News, articles and events on youth employment
September 2022
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The ILO Director-General Guy Ryder celebrated the successes of his colleagues in Africa
09 September 2022
The Director General of the International Labour Organization (ILO) ended this Wednesday, September 7, 2022, a 48-hour visit to Côte d'Ivoire that allowed him to bid farewell to Africa after ten years at the head of the institution.
August 2022
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The ILO’s public campaign encourages workers to speak up against harassment and violence at work
30 August 2022
The ILO and the Never Okay Project are conducting a series of campaigns to raise awareness and encourage a social movement against harassment and violence at work.
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ILO highlights the need for TVET’s transformation to address skills gap, future of work and human-centred agenda in Timor-Leste
19 August 2022
The ILO participates in the panel discussion addressing the challenges faced by and new directions needed by Timor-Leste’s technical vocational education and training (TVET) at the 2nd Timor-Leste International Skills Conference.
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© K. Ozvardar / ILO 2022
Recovery in youth employment is still lagging, says ILO
11 August 2022
A new report, issued ahead of International Youth Day, shows large regional differences in young people's prospects in the labour market.
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© Nestlé 2022
ILO to release new report on youth employment
04 August 2022
July 2022
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World Youth Skills Day 2022: Transforming youth skills for the future
This event brings together youth, governments, UN agencies, the private sector, and civil society representatives, to analyze the impact of current crises on youth globally and debate the options for young people to quickly adapt to the demands of an ever-changing world.
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© Kıvanç Özvardar / ILO 2022
From war to peace: A refugee’s journey to a new life with new skills
13 July 2022
Morshed Ali, 24 arrived in Turkey seven years ago after fleeing the war in Syria. He had to learn a new language, new skills and adapt to life in a foreign country. Yet he overcame the odds and graduated as an architect four years later.
June 2022
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© ILO 2022
An apprenticeship changed my life
06 June 2022
When war broke out in Yemen, the factory where Muhammad Taher Muhammad al-Tahri worked shut down. His job search was going nowhere, until he joined an apprenticeship programme in solar panel maintenance and installation.
May 2022
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Indonesia updates its EEO Guide to be relevant with the fast-changing world of work
30 May 2022
Indonesian key labour actors jointly update the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Guide to accommodate recent employment changes and to promote the creation of harassment- and violence-free workplaces.
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The ILO and Stockholm+50
Stockholm+50 is an international meeting convened by the United Nations General Assembly to be held in Stockholm, Sweden from 2-3 June 2022. Stockholm+50 will commemorate the 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment and celebrate 50 years of global environmental action. The ILO will participate in this important event to drive the implementation of a just transition and the creation of decent work for a green economy.