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Youth Employment Initiatives and Programs

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• International initiatives and organizations >>
• Programs >>
• Documents and research >>

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INTERNATIONAL INITIATIVES AND ORGANIZATIONS

• Youth Employment Network (YEN)
Description : It is a network that acts as vehicle to address the global challenge of youth employment , managed by the ILO.

• WorldYouth group
Description: The World Assembly of Youth (WAY) is the international coordinating body of national youth councils and organizations.

• Youth at the United Nations
Description: It aims to build an awareness of the global situation of young people, as well as promote their rights and aspirations.

• Youth Portal for Latin America and the Caribbean
Description: Fosters bilateral and multilateral relations for horizontal cooperation among networks and organizations of youth and people who work with youth.

• IDB Youth - Inter-American Development Bank
Description: Promotes the active engagement of young people and leadership in regional development.

• Ibero-American Youth Organization (OIJ)
Description: it is an international governmental body, created to promote the dialogue and cooperation on youth issues among the Ibero-american countries.

• Young Americas Business Trust (YABT)
Description: it is an initiative that promotes social and economic development in the Western Hemisphere through programs that seek to strengthen and improve the management capabilities of existing national young entrepreneur programs, with the experience and prestige of the OAS.

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PROGRAMS

Programs of Ministries of Labor

**Consult the Portfolio of Programs of the RIAL

• Argentina – “Youth with more and better jobs”

• Brasil – Projovem

• El Salvador – Empleo Joven

• United States - Links to various programs

• Uruguay - Projoven

Programs of Non-governmental Organizations

• Entra 21 - Final Report of Phase I: 2001-2007 (only available in Spanish)

• Partnership in Opportunities for Employment through Technology in the Americas (POETA)

• Center for Labor Training and Development Services (CAPLAB)

• Improved Solutions for Urban Systems (ISUS)

• Latino Coalition for Faith and Community Initiatives

• Polígono Industrial Don Bosco

• Vencer Program - Partners of the Americas

• La Fundación Educación para el Desarrollo FAUTAPO

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DOCUMENTS AND RESEARCH

• Trabajo Decente y Juventud – International Labor Organization (ILO)

• The Inter-American Centre for Knowledge Development in Vocational Training (CINTERFOR)

• Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

• World Development Report 2007: Development and the Next Generation - World Bank

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