News, articles and events on youth employment
May 2012
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Africa: No real growth without jobs
10 May 2012
Pro-employment macroeconomic policies, public works schemes, investments and promotion of youth employability are key to ensuring future generations share Africa’s growth story, the ILO says as the World Economic Forum on Africa meets.
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Youth Employment - Good Practices
04 May 2012
The ILO Youth Employment Programme has launched a call for nominations of good practices that have proven effective in promoting decent work for young people.
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Youth Employment - Good Practices
04 May 2012
The ILO Youth Employment Programme has launched a call for nominations of good practices that have proven effective in promoting decent work for young people.
April 2012
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Entrepreneurship highlighted at national youth event in New Delhi
25 April 2012
The ILO is holding global youth consultation events in 46 countries around the world throughout March and April 2012 to hear young people’s views on the alarming youth employment situation.
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Gaps and weaknesses on youth employment highlighted at Bangladesh consultation
19 April 2012
Ahead of the Youth Employment Forum, the ILO is holding consultation events in more than 40 countries around the world to hear young people’s views on the alarming jobs crisis.
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Youth Employment Forum: Call for applications for Young Journalists/Bloggers
05 April 2012
The International Labour Organization (ILO) will offer five young journalists/bloggers the opportunity to promote and cover the Youth Employment Forum, which will take place in Geneva from 23 to 25 May 2012.
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Japan and ILO launched new partnership on Youth Employment for Sustainable Development in Kenya
05 April 2012
DAR ES SALAAM/ADDIS ABABA (ILO News) – The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Government of Japan launched a new creative partnership and program aimed at promoting youth employment for sustainable development of the East-African country of Kenya.
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Young Peruvians speak out on jobs crisis
05 April 2012
The ILO is holding global youth consultations that will culminate in a major Youth Employment Forum in Geneva in May, with some one hundred young people from employers’, workers’ and youth organizations from across the world taking part.
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Youth in Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia share their views on the jobs crisis
04 April 2012
The ILO organized three national events in the Caucasus region during March as part of its ongoing global youth consultation.
March 2012
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ILO-Brussels organised a Consultation on “Decent Work for youth – the EU dimension”
28 March 2012
The ILO Consultation, hosted by the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), brought together the European Youth Forum, the EU social partners, the EESC, European Commission, Danish EU Council Presidency, EU Member States and political groups at the European Parliament. The outcomes of the consultation will feed into the ILO Global Youth Employment Forum in May 2012, the June 2012 International Labour Conference and the on-going EU debates.