Many young Albanian workers are returning home after losing their jobs abroad due to the economic crisis. For many of them, re-entering the local labour market is a daunting task. An ILO-UNDP project helped them address that challenge. ILO News - Jorilda and Edi Pepa worked in the bustling tourism industry of the Aegean Island of
ILO - Rama Sagama had been unemployed for three years in Tabata, a fast growing high-density suburb in Tanzania’s largest city of Dar es Salaam. The trek of about 10 kilometres to get to the Tanzania Employment Services Agency (TaESA) offices in the city centre made it even more difficult for him to find work.
16 September 2014 - Meet 34-year-old Julius Sematla from Mentz village, Limpopo province. Five years ago, he was staying with his parents and jobless. Out of desperation, he bought a few packets of candy to resell, just to get a bit of pocket money. After realizing that he could sell the candy quickly, he thought
A new report from the International Labour Organization (ILO) states that nearly half of youth workers aged 15-29 in Asia and the Pacific are self-employed, and two out of three youth are in paid work without a written contract. The study, titled Labour market transitions of young women and men in Asia and the Pacific, […]
Today, the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth, in partnership with other UN entities, international NGOs, and youth groups and stakeholders, launched a crowdsourcing initiative for youth priorities in the post-2015 development agenda. The crowdsourcing is part of the Global Partnership for Youth in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, which was announced on 31 […]
Interested in finding out about youth employment, unemployment, and activity versus inactivity rates for a given country? The ILO has a new database of labour statistics, including an interactive map, which provides multiple datasets with labour market statistics for over 100 indicators and 230 countries, areas and territories. Check out ILOSTAT here Source
Are you interest in joining a youth-led or youth serving organisation or network in your community? The ILO Decent Work for Youth platform provides a worldwide mapping of these organisations and networks for young people to connect with. Decent Work for Youth also provides an open space for young people interested in learning about decent […]
A new ILO book analyses labour market trends and regulations in various emerging markets and presents a number of policies that can lead to a synergy between economic growth and decent job creation. Despite experiencing a more robust economic growth over the past few decades, decent work deficits continue to be the norm for most […]
In the margins of the ongoing General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth Ahmad Alhendawi today met with Guy Ryder, the Director-General of the International Labour Organisation (ILO).
The UN News Centre spoke to Mr. Alhendawi ahead of a series of events the Organization has planned to mark International Youth Day, commemorated each year on 12 August. First up will be an interactive dialogue, “Uniting for Youth,” on youth initiatives, led by the Secretary-General and moderated by Mr. Alhendawi. The International Day will this year
