Nestle has launched plans to hire 20,000 young workers in Europe by 2016 to alleviate dangerously high levels of youth unemployment. As the world?s biggest food company, Nestle said that it is committed to helping governments solve the problem. The plans involve hiring 10,000 people under the age of 30 as well as creating 10,000 training and apprenticeship positions. To date, youth unemployment in Europe has climbed to 23 percent.
See "Nestle to help 20,000 young people find jobs in Europe", Emma Thomasson, Reuters, June 26, 2013