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Resources on youth employment
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ILO's Somavia warns of "vicious downward economic spiral"
30 May 2012
The austerity-only course to fiscal consolidation is putting Europe on a course to economic stagnation and building up a social debt that undermines the values that Europe pioneered, according to the ILO's Director General, Juan Somavia, in his opening speech to the International Labour Conference in Geneva.
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Youth Employment Forum: "A Great Setting to Share Great Stories"
24 May 2012
Discussions to promote youth employment and entrepreneurship in the face of a global jobs crisis continued at the Youth Employment Forum. Watch more video highlights!
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Lost in transition? Averting a jobless generation
24 May 2012
They've been called Generation U for unemployed and the jobless generation, but is their future really that grim? Young people debate their problems and prospects with journalists and experts during the ILO Youth Employment Forum.
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ILO warns of youth unemployment 'crisis' and EU is among worst hit - BBC World Business Report
23 May 2012
Almost 13% of young people worldwide are out of work, and their situation is unlikely to improve for four years, the report "Global Employment Trends for Youth 2012" by the International Labour Organization (ILO) says. It warns of a "crisis" with more than six million people so disillusioned they have given up looking for work.
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Youth Employment Forum Kicks Off: "We need action!"
23 May 2012
The ILO inaugurated the Youth Employment Forum which brought together more than 100 young people from around the world for a wide-ranging discussion on how to best tackle the youth employment crisis. Watch the video highlights of the first day.
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Global Employment Trends for Youth Report 2012: video highlights of the press conference
21 May 2012
José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Executive Director of the ILO Employment Sector, warns that the situation that young people face in the labour market has not improved and it is not likely to ease anytime soon. Medium term projections up to 2016 suggest little improvement in youth labour markets.
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Jobs for youth: lost for years to come
21 May 2012
Gains in employment rates for young people have been wiped out by the economic crisis. According to the ILO's Global Employment Trends for Youth 2012, it may take 4-5 years before jobs rebound. In the meantime, many of the 75 million unemployed young people will completely give up looking for work. ILO TV reports from Athens, Greece
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BBC World TV News on the alarming level of global unemployment
30 April 2012
BBC News reports on the alarming global unemployment picture affecting young European workers. ILO's Raymond Torres says growth and employment strategies have helped other countries cope during the economic crisis.
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BBC World Business Report talks to Raymond Torres about austerity
30 April 2012
Raymond Torres, Director of the ILO's International Institute for Labour Studies, warns of the harmful effects of austerity measures on an already alarming employment crisis.