A youth wing is a subsidiary, autonomous, or independently allied front of a larger organization (usually a political party but occasionally another type of organization) that is formed in order to rally support for that organization from members and potential members of a younger age , as well as to focus on subjects and issues more widely relevant among that organization's youth. Youth wings may also be discussion forums for younger members and supporters of the organization to debate policy and ideology.
6-801: Young Labour or Young Labor can refer to several youth organizations of Labour Parties. Australian Young Labor , youth wing of the Australian Labor Party New Zealand Young Labour , youth wing of the New Zealand Labour Party Scottish Young Labour , youth wing of the Scottish Labour Party Young Labour (UK) , youth wing of the United Kingdom Labour Party Young Labor (Mauritius) , youth wing of
12-423: Is most often used to refer to the youth wings of political parties ; in such youth wings, ranking or leading members are often seen, upon attainance of the minimum age requirement, as potential leaders or bureaucrats of the main political party. This has led to a perception of political party youth wings as being mere gateways of employment opportunity in the government bureaucracy for younger members, especially in
18-713: The Mauritian Labour Party See also [ edit ] Labour Youth , the youth wing of the Irish Labour Party Labour Youth Forum , the youth wing of the Malta Labour Party Young Labour League , a name used by at least three organisations in Australia, United Kingdom and Ireland Child labour Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
24-452: The case of dominant- or one-party systems where a party is ensured of victory at the polls. Political party youth wings mostly consist of young adults . The age requirement for most political party youth wings ranges between a minimum age of 15 years old to an upper age limit of 30 years old (although there are youth wings of political parties that have an upper age limit as high as 35). Youth wings are distinct from student wings , as
30-414: The former is not necessarily established on, nor solely focused upon, a student-exclusive basis. Youth wings are not normally considered as factions of a political party, as youth wings are usually intended as youth focused extensions of party policy and ideology rather than being differently ideologised from the leadership of the party proper. However, sometimes they may advocate for different issues within
36-519: The title Young Labour . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Young_Labour&oldid=1214330557 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Political party disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Youth wing The term "youth wing"
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