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Youth Employment developments: France

Here you will find some information on some developments in youth employment policy in France.
French President François Hollande was elected on 6 May 2012, and right from the beginning he asserted that he wanted to be judged on two issues: justice and youth. Currently one in four young people are out of work in France and the poverty rate for young people is twice that of the rest of the population.
The government has began to make proposals and an inter-ministerial committee will make unveil a finalised youth strategy on 21 February.  Two priorities have already been established youth: education and employment.
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