在新西兰
工党Wigram选区议员梅根•伍兹8月30日向国会递呈了她的一个议案。这个议案旨在帮助8.4万失学、失业或未受训的新西兰年青人就业。 这份议案提议将相当于失业救济的一份补助金拨给雇主，以鼓励后者吸纳学徒
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这份议案提议将相当于失业救济的一份补助金拨给雇主，以鼓励后者吸纳学徒工。
孩子是我们的未来，可是我们如果不能采取积极措施解决失业问题，我们的年轻一代将只有面对黯淡的前景。我不想看到一代年轻人就这样被彻底遗忘，或只能一窝蜂涌往澳大利亚。
梅根•伍兹议员的《社会安全补充（帮助青年学徒工）法案〉着眼于给年轻人一个机会以发挥才干、为社会作出贡献。
同时议案里也正视了雇主对于在经济不景的形势下雇佣新人可能感到为难，因此为雇主提供培训年轻人的奖励金。
这份议案令雇主比较有可能为年轻人提供再培训的机会，从而打造新西兰的未来所需技能。
这是一个大好机会，比如，提升我国年轻人的技能，从而对像奥克兰这样亟需贸易人才、又住屋缺乏的地区，以及需要大量震后重建工作的基督城作出真正的贡献。（霍建强议员办公室供稿）
Megan WOODS MP for Wigram
30 August 2012 MEDIA STATEMENT
Bill pays dole to employers who take on young apprentices
A Bill that aims to help some of the 84,000 young New Zealanders not in education, training or work, into a job has been lodged into the Parliamentary ballot by Labour MP for Wigram, Megan Woods, today.
“The Bill will make a subsidy equivalent to the unemployment benefit available to employers who make a commitment to taking on an apprentice.
“Our kids are our future, yet we have a generation of young people whose future is looking bleak unless we take positive steps to address this problem. I don’t want to watch a generation of young people fall through the cracks or jump on a plane to Australia.
“My Social Security Amendment (Apprenticeship Assistance for Youth) Bill is about giving some of those young people an opportunity to use their talents to become productive members of the community.
“At the same time it recognises that employers may be struggling to take on apprentices in tough economic times and provides them with an incentive to train and mentor a young person.
“It offers an excellent opportunity to align the training needs of young people with the opportunities employers may be able to provide for the future skills needs of New Zealand.
“It is a great chance, for example, to up-skill our youth and make a real contribution to the anticipated demand for tradespeople in areas such as Auckland, where there is a shortage of residential housing, and in Christchurch for the post-earthquake rebuild,” Megan Woods said.