KABATAAN Party-list said that poor quality education could be one of the reasons why the youth find it difficult to find jobs.

The group said job opportunities are scarce because the government does not invest in industrialization.

It cited the Social Weather Stations survey which showed that 69% of Filipinos found it hard to find jobs in contrast with Philippine Statistics Authority data showing declining unemployment and underemployment.

“Kawawa ang kabataan kung walang aksiyon na gagawin agad ang gobyerno at ‘di magiging pro-people ang economic framework,” the youth organization said.

“Kung may larong ‘Hide and Seek’ tayo noong bata pa, pagtanda ang pinapalaro naman ng ating gobyerno at mga kapitalista sa kabataang job hunter ay ‘Seek and Hide’,” it added.

“Hanap nang hanap nang trabaho kahit tapos na ng college, pero pag walang mahanap napapakapit na po ang marami sa patalim kaya tago nang tago na dahil iligal ang napasukan lalo sa abroad,” the group said.

“Ang kawalan ng oportunidad sa edukasyon at trabaho ang totoong nagpapariwara sa kabataan – hindi ang kawalan ng disiplina o aktibismo,” it added.