Impact and people
2021
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Transgender entrepreneurs build businesses in Indonesia
01 September 2021
Coaching is helping transgender people in Indonesia overcome discrimination and make a success of their small businesses.
2020
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Industry-school partnership gives better opportunity for youth to decent jobs
06 July 2020
The ILO’s latest survey reveals the voices of Indonesian youth on transitioning from school to work. It is already a tough challenge to make transition into decent employment for youth even in best economic times. It is even tougher during the crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019
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© ©L. Muladi 2022
Apprenticeships: Good for workers. Good for industry
15 August 2019
An industry-based apprenticeship programme in Indonesia is creating employment opportunities for young workers and a new generation of workers for industry.
2018
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From young informal worker to qualified hotel employee
19 September 2018
ILO’s support for quality apprenticeships is making decent work a reality for young people in Tanzania. Now, as part of the search for more solutions to Africa’s youth employment challenge, the global initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth is calling for research ideas.
2017
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Young entrepreneurs in Tanzania: Where are they now?
12 April 2017
The ILO Kazi Nje Nje BDS apprenticeship programme for young people created 51,489 new businesses and 28,834 jobs in sectors including retail, services, manufacturing and agriculture.
2016
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© Antonio Rodrigues 2022
Young apprentices escape forced labour in Mato Grosso
03 August 2016
The “Ação Integrada” (“Integrated Action”) project guarantees access to vocational training for people working in slavery-like conditions, to offer the opportunity for decent life.
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Apprenticeship programme offers escape from child labour in Jordan
06 May 2016
A youth apprenticeship programme launched by the International Labour Organization and the International Youth Foundation makes gains in the fight against child labour in Jordan.
2014
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Moving from marginalization through apprenticeships
04 April 2014
An ILO project in Zimbabwe is helping improve the quality of apprenticeships in the informal economy. The programme helps young people, particularly those living with disability, find decent work and escape the vicious circle of marginalization and poverty.
2013
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© Kenzo Tribouillard / AFP 2022
Apprenticeships: A proven approach for tackling youth unemployment
12 December 2013
Countries like Austria and Denmark have been very successful in using apprenticeships to tackle the youth jobs crisis. The ILO is helping to share their experiences with other countries.
2012
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The lure of apprenticeships in times of crisis
15 October 2012
Apprenticeships have been around for centuries but they are now getting a lot of fresh attention as the world struggles to defuse the potentially explosive youth employment crisis.