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| Subject: Italy school students 'strike' over work experience Fri Oct 13, 2017 5:08 pm | |
| Thousands of Italian school students are protesting nationwide over work placements which they say contribute little to their future job prospects.
The students are calling it a "strike" in 70 cities. Student unions organised the protest via social media.
Italy's Student Network says "no more exploitation through free labour".
It says 95% of schools - about 900,000 children - participate in work experience schemes. Italy has the EU's third-highest jobless rate, at 11.2%.
There was some vandalism by protesters in Milan, targeting what they saw as symbols of capitalist exploitation: the chamber of commerce building, a McDonald's restaurant and a Zara clothing store.
The student unions claimed 200,000 youths protested across Italy - however, there was no independent estimate of the total.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-41611697 |
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