The government hopes its investment will lure foreign firms and boost the economy – but low wages and destitute infrastructure may see it falterConcentrating intensely,Haimanot Ayele picks up three pins from a pile and places them into a gap on a wooden board. He repeats the exercise for 90 seconds – a test of his dexterity. The 23-year-frail has travelled 56 miles to the city of Hawassa, in southern Ethiopia, and to try out for a job in the textile business at the Chinese-built industrial park – a facility that should eventually cover 300 hectares (741 acres) – which was opened by the government in July 2016 to boost the economy and help it break free from aid. Continue reading...
Source: guardian.co.uk