Some 1000 direct jobs, 3000 indirect, this is the promise that the Chinese group Yitong placed, on Tuesday October 6, 2026, on the table of the Minister of Employment, Social Protection and Vocational Training, Adama Kamara. But in Abidjan, the figure is not enough. You also need quality. Received in audience, the delegation was led by Wei Jun, chairman of the group's Board of Directors. He presented a project to install a cashew nut processing plant with an announced capacity of 100,000 tonnes. According to him, this unit should generate 1,000 direct jobs and 3,000 indirect jobs. The project is part of the Ivorian ambition to locally process more raw materials.The country is among the world's leading producers of raw cashew nuts, but a large part of the production is still exported without processing. A factory of this size could therefore help to retain a greater part of the added value on site.

The Minister welcomed an investment likely to create professional opportunities, in particular for young people from vocational training. However, he insisted on an essential requirement: the jobs created must be decent, compliant with labor legislation and accompanied by social protection for workers. To achieve this, the Ministry intends to support the group on several aspects such as employment contracts, social protection of employees and their training.The stated objective is to promote sustainable professional integration, rather than precarious employment. In terms of timetable, Yitong plans to install a first processing unit in Côte d'Ivoire by January 2027. The deadline is close, which leaves little time to finalize administrative aspects, recruitment and training of future employees. quality employment becomes a condition for success.