Dima Jamali to "Dialectic": A draft law that provides job opportunities in Lebanon and this is my call to university students.

In an interview with "Dialectic," MP Dima Jamali revealed that she is currently working on advancing a draft law that helps young people secure job opportunities after graduation from universities in Lebanon. According to Jamali, this law targets all university majors, ensuring "the right to training during their years of study and providing them the opportunity to later secure a job."
"This law, if approved, will oblige every company in the private sector, depending on its size, and public sector institutions, to provide training opportunities for students from all universities and across all majors. This will give students the chance to gain the necessary experience before graduation and secure a job afterward. It will also reduce favoritism in providing training opportunities." When asked about the importance of this project, Jamali explained that "this law will regulate this process and establish a legal framework based on the number of students and graduates from each university, as well as the size of the private sector."
Talking about youth, Jamali does not deny the accusation directed at officials "for their failure to provide job opportunities for young people," but emphasizes the responsibility of the youth themselves in "proving their worth and taking advantage of any opportunity that comes their way." From this point, she considers that "the training law, once approved, will create job opportunities for young people. However, these young people must also take responsibility for proving their worth, presenting their ideas, and projects. From my experience of 15 years in academia, I know the drive and determination of youth to get opportunities and prove their worth when given the chance. Hence, I call on them to take advantage of any activity, initiate, and not give up by solely blaming the state and economic conditions."
Jamali is not mistaken in involving young people and making them a key part in shaping their future, without neglecting the state's responsibility to provide the necessary means to allow university students to stay in their country and achieve their ambitions. "We are aware of the crisis Lebanon is going through, which is affecting the youth, who no longer believe in having a future in Lebanon." This statement has become almost a slogan accompanying every official in Lebanon when discussing the economic situation and the almost non-existent job opportunities. However, Jamali, coming from the world of academia, tries to impose a pattern of social responsibility based on individual initiative in an attempt to break through the stereotypical approach and the seemingly futile debate about the regularity of institutions' work under political and economic pressures, which have existed for as long as Lebanon itself, except for a few bright moments in modern history.
This initiative is based on "opening closed doors for young people by involving them in the public sphere through my parliamentary work." Communication with universities is the starting point for achieving this approach, as she invites students from various universities to join her in seminars and workshops she organizes, as part of her responsibility as an MP for Tripoli. "For example, we organized a seminar in the parliament about waste management in Tripoli, where we hosted a group of students from the Lebanese University to participate with us." Jamali works to turn this model into a strategy to "engage youth more in every activity at the parliament, with the presence of ministers, ambassadors, and others, as this will provide them with the opportunity to learn more about the work of the parliament and the functioning of the public sector." This interaction, she adds, "will open the door to relationships that may lead to job opportunities for these students."
Jamali presents the initiatives she has undertaken in this context. "I launched the 'Social Leaders Program' which allows a group of young people to develop their projects, especially those with social impact, and we have allocated funding for the best project." She has also secured university scholarships and continues to work on securing more, especially in private universities like Balamand, Saint Joseph University, and the American University of Technology in the northern region.
Regarding her parliamentary activity, Jamali reveals that she and several colleagues proposed "a law to reduce housing interest rates, especially for young people. This is a very important and vital project. We are currently pressuring to reinstate housing loans."
The discussion returns to the starting point—helping university youth from all Lebanese regions secure job opportunities. Can an individual initiative reach all universities and regions? Here, Jamali calls on all students to get in touch with her and share their ideas and proposals through her office, "which is always open to young people," while waiting for these initiatives to be adopted in parliamentary work and eventually institutionalized.
Until then, the "Dialectic" Foundation, with its focus on supporting youth empowerment initiatives and projects, will track the activities of Tripoli MP from the Future Movement parliamentary bloc, "which gives special importance to youth in its agenda." It will serve as a link for any university student looking for an opportunity to present their ideas and projects.