Is the Future Ready for Youth? : Youth Employment Policies for Evolving Labour Markets.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Office, International Labour.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Unemployed youth.

Labor market.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Is the Future Ready for Youth?

Place of Publication:

Genève 22 : International Labour Organisation (ILO), 2021.

Summary:

Youth are most often the worst hit social group in times of crisis. This book brings together contributions based on broad global experience in successful youth employment policies. The chapters discuss policies needed to address the challenge, in a time of rapid transformation, of achieving a better future for the youth.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright

Preface

Foreword

Contents

List of figures

List of tables

Part 1: Overview

The future is here… is it ready for the youth? Juan Chacaltana and Sukti Dasgupta

Part 2: Thematic areas

Young and female - A double strike? Sara Elder and Sriani Ameratunga Kring

Young people and the gig economy - Luis Pinedo Caro, Niall O'Higgins and Janine Berg

Regulating work experience for young workers - Maria Luz Vega Ruiz

Education and training for rapidly evolving labour markets - Marcelo Cuautle Segovia and Mariana Costa Checa

From school to business: Policy support - Felix Weidenkaff and Marc Witte

The youth transition to formality - Juan Chacaltana, Florence Bonnet and Vicky Leung

Rural youth employment in sub-Saharan Africa: Moving away from urban myths and towards structural policy solutions - Bernd Mueller

Youth employment in conflict and fragile settings - Elisa Selva and Federico Negro

Green jobs and green futures for youth - Valter Nebuloni and Kees van der Ree

Part 3: The way forward

Public employment services that work for young people - Zulum Avila

Youth aspirations and the future of work - Drew Gardiner, Micheline Goedhuys and Michelle González Amador

Youth, employment and the future - Sukti Dasgupta, Maria Prieto and Juan Chacaltana

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ISBN:

9789220344057

922034405X

OCLC:

1314612636