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post Jun 24 2019, 10:30 AM, updated 5y ago

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https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/educ...eeling-hopeless

For the past 1 & 1/2 years, 24-year-old Benjamin has been spending his days at home.

He is not in school. He is not working. He is not undergoing training.

He whiles away the time reading the newspapers, browsing the Internet or listening to the radio, keeping his expenses to a minimum. Occasionally, he ventures out to run errands with his parents, who pay for his meals and other necessities.

Benjamin, who does not want his real name used due to the stigma associated with his condition, has a diploma in media and communication from Singapore Polytechnic.

But he became fearful about looking for jobs after unsuccessful applications to about 10 post-production companies. He has also had negative experiences during previous internships, including being fired at an events company for being slow at simple tasks such as packing items into containers.

Last year, he fell into depression. Benjamin is among a growing group of youth aged 15 to 24 in Singapore who are defined as Neet (not in education, employment or training) by organisations such as the World Bank and International Labour Organisation (ILO).

The latest available data – from the National Youth Survey in 2016 – showed that there are 20,100 Neets here, making up 4.1 per cent of the resident youth population.

This is an uptick from 19,700 in 2013, comprising 3.7 per cent of the resident youth population.

The survey was conducted by the National Youth Council, with input from the Ministry of Manpower and the National Population and Talent Division. It polled a representative sample of 3,531 youth in 2016, and 2,843 youth in 2013.

Unlike the youth unemployment rate – which captures the number of jobless among those actively searching for work, Neet data includes those who have dropped out of the labour force altogether.

This is thus a more comprehensive measure of the economically idle among young Singaporeans, said the survey report.

Neets are a vulnerable segment of the youth population, said the ILO, as they are at risk of both labour market and social exclusion.

Singapore’s Neet rate is low by global standards. Neet rates in other developed countries such as Germany and Finland in 2016 ranged from 6.5 to 9.9 per cent.

But higher job expectations, on top of uncertain economic conditions, may have led to a growth in this Neet rate – which experts say is likely to go higher.


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how many NEETS in Malaysia anyway?


MR_alien
post Jun 24 2019, 10:35 AM

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we have none
because i've seen people that got hired
came to the office, play phone from 8-5
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post Jun 24 2019, 10:35 AM

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come malaysia and work as kuli...
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post Jun 24 2019, 10:45 AM

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post Jun 24 2019, 10:46 AM

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the company there prefer to hire malaysians so can pay cheap2
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post Jun 24 2019, 10:48 AM

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post Jun 24 2019, 10:53 AM

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QUOTE(grixis @ Jun 24 2019, 10:46 AM)
the company there prefer to hire malaysians so can pay cheap2
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sg kampeni wan hire malaysian cukur liao.
x3 cheap also become expensive

thankiu LGE
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post Jun 24 2019, 11:10 AM

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Singapore old uncle 60 yo still working in Mc D. Texas why these youngster give up ?


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post Jun 24 2019, 11:11 AM

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QUOTE(MR_alien @ Jun 24 2019, 10:35 AM)
we have none
because i've seen people that got hired
came to the office, play phone from 8-5
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if play phone 8-5pm
but at the same time, got productivity and movement.

acceptable? hmm.gif
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post Jun 24 2019, 11:16 AM

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QUOTE(waxppl @ Jun 24 2019, 10:30 AM)
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/educ...eeling-hopeless

Last year, he fell into depression. Benjamin is among a growing group of youth aged 15 to 24 in Singapore who are defined as Neet (not in education, employment or training) by organisations such as the World Bank and International Labour Organisation (ILO).
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how many NEETS in Malaysia anyway?
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You can guesstimate this from the labour participation figure (i.e. those who are of working age and are working or actively seeking work - neets would be the inverse of this).

Malaysian participation is around 66%. Women have a lower particiaption rate, around 50%.

So in a way, half of malaysian women are neets. Then again, stay at home parents are not what people think of as neets.
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post Jun 24 2019, 11:17 AM

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QUOTE(myteam94 @ Jun 24 2019, 11:11 AM)
if play phone 8-5pm
but at the same time, got productivity and movement.

acceptable?  hmm.gif
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what do u mean movement?
u mean leave his seat go lunch at 12 thn continue play phone till 5?
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post Jun 24 2019, 11:19 AM

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QUOTE(empyreal @ Jun 24 2019, 11:16 AM)
You can guesstimate this from the labour participation figure (i.e. those who are of working age and are working or actively seeking work - neets would be the inverse of this).

Malaysian participation is around 66%. Women have a lower particiaption rate, around 50%.

So in a way, half of malaysian women are neets. Then again, stay at home parents are not what people think of as neets.
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Is it me or that is very very high


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post Jun 24 2019, 11:21 AM

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inb4 strawberry lol
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post Jun 24 2019, 11:21 AM

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QUOTE(MR_alien @ Jun 24 2019, 11:17 AM)
what do u mean movement?
u mean leave his seat go lunch at 12 thn continue play phone till 5?
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i mean got progress in his/her work laugh.gif laugh.gif laugh.gif
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post Jun 24 2019, 11:21 AM

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ニート! ニート! はたらけニート!
ニート! ニート! はたらけニート!
(Neet! Neet! go to work you piece of shitz NEEt!)

This post has been edited by Nachiino Etamay: Jun 24 2019, 11:22 AM
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post Jun 24 2019, 11:22 AM

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we only need motobike to survive and rempit on the road... the rest leave it to rakyat for suppport
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post Jun 24 2019, 11:23 AM

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QUOTE(WaCKy-Angel @ Jun 24 2019, 10:48 AM)
KFC, MCD, Pizzahut, Domino's, Grabfood, Honestbee, Foodpanda
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Syukur Malaysia got other option for part time jobs.
Even OKU can do grabfood.


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post Jun 24 2019, 11:24 AM

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QUOTE(MR_alien @ Jun 24 2019, 11:17 AM)
what do u mean movement?
u mean leave his seat go lunch at 12 thn continue play phone till 5?
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Wait, you actually tengok dia play phone all the time?
What's your job then?
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post Jun 24 2019, 11:28 AM

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QUOTE(stopandroll @ Jun 24 2019, 11:24 AM)
Wait, you actually tengok dia play phone all the time?
What's your job then?
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He pak guard lah... monitor the cctv

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