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February 2022
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2021 Labour Overview
ILO: After two years of the pandemic, labour market recovery has been insufficient in Latin America and the Caribbean
01 February 2022
With an unemployment rate of 9.6 per cent and one in two workers in informality, the region must face the prospect of a prolongation of the COVID-19 crisis in employment, says a new regional Labour Overview report by the ILO.
November 2021
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Press release
Youth unemployment in Thailand hits new highs due to COVID-19
23 November 2021
ILO assessment of the Thai labour market finds high levels of joblessness among young workers due to pandemic restrictions.
July 2021
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Introducing a youth guarantee (YG) in the Western Balkans
The European Commission and the ILO join forces to support young people
18 July 2021
A new EC/ILO Technical Assistance Facility set up to pursue youth employment in the Western Balkans.
November 2020
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ILO/ECLAC joint report
Slow COVID-19 labour market recovery expected in Latin America and the Caribbean
10 November 2020
The pandemic has led to the biggest contraction in the region in the last 100 years, with 47 million jobs lost across the region in the second quarter of 2020.
August 2020
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COVID-19 and higher education
Education pays off, but you have to be patient
24 August 2020
The pandemic is making us rethink and re-organize education. Workers with higher educational attainment may expect to be able to find a job (and a quality job, for that matter) as soon as they become available. But is that so?
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International Youth Day
Haile Gebrselassie: Give young people a say in COVID-19 policy responses
13 August 2020
Haile Gebrselassie, the World and Olympic long-distance running champion, speaks about the brutal effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people, and the need to involve them in designing policies to build a better future for youth at work.
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International Youth Day
Demet Akbağ: Act now to support young people
13 August 2020
Award-winning Turkish actor Demet Akbağ calls for immediate action to address one of the greatest dangers for our society: the risk of having a “lockdown generation” of youth.
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International Youth Day
Involve young people in building back better
13 August 2020
The pandemic is inflicting a series of shocks on young people, not only destroying their jobs and employment prospects, but disrupting their education and training and affecting their mental well-being too. In a message for International Youth Day 2020, Indian actor, Ananya Panday, says it is vital to involve young people in the #COVID19 recovery and building back a better future of work.
May 2020
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COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
ILO: More than one in six young people out of work due to COVID-19
27 May 2020
The ILO’s latest analysis of the labour market impact of COVID-19 exposes the devastating and disproportionate effect on young workers, and analyses measures being taken to create a safe return to work environment.
April 2020
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COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace
Young workers will be hit hard by COVID-19’s economic fallout
15 April 2020
The COVID-19 emergency is affecting almost everyone in the world, regardless of age, income or country. However, young people are likely to be particularly hard hit by the economic fallout of the crisis. Find out five reasons why.