (unemployed) Namibians would have to go and work in Germany. The two governments could share transport costs.
People who would be working under the “jobs for compensation” programme must be entitled to benefits such as pensions, medical health care, access to education, participation in sport activities, the right to set up a (small) business in Germany and so on. Perhaps they should also pay low income tax as well. The German government can provide resources so that those Namibians who qualify to work under this programme can be taught the basic German language. This would benefit more people. It could boost our economy, and it could also promote reconciliation between Namibians and the German people. The country would also get remittances. Namibians would also gain knowledge and skills.
We can also demand compensation in the form of some machinery or equipment that could be used in state hospitals, to dig earth dams in the rural areas, or tractors for the rural farmers.
What if we demand that Germany must provide scholarships to young Namibians in critical fields like medicine? Maybe the German could also provide state funded specialist doctors to Namibia.
In the end, whether we get monetary compensation, as long as we don’t keep our young people busy, they will just become criminals and drunkards.
Yes, a job for compensation doesn’t really look like compensation because you still have to work for that money. But it is better than getting monetary compensation that would probably end up in the pockets of corrupt politicians and traditional leaders. – End
* Rubrieke, meningstukke, briewe en SMS’e deur lesers en meningvormers weerspieël nie noodwendig die siening van Republikein of Namibia Media Holdings (NMH) nie. As mediahuis onderskryf NMH die etiese kode vir Namibiese media, soos toegepas deur die Media-ombudsman.
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