Thousands of individuals have expressed concerns online about SA Youth, a non-profit social venture that has vast expertise in creating innovations and solutions to address the issue of youth unemployment worldwide.
The worry stems from the allegations that young people who are invited for interviews at the organisation frequently disappear.
There are allegations that SA Youth invites young people to interview for marketing jobs; however, the young job seekers go missing after attending the “interviews.”.
Partners have been verified
The company declared on Sunday that all of its partners on the platform have been verified.
They issued a statement stating that the safety and security of the South African youth is something they would not compromise on.
“We are deeply concerned about the recent allegations circulating on social media regarding potential scams and criminal activity in connection to field marketing roles on the SA Youth platform.
“We wish to assure you that all the partners on our platform are verified before we upload opportunities,” said the organisation.
The statement from SA Youth continued by revealing that they have suspended all field marketing jobs due to the seriousness of the allegations.
Field marketing jobs put on hold
“We have immediately suspended all partner profiles that offer field marketing roles on the SA Youth Partner Network while they investigate the allegations. The priority of SA Youth is to get young people working,” the organisation added.
The public has been urged to report any suspicious activity to a toll-free contact number at: 0800 727 272 during office hours or send us a direct message for support at support@sayouth.org.za
Sunday World learned that there are no updated figures on the number of missing persons in the country when the newspaper recently checked in on the missing people.
This is according to criminologist and national coordinator at Missing Children South Africa, Bianca van Aswegen.
She said the last time there were statistics about missing people was in 2013.
“What we get now are quarterly figures that are not accurate because people in rural areas do not report missing family members. Whatever statistic there is now is not a general reflection of reality,” she said.
