THE YOUNG GRADUATES AND THE LABOUR MARKET IN<br />ROMANIA. SOME RESULTS OF THE SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Authors

  • Adrian NETEDU Department of Sociology and Social Work, Faculty of Philosophy and Social-Political Sciences, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, B-dul Carol I, 11, Iasi 700506, Romania

Keywords:

work, young generation, labor market, employability, social research

Abstract

The problems of the young generation (15-24 years) related with the labor market are increased in the last decade. Even in the European statistical analysis these young’s are presented like very expose to the poverty, social exclusion and discrimination on the labor market. In Romania some social research emphasized that social problems with this young people are diverse: from diplomas devaluation to the migration intention. In this article we want to present some results of some latest social research in Romania about the younger citizens that have the right to work, their employability and related issues with labor market.

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