Breaking The Cycle

Product Details

ISBN: 9781859351796
Publisher: Joseph Rowntree Foundation
Publication Date: 29 March 2004
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Pages: 64 p.

About the Book

This qualitative report examines the experiences of vulnerable young men in the labour market. Focusing on young men who experienced a period of long-term unemployment more than five years ago, the report studies the extent to which they are able to recover from early difficulties and go on to establish successful careers. It outlines new forms of disadvantage that affect young workers, highlighting the impact of labour market insecurity on the lives of young adults, and is one of the few studies to examine the ways in which young workers remain vulnerable, even in situations of relatively high employment. Based on in-depth interviews with 32 young men in the West of Scotland, the report describes the way in which some young men become trapped in the insecure sectors of the labour market and the extent to which existing policies fail to effectively address deficiencies in the supply or demand for quality labour.