News, articles and events on youth employment
April 2021
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Amaal Bani Awwad, National Project Coordinator at ILO Jordan
21 April 2021
COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future aspirations.
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.
November 2016
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ILO COOP NewsUpdate, Issue No. 5
17 November 2016
August 2015
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© Alex Berger 2022
Zambia: How to tackle four development goals in a single project
31 August 2015
A new ILO-FAO agricultural employment project underway in Zambia aims to create 3000 additional decent jobs for rural youth, increase their incomes and tackle nutritional deficiencies. In so doing, it works towards four of the new sustainable development goals.
September 2013
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Sweden joins ILO initiative in Zambia for rural youth
03 September 2013
The ILO-led UN Joint Programme with FAO on decent work and food security will create job opportunities for young entrepreneurs along agricultural value chains and will boost food security for rural populations in Zambia.