Young people and discrimination

The European Youth Forum published a report which presents the findings of an online exploratory survey on multiple discrimination affecting young people in Europe.

Key findings include:

• The main experiences of discrimination reported by respondents occur in the field of education and employment/occupation with 53.8 percent of respondents experienced discrimination in the field of education, 50.5 percent in searching for a remunerated job, 42.4 percent in the workplace, and 26 percent in the attempt to get of recognition of their qualifications; and
• Relevant cases of discrimination can be found also in access with 29.2 percent of respondents experiencing discrimination when looking for accommodation and 26.6 percent in healthcare.

To download the full report visit www.youthforum.org/assets/2014/11/Survey-on-Youth-and-Multiple-Discrimination.pdf.