Interns give Malawi government ultimatum, to hold demos at veep’s office
Concerned Graduate Interns under the Youth Internship Programme (YIP) have expressed anguish with the decision by the government through the Ministry of Labour to postpone the commencement of the graduate internship programme from August to October this year due to coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis and wants to hold demonstrations this Friday at Vice President’s office.
According to Principal Secretary for the Ministry of Labour, Esmie Kainja the government has shifted the dates following a recommendation from Presidential Committee on Covid-19.
“The Ministry of Labour wishes to inform all interns who were in the first and second cohorts of the Graduate Internship Program that the official reporting dates to work has been shifted to 1st October, 2020.
The delay has resulted from the additional measures on the Covid-19 pandemic set by government,” said Kainja
But the Ministry of Labour statement has triggered an outcry from the interns who had their contracts renewed and were expected to start work in July this year.
The interns said will hold demonstrations tomorrow at Vice President Dr. Saulos Chilima’s office in Lilongwe as a way of forcing the government to reverse the decision saying the reasons for shifting the dates are invalid.
The interns have disagreed with the decision to delay the commencement day pointing out that government ought not to change its tune on adapting during the virus pandemic since they were already working in shifts.
Government under the previous regime of Progressive Party (DPP) introduced the interns programme targeted to provide 5 000 youths aged between 18 and 30 work experience both in public service and private sector.
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internership up to three years that is too much let them go through the normal procedures of interview and those successful should be employed ifenso owaphunzitsa tatopa iya we were not employed to be teachers
I am one of senior government officers who works with interns. These interns are very very helpful if you are indeed utilising them. In fact government needs them so much. So inu a MCP instead of just employing them you are sending them away? And you want to employ retired people instead? Aaa no! Think twice inu a Tonse. Izo za covid zo ndizabodza. Interns can work in shifts just like any employee. Komatu penapake the Tonse government is not serious about youth empowerment. Even ma Minister mukungosankha nkhalamba zokhazokha. Very bad. DPP programs on the youth must continue eg… Read more »
Wait a minute! The writer Malumbo is a Cadet. Kumeneku ndikulira kwa Cadet akungobisalira za ma intern. Kkkkkk
Marumbo, interns are like apprentices. They there to learn a job. It’s a bridge between the world of theory in university to real work environment. They’re not employees. And after internship they’re supposed to be released to go and utilize what experience they’ve acquired.
These lads are being militant as if they’re employees. Please tell them to work from home and join zoom meetings of they think they’re indispensable. Let them apply for jobs. Some of them thi internship is a way of earning a living. No, no, no!
Kick them out
Not surprised ma.interns onse anali ma cadet . Just cancel their contracts and employ people on merit. Let’s see how many will make it back. Ndi mwano munkapanga uja ambirinu tikukudikirani tizakuchoseni ntchito basi angotichedwetsa
Interns are Malawians. The MCP attitude of persecuting people will backfire
Tutu, you’re right. They are Malawians too.
But they shouldn’t think they’re employees. They’re NOT civil servants. They’re just trainees.
Actually they shouldn’t be paid. They gain more through exposure to the work environment. As a parent, I am willing to even pay the government a fees for teaching my child work.
But if the government want to decongest capital hill by making them wait till October, that’s only fair.
This sense of entitlement by the interns must fall. This are the same unruly youths who become cashagters.
Yes ma intern anali ma Cadet enanso ana AMA Cadet.
You Tonse alliance supporters are getting more embarrassing by day. Just admit you voted for a white elephant, things weren’t as bad as your media darling said and you fall for it
Tonse alliance ndinu wonama komanso wolephela
Ma interns tonse go konko and also demand kuti all retired PSs who have been brought back into the system must be fired immediately chimenechi mchibwana ndiye nkumati tikufuna kupanga promote achiinyamata masanje ake amenewa. Iwe chisi, Katsonga, chihana, joyce, mnesa muli chete and kuwombera mmanja zimenezi muyenda womwewo come 2025 let dpp back into power!
Those old guards will add value to the civil service. They have integrity and bags of expertise. Most of them were forced to retire prematurely because they refused to be complicit in unethical shenanigans.
We need them to steady the ship. We need a mixture of youth and the old.
The youths like Magalasi, Mphwiyo and others have proved to be too crafty with their hunger for instant riches and Instagram lifestyles. Old guards are there to steady the ship.
Bravo Itsanana for bringing back old guards! Makhang’a ndi akatakwe
Just teargas these senseless young beings
paja teargas tinkamukana nthawi ya dpp ndiye uziti teargas chifukwa kuti mwalowa mboma? imeneyo ndiye timati misala we will demonstrate and no teargas angoyerekeza a police awonanso paja chilima anti dziko lino ndi lathu palibe amene angatiwopseze NEVER!
Busy recalling retirees when massive youth population are jobless. Clueless
Eti eti tonse alliance govt ndi yachamba kwabasi! inu mukumalemba retired PSs zokuwonerani zimenezi instead of promoting those in the system kodi iwe Trapence ndi nzako mtambotambo where are you? Ndiye APM wakalamba and yet u r bringing retired PSs imeneyi ndiye nyekhwe ya a nyekhwe iwe cj=hilima nzeru zako ziri pati ndi nzako chakwerayu?
Nde chizungucho mwati express ANGUISH???