工党就业事务、青年事务发言人 杰辛达 阿登（Jacinda Ardern）:
约翰基总理尽量回避年青人失业率和创造就业之间的关联，这种做法简直令人难以置信。
基15号在接受电台采访时说：…最重要的就是不需要把这两件事（注：指失业率和创造就业）联系起来，因为它们本来是十分不同的，”
目前有5万8千名年青人或者失业，或者失学。我每天都听到关于这些青年如何努力找工作，却根本没有就业机会的故事。
15至24岁的青少年占了新西兰总失业人口的45%。我国青年人的失业率在OECD经合组织国家中名列前茅，而且情况还在恶化。
国家党刚执政时，24岁以下领取失业救济达一年以上的青少年大约是220名。这一数字如今猛增了8倍。归根到底，关键都在于就业，而且还要确保年青人做好了就业准备。除了这一条，无论约翰基再怎么信口开河都只能显示出他不想解决这个棘手的大问题。
约翰基最新的一个妙计是要给年青人盖食品福利章――但这么做并不能创造任何新工作。现在是约翰基担起责任的时候了，他应当有一个利于发展经济和创造就业的计划――才能对国人有所交待。
我国的年青人最需要的是工作机会和技能，而不是单纯的福利改革。约翰基没有任何创造就业的计划。他竟然承认说自己要依赖私营企业来解决这个问题。
可是，在国家党治下，这个问题就是私营企业也解决不了。新西兰如今需要的是一个以出口型经济为主导、提高技能、发展就业和打造公平社会的经济计划。国家党没有这样一份计划。
当他们满脑子想的只是诸如食品配给印章这样的计策时，我国成千上万的青少年却被置于绝望、幻灭之境。
2008年1月，约翰基曾对年青人许诺一个配得上他们的未来。配得上我国年青人的，应当比食品配给章、军训营要多得多。他们理应得到工作和培训。
联系：杰辛达∙阿登（0212887977）
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Jacinda
ARDERN
Spokesperson on Employment
Spokesperson for Youth Affairs
15 August 2011 MEDIA STATEMENT
Key unbelievable in dismissing lack of jobs
Prime Minister John Key’s attempt to play down any link between youth unemployment and a need to create jobs is almost unbelievable, says Labour’s Employment and Youth Affairs spokesperson Jacinda Ardern.
“When he was interviewed on radio today, he said: ‘… the most important thing here is not necessarily to link the two because they’re quite different things’,” Jacinda Ardern said.
"There are currently 58,000 young people who are not in employment, education or training. I hear stories on a daily basis of these young people trying to find work, but the jobs just aren't there.
“New Zealanders aged 15-24 make up 45 per cent of the total number of our unemployed population. Our proportion of unemployed youth is one of the highest in the OECD and worsening," Jacinda Ardern said.
“When National came in, there were roughly 220 under 24 year olds who had been on an unemployment benefit for more than a year. That number is now eight times higher. This is about jobs, and making sure our young people are job ready. For John Key to claim anything else just shows he's not willing to tackle the big issues."
“John Key’s latest bright idea --- giving young people on benefits food stamps --- won’t create a single new job. It's time for John Key to take responsibility and finally present Kiwis with a plan for economic growth and job creation," Jacinda Ardern said.
“Our young people need jobs and skills, not welfare reform. John Key has no plan to create jobs. He even admits himself that he relies on the private sector to do that.
“Under National, that’s simply not happening either, however,” Jacinda Ardern said. “New Zealand needs an economic plan that focuses on building a strong export-led economy, skills, jobs and fairness. National has no such plan. While it is preoccupied with food stamps, thousands of our young people are left feeling hopeless and disillusioned.
“In January 2008, John Key promised young people the future they deserve,” Jacinda Ardern said. “They deserve more than food stamps. They deserve more than boot camps. They deserve jobs and training.”
Contact: Jacinda Ardern 021 2887977.
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