Representatives of unemployed add to criticism of services

REPRESENTATIVES for the unemployed have added to criticisms of job training courses and welfare services that were made in an alarming report on unemployment.

Government plans to overhaul programmes for jobseekers and access to welfare schemes needed adequate resources and support, they warned.

The Irish National Organisation of the Unemployed (INOU) yesterday echoed concerns raised about grievances and challenges faced by the jobless in the new report.