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ILO and UNESCO

Pathways to better jobs for youth and women given new momentum

The ILO and UNESCO have signed a new agreement consolidating joint work by the agencies on key areas such as technical and vocational training and education.

Bilateral Meetings

Ethiopia and ILO discuss labour migration and pro-youth employment policies

A first bilateral meeting between Aeneas C. Chuma, ILO Regional Director for Africa and H.E. Dr. Tedros Adhanom, Minister of Foreign Affairs in Ethiopia, on job creation for youth and labour migration.

Extra-ordinary meeting of SADC Ministers and social partners responsible for employment and labour

An Extra-Ordinary Meeting of SADC Ministers and Social Partners Responsible for Employment and Labour Sector (Employment and Labour Sector) has started in Victoria Falls 7 - 11 July 2014. The purpose of the meeting is to receive and consider drafts...

Labour market

Youth unemployment on the rise

Viet Nam’s latest quarterly Labour Market Update shows one in five young people aged 20-24 with a university degree is jobless.

Kyrgyzstan makes further efforts to stop child labour

1 July 2014. On July 1, Bishkek hosted a roundtable meeting focusing on stronger inter-ministerial coordination and unification of efforts in eliminating the worst forms of child labour.

Youth employment

Ban Ki-moon: Decent jobs for youth are essential to the future we want

UN Secretary-General calls on governments to invest more in youth employment initiatives.

Youth employment

Welcome remarks by ILO's Director-General on the occasion of the visit of the UN Secretary-General, Mr Ban Ki-moon

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon participated 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...

Ban urges greater investment to tackle global epidemic of youth unemployment

At a time when the international community is struggling to generate more jobs, especially for young people, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged Governments to invest more in youth employment initiatives and promote decent work...

Youth employment

Visit by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the ILO

2014 ECOSOC Youth Forum

Skilling up youth critical for tackling jobs crisis

Experts and governments are calling for increased efforts to ensure young people have more and better skills in line with labour market demand.

ILO highly estimates Azerbaijan's efforts in reducing unemployment

Azerbaijan has achieved great results in socio-economic and non-oil economic sector

Samoan Art Schools benefit from Youth Employment Programm (YEP) grants

Three art schools have benefited from the UN Youth Employment Programme in Samoa.

Occupied Arab Territories

ILO: Employment outlook bleak for Palestinians, Gaza a “tinderbox”

The ILO’s annual report on the situation of workers of the occupied Arab territories calls for resumption of negotiations and the lifting of restrictions to improve the situation of Palestinian workers and entrepreneurs.

Youth Employment Project: visit to Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Region

20-22 May 2014. On 20-22 May 2014 officials of the ILO Moscow Office, Senior Employment Specialist Olga Koulaeva, Senior Employers’ Specialist Jelena Kocmur and Chief Technical Advisor Mikhail Pouchkin, visited the city of Kogalym, Khanty-Mansiysk...

Cooperation

Sweden announces new partnership programme with the ILO

Agreement will provide SEK 100 million (US$ 15.4 million) for the period 2014-15 for initiatives promoting skills and jobs for youth and workers’ rights.

Partnership

Germany signs Declaration of Intent with ILO

Agreement targets work on improving labour standards in global supply chains, creating jobs for young people, eliminating the worst forms of child labour, and protecting the rights of indigenous peoples.

Job fairs for youth in Egypt

The ILO Cairo Office organized two job fairs in New Valley and Minya that attracted more than 10 thousand youth job seekers.

From Margin to Mainstream

A youth employment project in Bangladesh wins ILO good practice contest

A Bangladeshi youth employment project “From Margin to Mainstream” won one of the first prizes in a good practice contest organized by the ILO and featured on MTV. The project helps young people with disabilities step into the labour market and...

World Economic Forum on Africa: ILO RD Mr. Aeneas Chuma interview at AIT, Abuja

World Economic Forum on Africa – Assistant Director-General/Regional Director for Africa, Mr. Aeneas Chuma, Live Interview with AIT, Abuja

Role of trade unions in shaping youth employment policy – conference in Azerbaijan

Baku hosted a conference focusing on the role of trade unions in shaping youth employment policy. It was jointly organized by the International Labour Organization and the Azerbaijan Trade Unions Confederation.