Asia Pacific Youth Employment Network (APYouthNet)

— theme: Youth Employment, Youth Employment Policies and Programmes, Trade Unions and the Rights of Young Workers, The Lost Generation, Youth Enterprise, Skills for Youth, Giving Youth a Voice, Entering the World of Work, Green Youth, Youth and Migration, Child Labour and Youth Employment, Most vulnerable Youth

— country: Asia, Pacific, ASEAN, East Asia, South Asia, South-East Asia, Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Kiribati, Korea (The Republic of), Lao PDR, Malaysia, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, Viet Nam

The Asia Pacific Youth Employment Network (APYouthNet) is an ILO-sponsored community of practice on youth employment in the Asia-Pacific region.

Affiliation

International Organization

Date of Establishment

2008

Contact No.

+6622882283

Address

The APYouthNet Team
ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Building, Rajdamnern Nok Avenue
Bangkok 10200, Thailand

Email Address

apyouthnet@ilo.org

Website

http://ap-youthnet.ilobkk.or.th

1. Source of funding

The Asia Pacific Youth Employment Network is sponsored by the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.

2. Mission and Objectives

APYouthNet serves as a bridge to connect constituents, experts, practitioners and youth active in youth employment policy and programme design to share technical knowledge and experience, advice, best practices and partnerships in countries and across the Asia-Pacific region. The aim is to bring together people who share a passion on the subject and who are committed to learning how to better address youth employment issues.

3. Areas of work relating to youth employment

youth employment policies, trade unions and the rights of young workers, youth entrepreneurship, green youth, youth and migration, entering the world of work, the 'lost generation', youth employment and child labour, youth employment and gender

4. Partners and areas of partnerships

APYouthNet consists of more than 800 members and member organizations, including social partners, governments, NGOs and international organizations, academia and other youth employment practitioners.

5. Existing or potential partnerships with the ILO

The Asia Pacific Youth Employment Network is sponsored, managed and facilitated by the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific.

6. Successful youth employment intervention

The Asia Pacific Youth Employment Network has brought together more than 800 regional youth employment experts, practitioners and youth and has hosted a number of thematic online discussions, produced a series of thematic discussion podcasts and offers a growing pool of youth-employment related research and policy resources.

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