News, articles and events on youth employment

February 2015

  1. Labour Market Transitions of Young Women and Men: Innovative research from 28 School-to-Work Transition Surveys

    An international forum for sharing results of the ILO’s Call for Papers on labour market transition of young women and men in developing countries. The Symposium offers an opportunity for researchers and development practitioners to discuss innovative research on themes of youth employment and labour market transitions and applicability to policy and programme advice and implementation.

  2. Azerbaijan to analyze Tajikistan’s youth employment policy

    02 February 2015

    “Azerbaijan will hold a peer review of Tajikistan’s youth employment policy,” Mikhail Pouchkin, ILO Moscow Chief Technical Adviser of the ILO project “Partnerships for youth employment in the CIS”, told a conference focusing on macroeconomic policy and its influence on youth employment.

January 2015

  1. Better employment services and improved vocational education

    22 January 2015

    The Delegation of the European Union to Albania and the International Labour Organization (ILO), in cooperation with the Ministry of Social Welfare and Youth, presented results a three-year Human Resources Development project on 15 January 2015 in Tirana.

December 2014

  1. Launch of pioneering new report "Migration and youth: Challenges and opportunities"

    16 December 2014

  2. © Jamie Martin / World Bank 2024
    Lack of higher education leaves millions of young people out of decent work in developing countries

    15 December 2014

    ILO study shows that the lack of post-secondary education in lower and middle-income economies leaves the majority of young men and women stuck in vulnerable and informal employment.

November 2014

  1. Workshops conclude ILO project supporting performance management of National Employment Strategy and Employment, Technical Vocational Education and Training institutions in Jordan

    The ILO and its partners in Jordan hold a series of workshops to produce an action plan for better monitoring and evaluation of the National Employment Strategy and associated training programmes.

  2. ILO and J-PAL Executive Education Course, Sharjah 2014

    Hosted by Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, International Labour Organization and American University of Sharjah

October 2014

  1. © Robin Lloyd / ECHO 2024
    ILO to engage in Gaza reconstruction efforts through expansion of its Palestinian Decent Work Programme

    29 October 2014

    Regional Director’s visit to the occupied Palestinian territory lays the groundwork for expanding the ILO’s work in Gaza, and consolidating national decent work initiatives.

  2. Youth employment in the CIS discussed in St Petersburg

    13 October 2014

    Within the framework of the project “Partnerships for Youth Employment Project in the CIS”, a Peer Review Conference was conducted in St Petersburg on 13 – 17 October. The project is implemented by the ILO Moscow Office in partnership with Russian oil company LUKOIL.

September 2014

  1. Flyer - What works on employment services for youth and why?

    Area of critical importance Jobs and Skills for youth knowledge-sharing workshop