The Green Party's announced a jobs guarantee programme for young people who've been out of work for 6 months, with unemployment at an 11-year high, and three times worse for younger people.

The party says the country's infrastructure and nature need maintenance and care, but community services are short of the people needed - so they plan to give those roles to younger people.

The policy aims to bring work to 32,000 young people, by scaling up funding for all councils.

Party Co-Leader Marama Davidson speaks to Tim Beveridge to explain how it work...

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The Green Party's announced a jobs guarantee programme for young people who've been out of work for 6 months, with unemployment at an 11-year high, and three times worse for younger people.
The party says the country's infrastructure and nature need maintenance and care, but community services are short of the people needed - so they plan to give those roles to younger people.
The policy aims to bring work to 32,000 young people, by scaling up funding for all councils.
Party Co-Leader Marama Davidson speaks to Tim Beveridge to explain how it work...
LISTEN ABOVE

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Marama Davidson: Graduates are applying for anything, and getting nothing

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