News, articles and events on youth employment

July 2019

  1. Eastern Europe and Central Asia countries discuss gender equality in the youth labour market

    06 July 2019

April 2019

  1. The ILO 24-Hour Global Tour

    12 April 2019

    On 11 April 2019, a day-long series of events spanning four continents marked the ILO's 100th anniversary. The events were webcast live and they could be viewed around the globe in real time mode.

September 2018

  1. Kazakhstan: Parliamentary Hearings on Labour Market and Youth Employment

    28 September 2018

    On 28 September the Kazakhstan’s Parliament held hearings, titled “Problems and prospects of development of the employment sphere,” on 28th September. The participants discussed the current state of the labour market, employment, and formalization of self-employed population in Kazakhstan as well as methods to further develop employment of the country in the current context.

May 2018

  1. Second Phase of the ILO Project “Partnerships for Youth Employment in the CIS” Takes Off in Astrakhan

    23 May 2018

    On May 22-23, a kick-off conference for the second phase of the ILO Project “Partnerships for Youth Employment in the CIS” launched in Russia was held in Astrakhan.

February 2018

  1. Subregional conference sums up results of Youth Employment Project, identifies priorities for Phase 2

    16 February 2018

    TURIN (ILO News) - On 13-16 February, a sub-regional kick-off conference for the second phase of the ILO Project “Partnerships for Youth Employment in the CIS" was held. The second phase will be implemented in 2018-2022 by ILO Moscow with financial support of the Russian company LUKOIL.

May 2017

  1. ILO, LUKOIL extend partnership on youth employment

    23 May 2017

    “We have the unique opportunity to partner in order to scale-up action on youth employment and tackle this crisis head on,” said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.

January 2017

  1. Strengthening Employment Services in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan

    28 January 2017

    A training course on Strengthening Employment Services in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan was held on 23 – 27 January 2017 at the ILO International Training Centre in Turin.

September 2016

  1. Tackling Youth Employment Challenges: Workshop for Employers’ Organizations

    30 September 2016

    Representatives of employers’ organizations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Russian Federation and Uzbekistan gathered at the ILO’s International Training Center (ITC) in Turin on 26-29 September 2016.

May 2016

  1. Youth Employment Network: Conference in Stockholm and Oslo

    25 May 2016

    The bi-annual network conference was organ¬ized on 17-25 May in Stockholm, Sweden, and Oslo, Norway, at the request of the tripartite constituents of Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan that were interested in learning successful model for youth employment promotion, tripartite cooperation and employment centered policies implemented in Norway and Sweden.

October 2015

  1. Results of the third round of peer review of youth employment policies summed up in Sochi

    17 October 2015

    On 12 – 17 October, southern Russian city of Sochi hosted a conference of the Youth Employment Network members. The Network is part of the project "Partnerships for youth employment in the CIS countries," which is being implemented by the ILO Moscow Office with financial support of the Russian oil company LUKOIL.