Youth unemployment

Title

Youth unemployment

Genre

Interview; Documentary

TX Date

6 Jun 1981

Year of production

1981

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Duration

00:50:16

Description

Four-part programme on youth unemployment, presented by Tommy Boyd. Considers the prospects of 720,000 school leavers who are entering the employment market at a time of mass unemployment. Interviewees include 16 year-old Barry Ross; divisional careers officer Carolyn Heathcote; school leaver Kim Clark; Youth Opportunities Scheme regional operations manager Mike Finnemore; 16 year-old Dawn Baldwin; Trades Union Congress (TUC) deputy general secretary Ken Graham; 15 year-old Cherie Norval(?); Marks and Spencer training development manager Linda Aitken; printing trainee Malcolm Ross; teacher John Davies(?); 16 year-old Harvey Stilman. In two parts, divided by short break in audio.

Contributors

Ken Graham; Tommy Boyd; John Davies(?); Barry Ross; Carolyn Heathcote; Kim Clark; Mike Finnemore; Dawn Baldwin; Cherie Norval(?); Linda Aitken; Malcolm Ross; Harvey Stilman

Keywords

Trade unions; TUC; Unemployment; Youth; Unemployed; Apprenticeship; Youth unemployment

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