Young people between the ages of 15 and 24 have been hit by the COVID-19 crisis even more severely than adults.
Globally, youth employment fell by 8.7% in 2020, compared to 3.7% for adults.
The percentage of NEETs (those young people not engaged in study, neither in work nor in training) is over 22%.
It is estimated that 86% of the apprentices and 83% of the trainees saw their training interrupted.
The Salesians, in the 3,643 schools and almost a thousand Vocational Training Centers are committed to stemming this problem. Salesian formation, in fact, provides young people with the practical skills to study and subsequently enter the world of work.
