News, articles and events on youth employment
January 2021
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© René Levita 2022
From prison to a better life
27 January 2021
Sergio was arrested and jailed in Madagascar when he was 16 for stealing vanilla. Thanks to vocational training he’s learned to be a bricklayer and no longer engages in petty crime. Read his story on our new Voices multimedia platform.
August 2018
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Disadvantaged youth turn away from gang violence through skills' training in northern Madagascar
06 August 2018
In the first of a series of articles to mark International Youth Day on 12 August, we focus on an ILO-funded project that has been supporting efforts to curb urban violence and restore peace in the coastal town of Diégo Suarez.
March 2014
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© Arnaud Mugisha 2022
Does investing in education pay off for African youth?
12 March 2014
In sub-Saharan Africa, a stable, well-paid job is often an impossible dream, even for educated young people, according to an ILO report.
December 2013
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© Issouf Sanogo / AFP 2022
Decent jobs for youth should be at the top of African Development agenda, says ILO
03 December 2013
Informality and vulnerable employment remain the reality for the vast majority of young workers in the region, says a new ILO report prepared for the Work4Youth Regional Conference that is taking place this week in Addis Ababa.
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Labour market transitions of young women and men in Sub-Saharan Africa
Constituents from eight Sub-Saharan countries are to share and discuss the findings of school-to-work transition surveys (SWTS) conducted in their countries within the Work4Youth (W4Y) project.