Pacific Employers Discuss Youth Employment

Representatives of the employers’ organisations of the five YEP participating countries met in Wellington, New Zealand from 26-29 January 2010 to enhance their ability to participate in actions that address youth employment. The meeting was jointly organized by Pacific YEP, ACT-EMP in Geneva and ITC in Turin and hosted by Business New Zealand Incorporated. Regional employers received first hand knowledge on youth employment steps taken by the NZ Employers’ Organization either independently or in partnership with government and other stakeholders. The employers gained a better understanding of the entire issue and its importance. They learned about methods that could be used to create jobs for young people and formed individual country plans to achieve this.

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