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Youth employment
The Global Youth Employment Challenges
Even in the best of times, young people faced a tough situation in the labour market. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic they were around three times more likely to be unemployed than adults. The crisis now threatens to exacerbate existing inequalities within and between countries.
65 million
The estimated total global number of unemployed youths in 2023
20.4%
The share of youth not in employment, education or training (NEET) in 2023
2 times
Young women are 2 times more likely to be in NEET status than young men.
News and articles
 working with a colleague in his leather factory. (2024) ©Shaun Chitsiga.ILO_.jpg.webp?itok=M_4yI6Vk)
BG4YE Project
Stepping-up: On the road to building a footwear empire
Opportunities for youth
EU member states discuss the Youth Guarantee in the EU and the neighbourhood
Key Initiatives
The ILO’s Youth Employment Action Plan (YEAP) 2020-30
The Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth
The YouthForesight Knowledge Facility: Collective Knowledge that Works for Youth
The Green Jobs for Youth Pact
Publications
Photo essays from Uganda
Unveiled Visions: Decent work and social justice through my lens
ILO brief
Elevating the potential of rural youth: Paths to Decent Jobs and Sustainable Futures
Active Labour Market Programs Improve Employment and Earnings of Young People
Training on Youth Employment
Capacity building on Youth Employment
Projects
Youth for Future (Y4F): Youth Empowerment and Integration in Host Communities
Child labour
Achieving reduction of child labour in support of education: Programme to reduce the worst forms of child labour in agriculture sector in...