APYouthNet : Asian-Pacific Youth Employment Network

Breaking new ground: Partnerships for decent work for youth, International Labour office, 2012 (338kb)

Brief on partnerships for decent work for youth: Note on partnerships for decent work for youth prepared by the ILO’s Programme on Youth Employment for a joint ILO, ECOSOC, DESA event on more and better jobs for young people worldwide, held on 27 February 2012, Gianni Rosas - Coordinator, Youth Employment Programme, Employment Sector, International Labour Office [337kb]

Decent Work: A Common Goal of Youth and Trade Unions (514.88 kb)

Decent Work and Youth in Latin America 2010, ILO [Only available in Spanish]

Employment Programmes of the ILO: Youth Employment - [pdf 266 KB]

EMP 7: The challenge of youth unemployment - Action Programme on Youth Unemployment Employment and Training Department International Labour Office Geneva 1997 (1.84 Mb).

EMP 26: Minimum Wages and Youth Unemployment - Action Programme on Youth Unemployment Employment and Training Department International Labour Office  Geneva (403.54 Kb).

Employing Youth: Promoting employment-intensive growth - Report for the Interregional Symposium on Strategies to Combat Youth Unemployment and Marginalization 2000 (1.16 Mb).

Global Employment Trends for Youth: 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2006 | 2004

Guide for the preparation of National Action Plans on Youth Employment , Youth Employment Programme, ILO 2008 (808.71 Kb).

Guidelines for the preparation of National Action Plans on Youth Employment (Draft Document) Youth Employment Programme International Labour Office July 2006 (188.22 Kb)

Highlights of the report: The Youth Employment Crisis: Time for Action, International Labour Organization 2012 [2.3MB] This report provides a summary of a full report entitled “The Youth Employment Crisis: Time For Action” which will be discussed by the Committee on Youth Employment of the 101st Session of the International Labour Conference in June 2012 (www.ilo.org/ilc).

ILO Fact Sheet on "Decent and productive work for youth" in MDG 8 , August 2005 (138.39 Kb).

ILO Fact sheet on Youth Employment 2010 (344kb)ILO Programme on Youth Employment (YEP): Through a global network of employment specialists, the ILO Programme on Youth Employment (YEP) provides assistance to countries in developing consistent and coordinated policies and programmes on youth employment. This integrated approach combines macro-economic policies and targeted measures which address labour demand and supply, as well as the quantity and quality of employment.

Improving prospects for young women and men in the world of work: A Guide to Youth Employment. October 2004 (1.03 Mb).

Increasing employability of disadvantaged youth (Policy Brief),  International Labour Office 2011. (Skills and Employability Dept.) [535kb]

Meeting the Youth Employment Challenge A Guide for Employers 2001 (1.11 Mb).

"Pathways to Decent Work " Background Report on Youth Employment submitted to the International Labour Conference in 2005. (587.11 Kb).

Policy Brief: Policy options to support young workers during economic recovery ,  International Labour Organization, Youth Employment Programme, 2011 [656 kb]

Promoting Employment - Intensive Growth: Youth in Labour Markets - Employment Sector

Skills Working Paper No. 1: Initiatives for the development of enterprise  action and strategies - Enterprise-based youth employment policies, strategies and programmes, ILO 2000 (148.10 Kb).

Resolution concerning youth employment - International Labour Conference at its 93rd Session (Geneva, June 2005) (107.6 kb)

Revisiting the challenge of youth employment in The Caribbean , 2000, ILO Caribbean Office (496.78 Kb).

Starting right: Decent work for young people - Background paper Tripartite Meeting on Youth Employment: The Way Forward Geneva, 13-15 October 2004, International Labour Office - Employment Sector (340.32 Kb).

The Challenge of Youth Unemployment in the Caribbean - International Labour Organization, Subregional Office for the Caribbean, 1996

The youth employment crisis:  Time for action, Report V, International Labour Conference, 101st Session, 2012  (1.2MB)

Towards a Global Alliance for Youth Employment – the next five steps: Recommendations on policy and process 2003-2005 of the Second Meeting of the High Level Panel of the Secretary-General’s Youth Employment Network 30 June-1 July 2003 (228.83 Kb).

United Nations World Youth Report February 2012:  The report “Youth Employment: youth perspectives on the pursuit of decent work in changing times” contains youth views on decent work that were collected through online consultations with young people from all over the world. (824kb)

Youth Employment - A Global Goal, A National Challenge 2006 (1.29 Mb).

Youth Employment Inventory: The ILO, through its Youth Employment Programme, has partnered with the Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank and the Youth Employment Network's Secretariat to develop the Youth Employment Inventory (YEI). The YEI is a database of interventions aimed at improving the labour market outcomes of young people around the globe. It also includes analyses and good practice experience on impact of youth employment interventions worldwide, offers information about upcoming events and links implementing agencies, the donor community, youth networks, organizations, and individuals active in the field of youth employment.

Youth Employment Network (YEN): The Youth Employment Network (YEN) is a partnership of United Nations, International Labour Organization, and World Bank. YEN was created in 2001 to mobilize action on the commitment of the Millennium Summit for decent and productive work for young people. YEN is a global platform to prioritise youth employment on the development agendas and to exchange on policies and programs to improve employment opportunities for youth. The Network includes development agencies, governments, the private sector, youth groups and other NGOs.