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Over recent weeks, protest movements engulfing several countries of the Middle East have one thing in common.<\/p>\n
From Iraq to Lebanon, Iran to Egypt, demontrators are mainly the young. At the centre of their concerns, \u00a0is the issue of high unemployment and corruption.<\/p>\n
Endemic corruption and economic mismanagement go hand in hand.<\/p>\n
Cyber-savy and better informed youth, entering the labour market in their millions each year and yet facing unemployment or under-employment, poverty and an uncertain future, are becoming angry. Across the Middle East, they are increasingly going onto the streets, demanding radical change.<\/p>\n
With youth unemployment soaring, \u00a0the growing \u00a0frustration and alienation of the young populations in these countries are becoming a challenge to their existing political orders.<\/p>\n
In Europe, too, youth unemployment has turned into a serious social issue.<\/p>\n
In August 2019, the youth unemployment rate across the EU was 14.2%. The \u00a0southern countries faced the biggest problem. Among them, Greece recorded the highest rate at 33%.<\/a><\/p>\n The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development<\/a> (OECD) describes the youth unemployment rate as the number of unemployed 15-24 year-olds, expressed as a percentage of the youth labour force.<\/p>\n One of the key indicators is called NEET, short for “Not in Education, Employment, or Training”, refering to persons who are unemployed, not in school or receiving vocational training.<\/p>\n