ILO to release new figures on youth unemployment
31 August 2012
GENEVA – The International Labour Organization (ILO) will launch a paper titled “Global Employment Outlook: Bleak Labour Market Prospects for Youth” on Tuesday, 4 September, 2012.
The publication by the ILO’s Employment Trends Unit provides the latest data on youth unemployment at the global and regional levels.
It especially looks at how the euro crisis has impacted on jobs for young people, not only in Europe but also in other parts of the world.
The paper and all associated material and information are embargoed until Tuesday, 4 September at 14:00 GMT (16:00 Geneva time).
Embargoed electronic copies of the report and related media material will be made available to journalists upon request starting on Tuesday, 4 September in the morning. Please contact ILO Spokesperson Hans von Rohland, at +4122/799-7916, [email protected], or the ILO Department of Communication and Public Information at +4122/799-7912, [email protected].
Interviews (including embargoed interviews) can be scheduled via Hans von Rohland (see contact information above).
For Geneva correspondents: A press briefing by Ekkehard Ernst, Chief of the ILO Employment Trends Unit will be held, under embargo, on Tuesday, 4 September at 14:30 Geneva time in Press Room I at the Palais des Nations. Geneva correspondents will receive the link on the embargoed paper by e-mail as soon as it is available.
Video coverage of the press briefing as well as video interviews with the authors of the paper will be available for broadcasters. A TV studio and ISDN line are also available for broadcasters wishing to interview the authors. Please contact the Department of Communication Radio/TV Unit on +4122/799-8693 or by e-mailing: [email protected].
The publication by the ILO’s Employment Trends Unit provides the latest data on youth unemployment at the global and regional levels.
It especially looks at how the euro crisis has impacted on jobs for young people, not only in Europe but also in other parts of the world.
The paper and all associated material and information are embargoed until Tuesday, 4 September at 14:00 GMT (16:00 Geneva time).
Embargoed electronic copies of the report and related media material will be made available to journalists upon request starting on Tuesday, 4 September in the morning. Please contact ILO Spokesperson Hans von Rohland, at +4122/799-7916, [email protected], or the ILO Department of Communication and Public Information at +4122/799-7912, [email protected].
Interviews (including embargoed interviews) can be scheduled via Hans von Rohland (see contact information above).
For Geneva correspondents: A press briefing by Ekkehard Ernst, Chief of the ILO Employment Trends Unit will be held, under embargo, on Tuesday, 4 September at 14:30 Geneva time in Press Room I at the Palais des Nations. Geneva correspondents will receive the link on the embargoed paper by e-mail as soon as it is available.
Video coverage of the press briefing as well as video interviews with the authors of the paper will be available for broadcasters. A TV studio and ISDN line are also available for broadcasters wishing to interview the authors. Please contact the Department of Communication Radio/TV Unit on +4122/799-8693 or by e-mailing: [email protected].