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Youth employment in crisis: Questions and answers on the situation of youth on the labour market

Young people have been disproportionately affected by the global crisis that broke out in the autumn of 2008. This trend has exacerbated earlier challenges and there is concern that unless action is taken, the situation of youth will become...

Youth Employment Conference: Making youth employment policies in Indonesia operational

To tackle challenges of youth employment and facilitate more effective government planning, the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas) in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO) will organize a two-day Youth...

Reaching for a better future through vocational training

Nikodemus Nisa or Niko, the youngest of six siblings, was born in Soe, TTS District, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia. When his father died, he was raised by his uncle in Tanini Village, Kupang District—a remote area with a limited access. He was just...

Decent Work Country Programme

Decent Work in India - A triumph of enterprise: Sitabai’s story

Last month, the ILO’s tripartite partners in India – the government, employers and workers – formally adopted a Decent Work Country Programme (DWCP for India). The new programme will focus on enhanced opportunities for productive work for women and...

A great transformation of a young entrepreneur in Maluku, Ambon

Sarmin is one of the victims during the conflict in Ambon, Maluku. When coming back to his village in 2008, after being imprisoned for four years, he did not know what he was going to do. His future was uncertain. Yet, his life was changed...

ILO’s technical assistance to the Ministry of Youth Affairs to support the “National Internship Programme to Enhance Employability”

The Ministry of Youth Affairs (MOYA) and ILO have agreed to conduct an assessment of the Ministry’s “National Internship Programme to Enhance Employability”. This programme currently offers internships to 30,000 young people.

Regional Technical Working Meeting on the RBSA Youth Employment

Opening remarks on addressing challenges and opportunities for rural youth employment in Asia

By Ms Sachiko Yamamoto, Regional Director, ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific at the workshop: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Youth Employment in Asia, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 17-19 August 2009

Employment challenges for rural youth to be discussed at regional meeting

Delegates from seven Asian countries are expected to attend the meeting, “Addressing Challenges and Opportunities for Rural Youth Employment in Asia”, which will be held in Chiang Mai from 17 - 19 August. About 30 participants from China, Cambodia,...

Gender Equality in the Workplace Workshop, Papua New Guinea

A workshop on gender equality in the workplace is held in Lamana Hotel in Port Moresby from 10 to 13 August 2009. The workshop was opened by Honorable Power Parkop, Member of the Parliament and Governor of the National Capital District. ...

FCCISL - Key note address on youth and women entrepreneurship

By Ms Tine Staermose, Director, ILO Office in Sri Lanka

Commemoration of the ILO 90 Years: Promoting youth employment, it is everybody’s business

The world is facing a growing youth unemployment crisis. The latest ILO data indicates that out of the world’s estimated 190.2 million unemployed people in 2008, around nearly 75.9 millions are aged between 15 and 24. In many economies, young...

Tackling youth unemployment through youth entrepreneurship

The promotion of youth employment is one of the most critical challenges Indonesia is facing today. Nearly 2 million Indonesian young women and men enter the labour market each year. Nationwide, Indonesia’s youth is six times more likely than adults...

Getting an education in Papua

By Urmila Sarkar, Child Labour and Youth Employment Specialist, Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific Papua, home to 50 million indigenous people and 300-400 distinct indigenous communities with their own languages, beliefs and livelihoods, is...

Speech at the KAB Annual Review Meeting

By Mr Zhang Guoqing, Deputy Director, ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

Mary Robinson, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative. Speech to the High-Level Forum on "Working Out of Poverty: Decent...

Heather Grady, Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative. Speech to the High-Level Forum on "Working Out of Poverty: Decent...

Jordan Ryan, UN Resident Coordinator in Liberia. Speech to the High-Level Forum on "Working Out of Poverty: Decent Work Approach to...

ILO and YTEPP team up to produce small business manual for young entrepreneurs

The Youth Training and Employment Partnership Programme Ltd (YTEPP) has teamed up with the International Labour Organization, Subregional Office for the Caribbean, to produce an adapted version of the ILO's "Start Your Business manual for potential...

Breaking gender barriers: A young woman’s quest in a male-dominated profession

One billion people will reach working age within the next decade – the best educated and best trained generation of young men and especially young women ever. But despite great efforts carried out by governments and social partners, the youth...