Companies have two big incentives to tap into and invest in young labour supplies – the need to replenish their workforces, and the desire to further their reputations. In some of the poorest areas of the globe, this enlightened self-interest is guiding economic and social development for the next generation.
Take Samsung Electronics’ work in Africa, for example. The South Korean company’s Real Dreams programme has offered employability skills to more than 4,000 young people aged predominantly between 18 and 30 since it started in 2008, offering courses in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt.
