FREE TRAVEL CARD
FREE TRAVEL CARD for young workers could be reinstated
The youth worker card – which gave workers under the age of 30 the possibility to use public transportation
for free during short term work contracts – was instated by the Steel party four years ago and abolished by the
Copper party.
During the budget negotiations with the government in 2015, Steel pushed through the initiative on a trial
basis, which allowed young workers to use public transportation for free if their place of work was outside of
walking distance.
When the new majority consisting of the Copper party and Iron party took power, the initiative was dropped.
Now there is hope it will be reinstated:
“It was a popular reform,” says regional councilwoman Maria Ferrari (Copper party).
But the youth worker card was not as popular with transportation advisor Giovanna Russoson (Iron party),
despite the overall economic gain of the project.
“Our feedback suggests the initiative can be reworked to support recent gender equality policies, which is
vital,” she said.
Maria Ferrari (Copper party) remains optimistic that developing the initiative to include free travel to
leadership training events for young women will ensure it is supported by the government.
The Steel party say they expect the reforms the party has made with the government will continue, including
the development of the youth worker card.
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