Resources on youth employment

South Africa SME Observatory: The state of youth entrepreneurship in the Free State

21 May 2013

A baseline study of entrepreneurial intentions and activity amongst young men and women

Youth guarantees: a response to the youth employment crisis?

04 April 2013

Employment Policy Brief

Global employment trends: Facts and figures

07 March 2013

The health of workers in selected sectors of the urban economy: Challenges and perspectives

01 January 2013

This paper aimed at analysing and systematizing the health challenges faced by the poorest strata of urban workers and to discuss solutions.

A better future for young people: What cooperatives can offer

11 December 2012

Information brief on cooperatives

Decent work, youth employment and migration in Asia

01 November 2012

In this paper on *Decent work, youth employment and migration in Asia*, Dr. Piyasiri Wickramasekara (former Senior Migration specialist of the ILO) discusses migration trends and issues concerning young people in Asia - a region hosting more than 60 per cent of world’s youth population and one third of the global number of young migrants. He first outlines some methodological issues in understanding the nexus between decent work, internal and international migration, and causes of youth migration pressures. Drawing on a variety of data sources, he highlights the profile of young Asian migrant workers, their working conditions and protection issues in major destination countries. The study finds that both adult and young female and male migrant workers face exploitation and poor working conditions in destination countries. The paper points out that there are few programmes or policies in origin or destination countries that directly address the specific issues faced by youth migrants. It provides some suggestions on designing or improving effective policies and strategies to meet the youth employment and migration challenges and serve to promote decent work for migrant youth and their families.in the Asia-Pacific region.

Global Employment Outlook September 2012: Bleak Labour Market Prospects for Youth

04 September 2012

This update of the Global Employment Trends Report 2012 shows that jobless rates among young people will get even worse globally as the spillover of the euro crisis spreads from advanced to emerging economies.

Skills Policies for Economic Diversification in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

08 June 2012

Enhancing local skills policies for the food and tourism sectors

Tackling the youth employment crisis: A macroeconomic perspective

04 June 2012

Employment Working Paper No. 124

Highlights of the report "The Youth Employment Crisis: Time for Action"

22 May 2012

This report provides a summary of a full report entitled “The Youth Employment Crisis: Time For Action” which will be discussed by the Committee on Youth Employment of the 101st Session of the International Labour Conference in June 2012 (www.ilo.org/ilc).