European maritime sector needs workers, and employment for ex -youth. The ‘Turning Blue’ program, funded by the EU, seeks to provide a new life in the sea at sea, while helping to compensate for major work in the sector.
European prisons offer nearly 1.5 million prisoners, and in some countries, up to 70 % of them review the two years of release. According to experts of the Criminal Justice Organization, the standard work is one of the best ways to break this cycle.
Youth criminals raise a special challenge, but also a chance. Throughout Europe, there are about 15,000 children under the age of 18, and thousands of people between the ages of 18 and 21 years. With adequate support and training, many can return their lives and develop long and production species.
The view of the ‘Blue Turn Blue’ is: the EU -funded plan, which will be held in five countries until 2026, will help you find work from aquaculture to coastal tourism in the growing blue economy for youths who have been convicted of violations or crimes.
Rita Lurenuo, in charge of the project at the Portuguese Co -operative Institute of Attitude Social Investigation. “In the meantime, we have agreed to the prison system that is struggling to find work because of their background.”
Through negotiations, virtual reality experiences and meetings with entrepreneurs, this program introduces prisoners in businesses, perhaps they never raised. “Most of these young people do not even know the work of the blue economy because they have never been able to find these opportunities,” says Lurenuo.
Exclauses face major obstacles when trying to join the labor market. “Having a criminal record creates a stigma. Entrepreneurs often have to believe in a crime,” says Lurenuo. “In addition, many of these young people do not develop basic life skills. We know that the jail is not the best place to learn.”
There is a high risk: Without opportunities, many former projects fall into crime again. That is why the program is closely collaborated with the prisons and corporations of the blue economy in Portugal, the Netherlands, Romania, Siprey and Italy, providing training, training and direct contact with employers.
“The most important thing is to provide a second chance,” says Rita Lureno. “Without them, these youths may occur again. It is almost inevitable. The community must advance their responsibility by creating real opportunities for the people who entered the prison system.”
