Describes the activities of Youth Business International (YBI) in aiding unemployed young people to become entrepreneurs.

Presents the results of an interview survey carried out among over 2000 young people and 90 enterprises in Jakarta, Central Java, and Nusa Tenggara Timur. Covers education and training received, job aspirations and employment searching, working conditions and mobility, and perceptions of gender...

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

Addresses the important of acting quickly to implement youth employment policies in a coordinated way. Following a review of existing policies and programmes, the paper suggests solutions which address both the supply and demand sides of the labour market.