News, articles and events on youth employment

April 2022

  1. Industry exposure for vocational trainers to address skills gap in Ethiopia

    19 April 2022

    A public-private partnership led by ILO PROSPECTS Ethiopia is providing industry interface to trainers from vocational institutes, enhancing their understanding of skills in demand and evolving management practices.

  2. The ILO held training on Just Transition at MENA Climate Week 2022

    13 April 2022

    The ILO participated in MENA Climate Week 2022 and co-organized events on Just Transition, youth and employment in the MENA region's energy transition.

March 2022

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    I want to be a leader for Gambian youth

    04 March 2022

    At the age of 22, Sainabou Jammeh is one of the first women in The Gambia to be managing Director of a construction company. She co-founded the company after participating in the ILO’s Employment-Intensive Investment Programme (EIIP).

  2. Webinar on Career Guidance for Building Young People’s Future: The Role of Employment Services

February 2022

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    Three essential questions: Interview with Pola Schneemelcher, Project Manager at Institute for Macrofinance, Berlin, Germany

    25 February 2022

    We interviewed Pola Schneemelcher, Project Manager in the area of labor market and fiscal policy at the think tank Dezernat Zukunft – Institute for Macrofinance. She shared her insights on how youth labour markets in the European Union were impacted by the pandemic, what measures she has seen and whether governments can afford these measures or not. The Dezernat Zukunft is a non-partisan think tank aiming at rethinking and explaining monetary, financial, and economic policy in a comprehensible way.

  2. Thriving Youth – From Ageism to Intergenerational Solidarity

    A virtual side event on ageism and youth organized by UN DESA, WHO, ILO and the Major Group on Children and Youth during the 60th Commission for Social Development.

  3. ILO embark on innovative OSH promotion through creative one-minute videos

    08 February 2022

    The ILO announce the winners of its One Minute Video Competition (KOVID) on occupational safety and health (OSH). The winners presented a variety of innovative OSH video stories that will help promote OSH in the country.

  4. ILO Project Supports Young Entrepreneurs in Astrakhan region

    04 February 2022

    Representatives of the ILO Project "Partnerships for Youth Employment in the Commonwealth of Independent States" and the Agency for Employment of Population of the Astrakhan Region completed the second round of review of business plans presented by young entrepreneurs.

January 2022

  1. The 12th Academy on the Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 8: SSE: youth, education and new skills

    31 January 2022

  2. Gender-responsive employment policies for a job-rich and fair recovery

    A new generation of gender-responsive employment policies can play an important role to promote an inclusive and job-rich recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. This webinar will bring together experts and policymakers from different regions to share knowledge on how they have produced specific diagnostics on how women and men have been impacted by the crisis, and the ways in which they have progressed in implementing gender-responsive policies.