Young People, Precarious Work, Geographies of Disadvantage: A One Day Symposium

Date and Location:
Wednesday, 24 April from 9:30AM 
Online and in-person at Western Sydney University, Peter Shergold Building 
169 Macquarie Street, Level 9, Conference Room 4, Parramatta NSW 2150.

Other key dates
Abstracts are due by Friday, 22nd March 2024. Please contact George or Sherene if you wish to submit after this date.

What is it?
Employment, income, and career opportunities are increasingly centralised in big cities, particularly in the global north, but the cost of living in such cities has become prohibitive, with spiralling rents and rampant inflation. This symposium will bring together researchers who explore the mobilities and locational choices of young adults in relation to education and work. It focusses particularly on those from working class and minority backgrounds, and their strategies for making a living and building careers in both the metropole and the periphery: how do they overcome precariousness of work, skills, and incomes, and what sorts of social bonds do they form in their endeavours? 

Morning tea and afternoon tea will be provided.
This free event is open to academics, policy makers, and community sector workers but registration is essential.