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A job in order to get involved in the society!

Most of the young people find a job thanks to friends, relatives or acquaintances - only a few through the employment office of which the work is not of a big help. Also the media, especially newspapers and internet, as well as personal contacts play an important role when looking for a job.

• In some countries families and friends help by giving info about vacant jobs, but qualification remains the most important criteria.

• In other counties relatives help young workers to get a job through contacts, even if they don't have the required qualifications.

• It's clear that relatives cannot be the criteria, this has to includes qualifications, experiences but also capabilities and skills.
  

The employment offices have little funding an the work is too bureaucratic.

• Employment offices have to work efficiently and transparently. They must give an orientation to the job-seekers and help them to find a stable job with guaranteed rights and good working conditions.
  

Most of the time the wage is just enough to satisfy one's own basic needs.

Many young people remain for a long time with their parents, because they need work and money in order to be able to pay their rent, food clothes, etc. Young people don't have enough money for other activities. Young people work, because they need money.

There is a big difference between the unemployment rates in the European countries. Generally spoken, unemployment especially among the young people is too high. There are big differences between Eastern and Western European countries.

• Young unemployed people are very often in further training programmes which influence the statistics.

• Unemployed people feel excluded, they do not have the possibility to use and to improve their skills.

• Unemployed people have a lot of free time - but no money to spend for it. Unemployed people have time for further training.
  

We demand:

• A minimum wage for unemployed people.

• A minimum of social security for everybody.

• The employment offices to take their jobs very seriously and to be transparent.

• A job that corresponds to our experiences, capabilities/skills and qualifications for every young worker. Objective criteria must be applied in the selection process.

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