News, articles and events on youth employment

June 2017

  1. UN agencies launch youth entrepreneurship and self-employment campaign to boost transition towards decent work

    27 June 2017

    On the occasion of Micro-, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises International Day, UN agencies launch a campaign on solutions to address the unique obstacles to youth entrepreneurship and self-employment.

  2. Guy Ryder announces “Digital Skills for Decent Jobs for Youth” Campaign

    13 June 2017

    A unique global partnership will bring the benefits of the digital economy to young people.

  3. Baku Hosts Second Training Course on Strengthening Public Employment Service

    03 June 2017

    On 30 May - 2 June 2017 Baku hosted the second training in a series of capacity building activities aimed at strengthening the Public Employment Service (PES) in Azerbaijan.

May 2017

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    G20 conference highlights importance of decent jobs for youth in the rural economy

    03 May 2017

    Participants of the G20 conference “ONE WORLD - No Hunger. Future of the Rural World” call for action on youth employment in rural areas and discuss synergies with the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth.

March 2017

  1. Survey on youth aspirations in the context of the Future of Work

    23 March 2017

  2. Baku Hosts PES Course under 2017-2030 Employment Strategy

    01 March 2017

    On 27 February – 1 March 2017, ILO Moscow Office conducted a three-day training course in Baku for employees of Public Employment Services (PES) of Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population.

January 2017

  1. CIS and BRICS Representatives Meet in Turin to Discuss Youth Employment

    29 January 2017

    On 23 to 28 January 2017, Turin, Italy, hosted a subregional conference on youth employment, attended by representatives of the CIS and BRICS countries, tripartite members of the regional youth employment network established within the framework of the LUKOIL-funded ILO Project "Partnerships on Youth Employment in the CIS," the ILO Moscow and ILO HQ officials and international experts.

  2. Strengthening Employment Services in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan

    28 January 2017

    A training course on Strengthening Employment Services in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan was held on 23 – 27 January 2017 at the ILO International Training Centre in Turin.

July 2016

  1. ILO Academy on Youth Employment

    ITC-ILO Turin, Italy, 17-28 October 2016

April 2016

  1. Monitoring Performance of the Youth Guarantee in Latvia: Capability enhancement workshop

    The workshop took place in Madrid from 13 to 15 December 2016.