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Youth employment

The 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. The world is facing a worsening youth employment crisis. The ILO's programme on youth employment operates through a global network of technical teams at its headquarters in Geneva and in more than 60 offices around the world. It provides assistance to countries in developing coherent and coordinated interventions on youth employment.

Watch interviews with the youth and experts on the youth employment crisis and get additional data on the effects of the crisis on the youth in the Multimedia section below.
Latest video
In this video, young people from all over the globe sound off on the challenges to achieving social justice and their personal experiences during the current employment crisis.
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Video from the World Economic Forum
At a panel on “Averting a lost generation” in Davos, Juan Somavia called for a new policy paradigm to promote inclusive job-rich growth for the almost 75 million unemployed youth aged 15-24 worldwide.
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Video interview
Sara Elder, ILO Senior Economist speaks with BBC on a recent report about the "scarring" effects of long-term youth unemployment.
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ILO TV Youtube Playlist
Youth employment
  1. Click here to watch videos from the ILO Youth Employment playlist on Youtube
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