Young and Unemployed on World Update

It’s got many labels: The recession generation, the quarter life crisis or very simply young and unemployed.

On Thursday 5th November @ 1000 GMT World Update with Dan Damon will be taking a close look at what the economic downturn has done to the employment prospects of those who are young and very qualified.

Could migrant wokers pull the world out of recession?

This is a subject that comes up quite often during our editorial meetings. Two weeks ago we did a programme from Calais where a camp called ‘The Jungle’ was shut down by the French government.

Some of you reacted to the Afghan refugees on the program asking them to go home because if they do make it across the Channel to Britain, they’ll become a burden on the health and housing system. Some of you also mentioned that many have lost their jobs due to recession so there aren’t enough jobs to go around for new people, especially that the new people are illegal migrants.

Should employees give up their expectation of bonuses?

It’s not something we all get, but the prospect of receiving a bonus in your pay packet would be welcomed by most.

Are you happy with the way your country is handling the recession?

Japan is the latest country to have come out of recession with reports of the economy growing by 0.9 % in the April to June quarter. It follows news from France and Germany last week each witnessing a growth of 0.3 % of their economy in the April to June quarter.

Is there any excuse for a pay rise?

In the UK the Chancellor and the head of the government’s spending watchdog are talking about pay freezes for millions of public sector workers.

This trade unionist thinks it’s unfair.

The WHYS vote

On today’s World Have Your Say (it’s a TV special by the way) we’ll be discussing the dreaded ‘R’ & ‘C’ words . . . for now though . . we want your vote!

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ON TV: Is recession inevitable?

On Friday Ros will be making his world TV debut …no pressure. WHYS will be on BBC World News at 1040 BST, 1345 BST and 1740 BST – if you want to catch us. This is where you come in. Our three mini editions of the programme are part of the BBC’s special day focusing on the economy. After a few some what bumpy weeks, we are asking these two questions – Is recession inevitable? Has your confidence returned?