The Green Party has announced a plan to offer two-year job placements to unemployed people under the age of 24, the party's co-deputy leader said on the conference stage.
Mothin Ali told delegates that many young people were "bored, desperate and lost", arguing that the proposal would address what she described as deepening disengagement among younger generations.
Ali presented the two-year jobs pledge as a direct response to youth unemployment, saying the scheme would be targeted at under-24s who are out of work. No further operational details were provided during her remarks.
The announcement formed part of the Green Party's programme discussed at the conference, where delegates are debating policies aimed at tackling social and economic challenges facing younger voters. Party officials did not immediately set out how the plan would be funded or implemented, and further details are expected to be discussed in the coming weeks.