MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION BY THE COMMITTEE ON EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS (EMPL) Young and unemployed: In 2018, 16.4% of 20-34-year-old in the EU were neither employed or in education or training. How should the EU further support its youth to partake in education and training, as well as integrate them into modern workplaces to lower youth unemployment?
Submitted by: Edith- Britney Allie Ade (CY), Anna O’ Neill (CY), Elisavet Papaconstantinou (CY), Antigoni Stavrou (CY), Irene Constantinidou (Chairperson, CY), Emily Vrahimi (Chairperson, CY) The European Youth Parliament, A. Alarmed by the lack of effort from schools and other educational institutions to provide the necessary tools for a smooth transition to the labour market 78, B. Acknowledging that the technological change has contributed to the increase of structural unemployment 79 and occupational immobility 80 which has created a skills gap as 44% of Europeans between 16 and 74 years do not have basic digital skills, C. Concerned that long-term unemployed 81 workers can be up to 45% less likely to receive interview invitations than newly unemployed or currently employed people,
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of education providers were confident that their graduates were prepared for work whilst only 38 % of youth and 35% of employers felt that graduates are prepared to enter the workforce. 79 Structural unemployment occurs when the demand for labour is less than its supply in an individual market in an economy. It comes in 3 forms: regional unemployment, sectoral unemployment and technological unemployment. 80 Occupational immobility is when workers lack transferable skills to move from one occupation to another 81 Long-Term Unemployment: refers to the number of people who are out of work and have been actively seeking employment for at least a year.
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