Young people Articles from IPPO

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   COVID-19 has amplified the crisis that was already facing young people. After all they have sacrificed, their futures must not be ignored

   December 13, 2021

   • Young people

   There is a risk that the struggles of ‘Generation Covid’ will be blamed solely – and wrongly – on the pandemic. The Intergenerational Foundation’s new report calls for policy shifts to avoid a legacy of long-term economic scarring

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   How can cities tackle youth unemployment in their COVID recovery plans? Ideas and fresh challenges emerging from our roundtable

   November 30, 2021

   • Cities

   • Employment

   • Event Report

   • socio-economic inequalities

   • Young people

   IPPO's event with Youth Futures Foundation brought together city-level policymakers and youth employment experts from all over the UK to discuss how COVID-19 has amplified the work challenges facing young adults

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   ‘Competition for jobs is increasing’: a young person’s view of work prospects before and during COVID-19 

   November 15, 2021

   • Employment

   • Unemployment

   • Young people

   Lauren Aird, a member of Youth Futures Foundation’s Future Voices Group, offers her perspectives on the employment challenges facing young people today

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   What notable policy initiatives have cities used to tackle youth unemployment during the pandemic?

   November 15, 2021

   • Carla Washbourne

   • Cities

   • Inequality

   • international

   • Unemployment

   • Young people

   Ahead of IPPO's event with Youth Futures Foundation on cities’ youth employment recovery strategies, here is a global scan of city-level policy actions introduced during the pandemic

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