Program employs more than 2,400 young people in the 139 municipalities of Tocantins – Photo – Alexandre Alves/Governo do Tocantins
The Government of Tocantins, through the State Secretariat for Labor and Social Development (Setas), carries out this Wednesday, the 27th, the advance payment of the salaries of 2,497 young people hired by the program Young Worker. Amounts are paid by the 5th business day of the month, but due to the Easter holiday, payments will be made in advance. Young people work four hours a day and have salaries of R$663.39.
The governor of Tocantins, Wanderlei Barbosa, highlights that the anticipation of salaries is part of the Tocantins Government’s efforts to value all its employees. “The Government of Tocantins is committed to always paying on time and seeks to make the advance as a form of recognition for the commitment of each worker”, he points out.
The program has 2,497 young people working, 1,612 women, 846 men, 48 people with disabilities and 26 young people fulfilling socio-educational measures. The Secretary of State for Labor and Social Development, Jonis Calaça, recalls that the program is already present in the 139 municipalities of Tocantins. “The program is an important support for youth and also an additional incentive for the economy of the municipalities of Tocantins”, highlights the secretary.
O Young Worker is the largest first job program in the North of Brazil and aims to introduce 3,000 teenagers and young people in situations of social vulnerability, aged between 16 and 21, living in the municipalities of Tocantins, into the job market. The program is financed with resources from the State Fund for Combating and Eradicating Poverty (Fecoep-TO) and implemented by the National Network for Learning, Social Promotion and Integration (Renapsi).
Selection
Vacancies remain open and, to sign up for the program, you need to access the website Junhotrabalhodorto.org.br and fill out the application.
Young people aged between 16 and 21 can participate, who have already completed or are currently attending high school at a public school or who have full scholarships at private institutions, a rule that also applies if the young person is a university student.
The candidate’s family income must be up to two national minimum wages or half the minimum wage per capita. In addition, the family must preferably be enrolled in government social programs. The program offers quotas of 5% to 10% for People with Disabilities (PwD), with no maximum age requirement of 21 years. There will also be quotas for young people in the socio-educational system and priority in hiring riverside, indigenous and quilombola young people.
Source – Secom Tocantins
