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Resources on youth employment

  1. Roundtable on sustaining growth and job creation in Africa

    19 March 2013

    Despite the global economic and financial crisis, African economies have continued to record average annual economic growth of five per cent. Six of the world's fastest growing economies are in Africa, making the continent the world's second fastest growing region. How this growth can be sustained and be harnessed to create more jobs, was the focus of discussion among employers at a roundtable organized by the International Organization of Employers (IOE) in collaboration with the ILO and Business Africa. The highlight of the event was the presentation of McKinsey's Global Institute study: "Africa at Work: Job Creation and Inclusive Growth".

  2. Rising youth unemployment in Asia

    06 February 2013

    In this programme, the ILO's Focal Points for Youth Employment in the Asia Pacific look at the rising youth unemployment globally and how the ILO can respond to the challenges.

  3. 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.

  4. Youth guarantee schemes: Opportunities and challenges

    05 November 2012

    Listen to a group of experts talk about the benefits of youth guarantees programmes and join in the online discussion.

  5. Euronews interview: Guy Ryder calls for urgent action on youth unemployment

    18 September 2012

    "We have to get growth and jobs, which are so badly missing today, back on the international policy agenda" says Guy Ryder in an interview with Euronews on the occasion of the September 2012 employment conference of the European Commission. The ILO Director General Elect calls for universal youth guarantees to tackle the youth employment crisis.

  6. To be young and profitable in Peru

    10 August 2012

    There are nearly 450,000 young people without jobs in Peru. They represent more than two thirds of the country's unemployed and of the 5 million young people who do have work, many are in "precarious" conditions, without social benefits or job security. So instead of looking for a job, many young Peruvians prefer to looking toward themselves and starting their own businesses.

  7. Employment far from recovery in the Eurozone, warns the ILO

    10 July 2012

    An ILO report warns that millions of jobs could be lost in the Eurozone. Unemployment in the single-currency area could reach almost 22 million over the next four years, according to the "Eurozone jobs crisis: trends and policy responses". ILO TV interviewed Vincenzo Spiezia, Senior Economist at ILO's International Institute for Labour Studies, which authored the report.

  8. RIO+20: On the scene with the ILO

    18 June 2012

    An interview with Peter Poschen, Director of the ILO's Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department, and Head of the Green Jobs Programme

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