Kaream bats for entrepreneurship
KAREAM Karizma is not a big fan of the traditional nine-to-five job and is encouraging people with innovative ideas to be their own bosses.
He puts this in his latest song Nine to Five, released three weeks ago on the DJ Treasure label.
“The inspiration behind my song was the constant complaint of people around me who work a 9-to-5 job who find that with the rising food prices and inflation [they] are not able to cover bills. And then, the recent strikes with NWC and airport workers put the icing on the cake,” said Kaream Kharizma.
“All I’m saying is that there are better ways out there to empower yourself instead of doing a 9-to-5 — like becoming one’s own boss and entrepreneurship,” he continued.
There has been a significant decline in youth employment as a percentage of the overall labour force.
According to the July 2020 Labour Force Survey, youth (14-24 years old) accounted for 15.1 per cent (193,500) of the Jamaican labour force. The number of employed youth fell from 170,500 in July 2019 to 134,600 in July 2020.
This represents a 21.1 per cent (35,900) decline in youth employment relative to July 2019. Of the employed youth, almost six out of every 10 (80,600) were males while 54,000 were females. The percentage decline in youth employment was higher for females (24.7 per cent) than males (18.4 per cent) relative to July 2019.
Since its release, the song has racked up 328,000 views.
The St Catherine-born artiste, whose given name is Jeavoy Beharrie, voiced his first song in 2009. He is known for songs such as Pretty Little Indian and Watch Ova Me.