Young Italians still struggle to find jobs

At 600,000, Italy’s youth unemployment rate of 36% in the summer of 2012 is more than three times the overall level. As in Spain and Greece, where youth unemployment rates are even higher, fears are widespread that a generation could fall through the cracks. And critics say that Italy’s recent labour reforms have only reinforced practices that penalise young workers.

ESO: Background information: Spanish youth urged to seek work abroad http://www.europeansources.info/record/spanish-youth-urged-to-seek-work-abroad/

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