According to a recent study by the IBON Foundation, 7 out of every 10 graduates this year will be jobless. As a result of the lack of jobs in the past years, they will be competing against unemployed graduates from previous years.

Those fortunate enough to land jobs have their own “horror stories” to tell: work that is unrelated to their field of study, lack of job security and benefits, unhealthy working conditions, etc.

Many of us have joined the millions of Filipinos who have left their families and their homeland to seek a living abroad. Many of us also plan to follow in the coming months and years.

And now, even the so-called ‘sunshine industry, the BPO industry, is being plagued with the streamlining of applicants. The recent mandatory entrance exams will affect those competing for 50,000 jobs offered in the said industry.

On April 28, let us share our experiences, thoughts, opinions, analyses, and solutions to the seemingly perpetual problem of unemployment in our country. Let us collectively raise our voices on that day and demand, especially to those running on May 10, real solutions to this problem. Let’s make April 28 Blog Action Day for Jobs for New Graduates.

How can You Participate?

For Bloggers, just write about anything related to the issue of employment. It can be a personal experience while job-hunting or while at work. It can be your analysis and/or solution to unemployment. You can start writing now and then just publish your entry on April 28. To help us keep track of participants, please post the link of your entry to this page’s Comments section.

For those who will blog in Facebook, just post your Note’s link to our official Fanpage (facebook.com/kabataan). For those in Multiply, post it on our Guestbook (kabataanparty.multiply.com) and for Friendster, just comment your link on our Status (kabataan.national@gmail.com).

For those who can’t afford to write a blog entry, you can simply Tweet, Plurk, or post a Facebook status message for 24 hours on April 28 to show your support.

For Twitter users: “Everyone has d ryt 2 decent work & protection against unemployment. I support Blog Action Day 4 Jobs 4 New Grads. #kabataanpartylist”.

For FB users: “Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment. I support @KABATAAN PARTYLIST Blog Action Day for Jobs for New Graduates. Pls repost for 24 hours if you agree.” Tag our official fanpage in your status message.

Help Promote Blog Action Day. Post our video teaser in your blog/website, and share it on social networking sites.

Just copy the following code:

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