Sri Lanka: Job Bazaar promotes employment for 134 youth
The District of Ratnapura undertook a job bazaar to bring together young job seekers, employers and training providers.
Job Bazaar - 600 visitors
Read more about the event here: http://ap-youthnet.ilobkk.or.th/photo-gallery/ilo-ye-initiatives-in-sri-lanka/job-bazaar-employment-for-134-young-women-and-men-december-2009
Some 600 youth took part. They benefited from interacting with 20 employers. From their booths the employers solicited 800 vacancies, conducted 700 on-the-spot job interviews, called 500 job seekers for more thorough interviews and filled 134 vacancies through on-the-spot recruitment. The job bazaar was planned and implemented by the District Secretariat of the District of Ratnapura with technical assistance and support from the Youth Employment Project (ILO/Japan).
Read more about the project here: http://ap-youthnet.ilobkk.or.th/photo-gallery/ilo-ye-initiatives-in-sri-lanka
and here: http://ap-youthnet.ilobkk.or.th/resources/projects/ilo-sri-lanka-youth-employment-project
