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National Youth Council Calls On Government To Take Action To Curb Emigration

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61% of young people say they are planning to move abroad within three years.

Youth unemployment may have dropped, but it hasn't fully recovered since the financial crash.

The National Youth Council of Ireland is calling on the government to abolish sub-minimum rates of pay and introduce measures to curb emigration.

Between the turn of the century and 2008, 400,000 people aged between 15 and 24 had a job.

That fell by more than half over the four years that followed and reached over 320,000 in 2021, but its since stalled.

The number of workers under 20 on sub-minimum wage rates has increased from around 15% to 30%.

Young people working and living with their parents has gone from 27%  to 40% between 2017 and 2022.

While 61% of young people say they are planning to move abroad within three years.

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