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ILO reveals substantial skills mismatch in Europe

Between 25 and 45 per cent of workers in Europe are either over – or under-qualified for their job, leading to a substantial mismatch between supply and demand in the labour market, a new ILO study says.

Gaza reconstruction

ILO to engage in Gaza reconstruction efforts through expansion of its Palestinian Decent Work Programme

Regional Director’s visit to the occupied Palestinian territory lays the groundwork for expanding the ILO’s work in Gaza, and consolidating national decent work initiatives.

Youth employment in the CIS discussed in St Petersburg

Within the framework of the project “Partnerships for Youth Employment Project in the CIS”, a Peer Review Conference was conducted in St Petersburg on 13 – 17 October. The project is implemented by the ILO Moscow Office in partnership with Russian...

Skills and employability

Quality apprenticeships “gold standard” to get youth into decent jobs

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder highlights role of efficient apprenticeship systems in overcoming high youth unemployment.

Employment policy in the Middle East and North Africa

Arab Labour Conference attendees meet to discuss policy solutions as youth unemployment soars

Talks aimed at adopting policies which foster entrepreneurship and skills development in North Africa and the Middle East

Cooperation priorities discussed in Bishkek

On September 8-9, Ms Dimitrina Dimitrova, Director of the ILO Decent Work Technical Support Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, visited Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to meet with representatives of the government, trade unions and...

Small Island Developing States

Decent work and sustainability intertwined for small states battling climate change

The international community has just concluded its discussion in Samoa about small island developing states, with decent work for all emerging as a key commitment, writes Bob Kyloh, senior ILO economist, who attended the conference.

Small Island Developing States

Gaining skills for a new life in Timor Leste

Empowering youth through education and training is key to achieving sustainable development in small island developing states like Timor Leste, where youth unemployment has reached 21.6 per cent.

Strategic focus on enhancing employment

On August 27, our colleagues – Senior Employment Specialist Olga Koulaeva and Chief Technical Adviser of the ILO project “Partnerships for youth employment in the CIS” Mikhail Pouchkin – arrived in Azerbaijan for a three-day visit to discuss with...

School to work transition

Young workers in Asia face instability and vulnerability

A new International Labour Organization (ILO) report on the transitions of young people from education to the employment market in Asia and the Pacific, finds majority of youth in the region are either in low quality jobs or unemployed.

ILO to promote decent work in Small Island Developing States at SIDS Conference in Samoa

Organizing young workers: The journey of a young trade union's leader

ILO Supports seven young people to participate at the SIDS Youth Forum

The International Labour Organization this week announced seven young people to take part in the Small Island Developing States (SIDS) Youth Forum to take place on the 28th of August 2014 in Apia, Samoa

Message by Guy Ryder Director-General International Labour Organization on the occasion of International Youth Day 2014

Today some 75 million young people are unemployed globally and more than 220 million young workers are struggling for survival in the informal economy and living in extreme poverty.

International Youth Day 2014

Ryder: "The mental health of young people matters to us all"

Youth employment

Street interviews with Brussels youth on jobs and their expectations of a job

The ILO-Brussels office hit the city centre of Brussels for some street interviews with young people about their actual jobs or studies, their expectations of a job, what they want to become, the skills they think they'll need and their views on the...

Job creation

ILO Director-General calls for more public funding to create jobs in the global economy

Guy Ryder says 4 million jobs could be generated in advanced economies and EU alone with more public cash injections.

Study

ILO: Youth in Jordan face difficult transition from school to decent work

Jordan’s youth face a myriad of challenges when attempting to move from education to the workplace, according to a new ILO study.

ILO and UNESCO reconfirm commitment to joint work in new agreement

ILO Director-General Guy Ryder and Irina Bokova, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) have signed a new agreement consolidating existing joint work by the two agencies in a wide range of...

ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa speech during the SADC Extraordinary Meeting of Ministers and Social...