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Youth Employment crisis 2013A generation at risk – Time for Action

Marta

Makhoul

International Labour Office for the EU

and the Benelux countriesSlide2

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A

l

ost

generation

? Slide3

In 2012…75 million young people are unemployed worldwide

Globally young people are on average nearly

three times more likely

than adults to be unemployed

Four out of every ten

unemployed worldwide is a young women or manOver 1.2 billion people in the world between 15 and 24 years of age 40 % of the world's unemployed are young people…. BUT…But…

Facts on youth employment crisis

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An unprecedented youth employment crisis…Slide4

Inequalities, insecurity and vulnerability are rising

Quality

of jobs available for youth is declining

Underemployment and poverty

for youth is on the rise

Young workers are disproportionately represented in low-paid work Most young workers in developing countries are in the informal economy.Temporary employment and lack of permanent employment for youth is rising

More insecure and slower transition from school to work

Risk of SOCIAL UNREST

Youth are increasingly discouraged than other age groups.

Facts on youth employment crisis

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….Unemployment is only the tip of the

icebergSlide5

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Global

youth

unemployment

and

unemployment rate, 1991-2013

Source

: ILO, Trends Econometric Models, February 2013.

Global and regional youth unemploymentSlide6

Global youth and adult unemployment rate6

Global

youth

and adult unemployment from 1991-2013Slide7

Youth unemployment rates in the EU7

European Union

Youth

unemployment rates

(%), from 2000 2013

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Young people not in employment and not in any education or training

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NEET rates in the EUSlide9

Consequences of youth unemployment9

Consequences of youth unemployment

Effects more severe for youth entering the workforce with

education level below tertiary level

Consequences of youth unemployment

Youth are increasingly employed in

non-standard jobs,

including

temporary employment and part-time

work

Raise

risk of

future unemployment

and/or protracted period of

unstable employment

Valuable work experience

is not acquired and

professional skills

may erode

Is likely

to result in

wage scars

that continue to

depress

employment

and

earnings prospects

Is likely to become

more

serious

the

longer

youth unemployment crisis

continuesSlide10

Youth labour markets in developing economies10

Youth labour markets in developing economies

Developing regions face

major youth employment challenges

and large variations in extent and development of youth unemployment

Large numbers of young people

not achieving full economic

potential

Unemployed

In

irregular employment (informal

sector)

Neither

in labour force nor in

education/training

quality

of work

In

countries

with

high poverty levels and high shares of vulnerable employment, youth employment challenge is as much a problem of poor employment quality as one of

unemployment

Young workers often receive below average wages and are engaged in work for which either

overqualified or

underqualifiedSlide11

Labour markets in developing economies do not look like those in developed economiesAbundance of labourScarcity of capital

Duality

between

dominant

traditional economies and “modern” economies

Irregular nature of employmentLeave education early Lack of social protectionDifferent type of measurement neededYouth labour markets in developing economies11Youth labour markets in developing economiesSlide12

The Call for action focuses on five policy areas:

employment

and economic policies to increase aggregate demand and improve access to finance;

education

and training to ease the school-to-work transition;

labour market policies to target employment of disadvantaged youth; entrepreneurship and self-employment to assist potential young entrepreneurs; and

labour rights that are based on international

labour standards to ensure that young people receive equal treatment.

ILO’s response to the youth employment

crisis:

2012

ILC Resolution

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ILO’s response to the youth employment crisis: The 2012 ILC Resolution

“The Youth Employment Crisis: A call for action” and its follow-up planSlide13

Knowledge building Advocacy and promotion of decent work for youth

Technical assistance

ILO youth employment programme

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The

ILO youth employment programmeSlide14

Policy measures should be balanced and adapted to country-specific needs

Policies for youth employment

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ILO Active Labour Market Policies: What works for youth?

Comprehensive packages of labour market measures targeting specific groups of young people

Balanced

strategies for growth and job creation

Bipartite and tripartite

cooperation

Multiple services for entrepreneurship, social enterprises and cooperatives development

Platforms for exchanging knowledge and lessons of what works

Employment

services

Apprenticeships, skills training and other work-training programmes

Targeted youth employment action through tripartite consensus and time-bound action plans

Policiy measuresSlide15

Sweden tackles youth unemployment through jobs guarantees

It's not easy being a young jobseeker today. With nearly 74 million young people worldwide unemployed, youth guarantees

programmes

help keep youth connected to the

labour

market by boosting skills and giving them support to find jobs.http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/multimedia/video/video-news-releases/WCMS_212957/lang--en/index.htm Best-practice example15Best-practice example: youth guarantee in Sweden Slide16

Thank you for your attention

http://www.ilo.org/global/topics/youth-employment/lang--en/index.htm

http://www.ilo.org/ilc/ILCSessions/101stSession/texts-adopted/WCMS_185950/lang--

en

/index.htm

More info:

http://ilo.org/global/research/global-reports/global-employment-trends/youth/2013/lang--

en/index.htm