All publications: youth employment + youth unemployment + young workers

Flyer : National Youth Employment Promotion Event

The International Labour Organization in collaboration with the Ministry of Youth and Sports Presents: National Youth Employment Promotion Event (Alongside the annual 2012 Young Entrepreneurs Exhibition) Under the Sub-Theme: “Promoting Decent Work...

Instructions for participants: ILO video contest on Decent Work for Youth

The ILO has launched a video contest for young people (from 18-29 years) on how the global jobs crisis is affecting them and their communities. Three winners will be offered an all expenses paid trip to Geneva, Switzerland to present their videos at...

Consolidating Policy Agenda to Eliminate Child Labour within the DWCP for Kenya: Education and Youth Employment (Midterm Evaluation Summary)

Project: KEN/09/50/USA Evaluation Consultants: Mei Zegers (leader) & Kennedy Bikuri (national)

Brief on partnerships for decent work for youth

Note on partnerships for decent work for youth prepared by the ILO’s Programme on Youth Employment for a joint ILO, ECOSOC, DESA event on more and better jobs for young people worldwide, held on 27 February 2012.

UN World Youth Report Summary

The latest World Youth Report explores the transition of young people from schools and training institutions into the labour market, a phase marking a critical period in the life cycle.

Key facts and selected quotes from worldwide youth contributors to the World Youth Report

Youth employment : a global goal, a national challenge (update 2012)

Understanding the Public Employment Service Office

PESO starter kit: Guide to understanding the Public Employment Service Office

The PESO starter kit provides information about the Public Employment Service Office its core functions and operations. It presents ten simple steps to PESO institutionalization, grouped into phases. It also highlights best practices of...

Upgrading informal apprenticeship - A resource guide for Africa

A policy learning approach to shift informal apprenticeship back into the focus of national priorities for enhancing skills and youth employability.

Support to national efforts for the promotion of youth employment and management of migration (Final Joint Evaluation Summary)

Project SRB/09/50/UND - Evaluation consultant: Consultant: James A. Newkirk - Donor for this Joint Project is the Millennium Development Goals Achievement Fund Total Budget: US$ 6,143,000 IOM: 984,901; UNDP: 3,052,701; ILO: 1,344,370;...

Decent jobs for the Filipino youth

MDG-Fund Joint Programme on alternatives to migration: Decent jobs for Filipino youth: Brochure

With the support from the Government of Spain, the Joint Programme under the thematic window of youth employment and migration, better known as "JP YEM" was developed by the UN Country Team agencies in support to the Philippine government's vision...

'Good Practices and Lessons Learned’ on Experiences of Interventions of Skills Enhancement for Employment Project (SEEP)

A report prepared by Dr. Harihar Acharya on the key lessons learned and good practices of the Project.

Promotion of youth employment in Mozambique (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project MOZ/08/51/OUF - Evaluation consultant: Renato Johnsson Núnez

Gender disparities in youth employment

This study looks at the barriers and disparities in accessing and availing the employment programs by the youth, especially female youth and to draft policy recommendations to remove the barriers and enhance the labour force participation of the...

Education and skills training for youth employment (EAST) (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project INS/06/15/NET - Evaluation consultants: Dr. Anthony Dewees, Dr. Clara Ajisuksmo, Mr. Mashari Sudjono

Taqeem Community of Practice: Monitoring, evaluation and impact evaluation for the youth employment community

This report provides an overview of the Taqeem Community of Practice and describes Taqeem’s approach to M&E and its technical assistance model

Building an Asia-Pacific youth employment coalition: Reviewing past policies and the way forward

This working paper addresses the importance of prioritizing youth employment policy in Asia and the Pacific. It provides regional youth policy and programme examples and underlines the need for a regional coalition in order to address the problem of...

Fact sheet on Youth Employment in Asia and the Pacific

Asia and the Pacific accounts for almost half the world’s unemployed youth, yet paradoxically, is also home to the largest numbers of working children. The ILO and its constituents have been promoting productive employment and decent work for youth...

Youth Employment Action Plan 2010-2013

Over the last several years, growing political attention has been given to youth employment in Albania, where the difficulties young people face in entering and remaining in the labour market are compounded by the additional burden of large numbers...

Building Business and Entrepreneurship Awareness.

An ILO experience of integrating entrepreneurship education into national vocational education systems