Includes descriptions of the Participation and Equity Programme, the Wage Pause Programme, the Community Employment Programme, the Australian Traineeship Scheme, etc.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper, evaluation of National level Youth Service Council (youth organization) activities, esp. Its community development and training schemes, in Sri Lanka - reviews unemployment trends (1971-1981) by age group, sex and educational level; discusses schemes implementing...

Studies developments regarding employment opportunities and employment rates of young people aged 15-24 during the period 1996-2001.

Examines, in particular, programmes set up under the Youth Employment and Demonstration Project Act, which operated from 1977 to 1981.

Reviews education, non-formal training and methods of placement since 1987, and describes the Human Employment and Resources Training Trust (HEART) Programme. Includes data on youth employment since 1972.

Examines characteristics of youth unemployment in the period 1960-2003.

The paper “At work but earning less: Trends in decent pay and minimum wages for young people” reviews existing literature and analyses recent data on young workers’ earnings. The findings of the paper point to the increase over time of the youth wage discount, i.e. the wage gap between...