卫报获悉，卫斯·斯特里廷被迫推迟发布一项让更多年轻人进入国防工业就业的计划，此前工会方面提出了反对意见。
Wes Streeting has been forced to delay the publication of a plan to get more young people into defence industry jobs after pushback from trade unions, the Guardian understands.
据了解，国防大臣原定于周四宣布该提案，但该行业的部分工会据称对计划反应强烈，指责政府绕过其成员，并在创造就业方面将工会的作用最小化。
The defence secretary had been due to announce the proposals on Thursday, but some unions in the sector are understood to have reacted angrily to the plans, accusing the government of bypassing their members and minimising their roles in job creation.
此次推迟可能使政府为应对青年就业危机而计划的一系列宣布脱轨，部长们周一表示，商业服务、建筑、技术和国防领域的就业计划将于本周发布。
The delay risks derailing a planned series of government announcements to tackle the youth jobs crisis, with ministers stating on Monday that jobs plans in business services, construction, technology and defence would be published this week.
斯特里廷预计将于周四前往特尔福德，为德国国防巨头莱茵金属运营的一座大型新枪械生产设施揭幕。此前他曾承诺，国防就业计划将“帮助为年轻人创造数千个机会，包括到2035年每年通过国防领域学徒计划获得支持的人数增加至至少1.4万名”。
Streeting is expected to visit Telford on Thursday to unveil a major new gun production facility run by German defence giant Rheinmetall, after promising that the defence jobs plan would “help deliver thousands of opportunities for young people, including an increase in the number of people supported through apprenticeship programmes in the defence sector to at least 14,000 annually by 2035”. But the Guardian understands that unions representing workers in the sector were shown the plan just before publication, and told ministers that they would not support it, forcing the 11th-hour delay.
但卫报获悉，代表该行业工人的工会在发布前夕才获见该计划，并告知部长们他们不会予以支持，迫使最后一刻做出推迟决定。
Sources at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) confirmed the delay, but played down the role of unions in the hold-up, stating there were issues that still had to be worked through, but that it would be published “in due course”.
国防部消息人士证实了推迟消息，但淡化了工会在搁置计划中所起的作用，称仍有一些问题需要解决，但计划将“适时”发布。
Union leaders are understood to have told ministers that the plan was weak and did not acknowledge the role of unions in promoting “build British” defence policies and the creation of jobs for young people, especially apprentices.
据了解，工会领袖曾告诉部长们，该计划薄弱，未承认工会在推动“英国制造”国防政策和为年轻人（尤其是学徒）创造就业方面的作用。一位消息人士称，部长们与工会代表之间的进一步会谈“即将举行”。
Further meetings between the ministers and union representatives are “imminent”, said one source. “Wes Streeting has to recognise that unions have a vital role to play in developing good jobs in the defence industry, but this plan lacked a union voice and the voice of workers who are meant to be at the heart of it,” said a union source.
“韦斯·斯特里廷必须认识到，工会在国防工业中创造优质就业机会方面发挥着至关重要的作用；但这项计划完全没有听取工会的意见，也没有考虑到那些本应成为该计划核心的工人的声音，”一位工会人士表示。“任何代表该行业工人的工会都能看出，这项计划根本无法实现其目标，因此他们必须重新制定计划。”
“Any union representing people in this industry can see that this plan doesn’t do the job, and they will have to go back to the drawing board.”A MoD source said that the department had a positive relationship with the affected unions, and downplayed reports of a rift.
一位国防部（MoD）的官员表示，该部门与相关工会保持着良好的合作关系，并否认了有关双方存在分歧的报道。“我们致力于在国防领域创造数千个就业机会，详细的计划将在适当的时候公布。”
“This department is looking to create thousands of jobs in defence and a comprehensive plan will be published in due course.”A spokesperson for the MoD said: “The defence jobs plan continues to be developed and will be published when ready. We work closely with trade unions and are committed to our mission to create thousands of well-paid, unionised defence jobs in every part of the country.”
国防部的发言人称：“国防就业计划仍在制定中，完成后会立即公布。我们与工会保持着密切合作，致力于在全国范围内创造数千个高薪、受工会保护的国防领域工作岗位。”
The delay will come as a blow for Streeting, who last month said he was overseeing a “ministry for growth”, adding that he was determined the defence industry should play its part in tackling what he called the “moral emergency” of almost 1 million 16- to 24-year-olds not in education, employment or training (Neet).
这一延期对斯特里廷来说无疑是个打击——上个月他还表示自己正在负责一个‘促进经济增长的部门’，并强调国防工业必须为解决‘道德危机’（即约116万至24岁的年轻人既没有接受教育、也没有就业或接受培训的问题）发挥作用。
Labour, which is coming under increasing pressure to increase defence spending to 3% of GDP, has been keen to demonstrate that the rapid increase in spending will result in jobs in the UK.
工党正面临越来越大的压力，要求将国防开支提高到国内生产总值（GDP）的3%；工党希望证明增加国防开支能够为英国创造更多就业机会。
Last month defence contractors promised to create 40,000 apprenticeships, work experience placements and jobs for young people each year.
上个月，国防承诺商承诺每年为年轻人创造 4 万个学徒岗位、工作实习岗位和就业岗位。斯特林当时表示：“我认为我们有责任，因为我们正在增加对国防的投入，要以一种能够促进英国就业、英国产业、并有助于应对这一道德紧急情况的方式来进行投入。我希望国防部成为一个增长部和一个机会部，这也是我们引导国防开支的方式。”
“I think we have a responsibility, as we’re investing more in the defence of the realm, to do so in a way that boosts British jobs, British industry, and helps to deal with this moral emergency,” said Streeting at the time. “I want the Ministry of Defence to be a ministry of growth and a ministry of opportunity, and that’s how we’re going to direct our defence spending.”
国防就业计划原定在前工党内阁部长艾伦·米尔本关于“尼特族”（NEET，指不在受教育、就业或培训中的青年）的最终报告发布之前公布，但该报告因推迟，预计将于下个月发布。
The defence jobs plan was due to be published before the publication of former Labour cabinet minister Alan Milburn’s final report on Neets, which is now expected next month after a delay.
针对国防行业参与者上个月作出的承诺，米尔本表示，该行业展示了“雇主挺身而出时所能实现的成果”，并补充道：“国防是我们的支柱产业之一——它既具备规模，也拥有机会，能够给予年轻人建立职业生涯所需的经验、技能和信心。”
Reacting to the pledge made by defence industry players last month, Milburn said the industry had shown “what is possible when employers step up,” adding: “Defence is one of our great industries – it has both the scale and the opportunity to give young people the experience, skills and confidence they need to build a career.”