SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 4 Feb. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The Secretary of Organization of the PSOE Canarias, Nira Fierro, has stated that the Socialist Party’s commitment to the youth of the Canary Islands is “clear and resounding” and has ensured that young people are “in good hands” with Ángel Víctor Torres at the helm of the Government Canary.
This was stated in an act held today Saturday in the Parque García Sanabria, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, to report on the progress that has marked the stage of Ángel Víctor Torres as president of the regional government in matters of youth policies.
Public, organic and socialist militant officials have taken to the streets on all the islands to deliver to the public a diptych with information on all those measures that the Government has promoted throughout this legislature with a direct effect on the young population , from the recent free public transport to the rental bonus, the cultural bonus, aid for the purchase of the first home or the scholarship bonus.
Fierro made these statements next to the flower clock in Parque García Sanabria, a place “of magnificent memory for the Socialists”, he stressed, referring to the fact that it was here that the so-called Pact of Flowers was signed almost four years ago between the four political forces that today support the Government of the Canary Islands.
Along with Nira Fierro has been the local general secretary and candidate for mayor of Santa Cruz, Patricia Hernández, who has stated that, in addition to informing the public, this Saturday’s call has served to “listen and gather proposals.” Hernández has said that, thanks to the governments of progress that the Canary Islands and Spain have, “many young people have managed to change their precarious contracts for an indefinite contract or benefit from the successive increases in the minimum interprofessional salary, today located at 1,080 euros per month”.
He has also highlighted how important it is to have incentive measures in the cultural, sports and economic spheres, “issues in which Santa Cruz, unfortunately, is not up to what its young people demand,” he pointed out.
For her part, the secretary of the Socialist Youth of the Canary Islands, Ada Santana, also present this Saturday in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, reviewed the changes in youth policies that have taken place in the Canary Islands in recent years: “We were used to a Canary Islands that I forgot young people and now, instead, we see that opportunities have been created so that we can stay in the Canary Islands, develop professionally here and carry out our life project on the islands”.
Among the measures that have made this possible, Santana has highlighted the scholarship policy, since, he recalled, “we are the only autonomous community in this country that subsidizes the third and fourth registrations to help students who have a less favorable situation”. In addition, he highlighted that the places in Vocational Training have doubled, “contributing with this so that many young people can later access a decent employment opportunity.” “All of this has made it possible for youth unemployment to drop by 15%, despite the pandemic and also thanks to the labor reform carried out by a socialist government,” he remarked.
