36 Securing Decent and Dignified School-to-Work Transitions
Jonas Masdonati
Transitioning From School to Work as a Challenging Task
After graduating from high school with difficulty, Anita decides to look for a job in order to quickly become independent. After six months of unsuccessful searches, she finally manages to find a fixed-term, part-time contract as a cooking assistant. Being used to cooking at home, she thought she would be happy with the job. But she was wrong: her supervisor only gives her degrading tasks, the atmosphere in the kitchen is terrible, and she often has to work at night. Moreover, she does not earn enough to leave her parents’ home and rent an apartment on her own. When the owner of ...
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