Brussels, 20/01/2012
CONSEQUENCE OF THE IMPOSED AUSTERITY
The crisis is heightening migratory movements, particularly among young graduates..
The first victims of the economic crisis in Greece are young people. Youth unemployment is running at 46.6 %, and half of all unemployed people are under 29. Young women are particularly hard hit, with 38.3 % of them being out of work.
Greece, which has been in recession for three years and is undergoing an unprecedented austerity regime, no longer offers its young graduates any prospects. Many are now looking abroad for a job.
When the international funding providers and the Troika went back to Athens on 17 January to try to stave off the payment default, a general strike was called against austerity.
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{{This brain drain will damage the country in the long term, and the trend is likely to be exacerbated in 2012.
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{{THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES }}
“Enough is enough! Our generation will not be sacrificed nor disposable! We want a decent future, quality training and jobs and real prospects for life!” stated the young people of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), convened in a committee on 21 December 2011.
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• We demand a coordinated attack against youth unemployment with guarantees in terms of access to quality jobs, education and training;
• Combat unemployment, growing inequalities, precarious work and austerity measures;
• Give employment and quality employment top priority on the European agenda.
The ETUC expresses its solidarity and full support