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Cachón Rodríguez, L.
Labour market entry of youth in the European Union

Montevideo: Cinterfor, 1997
138p. (Technical office papers, 4)

(Full text only available in Spanish pdf format)

 

The problems of youth unemployment and possible solutions to it are indeed a global concern. The unemployment crisis and its marked effects on the young population affect nearly all countries at present, over and above their different degrees of economic and social development.

In Latin America and the Caribbean, the search for successful strategies to train young people and incorporate them into the labour market, on the one hand makes it necessary to get well acquainted with the national and regional realities that we are dealing with. But on the other hand, knowing about the paths tried out by other countries and regions can also be an invaluable contribution. In discussing youth training and employment policies in Latin America, information about experiences in other regional contexts is essential.

The convocation of the Iberian American Youth Organisation (Spanish acronym OIJ) to an International Encounter on Youth, Education and Employment in Iberian America (Rio de Janeiro, 8 through 10 July 1997) was a suitable opportunity for Cinterfor/ILO to submit an updated report on extra-regional experiences, thereby making them known to people and institutions of the region that might be interested in them. A similar desire by the Youth Institute (INJUVE) of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs of Spain, and the support of the ILO Office at Madrid, made it possible to implement the present study.

This valuable input by Lorenzo Cachón, Sociology Professor at the Madrid University, offers a comprehensive picture of policies promoting the access of young people to work in countries of the European Union. This information and the critical analysis of the contexts thereof provided by the author will no doubt be of great interest to those involved in the subject in Latin America.

 

 

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