Zambia marks Labor Day with call to grow economy

STORY: Zambia marks Labor Day with call to grow economy DATELINE: May 2, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:42 LOCATION: Lusaka CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the march 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): HAKAINDE HICHILEMA, Zambian President 3. cutaway of the crowd 4. cutaway of attendees at the event 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): GEORGE OKUTHO, International Labor Organization (ILO) Country Director 6. cutaway of the event STORYLINE: Zambia on Sunday marked this year's International Labor Day with President Hakainde Hichilema calling for resilience to overcome the challenges brought by COVID-19 by growing the economy to create more jobs. SOUNDBITE (English): HAKAINDE HICHILEMA, Zambian President "We must make things happen, to employ more people as a country, to grow the economy. Investors, employers should work together, but the government must also ensure that we create the environment that enables investment to thrive, enables us to employ more people." The president said this year's theme, "Accelerating Social-Eco