#generationtbd

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Why Bosnia has the world's highest youth unemployment rate

Twenty years after the war's end, ethnic divisions and a corrupt bureaucracy stifle the country's growth and drive youth to leave.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/europe/141008/bosnia-youth-unemployment-rate

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South Africa's township youth see apartheid's legacy all around them

With a youth unemployment rate above 50 percent, the 21-year-old democracy is having trouble escaping its past.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/africa/south-africa/140929/south-africa-township-youth-unemployment-apartheid

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GlobalPost.com: Alumna Reports on a Country at a Crossroads

Coleen José ’12, a Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting grant recipient and award-winning multimedia journalist reports on Filipino youth outsourcing, part of GlobalPost.com’s “Generation TBD” series. http://bit.ly/1vj7DR5

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Filipino youth left behind by outsourcing industry success

Business is good for call centers hiring young talent, but most millennials are finding they're not qualified for the available jobs.

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An Instagram photo by Pracheta Sharma, reporting with Gayathri Vaidyanathan in Punjab, India as part of the Generation TBD reporting fellowship on youth unemployment. 

Manjinder Singh, 28, got "garib"(poor) tattooed on his hand, when he couldn't find a job for 2 years and lost all hope of finding one at all. 

http://instagram.com/p/sC316EGmZj/?modal=true

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Why these young Nigerians aren't waiting for their government to help them

Nigeria is now Africa's largest economy but government corruption and incompetence make life "impossible" for millions. Young people like Mr. Jobs are working to create possibilities.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/africa/nigeria/140818young-nigerians-tired-of-waiting

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How Youngstown, Ohio became a poster child for post-industrial America

Ken Bowman joins the line for a free lunch in the Youngstown Salvation Army canteen, just like he does every Friday.

Looking younger than his 21 years, his hair dyed jet black and wearing big, battered boots, Bowman plays heavy metal on his cell phone. He chooses a seat at the end of a table and sits hunched over his tray, his blues eyes furtively sweeping the room. The others sit in packs, regulars who've formed lunchtime friendships over their burnt coffee and peppered corn, discussing the jobs they once had and the government benefits they no longer get.

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/united-states/140811/youngstown-ohio-post-industrial-generation-tbd

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Generation TBD: Youth unemployment in Spain

By Juan Herrero