ILO/Sida Partnership on Youth Employment 2014-15

Web page | 20 May 2016
The ILO/Sida Partnership 2014-2015 supports the implementation of the strategy of “what works” for youth employment, particularly in respect of the development of integrated employment policies with youth employment as priority, and the implementation of youth employment strategies and national programmes, including through multi-stakeholder approaches and the involvement of the UN System.

The Programme has 11 components, one global and 10 country-level initiatives. The global component aims at strengthening national capacities in developing and implementing action-oriented interventions on youth employment, disseminating knowledge on what works on youth employment and strengthening knowledge on effective approaches to improve labour market outcomes of under-employed and low earners, including young people engaged in the informal economy and working poor.

The design and implementation of the country-level initiatives is developed around context-specific priorities and situations and guided by the resolution “The youth employment crisis: A call for action” (ILC 2012). The total envelope is managed through a mixed approach with part of the funds administered at headquarters and part through decentralized management and financial oversight. The countries of intervention are:
  • Africa: Burkina Faso, Morocco, Sudan, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • Arab States: Jordan
  • Asia and the Pacific: Samoa, Sri Lanka
  • Latin America and the Caribbean: Ecuador, Uruguay 

Global

Global Product of the ILO/Sida Partnership on Youth Employment 2014-15
The global component serves as umbrella and connects the ten country-level interventions. It consists of different activities, such as knowledge development and dissemination, technical assistance and capacity building.
 

Country interventions

Burkina Faso
Review of the national employment policy which prioritize young people and women: Focus on pro-employment budgeting  

Ecuador
Design and implementation of an innovative mechanism to promote youth employment in enterprises

Jordan
Supporting a national employment strategy that works for young Syrian refugees in Jordan

Morocco
Support to the formulation of the national employment strategy and the national action plan prioritizing young people and women

Samoa
Samoa National Action Plan on Youth Employment (SNAPonYE)

Sri Lanka
Support to implement youth employment policies and coordinating for youth employment in Sri Lanka

Uruguay
Programme to support employment policies and training of young people in Uruguay

Zambia
Support to employment policies, jobs and skills for youth in Zambia

Zimbabwe
Evaluating the impact of a youth-focused Training for Rural Economic Empowerment (TREE)
 

Key products used

ILO Resoluation and ILC Report
1. Recurrent discussion on the strategic objective of employment
2. The ILC Resolution to tackle the youth employment crisis: A call for action (2012)
3. The youth employment crisis: Time for action: Report V, International Labour Conference, 101st Session (2012)
Youth Employment Trends
1. Global Employment Trends for Youth: 2015
Further References
1. Resource guide on youth employment