A survey conducted in Albania showed that unemployment and corruption are the main factors that motivate young people to leave the country. Over 70 percent of young people surveyed said that unemployment is their biggest problem, and the second problem is education, which is assessed as poor quality, VOA in Albanian reports.
The results of the survey conducted by the Youth Network were published in a forum on democracy, attended by researchers, activists and experts on social issues.
Over 80 percent of young people claim that the government has done nothing to reduce high youth unemployment.
Nearly 70 percent of respondents think that there is a lack of support programs for part-time employment of students who have graduated. According to them, this also causes their long-term unemployment.
Even young people think that in Albania there is no real analysis of the labor market for them.
Over 90 percent of young people admit that they have seriously considered leaving Albania for education, employment, and normal life.
Unemployment and low wages are for the most part the two main factors pushing them to leave the country.
Nearly 65 percent of respondents claim that both central and local governments keep them out of decision-making processes, as evidenced by the insufficient budget for youth programs and the youth law.
Political parties, according to the majority of respondents, formally hear the voices of young people only during election campaigns.
Over 90 percent of them claim that youth crime is on the rise and this is a very worrying problem.
Over 92 percent of young people rate the level of corruption as high, mainly in public administration, ministries, municipalities and universities.
A very worrying problem for the health of young people is stress and depression that prevails in about 90 percent of young people.
However, almost all of them claim in the Youth Network poll that they will participate in the April 25 elections as a way to a better life in their homeland.
Over 58 percent of young people surveyed said they would vote in the April 25 general election because they believe it is a way to secure a better future for their country.
Political parties have relied heavily on this election campaign for promises to the youth, while the election day is just a week away.
Over 60 percent of them claim that the quality and education conditions in Albania are bad or very bad.