Quality Standards for the Youth Guarantee
Too often, the offers provided by the Youth Guarantee are limited to low-paid and temporary positions. For many young people who find themselves stuck in cycles of insecure temporary work like unpaid internships, these offers are failing to provide the much needed security and support of quality jobs. This needs to change!
The Youth Guarantee should help young people to access quality opportunities, uphold their social rights, and allow them to live independently
Together with Member Organisations of the European Youth Forum and other European civil society organisations, we developed a set of ‘Youth Guarantee Quality Standards’ and advice on how to support more vulnerable groups.
Read the consultation results!
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