News, articles and events on youth employment
June 2017
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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.
November 2016
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Cooperatives advancing youth employment for sustainable development
18 November 2016
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ILO COOP NewsUpdate, Issue No. 5
17 November 2016
November 2015
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© Mick Ryan / Cultura Creative 2017
UN Chiefs endorse Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth
18 November 2015
UN Chief Executives Board endorses Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth, which ILO Director-General hails as exemplary system-wide effort for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
August 2015
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© Alex Berger 2017
Zambia: How to tackle four development goals in a single project
31 August 2015
A new ILO-FAO agricultural employment project underway in Zambia aims to create 3000 additional decent jobs for rural youth, increase their incomes and tackle nutritional deficiencies. In so doing, it works towards four of the new sustainable development goals.
September 2014
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© Flickr / Carlo Iacovino 2017
Decent work and sustainability intertwined for small states battling climate change
05 September 2014
The international community has just concluded its discussion in Samoa about small island developing states, with decent work for all emerging as a key commitment, writes Bob Kyloh, senior ILO economist, who attended the conference.
August 2014
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Gaining skills for a new life in Timor Leste
29 August 2014
Empowering youth through education and training is key to achieving sustainable development in small island developing states like Timor Leste, where youth unemployment has reached 21.6 per cent.
April 2014
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Francis Atwoli: “We need to create more sustainable jobs for youth in Africa”
02 April 2014
Africa needs more sustainable jobs for youth who represent the majority of African population, says Francis Atwoli, the newly elected president of African Trade Unions Unity (OATUU) and vice president of the global International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). In this interview, Atwoli gives his views about the role of unions in helping young workers in Africa. As Secretary General of the Central Organisation of Trade Unions (COTU-Kenya), Atwoli also discusses workers’ complaints in his country.
October 2013
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ILO sharing knowledge and boosting green jobs
28 October 2013
Sharing best practices for the promotion of green jobs can have a positive impact on sustainable development around the globe. A number of countries are meeting this week in Nairobi with that purpose in mind.