European Trade Union Confederation - Youth (ETUC Youth)

Across Europe, young people face uncertainty in quality employment, affordable housing and participation. They are disproportionately affected by precarious work, temporary contracts, unpaid internships and in-work poverty, alongside rising rents and the housing crisis. Read the motion to find out more.

Around 10% of people who menstruate in the EU face period poverty, especially those with low income, refugees, youth, and people with disabilities. The European Youth Forum urges action to end period poverty as a key step toward gender equality and the right to menstrual health.

Civil society organisations and trade unions have signed a joint open letter to #BanUnpaidInterships, urging the European Commission to back an ambitious proposal for an EU Directive that ensures quality conditions for internships, including remuneration that pays a living wage. Read our joint open letter.