In June this year Nestlé voiced concerns over the rising level of youth unemployment across Europe and pledged to take action. Today it has pledged to create 20,000 positions for under 30 year olds in the region over three years.
Laurent Freixe, Nestlé executive vice-president and zone director for Europe launched th initiative in Athens where more than half of under 25s are out of work. In the UK, around 1 million 16-25 year olds are unemployed, while Ireland has a 30% youth unemployment rate. Richard Martin, chief engineer at Nestlé UK & Ireland spoke…
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