News, articles and events on youth employment

Cooking up a brighter future in Bangladesh

12 August 2016

A young woman in Bangladesh benefits from ILO skills training, highlighting the leading role of youth in poverty eradication and achieving sustainable development.

GE Foundation and ILO launch Global Youth Internship Programme

15 July 2016

To help inspire and prepare young people for a rapidly changing and highly competitive job market, the GE Foundation is launching an innovative learning programme to provide 16 to 18 year olds with a practical work experiences in STEM careers for the workforce of tomorrow.
Panel discussion on skills development to improve youth employment

Joint event organized by the ILO, the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UN, Permanent Mission of Portugal to the UN, Office of the Secretary-General Special Envoy for Youth, UNESCO.

Apprenticeship programme offers escape from child labour in Jordan

06 May 2016

A youth apprenticeship programme launched by the International Labour Organization and the International Youth Foundation makes gains in the fight against child labour in Jordan.

New skills and jobs for Gaza fishers

14 January 2016

An ILO training initiative gives a group of unemployed men from fishing families in the Gaza Strip a chance to learn new skills and increase their chances of employment in Gaza’s sea fishing sector, which is beset by severe restrictions on movement and trade.

Azerbaijan hosts third round of peer review of youth employment policies

09 September 2015

As part of the project “Partnerships for Youth Employment in the Commonwealth of Independent States,” implemented by ILO and financed by Public Joint Stock Company LUKOIL, a Peer Review network focusing on youth employment policies was launched in 2014, with nine countries participating.

Investing in Youth & Ensuring Decent Jobs to Harness the Demographic Dividend

15 July 2015

Remarks by Mr Aeneas C. Chuma ILO Regional Director for Africa at a Side on Event Investing in Youth & Ensuring Decent Jobs to Harness the Demographic Dividend on the Occasion of the First-Ever World Youth Skills Day, during the Third International Conference on Financing for Development.

Quality apprenticeships “gold standard” to get youth into decent jobs

16 September 2014

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder highlights role of efficient apprenticeship systems in overcoming high youth unemployment.
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5 reasons to consider an apprenticeship

16 September 2014

For young people preparing to enter one of the toughest job markets in decades, a good apprenticeship programme can pave the way to a rewarding career. In our latest blog post, ILO skills expert Michael Axmann gives five reasons today's young people should give apprenticeships some thought.

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