Info Resources Document Actions Send this Print this Global Employment Trends for Youth 2012 contributed by Administrator — May 22, 2012 07:00 AM Author: ILO Publishing Date: 2012 Category: Research ILO, May 2012 - The study examines the continuing job crisis affecting young people in many parts of the world. It provides updated statistics on global and regional youth unemployment rates and presents ILO policy recommendations to curb the current trends. Read More… G(irls)20 Summit: A Take on Indonesian Girls and Women Huffington Post, 19 May 2012 - United States Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton once said, "The 19th century was about ending slavery, the 20th century was about ending totalitarianism, the 21st century is about ending the pervasive discrimination and degradation of women and fulfilling their full rights." Read More… Malaysia: 3.3 million job opportunities available through GTP New Strait Times, 19 May 2012 - Youths in the country should equip themselves with various skills which will enable them to fill the 3.3 million job vacancies that will be available through the Government Transformation Programme (GTP), said Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin. Read More… Australia: Youth jobs vital to G20: Ellis The Australian, 19 May 2012 - WELFARE reform should be at the centre of employment policies to decrease youth unemployment, Australia will argue at the Group of 20 labour and employment ministerial meeting. Read More… Editorial: Better system to support job hunting needed for new graduates Mainichi, 16 May 2012 - The ratio of employment for those who graduated from universities this spring has improved. Even though it does not necessarily mean an end to what is widely known as the "employment ice age," the government and businesses should thoroughly analyze and utilize relevant figures to further improve the situation. Read More… Hong Kong Labour Department organises Self-employment Experience Day "Think Big@SPRING" Hong Kong (HKSAR), 18 May 2012 - Members of the public are welcome to visit the Self-employment Experience Day "Think Big@SPRING" organised by Youth Employment Start (Y.E.S.) of the Labour Department (LD) on May 18 and 19. Read More… The challenge of promoting youth employment in the G20 countries contributed by Administrator — May 18, 2012 09:40 AM Author: OECD Publishing Date: 2012 Category: Research OECD Report, May 2012 - Giving youth a better start in the world of work remains at the top of the political agenda in most G20 countries. Unfortunately, the youth labour market took a substantial hit during the recent global financial and economic crisis. Youth unemployment increased sharply and, in many countries, the subsequent economic recovery has been too weak so far to have reversed this increase. In addition, prior to the crisis, many youth faced substantial difficulties in getting a firm foothold into the labour market. Read More… Youth voices from Asia and the Pacific - Messages from the youth consultations contributed by Administrator — May 18, 2012 02:46 PM Author: APYouthNet Team Publishing Date: 2012 Category: Project and Programme ILO, May 2012 - Meeting report from the 13 youth consultation events which took place in Asia and the Pacific between December 2011 and May 2012. Read More… Youth unemployment on G20 agenda BBC News, 17 May 2012 - Labour Ministers from the Group of 20 nations begin their meeting in Mexico later on Thursday, and they will be discussing the increasingly gloomy job market. Read More… Jobless youths on the rise The Fiji Times Online, 17 May 2012 - YOUTH unemployment in the country as recorded during the last two census is on the increase. Statistics released by Ministry of Youth and Sports officer Venina Niumataiwalu showed youth unemployment increased from 3.7 per cent in 1996 to 8 per cent in 2007. Youth generally belong to the 15-35 age category. Read More… Philippines: PCCI, PESO slates job fair Philippine Information Agency, 16 May 2012 - The Philippine Call Center Institute (PCCI) in Bacolod City, in partnership with the Philippine Employment Services Office (PESO), will mark its second anniversary job fair called “BPO Jobs Fair” with nine call centers partners joining, a press release from PCCI said. Read More… World Bank Supports Plan to Increase Employment Opportunities for Young Palestinians Finchannel.com, 16 May 2012 - The World Bank ’s Board of Executive Directors approved today a US$6.5 million Education to Work Transition grant that aims to increase the employment prospects of Palestinian students graduating from higher education institutions. Read More… Young workers call on G20 Labour Ministers to tackle youth unemployment ITUC, 16 May 2012 - Since the economic crisis began, the unemployment rise has hit young people particularly hard and threatens long-term growth potential. Breaking into the particularly damaging cycle of high and rising youth unemployment is necessary to “buy time” for young people until broader measures can be successful in kick-starting job growth in the global economy. Read More… Steady progress in Pacific Education Development Framework implementation - more from the FEdMM in Vanuatu PIFS, 16 May 2012 - The 9th meeting of the Pacific Islands Forum Ministers of Education (FEdMM) which was held in Port Vila, the Republic of Vanuatu, 14-15 May 2012 discussed the progress in the implementation of the Framework. Read More… A Youth Entrepreneurship Program Goes International The New York Times, 15 May 2012 - The Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship’s international efforts – not just in China but also in New Zealand, India, Ireland and five other countries – are expanding rapidly. At the end of last year, the network’s programs had reached more than 150,000 students overseas, up from just 1,600 in 2003. Read More… Next 15 items » [1] 2 3 4 ... 96 Basic search Portlet Share Resource Have knowledge resources to share? Click here to share them with others. 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