STORY: Chinese firms use Zambia's agricultural, commercial show to attract job seekers
DATELINE: Aug. 7, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:29
LOCATION: Lusaka
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
 
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the job expo
2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LI TIE, President of Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Zambia (CCCZ)
3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BRENDA TAMBATAMBA, Zambia's Minister of Labor and Social Security
4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DAMINA PHIRI, Job seeker
5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): OBERT SHAMULELE, Job seeker
 
STORYLINE:
 
Chinese companies in Zambia on Friday held a job expo on the sidelines of the 95th Agricultural and Commercial Show aimed at attracting prospective job seekers.
 
Organized by the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Zambia (CCCZ), a total of 16 Chinese companies attended the event.
 
SOUNDBITE 1 (English): LI TIE, President of Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Zambia (CCCZ)
"This platform provides unique opportunities to our esteemed local and multinational companies to scout for talent in an exclusive manner without discrimination, while at the same time inspiring economic transformation through increased productivity by talented workforce that will be recruited here."
 
SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BRENDA TAMBATAMBA, Zambia's Minister of Labor and Social Security
"Events such as this expo are in line with the government's aspirations of enhancing human and social development by equipping the youth with skills to enable them to participate in the national economy."
 
SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DAMINA PHIRI, Job seeker
"I came to apply for sales engineer. I am very much confident because I have the document that is required for that same job."
 
SOUNDBITE 4 (English): OBERT SHAMULELE, Job seeker
"The Chinese, we just need to stick together with them so that we can make something work."
 
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lusaka.
(XHTV)