Publications on youth employment

  1. Delivering on SDG8 – Integrated pathways to economic transformation and inclusive labour markets

    26 May 2020

  2. Final Report: Improving Livelihood Opportunities for Refugees and Local Youth in Indonesia

    31 October 2019

    In September 2018, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with national partners, launched a pilot project offering community-embedded, activity-based learning opportunities on entrepreneurship, business management and soft skills to refugee and local youth in Jakarta, Indonesia. This final report summarizes the knowledge captured from the ILO-UNHCR pilot programme in Jakarta, which employed an activity-based learning model with heavy emphasis on local community participation.

  3. Green Business Booklet

    12 May 2017

    Going green is not only good for the environment, but makes business sense too, as the greening of enterprises results in improved access to markets, higher productivity and cost savings. The Green Business Booklet is part of the Green Jobs packages and the Start and Improve Your Business series of products and helps aspiring entrepreneurs to come up with a green business idea and existing entrepreneurs to green their businesses.

  4. Cooperative Enterprises Build A Better World

    01 August 2012

    This publication highlights COOPAFRICA’s contribution to the revival of African cooperative enterprises and their roles in fostering equity, empowerment, decent work, and secure livelihoods, including reducing members’ vulnerability to HIV/AIDS, empowering women and men to make healthy choices, and supporting the development of small businesses by HIV-positive women and men.

  5. Combination Prevention in action: Making a difference in Mozambique

    05 June 2012

    As UNAIDS meets to discuss the importance of combination prevention, the ILO’s HIV/AIDS programme in Mozambique shows how the workplace can engage people at all levels making valuable contributions to achieve national objectives.