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Lesotho Invokes State of Disaster to Tackle Unemployment
LESOTHO, JUL 8 – Lesotho faces nearly 50% youth unemployment and risks losing 40,000 jobs due to US tariffs and uncertainty over the African Growth and Opportunity Act renewal, officials said.
- Lesotho has declared a national state of disaster due to high rates of youth unemployment and job losses caused by uncertainty surrounding U.S. tariffs.
- Official figures show that unemployment in Lesotho stands at 30%, with the youth unemployment rate nearing 50%.
- The declaration allows the state to take all necessary measures to minimize the effects of disasters according to the Disaster Management Act.
- Lesotho was a major beneficiary of the U.S.'s African Growth and Opportunity Act, which promotes trade to foster economic growth.
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Anadolu AjansıLesotho declares state of disaster due to rising unemployment amid US tariffs
Deputy Prime Minister Nthomeng Majara announced the move amid an unemployment rate that has reached 30 per cent, with widespread job losses impacting the country’s economy, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported. The disaster declaration, which mandates taking all necessary measures to mitigate the unemployment crisis, will remain in effect until June 30, 2027. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
The economic impact of the Trump administration's tariffs on all its trading partners is already hard felt in the poorest and dependent countries. This is the case in Lesotho. The small kingdom, landlocked in the heart of South Africa, is already suffering massive job losses and declared "the state of national disaster" due to the sharp rise in unemployment and massive job losses.
Lesto was among the countries that suffered the highest rates in the United States, reaching a value of about 50% in April, although these have been suspended since then.
Trump’s ‘selfish, cruel’ tariffs threaten national disaster for tiny Lesotho
When Limpho Lefalatsa first learnt she had lost her job at a Lesotho garment factory after 12 years due to US President Donald Trump’s decision to hit her tiny African homeland with a crippling tariff on its exports, she was in shock.
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