3.8M young Pinoys jobless, vulnerable to abuse
12-Aug-11, 10:35 AM | Joseph Holandes Ubalde, InterAksyon.com

MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE – 11:42 a.m.) There are 3.8 million young Filipinos who are either unemployed or vulnerable to abuse in their current jobs, the International Labor Organization said Friday, marking the 11th year since the declaration of International Youth Day.

According to the ILO, of the 3.8 million Filipino youth, 1.5 million are still looking for work despite having invested in their education, while the remaining 2.3 million are forced into work that exposes them to abuse because they have not finished formal schooling.

Lawrence Jeff Johnson, ILO director for the Philippines, warned of a possible “lost generation” as the number of unemployed youth worldwide reached 81 million in 2009, the highest ever recorded.

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