The ILO’s Youth Employment Action Plan (YEAP) 2020-30
YEAP objective: To effectively make a difference in securing a better future of work for young people by promoting a human-centred, pro-youth job rich recovery from the COVID crisis, and beyond.

Figure: A human centred approach as outlined in the Centenary Declaration (in light green) combined with the 5 pillars of the 2012 Youth Employment Call to Action (in blue).
Implemented through The ILO’s Interdepartmental Action Group on Youth Employment (IDAG)
A One ILO approach: including specialist from all technical department and field offices
Accountability with ILO constituents through regular reports to the ILO’s Governing Body
Strengthening policy areas, among others:
- social dialogue with and for youth
- digitalisation and youth employment
- occupational safety and health for youth
- labour market policies for youth
- mainstreaming youth employment in national employment policies
- national action plans for youth employment
- employment rights for youth
List of publications
- Global Employment Trends for Youth 2022
- Study on social dialogue with and for youth
- Literature review: Digitalisation and the labour market
Tools/database
List of events
EMPLOYMENT Seminar on youth employment and COVID 21 October 2021The WISIS (World Summit on the Information Society):
- WISIS 2020: Session 216, Digital skills and the future of work: Challenges and opportunities in a post Covid-19 environment
- WISIS 2021: Session 326, Digital jobs in the future of work
- WISIS 2022