News, articles and events on youth employment

July 2018

  1. ILO participates in an international forum on cooperative development in the Pacific Islands

    09 July 2018

    The Director of the ILO Office for Pacific Islands presented the work of the ILO on cooperatives to promote decent work at an international forum on cooperative development in the Pacific region.

March 2018

  1. Women gold miners in Zimbabwe co-designed a mercury free gold processing plant

    01 March 2018

    With the support of the ILO and development partners, Guruve Women in Mining Cooperative co-created an environmentally sustainable gold milling plant that will improve productivity and deliver higher yields in Zimbabwe.

October 2017

  1. The AfDB Youth and Women Empowerment Project (YWEP) comes to life

    11 October 2017

    This initiative will build on existing interventions to empower young people and women in the selected districts.

March 2017

  1. Be inspired! Navigating new trends in youth entrepreneurship: A global knowledge sharing event

    How can the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of young people be harnessed to create jobs and generate income? This event will give participants the opportunity to engage in a creative knowledge exchange and to generate fresh ideas on youth entrepreneurship.

  2. Be inspired! Navigating new trends in youth entrepreneurship: A global knowledge sharing event

    How can the creativity and entrepreneurial spirit of young people be harnessed to create jobs and generate income? This event will give participants the opportunity to engage in a creative knowledge exchange and to generate fresh ideas on youth entrepreneurship.

October 2016

  1. IFC, ILO join forces to support entrepreneurship, boost youth employment in MENA

    10 October 2016

    Partnership aims to develop policies that support entrepreneurship, ensure youth have skills that are required by the market, and encourage more young people to become entrepreneurs.

July 2015

  1. Fund for Evaluation in Employment 2015

    01 July 2015

    The ILO invites researchers and M&E Officers to submit applications to receive technical assistance and financial support of up to US$650,000 for evaluation of youth employment programmes in the Middle East and North Africa.