2012

ILO Leader calls for urgent action on youth unemployment

There are nearly 25 million unemployed in Europe, of whom more than 17 million are in the eurozone. One in five young people in the EU cannot find a job, that is nearly five million youngsters. In some countries the rate of youth unemployment exceeds 40 percent. Read More>>

  ILO announces plan to strengthen workplace safety

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has pledged to support the families of the victims of the Karachi garment factory fire and announced a plan to strengthen workplace safety, to prevent a similar tragedy in the future. Francesco d'Ovidio, ILO Pakistan Country Director, flew to Karachi on Friday and held a meeting with Dr Ishratul Ebad Khan, Governor of Sindh. Read More>>

2011

March

Interim Decent Work Country Programme

As part of the on going development of an interim Decent Work Country Programme (I-DWCP) for Somalia, a social partner’s final consultative meeting was held at the meeting hall of Ministry of Labour, Youth and Sports in Garowe – Puntland on the 26th – 28^th March 2011. Read More>>

January

Youth summit

On Saturday, January 22, 2011, CRCL convened a youth summit with Somali-American youth and law enforcement agencies in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The event attracted over 100 individuals including the U.S. Attorney and Congressman Keith Ellison, as well as seven local law enforcement agencies, representatives from the FBI Minnesota field office, as well as regional representatives from ICE Homeland Security Investigations, CBP and TSA. Read more >>

2010

August

Message from the ILO Director General on the International Youth Day 2010

Youth all over the world celebrated the International Youth Day on August 12, 2010.  Dialogue and mutual understanding were the themes of this international year, will be instrumental in shaping viable policies that respond to the need and aspirations of young people for decent work and of societies for the creativity, dynamism and vigour of youth. Read more >>

President Obama meets Young leaders from Africa

President Obama meet with African Young leaders during the Young Leaders Forum in August 3-5, 2010 in U.S.A. He had the opportunity to answer some of the questions from the youth leaders present. Read more >>

Government of Canada helps Somali youth in Edmonton prepare for job market

EDMONTON, ALBERTA — Local Somali youth who face barriers to employment will get job-preparation training and work experience through the Government of Canada’s support for the Somali Youth Skills Project. Mr. Peter Goldring, Member of Parliament for Edmonton East, made the announcement today on behalf of the Honourable Diane Finley, Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development.Read more >>

Putting Somali Youth to Work

The U.S. Agency for International Development’s East Africa Regional Mission, with the Education Development Center, have begun a two-day meeting in Djibouti focused on practical solutions for increasing youth employment throughout all regions of Somalia. Read more >>

2009

August

International Youth Day

In Garowe, the Ministry of youth and sports in collaboration with ILO and other social partners celebrated the international youth day by launching the first youth for employment website in Puntland. Read More >>

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sports

Football matches will be held in Hargeisa, Garowe and Mogadishu with the aim of increasing awareness on MDGs. These matches will engage youth as a target audience in advocating for the MDGs. Read more >>

April

ILO celebrates 90th Anniversary

ILO celebrated its 90th Anniversary by marking various activities including the development of decent work agenda for the different regions of Somalia. Read more >>

2008

Essay Competition

How to create Job opportunities in Somaliland was this years theme of the essay competition officially launched in Hargeisa Somaliland in July 2008. Read more >>