Partnerships for Youth Employment in the Commonwealth of Independent States

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Description

The objective of Partnerships for Youth Employment in the Commonwealth of Independent States (2018-2022) is to improve the effectiveness of policies and programmes promoting decent jobs for young people in the CIS countries. This includes developing joint approaches to address youth employment issues common to the CIS countries and enhance the existing mechanisms for regional cooperation on youth employment. The project is implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) with financial support of the Russian company LUKOIL.

Implementation of the Project/Activity

Partnerships for Youth Employment in the Commonwealth of Independent States aims to support young women and men between the ages of 15 and 29 who can benefit from integrated, more effective and gender-sensitive youth employment and related policies and programmes in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan, Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Georgia. The project aims to use the existing regional network to promote cooperation and knowledge sharing on youth employment. The direct beneficiaries of the project are the decision-makers and staff from the national and sub-regional institutions involved in the formulation, implementation and oversight of policies and programmes for youth employment. The activities carried out in the framework of this network aim to:

Strengthen the national capacities of policy makers, public employment services and social partners to analyse the youth labour market trends and youth related challenges as well as to implement, adjust and evaluate employment policies for youth employment;

Further develop the existing knowledge sharing and thematic policy review mechanisms among the CIS countries to strengthen and extend the regional cooperation on common current and emerging issues and challenges related to youth employment;

Develop and update the key knowledge development initiatives, including the further development of available knowledge management tools;

Continue to keep the political momentum for evidence-based, gender-sensitive and cost-effective youth employment interventions.

This objective will also involve the BRICS countries and the relevant UN agencies.

Partners

International Labour Organization (ILO); Lukoil

SDGS & Targets

Goal 8

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

8.1

Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and, in particular, at least 7 per cent gross domestic product growth per annum in the least developed countries

8.1.1

Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita

8.2

Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors

8.2.1

Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person

8.3

Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, decent job creation, entrepreneurship, creativity and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises, including through access to financial services

8.3.1

Proportion of informal employment in total employment, by sector and sex

8.4

Improve progressively, through 2030, global resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavour to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation, in accordance with the 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production, with developed countries taking the lead

8.4.1

Material footprint, material footprint per capita, and material footprint per GDP

8.4.2

Domestic material consumption, domestic material consumption per capita, and domestic material consumption per GDP

8.5

By 2030, achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value

8.5.1

Average hourly earnings of female and male employees, by occupation, age and persons with disabilities

8.5.2

Unemployment rate, by sex, age and persons with disabilities

8.6

By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training

8.6.1

Proportion of youth (aged 15-24 years) not in education, employment or training

8.7

Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labour, end modern slavery and human trafficking and secure the prohibition and elimination of the worst forms of child labour, including recruitment and use of child soldiers, and by 2025 end child labour in all its forms

8.7.1

Proportion and number of children aged 5‑17 years engaged in child labour, by sex and age

8.8

Protect labour rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular women migrants, and those in precarious employment

8.8.1

Fatal and non-fatal occupational injuries per 100,000 workers, by sex and migrant status

8.8.2

Level of national compliance with labour rights (freedom of association and collective bargaining) based on International Labour Organization (ILO) textual sources and national legislation, by sex and migrant status

8.9

By 2030, devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products

8.9.1

Tourism direct GDP as a proportion of total GDP and in growth rate

8.10

Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance and financial services for all

8.10.1

(a) Number of commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults and (b) number of automated teller machines (ATMs) per 100,000 adults

8.10.2

Proportion of adults (15 years and older) with an account at a bank or other financial institution or with a mobile-money-service provider

8.a

Increase Aid for Trade support for developing countries, in particular least developed countries, including through the Enhanced Integrated Framework for Trade-Related Technical Assistance to Least Developed Countries

8.a.1

Aid for Trade commitments and disbursements

8.b

By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization

8.b.1

Existence of a developed and operationalized national strategy for youth employment, as a distinct strategy or as part of a national employment strategy