{"id":851,"date":"2023-09-20T08:35:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T07:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/worldcongress\/news\/rising-together-for-youth\/"},"modified":"2023-09-22T09:52:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T08:52:01","slug":"rising-together-for-youth","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/uniglobalunion.org\/worldcongress\/news\/rising-together-for-youth\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising Together for Youth"},"content":{"rendered":"
Under the banner of \u201cRising Together\u201d, young unionists participating at the UNI World Congress and UNI World Women\u2019s Conference, met to discuss how to increase youth participation throughout Congress activities and debates.<\/p>\n
Over 40 participants from all over the world, represented the almost 8 per cent of the total composition of the UNI World Congress, a significant improvement that is in line with UNI\u2019s aim at increasing youth participation to at least 10 per cent.<\/p>\n
The meeting allowed young workers to get to know each other, learn and discuss about UNI and UNI Youth, as well as their role during the Congress, such as taking the floors during the debates and participating in the different debates, highlighting the importance of young workers in trade unions.<\/p>\n
As Ibrahim Mamadou from SYTS Senegal<\/strong> explained during his intervention on the panel for a sustainable world: \u201cIt is vital that Congress debates how we can act NOW to address the impact of climate change and achieve just transition for workers in all our sectors.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n