All news: youth employment + youth unemployment + young workers

ILO hosts knowledge-sharing event on Opportunity Salone Programme in Sierra Leone

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) convened a knowledge sharing event on the Opportunity Salone Programme in Freetown, Sierra Leone in December 2023. The Knowledge share events brought together SME businesses to discuss and share ideas on...

Decent Work Country Programme for Thailand 2023-27

Thailand and International Labour Organization agree work priorities thru 2027

Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP) 2023-27 sets out key areas for cooperation between ILO and its government, employer and worker constituents in Thailand.

ILO Intervention Boost Vegetable Farming in Port Loko District

ILO Opportunity Salone Programme is bridging the gap in the vegetable value chain by creating access to good seeds, tools, finances, and direct training for farmers to scale up production processes, backed by the funding support from the EU, in...

Meaningful youth engagement

Work Wise Youth: ILO’s guide to create awareness on youth rights at work

The ILO developed and launched a new guide to support young people, including the ones in forced displacement contexts, to understand their labour rights, in turn empowering them to advocate for fair and dignified working conditions.

Tackling water woes: ILO’s vocational training success in Kenya

With support from the Government and partners, ILO PROSPECTS introduced a skill development programme supporting maintenance of water sources and supply systems in a drought prone community of Garissa, Kenya. The first batch of trained Water System...

Youth employment

Career progression maps help Malaysian youth chart career paths in the food services industry

Maps highlighting career progression opportunities expected to benefit thousands of young Malaysians over the next few years.

Bridging digital divide

ILO drives the inclusion of hosts and refugees in Ethiopia's digital economy

The agreements signed between International Labour Organization and Ethiopian government authorities will promote employment and policy solutions for inclusion of hosts and refugees in country's expanding digital economy.

EU and ILO to improve the employability of Youth NEETs in the MENA region

A new action funded by the European Union will enable the ILO to improve the employability of young people not in employment, education or training across the Middle East and North Africa for their successful integration in labour markets.

Apprenticeship programme inspires new beginnings in Lahj Governorate, Yemen

In Radfan District, Lahj Governorate, 74 young apprentices (35 women) have graduated from a training programme to support their success in the local job market.

Meaningful youth engagement

ILO's Youth-to-Youth Fund to tackle youth unemployment in Ethiopia

Youth-led organizations in Ethiopia participated in a competition to secure financial and technical support for their proposals to promote decent work and economic inclusion of young people from the host and refugee communities.

Digitalizing agro-processing small and medium sized businesses in Ethiopia

The Ethiopian Ministry of Labour and Skills convened a Technical meeting on the establishment of the Sector Skills Body in the...

Governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations validate the AU-ILO youth employment strategy for Africa

A collaborative effort between the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the African Union Commission (AUC), YES-Africa is a guiding framework to shape the future world of work for the continent's youth.

News item

ILO launches first global report on public employment services and active labour market policies for transitions

Public employment services have a central role in responding to crises and fostering recovery to ensure efficient and well-functioning labour markets. This Q&A provides details from the first global report by the ILO on public employment services,...

ILO partners with the African Union to spearhead transformative macroeconomic policy framework for employment generation in Africa

The International Labour Organization (ILO) in partnership with the International Training Centre, Turin conducted a capacity development and planning workshop on pro-employment macroeconomic and sectoral policies for African Union (AU) member...

Empowerment through skills development

Bridging the Skills Gap in Lebanon's Poultry Sector

The training programme, run by the ILO and AVSI Foundation, adopted a holistic approach, merging theoretical knowledge with hands-on practical experience for the enhancement of decent working conditions across the sector

A group of 24 Ethiopian professional trainers in starting and improving businesses sharpen their skills in small and medium enterprises...

Youth employment

ILO and EHT organize largest career fair in Siem Reap to attract youth talent to the hospitality and tourism sector

The career fair attracted over 1,000 participants, particularly young people and more than 130 private sector representatives from various sectors such as hospitality, tourism, banking and retail, offering 600 job openings not only in Cambodia but...

PROSPECTS podcast series - Episode 1

Bringing digital skills and jobs for youth in rural areas and refugees in Turkana, Kenya

Meaningful youth engagement

The Youth Network Committee in Ethiopia ensure youth-responsive implementation of PROSPECTS activities

The committee met for their third quarterly review meeting, visited an urban refugee settlement and learned about monitoring and evaluation techniques to support Advancing Meaningful Youth Engagement initiative of the ILO PROSPECTS programme.