Resources on youth employment

BBC World News Reports on Global Youth Unemployment

12 December 2011

A recent BBC World Service survey pointed to unemployment as the world's fastest-rising concern. The ILO's Executive Director of Employment, José Manuel Salazar, was interviewed at the start of BBC World TV's week-long focus on the issue of global youth unemployment. He explained why young people are disproportionately hit by unemployment and the social consequences for young people's long-term work prospects.

Generation scarred by 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.

ILO Director-General's opening remarks at the Panel 'Arab Youth - Aspiring for Social Justice'

09 June 2011

Video Highlights of the Panel: 'Global Youth: Leading Change'

09 June 2011

Video highlights of the ILC 100 high-level panel “'Global Youth: Leading Change'. A discussion by young global leaders about the position of youth in society and their shared aspirations and challenges.

Video Highlights of the Panel: "Arab Youth - Aspiring for Social Justice"

09 June 2011

Video highlights of the ILC 100 high-level panel “Arab Youth: Aspiring for Social Justice”. A group of young activists from Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen share their perspectives on what drove Arab youth to mobilize for a social change.

Young voices in search of Decent Work

09 June 2011

Young people from Argentina, Egypt, Greece, India, Indonesia, Ireland, South Africa and Spain share their hopes and aspirations for finding Decent Work. Shown at the 100th International Labour Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, this film kicked off a high-level panel discussion with youth leaders on the employment challenges facing young people today.

Working Together to Boost Youth Employment in Serbia

31 December 2010

Serbia was hit hard by the global economic crisis, particularly its young people, who are living a “crisis within the crisis”. Often what they learned in school doesn’t match what employers are looking for, making it hard for them to find work. It’s worse for young people who didn’t do well in school, or dropped out. But in Serbia, the government, trade unions and employers, working together, have designed new policy interventions to give young people, especially those with low levels of education, a chance to find a decent job and keep it.

CNN World View Reports on First Female Electrician in Southern Lebanon

17 December 2010

ILO TV reports for CNN World View from Sarafand, Lebanon, where 16-year-old Hajer Slim is the first young woman in her region to train as an electrician.

ILO Director-General Juan Somavia addresses the Global Youth Employment Conference

02 December 2010

ILO Director-General Juan Somavia addressed the inaugural meeting of the Global Youth Employment Agenda in London hosted by CNBC and the Blackstone Charitable Foundation. In a video-message he expressed concern over the crisis in youth employment worldwide and encouraged business to focus on investing in young people, as a way to invest in the future.

Argentina’s Response to Economic Crisis Through Social Protection

16 November 2010

Record unemployment is one of the consequences of the global economic crisis, but in Argentina, fewer jobs were lost in the crisis than in many other countries. A new report from the ILO found that’s because Argentina learned some lessons from a bitter experience in the past, and protected jobs when hard times came around again.