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Entrepreneurship a career option to address youth employment challenge in Maguindanao
Young people from Maguindanao often leave their hometown to work in Manila, urban areas, or overseas due to limited opportunities. Maguindanao, a province in South Central Mindanao was the 6th poorest province in the Philippines in 2011 based on...
Local partnerships forged to create employment opportunities for the youth
Public and private sector partners have pledged their support to young people in Masbate, Antique, Maguindanao and Agusan del Sur. These young people were among those trained by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Technical Skills and...
IFAD-ILO Media Alert: Decent and productive employment for rural youth within reach
IFAD and ILO launch new study on work opportunities for rural youth
UN holds National Workshop on Youth Employment in Pakistan
Islamabad: ILO, UNDP and UNFPA jointly arranged a National workshop titled “Contemporary Issues of Youth employment in Pakistan” here today. The workshop was arranged in the backdrop of high priority given to youth employment issues in the upcoming...
Caribbean countries move forward on youth employment policies
The Seminar discussed the youth employment challenges, policies and programmes of the Bahamas, Jamaica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago.
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Young Peruvians speak out on jobs crisis
The ILO is holding global youth consultations that will culminate in a major Youth Employment Forum in Geneva in May, with some one hundred young people from employers’, workers’ and youth organizations from across the world taking part.
Japan and ILO launched new partnership on Youth Employment for Sustainable Development in Kenya
DAR ES SALAAM/ADDIS ABABA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of Japan launched a new creative partnership and program aimed at promoting youth employment for sustainable development of the East-African...
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Youth in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia share their views on the jobs crisis
The ILO organized three national events in the Caucasus region during March as part of its ongoing global youth consultation.
Young people voice employment concerns at Trinidad and Tobago’s National Youth Employment Forum
Approximately two hundred and sixty young persons met to exchange their views on the issues and challenges impacting on their access to employment opportunities.
Tripartite Youth Employment Forum
The forum established a platform for interaction among young people, policy-makers and the social partners to discuss the current situation and identify best practices, put forward recommendations to promote decent work for young people in Vietnam.
Over a hundred young Filipino leaders gather to discuss youth employment crisis
Over a hundred youth leaders and representatives met with government agency officials, workers and employers group, academe, and civil society organizations in a youth employment forum dubbed, “Kahit Saan, Kahit Kailan: Marangal na Trabaho para sa...
Zimbabwe National Youth Employment Conference
Zimbabwe National Youth Conference Summary Note
Zimbabwe National Youth Employment Conference
Speech by an unemployed youth, Ms. Sharon Jackson
Zimbabwe National Youth Employment Conference
Remarks by the President of the Zimbabwe Congress of Trade Unions, Mr. G. Nkiwane
Zimbabwe National Youth Employment Conference
Remarks by the Chief Executive Officer of the National Association of Non Governmental Organizations, Mr. C. Zinumwe
Zimbabwe National Youth Employment Conference
Remarks by the Executive Director of the Zimbabwe Youth Council, Mr L. Dzikira
Zimbabwe National Youth Employment Conference
Communique of the Young People of Zimbabwe on Youth Employment
ILO-Brussels organised a Consultation on “Decent Work for youth – the EU dimension”
The ILO Consultation, hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), brought together the European Youth Forum, the EU social partners, the EESC, European Commission, Danish EU Council Presidency, EU Member States and political groups...
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Giving an ancient craft a new shine: Training youth in the brassware sector in India
Low levels of education, lack of skills, diplomas or certificates within a technical field severely limit the chances of gainful employment for a vast number of youth in India. A new programme of skills developing and training, however, is providing...
Voices of youth: Facing the global challenge on youth employment
A critical element of the current global jobs crisis is the struggle of young people to enter and remain in the labour market. For those who do have a job, the quality of jobs is often an issue. According to ILO estimates, of the total of 200...
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