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Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic and the youth employment crisis

26 June 2020

In this interview Sher Verick, Head of the Employment Strategies Unit, and Susana Puerto Gonzalez, Research and Technical Specialist, discuss the extent of the youth employment crisis, how the current crisis is different than previous economic crises and ILO's policy recommendations for addressing it.

This podcast is also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts .

Speakers

  • Photo of Sher Verick
    Sher Verick
    Head of the Employment Strategies Unit Employment, Labour Market and Youth Branch ILO Employment Policy Department
  • Photo of Susana Puerto Gonzalez
    Susana Puerto Gonzalez
    Research and Technical Specialist Employment, Labour Market and Youth Branch ILO Employment Policy Department

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