All events: youth employment + youth unemployment + young workers

Youth Employment Forum

As youth unemployment reaches unprecedented levels in many countries, the ILO is to hold a Global Youth Employment Forum to address the challenges young people face in the labour market. A hundred young men and women (aged 18-29), from all regions...

Preparatory Regional Meeting of Labour Statisticians in Support of the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS)

In October 2013 the International Labour Organization (ILO) will convene the 19th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) at its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland. The Conference will review and discuss for possible adoption a...

Expert Meeting on Youth Employment in the Arab States

ILO and Friedrich Ebert Stiftung will be organizing a two-day expert meeting on youth employment, aiming at raising awareness on the urgency of promoting decent work for youth.

Global Youth Consultations

The ILO held events in more than 40 countries around the world from March to May 2012 to hear young people’s views on the alarming youth employment situation.

Technical Seminar on Impact and Lessons Learnt on School to Work Transition (The Closing Seminar of the ILO-EAST Project)

ILO EAST is a four-year project (2007 – 2011) funded by the Government of Netherlands and executed by the International Labour Organization that aims (a) at improving the employability and capacity for entrepreneurship among young women and men...

Pro-employment macroeconomic frameworks, sectoral strategies for employment creation and the informal economy - Employment Policy...

The Employment Policy Department’s 2011 annual retreat took place between the 20th and 23rd of September at the ILO premises in Geneva. Its goal was to share knowledge on progress made in five key work areas of the department: pro-employment...

Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification in Macedonia: Enhancing local skills policies for the tourism and agro processing sectors...

A workshop with representatives from relevant government and education institutions as well as employers' and workers' representatives from the respective sectors was organized in Skopje in September 2011 to discuss and validate initial findings of...

Skills for Trade and Economic Diversification in Bangladesh: The Case of Agro Food and Pharmaceuticals Workshops

Workshops with representatives from relevant government and education institutions as well as employers' and workers' representatives from the respective sectors were organized in Dhaka in September and December 2011 to discuss and validate initial...

A Series of Training of Trainers - Budget Smart: Financial Education for Migration-Affected Youth

The series of training of trainers aim to educate prospective migrant workers on how to plan the migration, determine their migration goals, access financial services, as well as invest the earned remittances productively.

Europe and Central Asia

Informal Ministerial Meeting, 2011

Informal Meeting of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs took place at the margin of the International Labour Conference (ILC). During this meeting – jointly organised by Hungary, holding the Presidency of the EU Council, and the ILO – the...

High level Panel on “Global Youth: Leading Change”

This panel will explore key employment, social and political challenges faced by youth in different regions of the world through the voices of a diverse group of panellists engaged in the advancement of young people’s position in society. Particular...

High level Panel on “Arab Youth: Aspiring for Social Justice”

This panel will review recent developments in the region through the perspective of young people who made these changes happen by tackling the challenges of exclusion, poverty and inequality. Five young activists from Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt,...

Monitoring and Impact Evaluation of Youth Employment Programmes

Europe and Central Asia

Informal Ministerial Meeting, 2010- The meeting was cancelled -

Informal Meeting of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs during the 99th Session of the International Labour Conference

Youth Employment Conference

The Workshop aims to enhance cooperation between the various stakeholders of youth employment in Indonesia and to make youth employment policies in Indonesia operational.

Promoting Economic Diversity in Ukraine: The role of the business enabling environment, skills policies and export promotion

Course A352058 - Regional "Visioning" Workshop APYouthNet Community of Practice

The Workshoop aim on bringing together people who share a passion on the subject and Knowledge Network on Decent Work.

Europe and Central Asia

Informal Ministerial Meeting, 2008

Young people and their transition to decent work in the Western Balkans - Informal Meeting of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs during the International Labour Conference

ILO Forum on Decent Work for a Fair Globalization

Decent work opportunities for women and men

World Bank Conference - "Young People in Eastern Europe and Central Asia: From Policy to Action"