Publications on youth employment
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Skills for Green Jobs: A Global View
06 October 2011
This volume examines the experiences of 21 developed and developing countries in adjusting their training provision to meet the new demands of a greener economy. It shows that skills development is critical to unlocking the employment potential of green growth, yet skills shortages are becoming an obstacle in realizing this potential. The report recommends that countries devise strategies based on well-informed policy decisions, social dialogue, and coordination among ministries and between employers and training providers.
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Skills for Employment Policy Brief - Greening the global economy: the skills challenge
05 October 2011
Part of the Policy Brief Series produced by the Skills and Employability Branch
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Decent Work and Youth in Latin America, 2010
05 October 2011
This report takes stock of progress and setbacks with respect to the problems identified in the report published in 2007.
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Trade and Employment: From Myths to Facts - ILO-EC publication
04 October 2011
The edited volume “Trade and Employment: From Myths to Facts” is the outcome of a joint project of the European Commission and the International Labour Office. The book contributes to promoting the advancement of employment, decent work and social cohesion in developing countries by assisting policy makers and social partners in anticipating and addressing the effects of trade reforms on employment
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Making Globalization Socially Sustainable
20 September 2011
Globalization is widely seen as a powerful engine that has the potential to promote growth and development. For many years, however, concerns have also been raised about the effects of globalization on jobs and wages. This has led to questions about the social sustainability of globalization. This volume consists of contributions by leading academic experts who analyse the various channels through which globalization affects jobs and wages.
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Unlocking indigenous peoples’ potential for sustainable rural development
30 June 2011
Key issues and policy options to unlock the potential for sustainable rural development among indigenous and tribal peoples.
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Employment diagnostic analysis: Bosnia and Herzegovina
23 June 2011
Employment Working Paper No. 86
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Opportunity in Crisis: Preventing HIV from early adolescence to young adulthood
01 June 2011
This joint report by ILO, UNAIDS, UNICEF, UNESCO, UNFPA, WHO and the World Bank, provides an overview of the State of the epidemic among young people. It includes individual testimonies, the latest statistics and analysis on very young adolescents (10-14), older adolescents (15-19), young adults (20-24) and young people living with HIV. The report outlines opportunities for action to ensure the protection of these young people and to achieve the global targets for an AIDS- free generation.
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The impact of the economic and financial crisis on youth employment: Measures for labour market recovery in the European Union, Canada and the United States
18 April 2011
Employment Working Paper No. 70
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Germany: A Job-centred approach
28 March 2011
Despite a dramatic decline in output as a result of the global financial and economic crisis, Germany’s labour market held up well compared with other countries. This was the conclusion reached by the first comprehensive assessment of Germany’s policy to tackle the crisis, issued by the ILO.