All events: youth employment + youth unemployment + young workers

U.N. Secretary-General's visit

Investing in quality jobs for young people

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took part in an interactive dialogue on youth employment during his visit to ILO headquarters in Geneva. The session focused on the importance of investing in quality jobs for youth, particularly those living in...

Training of Trainers on Financial Education

The Mentawai Islands Livelihoods Recovery Programme aims at supporting the recovery of the productive economy in among households of Pagai Utara (North Pagai) and Pagai Selatan (South Pagai) affected by the 2010 earthquake and tsunami through...

Seminar

Youth guarantee: A response to the youth employment crisis?

Development cooperation

High-Level Panel on Decent Work in Fragile States

"If you want peace, cultivate social justice." This was the topic of discussion at a high-level panel event held at ILO headquarters following a discussion by the ILO Governing Body on its technical cooperation programme in fragile States.

Doha Evidence Symposium : “What Works” To Improve Youth Labour Productivity?

The symposium brings together policy makers and practitioners with academics and researchers to present and discuss the evidence base for “what works” in increasing the employment and productivity of youth in the Middle East and North Africa regions.

First Arab States Regional South-South Development EXPO

ILO Solution Exchange Forum on Youth Employment

Inspired by the success of recent global South-South Development Expos, and regional knowledge sharing events, the UNDP Regional Bureau for Arab States, through its Regional Centre in Cairo and in close cooperation with the UN Office for South-South...

Forum on better job opportunities

UN Bloggers Forum on Better Job Opportunities

Bloggers from the Philippines will interact and discuss issues with the ILO in relation to better job opportunities, youth employment and child labour.

Youth in Jordan receive training on rights and responsibilities in the workplace

Young Jordanian men and women to learn about international conventions, national labour laws and other work related issues.

Jordan strengthens skills testing and certification

Technical and vocational training providers explore methods to enhance skills testing for the Jordanian job market.

International Youth Day 2013

Panel discussion - Youth migration and development: Moving Development forward

For this year’s International Youth Day 2013, the United Nations Secretariat (DESA) and the International Labour Office (ILO), with the support of the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund Secretariat (MDG-F), are co-organizing an event to...

Responding to the Call for Action on the youth employment crisis through partnerships and strategic alliances

On the occasion of the 2013 Substantive Session of the UN Economic and Social Council, a side event has been organized to discuss the role of partnerships in the implementation of the Call for Action on youth employment crisis, present recently...

Academy on Youth Development - Supporting Effective Youth Development Policies and Programmes

The International Training Centre of the ILO (ITC-ILO) is pleased to announce the first edition of the "Academy on Youth Development” which has been organised with the support of the International Labour Office and other internationally active...

Commemorating the World Day Against Child Labour 2013 in Indonesia

The ILO through its Decent Work for Domestic Workers to End Child Domestic Work (PROMOTE) Project, funded by the United States Department of Labour (USDOL), and the Child Labour and Education Project, funded by the Government of Netherlands, will...

ASEAN Forum on Youth Employment: Effective Youth Employment Policies and Programmes for Better Employability of Young People

The youth employment challenge has its own dimensions regardless of their stage of socio-economic development. The underlying problems are the large number of young people entering the labour markets every year, the lack of employment opportunities...

Indonesian Green Entrepreneurship Programme (IGEP) Forum

A one-day IGEP Forum will be organized in Jakarta to promote and advocate green entrepreneurship to relevant stakeholders in Indonesia.

Addressing Youth, Employment and Migration Issues through Joint Programming

The Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations will host an event co-sponsored by the ILO and the Secretariat of the MDG Achievement Fund, “Addressing Youth, Employment and Migration Issues through Joint Programming”, to share good practices...

Special Panel Discussion: Innovative Youth Employment Strategies for Decent Work

Exploring the latest developments in increasing youth employment, the U.S. Mission to the UN and the International Labour Organization(ILO)will convene a special forum bringing together key stakeholders to explore the challenges in implementing...

Call for Contributions to the United Nations World Youth Report 2013 - Youth Migration and Development

The UN Focal Point on Youth will organize a number of interactive activities, among them, an online survey, an e-consultation, a Google+ Hangout with young people and experts.

International Youth Day 2012: Interactive online discussions on Google+ and Twitter

Join us in celebrating International Youth Day 2012 “Building a Better World: Partnering with Youth" by watching and contributing to a Google+ Hangout and a Twitter live Q&A.

Commemorating the World Day Against Child Labour 2012 in Indonesia

The ILO through its Child Labour and Education Project will conduct a series of activities to commemorate the World Day at the national level in Indonesia with a variety of activities throughout June 2012.