Youth Employment

2020 ◽  
pp. 305-330
Author(s):  
Şenol Öztürk
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Youth Employment ◽  
Action Plans ◽  
Labour Market Policies ◽  
The World

Youth employment has been a challenge with gradual acceleration from beginning of 1990s. It also has been exacerbated by latest global crises. Besides, as a fact mutually having a fostering relation with it, increasing rate of inactive population among the youth has caused to soar worry about the matter. Although youth unemployment is a common problem for developed and developing countries, it differs in these countries in terms of formation, intensity and solution way. In two decades countries around the world have implemented particular policies against the matter accordance to action plans prescribed by international organizations such as ILO, OECD and EU. Even though, there has been some partial improvements as a result of economic and labour market policies, there is a long way to solve the problem significantly and to decrease the anxiety down to reasonable level. Therefore, the countries must continuously monitor and analyze their conditions and create integrated policies suited to socio-economic conjuncture.

Youth Employment

2017 ◽  
pp. 20-39
Author(s):  
Şenol Öztürk
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Youth Employment ◽  
Action Plans ◽  
Labour Market Policies ◽  
The World

Youth employment has been a challenge with gradual acceleration from beginning of 1990s. It also has been exacerbated by latest global crises. Besides, as a fact mutually having a fostering relation with it, increasing rate of inactive population among the youth has caused to soar worry about the matter. Although youth unemployment is a common problem for developed and developing countries, it differs in these countries in terms of formation, intensity and solution way. In two decades countries around the world have implemented particular policies against the matter accordance to action plans prescribed by international organizations such as ILO, OECD and EU. Even though, there has been some partial improvements as a result of economic and labour market policies, there is a long way to solve the problem significantly and to decrease the anxiety down to reasonable level. Therefore, the countries must continuously monitor and analyze their conditions and create integrated policies suited to socio-economic conjuncture.

Facing the global challenge of youth employment

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ragui Assaad ◽  
Deborah Levison
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Youth Employment ◽  
Global Challenge ◽  
Active Labour ◽  
The World ◽  
Training Programmes ◽  
And Training ◽  
Active Labour Market Programmes

This chapter considers the global challenge of youth employment, arguing that employment inadequacy among young people is a much broader phenomenon than youth unemployment as conventionally defined. It first provides an overview of the youth bulge phenomenon in developing countries before discussing current efforts to address it. In particular, it examines education and training programmes that prepare youth for the labour market as well as active labour market programmes (ALMPs) that help them make the transition into the world of work. It also looks at estimates and projections for youth unemployment and describes a measure called NEET (not in education, employment or training) used to study youth employment inadequacy. Finally, it evaluates potential solutions for addressing the youth employment challenge.

scholarly journals Youth employment and unemployment rates in Kosovo

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2, special issue) ◽  
pp. 212-224
Author(s):  
Bashkim Bellaqa ◽  
Besim Gollopeni
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Youth Employment ◽  
Western Balkans ◽  
Unemployment Rates ◽  
Labour Market Policies ◽  
Market Instability

The main aim of this study is to analyse the employment and unemployment rates in the Western Balkans, looking particularly at youth (aged 18–24 years) unemployment in Kosovo. The results of the study show that unemployment in this age group is high and that labour market policies are also not appropriate. The empirical study was conducted during the pandemic (2020), but statistics for study needs were used from the period 2001–2019. It involved young people aged 18–24 and used data from various local and international institutions regarding the labour market for young people, labour market policy, etc. The study shows that in Kosovo, 48.7% of young people aged 18–24 are unemployed and that the most pronounced unemployment is among women. A significant proportion of the young population is unemployed (46.4%) and youth unemployment among females is higher (53.6%) compared to males (42.9%) (Kosovo Agency of Statistics, 2020b). Kosovo’s problem with youth unemployment is the result of poor economic development as well as inefficient labour market policies. The study recommends that policymakers develop sustainable and effective policies that will lead to stability in youth employment and improve the labour market performance. These policies should help organizations and businesses to increase the number of employees, but should also create long-term employment stability. Furthermore, a critical appraisal is necessary to avoid youth unemployment, instability in youth employment and labour market instability as a whole

scholarly journals Controlling Light Pollution in Chile: A Status Report

2001 ◽  
Vol 196 ◽  
pp. 39-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malcolm G. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Radio Astronomy ◽  
Status Report ◽  
Light Pollution ◽  
Critical Importance ◽  
The World ◽  
Control Light ◽  
Basic Level

