News, articles and events on youth employment
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).
January 2021
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© Ion Buga 2022
Bees - A remedy for business success
15 January 2021
Viorica Anghel transformed her life when she signed up for a beekeeper’s course run by the ILO in Moldova. She now runs her own business and uses the honey for medicinal purposes to treat her son.
July 2020
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© Ploy Phutpheng / UN Women 2022
Building back better: Equality at the centre
16 July 2020
We must put equality and environmental sustainability at the centre of the recovery phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 2018
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New fruit and vegetable pack house set to arrest post-harvest losses
02 December 2018
The people of Mutoko District, north of Harare, well known for their expertise in horticulture production, have repeatedly suffered loss of both produce and related income due to long distances to lucrative markets and limited access to effective transport.
October 2018
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Colombia: Breaking down barriers to opportunity
29 October 2018
The ILO and Colombia's Ministry of Information and Communication Technologies are working together to strengthen the information technology (IT) skills of more than 8,000 Colombian students. One visually impaired young man explains how the initiative opened new opportunities for him.
July 2018
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ILO launches single biggest project in South-Eastern Europe to promote jobs in Ukraine
18 July 2018
New ILO programme brings together businesses, schools, employment services, the social partners and other civil society organizations to create jobs for youth, women and people in rural areas.
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.
February 2018
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Why support Ukraine? Why working with the ILO?--Interview with Danish government officials
23 February 2018
Marie Pedersen Haug, Senior Advisor, and Lotte Mindedal, Development Counsellor at the Department of European Neighbourhood of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs explain why Denmark engaged in inclusive job creation in Ukraine and chose ILO as implementing agency.
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© Eric Feferberg/AFP 2022
Denmark pledges to scale up inclusive job creation in Ukraine
05 February 2018
The Government of Denmark signed a 5-year development agreement with the International Labour Organization to address labour market deficiencies standing in the way of development in Ukraine.
November 2017
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Launch of the engagement platform of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth
The event brings together partners of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth and other key youth employment actors to celebrate the launch of the online engagement platform, to present the Quality Apprenticeships Toolkit and to learn more about the ongoing work and opportunities for collaboration.