News, articles and events on youth employment
April 2021
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Malawi’s Ministry of Labour pledges to accelerate efforts for the eradication of child labour
01 April 2021
The Deputy Minister of Labour, Malawi, Honourable Vera Kamtukule has joined the African Union and its Member States, the International Labour Organization (ILO), and other stakeholders in adding her voice in pursuit of the global target to eliminate child labour in all its forms by 2025.
October 2020
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© Annie Spratt 2022
Rural women: Key actors in poverty reduction and food security
15 October 2020
Despite playing a major role as farmers, wage earners and entrepreneurs, rural women face gender-based discrimination leading to unpaid work, as well as unequal access to education, healthcare, property, and financial services.
March 2020
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ILO Local Employment Partnership creates new jobs for youth in Southern Moldova
05 March 2020
The Local Employment Partnership (LEP) implemented by ILO reached out to 600 young NEETs (youth neither in employment, education or training) in the Cahul region. 282 of them already registered as unemployed to benefit from active labour market measures. To date, this partnership created 135 jobs, 20 start-ups and 2 cooperatives—additional small businesses and jobs are in the pipeline in this rural region where the rate of inactive youth is the highest in Moldova (25%).
February 2019
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A youth cooperative launched to develop the honey value chain in northwestern Tunisia
26 February 2019
August 2018
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Promoting decent work opportunities for youth in rural areas of SADC countries
23 August 2018
Governments, employers and workers from SADC countries agree to enhance decent work for women and youth in rural areas by promoting inclusive pro-employment policies.
May 2018
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Innovations for Decent Jobs for Youth
The event provides a platform for governments, social partners, youth and civil society, private sector, foundations, UN entities and beyond to explore collaboration on innovations that work for decent jobs for youth under the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
October 2017
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© S. Jordan / Caritas Australia 2022
How worms and gold can help improve livelihoods in rural Zimbabwe
27 October 2017
Thousands of people are set to benefit from a project in Zimbabwe aimed at creating jobs and improving livelihoods for women and youth in poor rural communities. The project focuses on the food production sector and gold ore processing.
May 2017
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© Inga Kjer/photothek.net 2022
G20 conference highlights importance of decent jobs for youth in the rural economy
03 May 2017
Participants of the G20 conference “ONE WORLD - No Hunger. Future of the Rural World” call for action on youth employment in rural areas and discuss synergies with the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth.
August 2016
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Keeping them home: How improving public employment services helps people find jobs and stay with their families
16 August 2016
In Nepal, the Labour Market Information and Employment Services (LIfE) project, funded by the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), helps to improve access to basic information and services that can help job seekers, in particular youth, make well-informed choices about education, training, and employment.
August 2014
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Strategic focus on enhancing employment
27 August 2014
On August 27, our colleagues – Senior Employment Specialist Olga Koulaeva and Chief Technical Adviser of the ILO project “Partnerships for youth employment in the CIS” Mikhail Pouchkin – arrived in Azerbaijan for a three-day visit to discuss with partners cooperation in employment, particularly in such an important area as youth employment.