A basic-level summary is provided of work since late 1993 to control light pollution in Chile. The purpose of this article is to stimulate such work inside Chile and to promote good lighting in developing countries in general. Chile is selected as the case study because of its critical importance to optical and radio astronomy, and the related economic and cultural benefits for Chile and the world. Examples are presented in some detail in order to illustrate adjustments that have been made to accommodate local scientific, cultural and economic realities and to show that it is necessary to anticipate the issues involved in controlling light pollution several decades before it would otherwise become a problem. It is hoped that international organizations such as the IAU, the IDA and the CIE can soon promote programmes in Chile that can serve as pilot programmes for other parts of the developing world.

scholarly journals The international organizations

1980 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 132-134
Author(s):  
Milos Bjelic ◽  
Jerzy Krol
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
United Nations ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
International Organizations ◽  
Plenary Session ◽  
Developing World ◽  
World Health ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization ◽  
Widespread Interest

During the Plenary Session on Prosthetics and Orthotics in the Developing Countries the representatives of the United Nations and the World Health Organization expressed the personal views which follow. They are presented here to the membership at large in view of the widespread interest and the Society's involvement in the problems of improving service in the developing world.

The Nature of Youth Employment

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Walmsley
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Youth Employment ◽  
Quality Of Working Life ◽  
Developed Economies ◽  
Life Issues ◽  
Run Up ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality

Roan and Diamond (2003) claim that labour market policy in Australia has focussed on the provision of employment and the preparation of young people for employment but entirely neglected quality of working life issues. The same may be said for other developed economies’ labour market policies. In the anguish to get young people into work, which is understandable given the youth unemployment crisis, the nature of work itself has, until recently at least, rarely been questioned. In the run up to the May 2015 UK general election, rival parties were at loggerheads over the nature of jobs being created in the economy, with the ruling coalition parties pointing to the fall in unemployment and the opposition arguing that many of these jobs were barely paying the minimum wage and that furthermore many of the jobs now being offered were on zero-hour contracts and also on casual contracts, which are ones where the employer can hire staff without the guarantee of work. Suddenly the nature of work reappeared on policy makers’ agendas and this, coupled with tourism’s admittedly poor reputation as an employer, suggests the need for a closer look at the nature of youth employment in the sector. Consequently, this chapter presents and discusses different characteristics of youth employment in tourism and hospitality. It aims to provide an insight into the experience of youth employment as well as reviewing the role of trade unions in improving working conditions for young people. The chapter also addresses separately the nature of youth employment in developing countries, and concludes with a review of the relationship between responsible tourism and youth employment.

scholarly journals Is Gender Inequality a Barrier to Economic Growth? A Panel Data Analysis of Developing Countries

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 367
Author(s):  
Amaia Altuzarra ◽  
Catalina Gálvez-Gálvez ◽  
Ana González-Flores
Keyword(s):  
Economic Growth ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
Panel Data Analysis ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
The World ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Equality In Education ◽  
Ssa Countries

This study provides empirical evidence about the effects of various dimensions of gender inequalities (education, labour market and institutional representation) on economic growth. We use data from the World Bank Development Indicators database for the period 1990–2017. We initially use a large panel of 105 developing countries. Subsequently we study a panel with the sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries since this region is one of the poorest regions in the world. We estimate cross-country and panel regressions. The results suggest that gender equality in education contributes to economic growth and this is a common feature in developing countries. The contribution of equality in education to growth seems to be greater in the SSA countries than in the entire sample of developing countries. The female–male ratio of labour market participation is not statistically significant. We also find a significant link between the presence of women in parliaments and growth in the sample of all developing countries, while this relationship is negative for the SSA countries. It is likely that despite the increased participation of women in the political arena in these countries, women may still encounter major obstacles to altering political priorities and affecting economic growth.

scholarly journals Youth employment before and during the crisis: rethinking labour market institutions and work attitudes in Greece

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ioannis Dendrinos
Keyword(s):  
Labour Market ◽  
Youth Unemployment ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
Youth Employment ◽  
Market Institutions ◽  
Labour Market Institutions ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Policy Proposals ◽  
Unemployment Problem ◽  
Deep Recession

During the Greek crisis, the high and rising youth unemployment rates have created severe concerns about the impact of the deep recession on human capital and social cohesion. However, even in previous times of significant economic growth, both youth unemployment ratio and other related employment indicators had been systematically worse compared to those of the general population, and even more so compared to other European countries. This article demonstrates how institutional and social factors influence youth employment performance, arguing that the youth unemployment problem in Greece has actually structural and persistent root causes. The article concludes with policy proposals towards changes both in labour market institutions and social attitudes.

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