Unemployment issues

Fmr Tonga minister says help coming for the unemployed

'Aisake Eke was dismissed by interim Prime Minister 'Akilisi Pohiva for abstaining from a vote of no-confidence in the government earlier this year.

Dr Eke is now seeking re-election for a third term in parliament this week and said he wants to continue to build and improve the pathways for unemployed youth in Tonga. "We already have an agreement with the World Bank and they will provide at least $US15 million [to] provide training for unemployed, upskill from the secondary schools, to further their studies using the local institutions."