The dean of the College of Economists of Piura, Raúl Martínez, stressed the need for the authorities to promote private investment to combat poverty rates in the region, as in the Tambogrande district.
The specialist indicated that private investment is stagnant or scared away, for example, due to citizen insecurity, which must be reversed to generate employment and better benefits for citizens. According to him, 20% of the economically active population has a formal job. , while 80% have informal employment, and the most affected are young people.
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In this sense, Martínez asserted that the Tambogrande district is one of the most vulnerable localities due to the lack of employment for youth and adults. “Agricultural companies in the area have a greater amount of labor absorption, but they are not very good. paid.
“Young people look for different opportunities and in other areas such as services, electrical mechanics, engineering, among others,” he said. Likewise, he stated that the province of Sechura was previously characterized by being purely fishing, but today it has the Miski Mayo mining company, created for the generation of direct and indirect employment, income to foundations and social funds to benefit the population.
