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Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth

Global Survey on Youth and COVID-19

To bring youth voices to the forefront of action and policy responses, the ILO and partners of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth (DJY) are conducting a survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on youth and the world of work.

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2020

Unemployment, informality and inactivity plague youth in Latin America and the Caribbean

There are 9.4 million unemployed young people, 23 million do not study or work, and more than 30 million only get informal employment. The situation is worrying, and will become more complicated by the effects of coronavirus (COVID-19), said ILO...

Press release

ILO and ITU pledge to support job creation for young people in the digital sector in Côte d'Ivoire

On the occasion of a high-level mission in Côte d'Ivoire, Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa at the ILO, and Andrew Rugege, Regional Director for Africa at the International Telecommunication Union...

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2020

Youth exclusion from jobs and training on the rise

Young people face an uncertain future in the labour market because of automation, the narrow focus of much vocational training and the lack of jobs to match their qualifications, says a new ILO report.

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2020

ILO global report sheds light on the youth employment challenge in Asia-Pacific

The deterioration in Asia and the Pacific of a number of youth labour market indicators calls for a renewed focus on integrated, gender-responsive labour market policies to address the youth employment challenge.

Rural employment

ILO Local Employment Partnership creates new jobs for youth in Southern Moldova

The Local Employment Partnership (LEP) implemented by ILO reached out to 600 young NEETs (youth neither in employment, education or training) in the Cahul region. 282 of them already registered as unemployed to benefit from active labour market...

Beneficiary story

Local Employment Partnership in Moldova offers people not only jobs but also self-esteem

Media advisory

Youth employment trends analysed in new ILO global report

ILO and ITU partner on boosting decent jobs and enhancing skills for youth in Africa’s digital economy

In an effort to mitigate the youth employment challenge and provide opportunities for youth in Nigeria to acquire requisite digitals skills for the emerging digital economy, the International Labour Organization (ILO) and International...

“This is evidence of what strong partnerships can achieve”

Mutoko District, east of the capital Harare, is known for growing varieties of horticultural products. There is a glut of the produce every season, which affects prices and the farmers suffer heavy losses. With ILO support, an anchor enterprise has...

Youth entrepreneurship for rural development in Astrakhan region of the Russian Federation

On 18-19 February 2020, the Astrakhan Region hosted a kick-off conference on the joint Astrakhan Region Public Employment Service (PES) and the ILO pilot youth employment programme.

Women in STEM

Breaking down barriers for girls and women in STEM

The ILO in collaboration with the Embassy of Ireland in Indonesia hosted a joint event to inspire more girls and women to join STEM related fields. Five young women in STEM shared their journeys and aspirations.

ILO contributes to the Global Youth Forum Cooperative Entrepreneurship through a video message

The message from ILO COOP Unit Manager focused on the current concerns around youth employment and the role cooperatives can play in creating work opportunities and better working conditions for youth.

Women in STEM

Advancing women in STEM for the future of work

As women workers are employed predominantly in jobs requiring low science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) skills, they are 1.2 times more likely to be employed in an occupation at high risk of automation across all industries.

Youth employment

Activation strategies targeting young welfare beneficiaries: An ILO ‘how to’ guide based on the ongoing experience in Montenegro (part 1).

Activation strategies have been a core pillar of many governments’ efforts to support the labour market integration of young people.¹ Activation includes measures such as job search assistance, individual action planning, job search monitoring,...

Youth employment

Reaching out to a better, creative future with entrepreneurship

The joint entrepreneurship programme of the ILO and UNHCR has continued to the second batch of young, enthusiast entrepreneurs. They were ready to develop and expand their businesses.

Skills conference participants stress the relevance of TVET for skills readiness to achieve SDGs &adopt IR 4.0

Our impact, their voices

Teamwork makes the entrepreneurship dream work

A trio of young entrepreneurs are taking the leap into Jakarta’s creative accessories market with the support of ILO’s Ready for Business youth entrepreneurship programme.

Equity and Access in TVET

Model TVET institutions to equip young people with right skills to enter the world of work

ILO’s EU funded Skills 21 project is transforming seven TVET institutes into ‘model’ training institutions that will be more inclusive, environmentally-conscious and better integrated with local economies/industry. The ‘model’ centres plan to train...

Skills Governance

Sector Wide Approach (SWAp)