Saving the Lost Generation
On 13th September, 2010 Oslo was the scene of a remarkable event that brought together global leaders from government, business, trade unions, and academia to discuss what many of them said is the biggest issue facing the world today: the jobs crisis.
They spoke of the 210 million people currently out of work worldwide — the highest level of official unemployment in history. They spoke of the human impact in terms of persistent loss of earnings, reduced life expectancy, and lower educational achievement for the children of the unemployed. And they spoke of a potentially „lost generation“ of young people whose unemployment rates are much higher than for older groups.
Fortunately, they also spoke of what can be done to save this lost generation.
More information:
The International Monetary Fund`s global economy forum
https://blog-imfdirect.imf.org/2010/09/14/saving-the-lost-generation/
