News, articles and events on youth employment
January 2022
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The 12th Academy on the Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 8: SSE: youth, education and new skills
31 January 2022
July 2021
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Missed schooling opportunities spur Iman to reach new learning milestones
14 July 2021
A multi-agency programme has provided hundreds of vulnerable Yemenis with life skills, financial literacy, theoretical instruction and on-the-job training, providing them with the means to secure a sustainable income.
June 2021
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Invest in youth says ILO Director-General to the G20
22 June 2021
Better skilling and decent work are needed to make sure that long COVID does not mean long-term marginalization of young people from the world of work, emphasized ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, in a speech to the G20 Labour and Employment Ministers meeting in Catania, Italy.
May 2021
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Decent Jobs for Youth & Generation Unlimited Launch New Knowledge Facility, YouthForesight
04 May 2021
YouthForesight will serve as a one-stop shop providing curated publications, databases, tools and multimedia resources to support evidence-based action on young people’s education and skilling, employment, entrepreneurship, and engagement.
October 2020
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ILO and UNICEF MOU to strengthen skills and lifelong learning
09 October 2020
The collaboration between the two agencies aims to improve the employability of young people and help the transition from school to work.
August 2020
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COVID-19 disrupts education of more than 70 per cent of youth
11 August 2020
The disproportionate effect of the pandemic on young people has exacerbated inequalities and risks reducing the productive potential of an entire generation, according to the International Labour Organization.
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New ILO report to be released on COVID-19 impact on youth education
10 August 2020
January 2020
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Transition from school to work remains a difficult process for youth
16 January 2020
The ease or difficulty with which young people are able to transition from school to work has a lasting impact on their lives and labour market prospects.
December 2019
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What happened when I left university with the wrong skills
11 December 2019
A social science graduates discovers why studying STEM subjects is important for young people, business and the economy.
October 2016
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Employment: What stands between youth and decent jobs?
30 October 2016
More youth seem to prefer staying in school to getting a job early in life. That’s good news. Yet more than 200 million young people are either unemployed or have a job but live in poverty. Explore this InfoStory to learn more about global employment trends for young people and what stands between them and a decent job.