News

June 2012

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   Zambian President calls for strong global partnership on youth employment

   08 June 2012

   Zambia looks forward to a process that will “lift millions of our people out of poverty,” the President of Zambia, Michael Chilufya Sata told delegates to the International Labour Conference.

May 2012

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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.

4. News

   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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   Africa: No real growth without jobs

   10 May 2012

   Pro-employment macroeconomic policies, public works schemes, investments and promotion of youth employability are key to ensuring future generations share Africa’s growth story, the ILO says as the World Economic Forum on Africa meets.

April 2012

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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.

2. News

   Young Peruvians speak out on jobs crisis

   05 April 2012

   The ILO is holding global youth consultations that will culminate in a major Youth Employment Forum in Geneva in May, with some one hundred young people from employers’, workers’ and youth organizations from across the world taking part.

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   Youth in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia share their views on the jobs crisis

   04 April 2012

   The ILO organized three national events in the Caucasus region during March as part of its ongoing global youth consultation.

March 2012

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   Beirut consultation highlights the need for youth voices in policy-making

   23 March 2012

   Ahead of the Youth Employment Forum, the ILO is holding consultation events in more than 40 countries around the world to hear young people’s views on the alarming employment situation. The meeting in Beirut underlined the different angles of youth employment in the Arab states.