Monday 30 November 2009

Young people demonstrate as youth unemployment rises


London, 28/11/09 - Students and Union bosses descend on London to demonstrate against the rise in unemployment among young people; pay and staff cuts in education, and called for the right to free education and better work and training schemes. London, UK. 28/11/2009.

Students and union bosses from all over Britain descended onto London to demonstrate against pay and staff cuts, funding cuts and called for reforms in the education system, as youth unemployment rates go up. Calls for a right for free education, better work and training schemes for young people, as well as a call to the fight against the rise of the far right for protection of the rights of the worker and the regular citizen were the focal point of a demonstration across London. A petition was also delivered to no10 Downing Street by the Chairman of Youth Fight For Jobs movement. The movement counts with the support of national unions as well as the Socialist Party and has vowed to keep campaigning for the rights to jobs for young people as well as involvement in the fight against the rise of the far right.

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