2. Young
people
are
in
a
vulnerable
state
in
the
labour
market,
many
of
them
lacking
the
skills,
work
experience,
job-‐
search
abili<es
and
financial
resources
to
find
employment.
The
global
economic
crisis
has
created
even
greater
challenges
for
youth.
Facing
a
premature
end
to
educa<on
and
deteriora<on
of
livelihoods
owing
to
financial
hardship,
many
find
that
the
only
work
open
to
them
involves
poor
working
condi<ons
and
low
wages.
3. “With
less
experience
and
fewer
skills
than
many
adults,
young
people
oCen
encounter
par<cular
difficulty
accessing
work.
The
global
youth
unemployment
rate,
which
has
long
exceeded
that
of
other
age
groups,
saw
its
largest
annual
increase
on
record
in
2009;
at
its
peak,
75.8
million
young
people
were
unemployed.“
–
United
Na7ons
“World
Youth
Report”,
2012
“
4. Figure
1:
Youth
unemployment
rates
by
region
(1991-‐2012),
in
percentage
5. Today
almost
one
person
in
five
is
between
the
ages
of
15
and
24
years.
Altogether
there
are
over
1.2
billion
youth
in
the
world.
The
majority
of
young
people
-‐
about
90
per
cent
-‐
live
in
developing
countries
with
60
per
cent
in
Asia
and
17
per
cent
in
Africa.
The
current
popula<on
of
young
people
in
developing
countries
is
the
largest
the
world
has
ever
seen
-‐
around
1
billion.
It
will
reach
1.1
billion
by
2060
and
will
decline
only
gradually
thereaQer
6. Enterprises
can
play
an
important
role
in
promo7ng
decent
work
for
youth.
They
can
par<cipate
in
the
formula<on
of
training
policies
that
meet
market
needs,
provide
work
experience
and
mentorships,
and
facilitate
the
access
of
youth
to
markets,
capital
and
networks
Establish
partnerships
with
public
and
private
actors
with,
for
example:
(i) Public
and
private
employment
services
for
the
iden7fica7on
of
jobseekers;
(ii)
Governments
and
other
partners
to
achieve
sustainable
results
for
youth
employment;
(iii)
Members
of
networks
of
companies
engaged
in
suppor7ng
youth
employment
programmes
and
corporate
social
responsibility
ini7a7ves.
7. Achieving
decent
work
for
young
people
is
a
cri<cal
element
of
the
progression
towards
wealthier
economies,
fairer
socie<es
and
stronger
democracies.
Decent
work
means
“opportuni<es
for
women
and
men
to
obtain
decent
and
produc<ve
work
in
condi<ons
of
freedom,
equity,
security
and
human
dignity”
8.
In
spite
of
the
aforemen<oned
challenge,
certain
program
features
stand
out
as
consistently
present
in
successful
youth
programs.
Effec<ve
programs,
regardless
of
the
youth
they
serve,
have
some
or
all
of
the
following
ten
characteris<cs.
These
characteris7cs
are
broken
down
into
four
categories:
Program
design
and
Content,
program
relevance,
program
delivery
and
Program
assessment
and
Quality
assurance
9.
“Young
people
need
to
complete
at
least
the
basic
educa<on
cycle,
which
is
essen<al
for
further
skills
training
and
prospects
of
geZng
a
decent
job.”
.
