Youth employment resoures
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Asia-Pacific: Quality and quantity of jobs dropping
22 October 2012
Slowing growth in many Asian countries has accentuated labour market challenges in a region that has the world’s largest youth population, and where precarious work is widespread.
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Youth labour market still critical in G20 countries
03 October 2012
Data presented at a G20 meeting in Geneva shows that youth unemployment rates remain alarming, ranging from about 8 per cent to over 50 per cent in 17 of the 20 member countries. The G20 Task Force on Employment agreed to promote quality apprenticeships.
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ILO calls for urgent investment in youth work opportunities
11 September 2012
The head of the ILO’s Employment sector outlines the ILO’s vision for investment in young people in order to tackle the world-wide youth unemployment crisis.
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Temporary, part-time jobs: a trap for youth?
22 May 2012
The use of temporary contracts for young workers has nearly doubled since the onset of the economic crisis, said the ILO in its Global Employment Trends for Youth 2012 report.
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The hidden face of youth unemployment
17 May 2012
Extremely adverse labour market conditions are forcing many youth to give up the job search altogether or to continue their stay in the education system. Globally, some 6.4 million youth have dropped out of the labour force.
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Neither working nor studying, the fate for millions of youth worldwide
17 May 2012
Millions of youth around the world have essentially given up looking for a job since the onset of the crisis, reflecting an increasing detachment from the labour market.
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Four million more jobless youth since 2007
17 May 2012
The global youth unemployment rate for 2012 remains stuck at crisis peak levels and is not expected to come down until at least 2016, says the ILO in its Global Employment Trends for Youth 2012 report.
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Youth Employment - Good Practices
04 May 2012
The ILO Youth Employment Programme has launched a call for nominations of good practices that have proven effective in promoting decent work for young people.
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Youth Employment - Good Practices
04 May 2012
The ILO Youth Employment Programme has launched a call for nominations of good practices that have proven effective in promoting decent work for young people.
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Youth Employment Forum: Call for applications for Young Journalists/Bloggers
05 April 2012
The International Labour Organization (ILO) will offer five young journalists/bloggers the opportunity to promote and cover the Youth Employment Forum, which will take place in Geneva from 23 to 25 May 2012.