- Child Labour
- Decent work
- Domestic workers
- Economic and social development
- Employment promotion
- Employment security
- Equality and discrimination
- Forced labour
- Freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining
- Green jobs
- HIV/AIDS
- Labour administration and inspection
- Labour law
- Labour migration
- Millennium Development Goals
- Safety and health at work
- Skills, knowledge and employability
- Social security
- Tripartism and social dialogue
- Working conditions
- Youth employment
Resources on youth employment
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Ukrainian consultation highlights the importance of education and skills matching in tackling the youth employment crisis
23 March 2012
The ILO launched Central and Eastern European consultations with youth within the framework of “Youth Employment Month” 2012 with a round table discussion in Kyiv, Ukraine on March 23, 2012.
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The MasterCard Foundation pledges US$14.6 million to create “Work4Youth”: Partnership with the ILO Youth Employment Programme
14 December 2011
New partnership will increase the global awareness of the challenges facing youth as they move from education to the world of work.
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ILO warns of a generation “scarred” by a worsening global youth employment crisis
19 October 2011
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has warned of a “scarred” generation of young workers facing a dangerous mix of high unemployment, increased inactivity and precarious work in developed countries, as well as persistently high working poverty in the developing world.
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Indonesian President calls for Global Coalition for Youth Employment
14 June 2011
The President of Indonesia, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, has called for a global coalition to tackle youth employment in an address to a special session of the 100th International Labour Conference (ILC) in Geneva.
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World economic crisis has spurred a record increase in youth unemployment says ILO
11 August 2010
Global youth unemployment has reached its highest level on record, and is expected to increase through 2010, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a new report issued to coincide with the launch of the UN International Youth Year on 12 August.
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ILO to launch new report on the impact of the economic crisis on youth employment
09 August 2010
The International Labour Office (ILO) is to launch a new study on youth employment trends to coincide with International Youth Day and the launch of the International Year of Youth on 12 August.
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Breaking gender barriers for young women and men
11 August 2008
Despite efforts by the international community, gender stereotyping and employment barriers continue to affect millions of young women and men around the world, said the International Labour Organization today on the occasion of International Youth Day.
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New ILO study says youth unemployment rising, with hundreds of millions more working but living in poverty
27 October 2006
The number of unemployed youth aged 15 to 24 rose over the past decade, while hundreds of millions more are working but living in poverty, according to a new report by the International Labour Office (ILO).
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ILO to launch new report on youth employment trends
23 October 2006
A major new study on youth employment trends, as well as the number of youth living in poverty is to be published by the International Labour Office (ILO).