An overview

1. An overview Julia Rieck Bonn/ D, 27.01.2011

2. Young people in Europe • Current employment situation in Europe • Education • EZA Youth Platform

3. Introduction

4. Group between 15 – 24 years (often the group of 25 – 29years is added)

5. In the EU there are 96 Mio. young people between 15 and 29 years. This is 19,4% of the whole population. This number is estimated to be reduced to 15,3% in the year 2050.

6. Young people and employment – before and during the crisis

7. The labour force participation rate decreased (globally from 54.7 to 50.8% between 1998 and 2008) • Mainly because the number of people in education was rising • Youth unemployment rates were decreasing until 2007 in the EU Until 2008 (Global employment trends for youth, ILO, August 2010)

8. economic crisis is reflected in the largest ever cohort of unemployment youth • at the peak of the crisis global youth unemployment rate saw its largest annual increase ever • youth unemployment rates more sensitive to economic shocks than adult rates • young men suffered more from unemployment From 2008 – 2010 (Global employment trends for youth, ILO, August 2010)

9. Decrease in youth unemployment rates • recovery for youth expected larger compared to adults Expectations for 2011 (Global employment trends for youth, ILO, August 2010)

10. Young workers suffer from decent work deficits

11. Half of all young workers find themselves within low qualified or marginal employment. • 40% of all young workers have temporary contracts. • 25% of all young workers are employed part-time. • 1/3 of all young people between 15-24 years in the EU are neither in school, education nor in employment. • 1/3 of all young workers are students or apprentice.

12. During the last 10 years reversal trend of the employment rate within in the group of 15 – 25 years old. (Situation of women often worse) Of young workers

13. 1998 - 2009

14. 1998 - 2009

15. Source: Eurostat

16. Low educational skills • Weak socio-economical background • Inequality in terms of gender • No good possibilities for disabled youth • Labour market conditions often disadvantageous for entrants for the bad situation of young workers in Europe

17. And its effect on young workers

19. 2008 Source: Eurostat

20. Source: Eurostat

22. 1. Employment • 75% of the 20-64 year-olds to be employed • 2. R&D / innovation • 3. Climate change / energy • 4. Education • Reducing school drop-out rates below 10% • at least 40% of 30-34–year-olds completing third level education (or equivalent) • 5. Poverty / social exclusion • at least 20 million fewer people in or at risk of poverty and social exclusion

23. Smart growth • Digital agenda for Europe • Innovation Union • Youth on the move • Sustainable growth • Resource efficient Europe • An industrial policy for the globalisation era • Inclusive growth • An agenda for new skills and jobs • European platform against poverty

24. Youth on the Move

25. Platform for young workers at EZA

26. First Youth Conference in October 2007 in Brussels

27. Second Youth Conference in October 2009 in Esposende

28. For whom? The EZA Youth Platform addresses young employees. Organised by? A so-called core group has been established to help with practical matters. This core group: currently features ten people and has been established by EZA.

29. to make people (politicians, within EZA) aware of young workers’ problems • improvement of young workers’ working conditions • to give young people the possibility to exchange experiences, best practices, knowledge, etc. • to improve the role of young workers within the society according to the democracy; make young people aware, act and strengthen their motivation • to give young people a place to express themselves Our main goals:

30. Every two years, EZA will host a youth seminar which will provide a forum for discussions and an exchange of views about relevant issues and the latest developments.

31. At Facebook

32. An overview Julia Rieck Bonn/ D, 27.01.2011