Impossiblity of holiday jobs in Lithuania

Young people in Lithuania face the same problem every summer: holiday jobs are thin on the ground. The problem lies in the government's absurd over-regulation, complains Rūta Vainienė, an expert with the Lithuanian Institute for Free Market Economy, on the online portal of Lithuanian broadcasters LRT: "Young people aged 14 to 16 are only allowed to do the 33 types of light work stipulated by the government. This includes collecting fir cones that have fallen to the ground, but not washing cars. They are allowed to clean rooms but only in child care facilities. Why young people are not allowed to clean offices or toilets remains a mystery. They are allowed to sort clean washing in laundry services but not to touch dirty washing. They can herd cattle, but not breeding cattle. And so the list goes on. And employers have to comply with countless requirements in order to employ young people. Yet these are the sort of things you would expect when it comes to putting a child into kindergarten, not employing a young adult."

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