Many Young South Africans are without jobs

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Young job seeker: World Bank

Unemployment is a major problem for young people around the world according to the International Labour Organization (ILO).

The ILO says in a report released this week that 75 million young people will enter the ranks of the unemployed in 2012.

To address this issue, the agency is holding a three-day forum in Geneva which started on Wednesday.

Phindile Kunene a Youth Coordinator for the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU) is one of a hundred young men and women attending the forum.

She told Patrick Maigua about the problem of youth unemployment in South Africa.

 Duration: 4'53"

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