Publications on youth employment

  1. Does the work-study combination among youth improve the transition path? An updated review

    07 July 2016

    The present brief, following the one issued in November 2015, has attempted to revisit some of the results on the work-study combination of youth, using the new data from the School-to-work- transition surveys carried out in 2014/15. The main result found in the previous brief, namely that working while studied increased the probability of a successful transition, is confirmed using the new round of data.

  2. How technology is changing jobs and enterprises (Series of six reports)

    06 July 2016

  3. Labour market transition of young people in Uganda: Highlights of the school-to-work transition survey 2015

    23 June 2016

    This report presents the highlights of a second round of the School-to-work Transition Survey (SWTS) implemented by the Uganda Bureau of Statistics in 2015. Results are compared to those of the first round (2013) and the analysis is updated and expanded to supplement the portrait of the youth labour market situation in Uganda presented in the first survey report. The report also outlines the institutional framework and relevant employment policies in the country.

  4. Labour market transitions of young women and men in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: Results of the 2014 school-to-work transition survey

    21 June 2016

    This report presents the highlights of the 2014 School-to-work Transition Survey (SWTS) run together with the State Statistical Office of Macedonia within the framework of the ILO Work4Youth Project. Results are compared to those of the first round (2012) and the analysis is updated and expanded to supplement the portrait of the youth labour market situation presented in the first survey report.

  5. What works: Active labour market policies in Latin America and the Caribbean

    21 June 2016

    This report examines the effectiveness of active labour market policies implemented in Latin America, notably policies carried out in Argentina, Colombia and Peru.

  6. ACI 2: Jobs and skills for youth -Thematic funding for 2014-15 (SIDA-ILO Partnership Programme 2014-17) - (Final Evaluation Summary)

    08 June 2016

    Project: GLO/14/72/SID - Evaluation Consultant: Rafael Muñoz Sevilla

  7. Labour market transitions of young women and men in the Republic of Serbia

    08 June 2016

    This report presents the highlights of the 2015 School-to-work Transition Survey (SWTS) run together with the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia within the framework of the ILO Work4Youth Project.

  8. Labour market transitions of young women and men in Montenegro

    04 May 2016

    This report presents the highlights of the 2015 School-to-work Transition Survey (SWTS) run together with the Statistical Office of Montenegro within the framework of the ILO Work4Youth Project.

  9. Corporate Social Responsibility in International Trade and Investment Agreements: Implications for States, Business and Workers

    29 April 2016

    This paper assesses the reference to CSR commitments in trade and investment agreements and finds that CSR language is relatively weak in terms of obligation, precision and delegation. Emphasising the potential to use the mechanisms that are provided in these agreements to activate and follow-up CSR commitments, it looks at what the implications could be for states, business and workers, and the potential ILO involvement.

  10. Coop News No. 1, 2016

    25 April 2016

    This issue of the COOP News includes articles on various events, projects, trainings and meetings related to the work of the ILO's COOP Unit between November 2015 and April 2016.