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Nestle to offer jobs training to 300,000 African youths

ABIDJAN, Ivory Cost (AFP) — Swiss company Nestle will offer on-the-job training for 300,000 African youths to offset high unemployment that poses “severe economic and social challenges” for the continent, the company announced Tuesday. “We’re going to create more than 3,000 internships and apprenticeships in African countries by the end of 2018,” said chief executive officer Paul Bulcke during an economic conference in Ivory Coast’s capital. “During the same period, we will offer qualified work […]