The Labour and Co-operative Party in Brighton and Hove today unveiled plans to tackle and end youth unemployment locally if they have a clear majority on the City Council after the local elections in May.
OPPORTUNITIES for young people will come through major hospital, retail, construction and event developments planned in the city.
Shadow Secretary of State for Education, Tristram Hunt MP joined Cllr Warren Morgan, Leader of the Labour and Co-operative group on the City Council and Peter Kyle the Labour Parliamentary Candidate for Hove & Portslade at this mornings launch event at the Hangleton and Knoll Project in St Richard Community Centre in Hangleton.
Leader of the Labour and Co-operative Group, Councillor Warren Morgan, said: “We believe every young person in this city deserves our support in getting a start on the way to a secure, well-paid career. That’s why we are pledging, if elected to run the council in May, to end youth unemployment by the end of the four year council term in 2019.”
“Getting young people into full-time training or paid apprenticeships at the Living Wage and providing encouragement and incentives to employers and developers in the city will be one of our main goals as an administration. Giving young people the opportunity and support to succeed benefits not just them as individuals but their families, communities and the city as a whole.”
Peter Kyle, Labour’s Parliamentary Candidate in Hove and Portslade, added: “It’s shocking that our city has hundreds of young people who are claiming Job Seeker Allowance and dozens who have been unemployed for more than a year. A long period of unemployment for a young person can have a terrible impact on their ability to succeed later in life.”
“Our society and economy also suffers due to the social impact on our communities and wasted potential. Something has to be done. By taking these steps we will ensure that every young person has the start in life that they deserve.”
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