# Greens propose jobs guarantee for young Kiwis

> Green Party pledges to fund jobs for 32,000 young New Zealanders through a four-year program.
- Title: Greens propose jobs guarantee for young Kiwis · RNZ | Shortify
- Summary: Green Party pledges to fund jobs for 32,000 young New Zealanders through a four-year program. Green Party will create Jobs for Young People program to…
- Keywords: green party, jobs for young people, mayors taskforce, new zealand, marama davidson, chloe swarbrick, jobs guarantee, youth unemployment, covid-19 recovery, luxeon government, politics, news
- Source: RNZ — https://rnz.co.nz/news/politics_election-2026/1835766/greens-would-establish-programme-to-guarantee-jobs-for-all-young-kiwis
- Author: RNZ | Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa
- Published: 2026-10-10T22:05:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: green party, jobs for young people, mayors taskforce, new zealand, marama davidson, chloe swarbrick, jobs guarantee, youth unemployment, covid-19 recovery, luxeon government, politics, news
## Green Party jobs plan
Green Party will pay wages for all New Zealanders aged 16 to 24 out of work six months or more.

> When there is so much real work to be done, it doesn't make sense that our young people are struggling to get by, losing hope after receiving hundreds of job rejections
## Jobs for Young People program
Program will employ 32,000 young people through a four-year initiative costing $4.9 billion.

> You can't punish people into ghost jobs. We can instead connect people out of work with work that so clearly needs to be done
## Funding mechanism
Funding via Mayors' Taskforce to connect young people with local jobs through councils.
## Key takeaway

Green Party will create Jobs for Young People program to guarantee employment for 16-24 year olds out of work six months or more.