New Reports on Youth Employment
11 December, 2006
Two reports on youth employment have recently been released:
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has released a publication entitled ‘Global Employment Trends for Youth 2006‘, an updated and more comprehensive version of the 2004 report analysing the labour market trends of young people. Some key statistics indicate a rising number of unemployed young people globally, increasing from 74 million to 85 million between 1995 and 2005. Moreover, more than 300 million young people, or approximately 25 per cent of the youth population, were living below the USD$2-per-day poverty line. For more information, see http://www.ilo.org/public/english/employment/strat/global.htm.
Mission Australia has launched a new strategy to tackle unemployment amongst young Australians, calling for greater coordination between governments, business and community, with special attention (and funding) to the needs of Australia’s most marginalised young people. Mission Australia says concerted action is needed to engage thousands of marginalised young people and reduce youth unemployment which is four times (14.3% for 15-19 year olds) and two times (6.7% for 20-24 year olds) higher than unemployment among those aged 25 and above (3.6%). The publication is a community-business partnership between Mission Australia and its Youth Strategy and Advocacy Group and is based on several years of national and international research and analysis. For more information, see http://www.missionaustralia.com.au/cm/p.aspx?n
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