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ETUC EUROPEAN DAY OF ACTION AND SOLIDARITY – 14^th November 2012

UNI Europa Youth Solidarity Message

The economic crisis is creating rifts in Europe across countries and regions and undermining the European social plan.

Young people are being particularly hard hit across Europe and especially in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece and Ireland. In some of these countries the unemployment rate among youth has surpassed 50% because of austerity measures which are just not working.

Without work the youth has no future, without the youth of today there is future for Europe.

UNI Europa Youth salutes all trade unions that are taking part in the ETUC European Day of Action and Solidarity, Wednesday 14 November.

We will be calling for an end to irresponsible austerity measures and guarantees for the European Social Contract; collective bargaining and social dialogue at both national and European level.

A Europe built on decent jobs and social justice with a fairer more equal and progressive distribution of profits and wealth.