The financial crisis that ravaged the world a few years ago and is not yet completely over has led to a number of modern phenomena that seem to be there to last. One refers to wells.
The Sinkies are young people who live as a couple, but they have ruled out the possibility of having children, however, this reality does not mean that they do not want offspring, the problem is that they can barely pay the bills by joining their two. Salaries.
- This recently onset social phenomenon affects three out of ten young Europeans.
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- Thousands of people between the age of 20 and 30 are at serious risk of social exclusion.
- Even if they have jobs.
The term sinkholes was coined by Caritas Europa, who is conducting a study in 17 countries to investigate the phenomenon and find ways to stop it.
Sinkies is a kind of acronym for a combination of English words: Single, Income, No Kids, that is, singles with income, but without children, and not necessarily of their own free will, but out of necessity or obligation due to circumstances.
Caritas’ report was recently presented at the European Social Summit, which stated, after extensive study, that new generations had fewer opportunities than previous generations, as well as living worse than their parents and even grandparents, in some cases. .
This study reveals the difficult situation faced by many young people facing serious difficulties in accessing the most basic social rights, which Caritas says would be housing, education and social protection.
In addition, it should be noted that caritas’ study makes a clear distinction between dinkies and dinkies:
According to the researchers, the new generations are the first in history to live worse than their parents, prestigious names like Joaquín Estefana denounce this situation.
Such problems, such as that reported by Caritas Europa, imply a serious loss of population in the medium and long term, that is, the economic future of the old continent seems unfavourable, according to Jorge Nuo, secretary general of the institution. .
This situation was drastically aggravated after the 2008 crisis. Since then, wage levels in Europe have not only stagnated, but have also declined, creating a world of high uncertainty, which also increases the risk of vulnerability to poverty.
According to the same study, in the UK, generation Y youth between the ages of 21 and 30 have taken an average of 5 years without increasing their incomes, but are forced to fight high inflation, i. e. more and more are becoming more impoverished every day. Objectively.
Thanks to jorge Nuo’s studies, this generation not only earns less than the previous generation, but has also seen its salary decrease, rising to an income of about 700 to 800 euros.
Interestingly, this fact occurs in some generations with extreme overqualification. Cases such as those in Greece and Portugal are particularly serious, as thousands of young university students only have access to irrelevant and poorly paid jobs.
In this world of precariousness and low hope, they are forced to sail, to fight their job frustration, in this way they eventually emigrate and look elsewhere for opportunities they do not find near home.
However, in conclusion, these generations struggle for financial autonomy, lose motivation and run the risk of being victims of populist rhetoric in the absence of hope for a better future.
“Young people have their struggle, which is to overthrow the delivery oligarchy, to disorient the leaders and the strange interests that exploit us. “Arturo Jauretche.