News, articles and events on youth employment

March 2023

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    ILO launches innovative platform to strengthen policy action for full employment

    09 March 2023

    The ILO’s Employment Policy Action Facility (EPAF) is a new knowledge-sharing and technical assistance platform that provides evidence-based, timely and relevant support for developing, implementing and reviewing employment policies.

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    Women bear brunt of Afghanistan job losses

    07 March 2023

    Female employment levels in Afghanistan have fallen steeply since the Taliban administration took over in 2021, according to new figures released by the ILO.

  3. Promoting Quality Industry-based Apprenticeship: Video Launch and Talkshow for Industries and Trade Unions

    The video screening is aimed to raise the awareness of policymakers and social partners on quality industry-based apprenticeships to improve skilled labour and to promote quality industry-based apprenticeship programmes.

February 2023

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    “Jobs for all” - European Union and Sweden pledge five million euros in support of employment of young women and the hard-to-employ in Bosnia and Herzegovina

    28 February 2023

    The new project “EU4Employment”, introduced to the public on 27 February 2023 in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, will be implemented by the ILO with a budget of four million euros from the European Union and one million euros from Sweden.

January 2023

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    Economic slowdown likely to force workers to accept lower quality jobs

    16 January 2023

    Faltering global employment growth and the pressure on decent working conditions risk undermining social justice, according to the ILO’s World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2023 report.

December 2022

  1. Interview: Q&A with Alexio Musindo, Country Director for ILO in the Horn of Africa

    22 December 2022

    With this edition of the “ILO in the Horn” newsletter, we have discussed with the Country Director on major successes and challenges of the country office in the year 2022 with exclusive focus on Ethiopia.

  2. Successful Milestones in Programmes: BRMM Reintegration Work - Beneficiaries’ Testimony

    22 December 2022

  3. Successful Milestones in Programmes: Strengthening the Role of Media in Promoting Disability Inclusive Social Protection Systems in Ethiopia

    22 December 2022

  4. Stories Behind Our Work - Vocational skills and industry exposure: Pathways to enter the labour market

    22 December 2022

  5. Stories behind our work: Industrious leaders in Ethiopia’s industrial parks

    22 December 2022