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Milan Employment Summit – "European leaders must put young generation first", says EESC
"Our unemployed youngsters cannot wait any longer: Member States should accelerate the implementation of structural reforms to support youth employment, making full use of the financial resources allocated under the Youth Employment Initiative and the European Social Fund " stated Christa Schweng, President of Labour Market Observatory (LMO) at the European Economic and Social Committee, on the occasion of the special summit on employment organised today in Milan.
The reforms should notably focus on aligning education systems with labour market needs and on transforming public employment services into real placement agencies. The implementation of the Youth Guarantee is also an opportunity to rethink the role of some labour market rules which may prevent the young workforce to enter the job market, if insiders are highly protected.
These are some of the conclusions of a study conducted by the EESC Labour Market Observatory on the implementation of EU policies for youth employment, comparing the situation in six EU Member States: Greece, Croatia, Italy, Austria, Slovakia and Finland.
The study stresses that the varied situations faced by unemployed young people justify a tailor-made approach, adapted to national circumstances. Its success lies with the full involvement of social partners and civil society, which contributes to greater acceptance of reforms by the population.
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