EUOBERVER / EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT/ BRUSSELS (28 March 2011) - Government cutbacks are leading to increasing youth unemployment in the European Union. Danish Green MEP Emilie Turunen, the youngest deputy in the European Parliament, shares her concerns about the rising joblessness and social unrest in Europe.
About the role of education -- shouldn't a smarter workforce be working shorter hours? Shorter hours are inevitable as IT and automation widen and deepen -- some call it jobless recovery. Millions can find only part-time or occasional work (the precariate) and they are not treated uniformly across the EU. Simultaneously we try to extend the retirement age. It's nuts. Social welfare designed only for the full-time employed and full-time unemployed is doubly unsuitable for the 21st century.
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