All publications: youth employment + youth unemployment + young workers

A guide for employment services theoretical (e-learning) training package for employment services staff in Indonesia

This theoretical training package is design to improve the basic capacity of Employment Services staff members in order to provide better services to their clients – jobseekers and employers.

A guide for employment services practical training package for employment services staff in Indonesia

This practical training package is design to improve the basic capacity of Employment Services staff members in order to provide better services to their clients – jobseekers and employers.

COVID-19 Pandemic in the World of Work

ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world of work. 8th edition

The report gives a global overview of how countries are grappling with the recovery, eighteen months into the crisis. Based on new data, it provides a detailed picture of the different recovery trends between developed and developing countries. It...

Putting Gender at the Heart of Business Environment Reform

This report charts some key entryways for better incorporating gender in business environment reform, with a focus both on policies themselves, and the processes for their proper implementation.

Factsheet

Factsheet: Youth for Future (Y4F) project

Y4F is an 8-year project implemented by the ILO and UNICEF in Egypt, and works on a three-pronged approach that combines skills development and career guidance services, capacity development of key stakeholders and policy engagement to improve...

Publication

Towards decent work for young refugees and host communities in the digital platform economy in Africa: Kenya, Uganda, Egypt

This report explores job creation in the gig economy from the unique experiences and perspectives of youth and refugees, as well as from the viewpoint of digital labour and e-commerce platforms, digital training providers, start-up incubators,...

Youth Employment

Market systems analysis on Youth Employment - Moldova

A Systems Analysis for Moldova’s Decent Work Country Programme 2021-2024

Case Study: Update on improving apprenticeship in the informal economy in Niger

The education system in Niger has poor internal efficiency, with one of the lowest enrolment rates in Africa. The majority of young people outside the education system learn trades in enterprises in the craft sector, which in Niger has at least...

Case Study: Update on improving apprenticeship in the informal economy in Benin

In Benin, access to formal technical and vocational education and training (TVET) is conditional on finishing the second year of secondary school, equivalent to completing nine years of education. However, among 5- to 17-year-olds, the median years...

Case Study: The role of apprenticeships in the informal economy for skills development in Tanzania

The Tanzanian government first recognized the importance of informal education and training in its 1995 Education and Training Policy, which states that nonformal and informal education and training shall be “recognized, promoted, strengthened,...

Labour Law Guide for the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

This Guide provides a single access point for labour laws in the OECS, covering all significant areas in the sub-region. It is derived from various labour laws, regulations and international labour law standards that have been ratified by Member...

Empowering youth

Report: Youth takes the floor - Empowering youths as agents for peace and social cohesion

The “Youth takes the floor” training course was designed, facilitated and delivered by ITC (International Training Centre, Turin, Italy) and DevCurate (Bangkok, Thailand) for 35 youths in the Solomon Islands.

Briefing note

An update on the youth labour market impact of the COVID-19 crisis

This statistical brief provides an update on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on youth in terms of employment, unemployment, NEET and inactivity trends, highlighting the differences between youth and adults (aged 25 and above), along with gender...

Research brief

Young persons not in employment and education in India: 2000-2019

This research brief reviews the characteristics of India's young population not in employment and education or training (NEET) based on level of labour force participation, gender, access to training and education and social security.

Brief

Greening TVET institutes

Skills 21 project intervention towards greening TVET institutes

Greening guidelines for TVET institutes

The knowledge, skills and competencies acquired from TVET can help individuals contribute to the development of a green economy as well as practice sustainable actions in other areas of their life. ILO's European Union funded Skills 21 project...

Quick facts - Creating decent and environmentally responsible youth employment (CREER) - Independent final evaluation

Fact sheet of the Young Futuremakers Thailand – Promoting Youth Employability

Book

Is the future ready for youth?

How do we ensure that the policymakers and the global community prioritize youth employment, so essential for sustainable development and social justice? This book brings together contributions from ILO with broad global experience in successful...

Case Study: Update on improving apprenticeship in the informal economy in Togo

In Togo, there is strong social recognition among the population of traditional apprenticeship as a way of qualifying in a trade. Craftspersons simply transform their workshops/enterprises into training centres that take on apprentices for a set...