大曼彻斯特市长伯纳姆：近百万青年无工无学是「道德失败」 吁推青年就业保障
大曼彻斯特市长Andy Burnham（伯纳姆）10月19日表示，英国现时有近100万名年轻人既没有工作、也没在读书或受训（NEET），这一情况是「道德上的失败」，他呼吁政府推出青年就业保障，确保每名青年都能获得工作、学徒或培训机会。据英国国家统计局数据，16至24岁青年中未就业、未就学或未受训者接近100万人。伯纳姆长期推动大曼彻斯特地区的青年保证计划，强调地方政府与雇主合作，可为青年提供更多实际的工作与培训名额。他并批评，现行制度在支援离校青年方面过于碎片化。青年失业与NEET问题近年成为英国政界焦点，执政党工党在竞选时承诺推行「青年保障」，财政大臣将于10月28日发表秋季预算案，外界关注青年就业支援是否获得新拨款。慈善机构回应指，青年NEET数字中包括不少有身心健康问题的年轻人，政策须配合心理健康支援。（GSM 据英国媒体报道整理）
Burnham: Nearly a Million Young People Not in Work or Study Is a 'Moral Failure'; Calls for a Youth Guarantee
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said on Oct. 19 that it is a 'moral failure' that nearly one million young people in Britain are not in employment, education or training (NEET), calling for a youth guarantee ensuring every young person a job, apprenticeship or training place. Office for National Statistics figures put the number of 16- to 24-year-olds who are NEET at close to one million. Burnham has long championed a Greater Manchester youth guarantee, arguing local government and employers working together can create real opportunities, and has criticised the current system as too fragmented in supporting school-leavers. Youth worklessness has become a political flashpoint; the governing Labour Party promised a 'youth guarantee' in its manifesto, and the Chancellor will deliver the autumn Budget on Oct. 28, with attention on whether youth employment support receives new funding. Charities note many NEET young people face mental-health difficulties and say policy must be paired with well-being support. (GSM, compiled from UK media reports)
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