Youth Employment is the way out of crisis workshop

During the workshop, participants from several continents shared their views on youth policies and initiatives that are being developed. While some underlined the need to increase the employability of young people, others contended that it the only way out is by creating more jobs.

There was a general feeling that employers should contribute more to training young people on the job, that employment schemes that reduce social costs in case of hiring young workers are unjustified subsidies to employers, and that austerity measures contribute to exploitative situations.

Participants from the MENA region also reflected on the role that young people played in the Arab spring, with clear demands for more and better jobs. Most of the promises made have not been carried out yet and representation of young people in government is close to zero.