HELPING DISADVANTAGED YOUTH:

PROGRESS & POLICY ACTION TOWARDS

THE ANTALYA G20 YOUTH GOAL

2nd G20 Employment Working Group virtual meeting, 8 April 2020

ILO and OECD

Antalya Youth Target

Broad agreement in 1St EWG meeting to measure progress by:

NEET rate: share of young people aged 15-29 who are Not in Employment, Education or Training

Other indicators: Covering diverse range of individual and national labour market situations facing disadvantaged youth

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In 2015, G20 Leaders agreed “to reduce the share of young people who are most at risk of being permanently

left behind in the labour market by 15% by 2025”.

Most G20 economies have made solid progress towards the Antalya goal

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12 countries were ahead of schedule in reaching the Antalya goalDecline in NEET rate, 2014-2019 (% points)

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-4.0

-2.0

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But COVID-19 risks undoing much of this progress

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Initial claims for unemployment benefits in the United States14 April 2007 to 28 March 2020

Going beyond the crisis, structural challenges need to be addressed

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Much of the decline in the NEET rate driven by declines in unemployed NEETs

Change in NEET rate for 15-29 year olds by activity status, 2014-2019 (% points)

-7.0

-5.0

-3.0

-1.0

1.0

3.0

5.0

Unemployed Inactive Total

Low-skilled youth face a high risk of labour market exclusion

Many young people in unstable and low-paid jobs

Young women face additional barriers to good quality jobs

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NEET rates are higher for young women than for young men

NEET rate for 15-29 year olds by gender, 2019 (%)

Greater difficulties in reconciling caring responsibilities with work

Narrow stereotypical views about the professional role of young women, and discrimination in employment

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G20 Policy Principles for Promoting Better Youth Employment Outcomes

Improving education and skills of youth

• Ensuring basic skills for all

• Ensuring school completion

• Providing greater choice in educational pathways

• Promoting access to higher education

• Bringing closer together the worlds of education and work

Improving youth employment

• Strengthening job opportunities

• Tackling unemployment

• Avoiding prolonged periods out of work

• Improving job quality

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Sustainable Development Goal 8

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

Target 8.6: By 2020, substantially reduce the proportion of youth not in employment, education or training

Target 8.b: By 2020, develop and operationalize a global strategy for youth employment and implement the Global Jobs Pact of the International Labour Organization

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Recent developments in national youth employment strategies

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Ensuring basic skills for all7%

Ensuring school completion

8%

Providing greater choice in educational pathways

11%

Promoting access to higher education

4%

Bringing closer together the worlds of education and work

24%

Strengthening job opportunities

5%

Tackling unemployment 25%

Avoiding prolonged periods out of work

4%

Improving job quality 1%

Mixed interventions11%

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• Tackle weak aggregate demand to avoid large job losses

• Extend job retention measures to all young workers

• Expand training opportunities

• Strengthen income support for young people

Strengthen support in economic downturns

• Increase quality jobs opportunities

• Better prepare young people for school-to-work transition

• Promote quality work-based learning and recognition

• Promote entrepreneurship

• Update employment & social legislation for diverse forms of work

• Invest in high-quality, cost-effective employment services

• Promote engagement in social dialogue

Improve successful labourmarket entry

Possible elements of a comprehensive Youth Action Plan

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• Promote participation in STEM subjects & apprenticeships in all fields

• Tackle gender divide in digital skills

• Foster leadership skills

Improve educational & employment choices for girls & young women

• Promote non-discriminatory practices at the workplace

• Reduce gender gaps in career and pay progression, including after motherhood

• Promote self-employment opportunities

• Promote gender equality in global and domestic supply chains

Reduce gender disparities in job quality

Tackle barriers to decent employment for young women

• Ensure autonomy in reproductive decisions

• Provide affordable & quality support for caring

• Invest in care economy & better gender balance in unpaid work

• Support job prospects and mobility through tailored employment services & programmes

Facilitate young women’s access to the labourmarket