YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT 25 MAY 04

[Clark, Allen (M. Organ, MP)]

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LABOR FAILS TO LINK UP WITH YOUNG UNEMPLOYED IN CUNNINGHAM

Labor's "Link-Up" policy will do nothing to create jobs for young
unemployed people in Wollongong, Cunningham MP Michael Organ said today.

"It's all very well for Shadow Employment Services and Training Minister
Anthony Albanese to make grandiose promises, but what our out-of-work
teenagers want is jobs", Mr. Organ said today.

"Wollongong's youth unemployment rate is 32.2% but all Labor can offer
is an intensive assistance program which won't start until January
2005."

"The government is no better, after promising me in the parliament last
year to do better on the job creation front they've delivered precisely
nothing for the one third of our young people who can't find a job."

"Work for the Dole isn't working with only 32% of participants
successful in getting full-time work."

"The government and the Opposition should look to some overseas job
creation experience and see what has been achieved in Glasgow and
Pittsburgh for example rather than trading insults about unemployment
assistance", Mr. Organ said.

More from:
Michael Organ MP 02 6277 4366, 0439 442 550
Allen Clark (Media Adviser) 0439 464 439
www.michaelorgan.org.au



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