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June 2013

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   Watch

   Early and long-term unemployment leave deep scars says EC President

   14 June 2013

   President of the European Council, Herman Van Rompuy highlighted the need to urgently tackle the youth unemployment crisis in his address to the ILO's 102nd International Labour Conference. He said the European Council has redirected considerable amounts of EU funds, which have directly benefited 800,000 young people in the eight most affected countries.

April 2013

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   Arab Labour Conference

   Ryder: Arab region must seize opportunity for reform

   15 April 2013

   ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, highlighted the need for strengthened social dialogue, social protection measures and efforts to tackle youth unemployment in Arab countries, at the opening of the Arab Labour Conference in Algeria.

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   European employment

   Austerity a threat to prosperity?

   09 April 2013

   Unemployment in Europe has reached historic levels and there is growing concern that the jobs crisis is so deep it will have a profound impact on the region's ability to recover.

February 2013

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   By Guy Ryder

   Jobs, social inclusion and growth should top EU agenda

   14 February 2013

   ILO Director-General Guy Ryder discusses the priorities of the European Union in the context of his first official visit to Ireland, which holds the rotating Presidency of the Council of the EU.

January 2013

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   Global Employment Trends 2013 Report

   Emerging middle classes fuel new global growth engines

   22 January 2013

   Global economic growth slowed sharply in 2012 and its impact on jobs and labour productivity is being felt in every region. Unemployment has gone up the most in the developed economies, such as the European Union. However a strong middle class now emerging in East Asia and elsewhere in the developing world could become a new global growth engine, says ILO Labour Economist, Steven Kapsos.

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   Global Employment Trends 2013 Report

   New skills for new jobs

   22 January 2013

   With high unemployment workers are increasingly finding themselves looking for work in new occupations where they lack the skills employers are looking for. This skills mismatch means unemployed people are taking longer to find a new job, and this is driving up long-term unemployment rates, says ILO Labour Economist Theo Sparreboom, especially for young people.

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   Global Employment Trends 2013

   Global unemployment rising again but with significant differences across regions

   22 January 2013

   Five years after the outbreak of the global financial crisis, labour markets remain deeply depressed. Unemployment has started to rise again as the economic outlook worsens.

December 2012

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   Public Service Announcement

   Let's invest to get young people into decent jobs!

   18 December 2012

   Through a unique partnership, the ILO and The MasterCard Foundation are promoting decent work among young people facing a worsening jobs crisis marked by high unemployment, working poverty and youth discouragement.

November 2012

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   Measuring unemployment

   Youth jobs count – but how?

   02 November 2012

   The latest EU figures show a further increase in youth unemployment, but there has been some debate in the past over whether to express those levels in rates rather than ratios. What is the difference between the two, and which, if any, is a more precise measurement?

October 2012

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   School-to-work transition

   The lure of apprenticeships in times of crisis

   15 October 2012

   Apprenticeships have been around for centuries but they are now getting a lot of fresh attention as the world struggles to defuse the potentially explosive youth employment crisis.