Unemployed youth turn their backs on

Spain
Date01.04.2013
AuthorAshifaKassam

Frustrated by a lack of opportunities at home, Spanish youth

are leaving in droves. More than 280,000 left last year alone in the
hope of finding jobs in countries such as Germany, Britain,
Argentina and Venezuela.
It was a small sign tucked1 in the corner of a pizzeria in Barcelona that got David Garcia
Jurado all excited. After months of job hunting, "help wanted" was exactly the kind of sign
he was looking for. David, who speaks three languages and has a master's degree in
financial management, sent in his resume2, anxiously hoping to hear back.
The call never came.
The waiter job became just another one of the more than 800 jobs David has applied for in
the past year. "They don't call you - they just don't call you," the 30-year-old said.
Well-dressed and confident, David once dreamed of working in international relations. His
face hardens as he explains that these days he would be willing to take any job to ease the
monotony of unemployment.
With 26 percent of Spaniards out of work, David is just one of millions of people across
the country whose working week consists of sitting at home and scouring 3 jobs ads.
David Garcia Jurado is turning his back on Spain. Come this spring, he'll cram everything
he owns into two suitcases, leave behind his girlfriend of six years and board a plane to
Canada

Spaniards took to the streets, voicing their anger over budget cuts and unemployment rates

1 tuck in: stoppe ind

2 resume: CV
3 gennemsge

These are the tools of a trend that shows no sign of slowing. A recent poll 4 found that
nearly 70 percent of young people in Spain are eyeing opportunities in other countries.
That view is echoed by Gayle Allard, an economist with the Instituto de Empresas in
Madrid. "Almost every family you talk to, it seems like they've got a child abroad,
somewhere," she said.
As Spain's politicians wrestle5 with record unemployment, corruption allegations6 and
daily protests against austerity measures7, she says creating jobs for youth has fallen off
their to-do list.

Most young people in Spain don't even get the chance to prove themselves, David says

For those who remain in Spain, however, frustrations are mounting.

"I think there will be a rebellion among young people because they really can't get started
on their lives until they're well until their 30s," Allard said.

http://www.dw.com/en/unemployed-youth-turn-their-backs-on-spain/a-16703572

4 polls: meningsmlinger
5 wrestle: brydes med
6 allegation: pstande
7 austerity measures: konomiske stramninger