SOLUTIONS3rd COMENIUS MEETING

GIJÓN, 8-10TH NOVEMBER 2011

Unemployment

Political intervention for creating more jobs Create and promote more industry More restrictions on immigration/emigration

and illegal work force Give incentives or bonuses to employers

offering permanent contracts

Vote – unanimously in favor Discussion one not favor with no informative

comment

Unemployment Restrictions on foreign industry and imports (china) Promote consumption/purchase of domestic products Promote internal industrial growth – incentives and

government finance More control on illegal immigrants and workers from other

countries Create more jobs for young people (government support)

Vote – majority for Discussion – concern over restrictions on imports from

China. Limited and short term create problems for Chinese economy

GLOBAL MIGRATION

Special programs for inmigrants to educate and help them to understand the culture of the country.

It is also important to have other programms to achieve a more tolerant, multicultural society. Within schools and communities

Develop rules and measures to control migration; stopping illegal migration and human trafficking. Tougher laws and enforcement

Stop corruption in countries of origin and offering official development assistance. International intervention and cooperation

Vote – majority in favor Discussion – One question no productive comment.

GLOBAL MIGRATION Instead of giving them jobs in our countries,

we should have the possibility of creating jobs in their own countries. Economic support and encourage industry from other countries

In some countries the problem is not immigration, but emigration, so they should receive some kind of aid to maintain their workers with better salaries.

Support productive politics in those countries where changes are being made.

YOUTH Alcohol and drugs:Alcohol should be more expensive (more tax) funds used to

support rehabilitation and treatment centers and counseling. More police to control the streetsOrganize more activities Non alcohol related such as clubs and

sportsMeet better friends

The following two areas were discussed in more detail by other groups.

Financial crisis:Change politicsSave money Job opportunities:More offers to work Better contractsMore factories

YOUTH

School failure:More teachers in each classroom Less homework to have more time to studyHelp parents to teach their children to study Violence:Teach children in a different way withoutviolence.Help people with family problems.Violent people should get evaluated and possible counseling ie.

psychologist.More police to stop the violence in the streetsMore opportunities.Parents must teach children to behave themselves when they

are very youngViolence prevention lessons at school.

YOUTH Racism:Meet people from other countries and get to

know them (more projects like Comenius)  Family issues:Spend more time with the familiesTell your parents the problems you haveTeach children to respect their eldersParents should spend more free time with their

children.Support for single parent families  

  

YOUTH  Lifestyle issues:It´s better playing sports than staying in, you will be

able to meet friends and spend your free time.Make laws which don´t allow drinking alcohol at discos.Take part in voluntary organizations, for example

“Abierto hasta el amanecer” here in Gijón that offers different activities to spend your free time at night.

  Computer game addiction:Choose other activities to spend your free time and

having fun.Do more sports.Parents should make timetables to their children. Support addiction treatment and rehabilitation

programs

ALCOHOL & DRUGSNetherlands

Proper treatmentDrug dependacy can be fully handled. Again counseling

and support of programsLearn to life without drugs or alcohol.Possitive effect on society. Increase taxesTaxes on alcohol get increased.Only used in the Netherlands, can/should be used by

other countries. (alcohol and drug pass)Can use the extra money for helping people.It´s a long-term solution.

ALCOHOL & DRUGS Prevention programmes Inform (young) people about drugs and alcohol.Think of lectures, videos, campaigns, etc.These are

effective in reducing drug abuse.Stay away from people who´ve got drugs.Be aware of places where people take drugs.Support people with alcohol/drugs problems, in order to

get them sobber.

ALCOHOL & DRUGS Registration passesStill a experiment, used in The Netherlands.You´ll need a pass to gain access to drugs.It registers how much and when you bought drugs.Can lead to an increase of the illegal market. (Smaller) Solutions to drugsHave more control over the entry of drugs into the

country.Tackle the easy access of the youth to soft drugs

(marijuana, hashish ,etc.)Encourage young people to do activities not related to

drugs. (films and sports)

ALCOHOL & DRUGS ConclusionsMake sure alcohol or drugs addicts have acess to a

proper treatment.Make sure that everybody is informed well enough about

drugs and alcohol. Follow the developments of the registration pass and the

increased taxes.

AWARENESS

Vote – majority in favor Discussion – One question about increase of taxeson alcohol –

limits free choice to drink to rich people unfair to youth.