ILO to kick off project on Partnerships for Youth Employment in the Commonwealth of Independent States
A project to improve the effectiveness of youth employment policies in order to support the creation of more and better jobs for young people in the CIS countries is to be kicked off on 3 October by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
30 September 2013
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A project to improve the effectiveness of youth employment policies in order to support the creation of more and better jobs for young people in the CIS countries is to be kicked off on 3 October by the International Labour Organization (ILO).
The global economic crisis has exacerbated the difficult situation that already existed in youth labour markets of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The crisis resulted in a dramatic increase in the youth unemployment rate, jumping from 17.0 per cent in 2008 to 20.5 per cent in 2009. The rate decreased between 2009 and 2012, but it has not yet returned to pre-crisis levels.
This technical cooperation project, funded by the OAO LUKOIL and implemented by the ILO, seeks to counteract problems of lacking institutional capacity to deal with the youth employment crisis, labour market mismatches and insufficient knowledge of existing youth employment barriers and opportunities. This is dealt with through regional cooperation and at national and sub-national levels in three countries - Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation.
The kick-off event will conclude training on Public Employment Services for staff from Ministries of Labour and Public Employment Services in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation and Tajikistan (Almaty, 30 September-3 October 2013).
Tamara Duisenova, Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Olga Koulaeva, Senior Employment Specialist, ILO Decent Work Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, representatives of the LUKOIL company as well as representatives of the labour ministries, trade unions and employers' organizations will take part in the event.
Information for the media
Journalists are invited at 10.00 on 03 October 2013 to Holiday Inn Almaty, 2 Timiyazev Street, Almaty, Kazakhstan
For accreditation please contact Ms. Eleonora Salykbayeva, Project Assistant at +7/701/351/351/1.
The global economic crisis has exacerbated the difficult situation that already existed in youth labour markets of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. The crisis resulted in a dramatic increase in the youth unemployment rate, jumping from 17.0 per cent in 2008 to 20.5 per cent in 2009. The rate decreased between 2009 and 2012, but it has not yet returned to pre-crisis levels.
This technical cooperation project, funded by the OAO LUKOIL and implemented by the ILO, seeks to counteract problems of lacking institutional capacity to deal with the youth employment crisis, labour market mismatches and insufficient knowledge of existing youth employment barriers and opportunities. This is dealt with through regional cooperation and at national and sub-national levels in three countries - Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation.
The kick-off event will conclude training on Public Employment Services for staff from Ministries of Labour and Public Employment Services in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russian Federation and Tajikistan (Almaty, 30 September-3 October 2013).
Tamara Duisenova, Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Olga Koulaeva, Senior Employment Specialist, ILO Decent Work Team and Country Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, representatives of the LUKOIL company as well as representatives of the labour ministries, trade unions and employers' organizations will take part in the event.
Information for the media
Journalists are invited at 10.00 on 03 October 2013 to Holiday Inn Almaty, 2 Timiyazev Street, Almaty, Kazakhstan
For accreditation please contact Ms. Eleonora Salykbayeva, Project Assistant at +7/701/351/351/1.