We analyze the baseline and first follow-up round of a labor market survey conducted with
1244 youth from urban areas in Benin. Early analysis shows that youth activity is more …

Entitled The South African Young Persons Survey (SAYPS), and conducted between July
and November 2006, this ground-breaking study traced the histories of more than 1 000 …

It is a fact that number of young people in developing countries leave school with a general
academic background, limiting their chance to enter earlier the labour market. In this study …

There is a limited empirical basis for formulating policies and programs promoting youth
employment and successful school to work transitions. This study is aimed at beginning to fill …

Abstract The South African youth unemployment rate is extremely high, at well over 50% of
youth using the narrow definition of unemployment. This high unemployment rate has been …

Street vending of goods and services is a common phenomenon in urban areas of Africa.
Although such street based self-employment activities often lack legal recognition and are …

▪ Young women tend to have more difficulty finding work than young men.▪ In most OECD
countries, unemployment is higher among the lesser educated youth; in developing …

Youth is a crucial time of life when young people start realizing their aspirations, assuming
their economic independence and finding their place in society. The global jobs crisis has …

The report emphasises that today's youth face serious vulnerabilities in the world of work
and warns that a lack of decent work, if experienced at an early age, may permanently …

Youth employmeent and employability development problems are highly concentrated. The
pattern is consistent whatever the dimension: low-income, minority youth, usually living in …