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Cabinet Notes:<\/strong> The two managers of the Government\u2019s work program were invited to Cabinet to give an update on the operation of the program.<\/p>

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At this moment, 755 workers are on the program, attached to private firms, government ministries, and statutory bodies.<\/p>\n

The program is designed to allow youthful workers to gain experience and to be readied for permanent posts in the firms and other bodies to which they are attached.<\/p>

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The program has been in existence for more than three decades, allowing for the training of thousands of new workers who go on to create opportunities for themselves.<\/p>

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The freeze on new attachments has caused many on the program to be transferred to schools and health-related bodies where opportunities for productive work have been created by the Covid-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n

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