News, articles and events on youth employment

October 2016

  1. Peer review of Youth Employment Policies and Programmes in Yerevan

    08 October 2016

    On 5-6 October 2016 Yerevan, capital of Armenia, hosted the fifth round of Voluntary Peer Review of Youth Employment Policies and Programmes.

  2. Entrepreneurship Programme for Job Seekers in Azerbaijan

    01 October 2016

    In implementing the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030, Azerbaijan is establishing a comprehensive employment policy framework through developing and implementing a National Employment Strategy 2030.

September 2016

  1. Tackling Youth Employment Challenges: Workshop for Employers’ Organizations

    30 September 2016

    Representatives of employers’ organizations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russian Federation and Uzbekistan gathered at the ILO’s International Training Center (ITC) in Turin on 26-29 September 2016.

  2. ILO COOP NewsUpdate Issue No. 3

    06 September 2016

  3. Turkey’s first youth-led social cooperative

    02 September 2016

    Youth Deal Cooperative from Turkey is the first cooperative featured in this new series.

August 2016

  1. Keeping them home: How improving public employment services helps people find jobs and stay with their families

    16 August 2016

    In Nepal, the Labour Market Information and Employment Services (LIfE) project, funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), helps to improve access to basic information and services that can help job seekers, in particular youth, make well-informed choices about education, training, and employment.

  2. Child labour doubles in Jordan since 2007 – Survey

    16 August 2016

    The 2016 National Child Labour Survey finds that child labour remains a matter of grave concern with a significant number of children employed in potentially hazardous jobs.

  3. What Works for Youth Employment

    12 August 2016

    “What works?” is one of the most recurrent questions we receive from those looking for efficient solutions to address the youth employment challenge. Turning this demand into action is at the centre of our efforts.

  4. 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.

  5. © Antonio Rodrigues 2017
    Young apprentices escape forced labour in Mato Grosso

    03 August 2016

    The “Ação Integrada” (“Integrated Action”) project guarantees access to vocational training for people working in slavery-like conditions, to offer the opportunity for decent life.