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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.
Video from World Economic Forum, Davos
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.

Speaking at the panel on “Averting a lost generation” during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Mr. Somavia said the youth employment crisis had reached unprecedented and intolerable dimensions, with four out of 10 unemployed in the world being either a young woman or man.
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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.
  1. ILO Youtube playlist on Youth employment
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Youth from across the globe sound off on the employment crisis.
  1. ILO Youth Employment playlist on Youtube
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