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What are we working on? Check out the latest publications, policy documents and more from the Youth Forum.
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Position Paper on Platform Work
Our mission is to guarantee quality jobs for young people and a fair and decent future of work for the present and future generations. Platform work, if regulated, can represent a great opportunity for young people; our goal therefore is to ensure the protection and dignity of all persons performing platform work.
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Discussion paper: The cost of unpaid internships
New research reveals the financial, social and mental costs that unpaid interns must pay in order to enter the labour market.
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Charter on Youth and Democracy
The European Committee of the Regions and the European Youth Forum join forces to boost youth participation!
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Jin, Jîyan, Azadî - Solidarity with the protesters in Iran
The members of the European Youth Forum are deeply concerned about the worsening human rights situation in Iran.
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For the support for the exclusion of the National Youth Council of Russia (NYCR)
The General Assembly of the European Youth Forum voted to terminate the membership of NYCR.
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Mainstreaming youth rights in the UN human rights mechanisms
This paper analyses the extent in which young people’s rights are accounted for under three of the UN’s human rights mechanisms: the Universal Periodic Review, the UN Treaty Bodies, and the UN Special Procedures.