Bright lights, big problems: hardship hits career dreams of Pacific youth

Papua New Guinea is particularly hard hit, with a huge young demographic that faces few prospects without sufficient skills and educationJim Pia is awake at five each morning to catch the first bus into the city.Daily, the 20-year-old fights for a space on the bus from the Bushwara settlement, on the outskirts of Port Moresby, to ensure he is on time to secure a place within the capital’s Gordons Market. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/jul/15/bright-lights-big-problems-hardship-hits-career-dreams-of-pacific-youth #world_news #papua_new_guinea #pacific_islands #asia_pacific #solomon_islands #fiji