The 50 million lost jobs - ILO expert offers answers
It’s a staggering figure; globally, 50 million jobs have been lost. On top of that, 75 million young people can't find work.
- According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO), fiscal austerity and tough labour market reforms are part of the problem. And the ILO is warning that high unemployment and growing social inequality is likely to fuel unrest around the world.Raymond Torres, the director of The International Institute for Labour Studies - the research arm of the ILO - says these two factors are limiting job creation.
International Institute for Labour Studies - International Labour ...Apr 27, 2012 ... Established by the International Labour Organization in 1960 as a centre for advanced studies in the social and labour...Quiz the ILO's jobs expert live on Twitter
- At 4.30pm Geneva time on Thursday 10 May Mr Torres will sit down in front of a computer screen at the ILO HQ and prepare to offer his insight into a problem that is causing hardship on every continent. He will be prepared to answer questions on the ILO's World of Work Report 2012.
World of Work Report 2012World of Work Report 2012 The ILO launches its annual report "World of Work Report 2012: Better Jobs for a Better Economy". The new study...
Send questions on the #jobscrisis to Dr.Torres, lead author of the World of Work Report, using #WOWLIVE ilo.org/global/meeting… @UNpYouth- Before you do, you might want to look at some of the issues raised in the report. Below is the entire document, but you can read some of the main points on the ILO's summary page.
World of Work Report 2012
- The lead author of the ILO's World of Work Report 2012 will spend an hour attempting to answer tweeted questions about future global employment prospects. He will argue that austerity has not and will not work. Is he right?
Austerity and the jobs crisis: Live Q&A session on Twitter with ILO expert Raymond TorresHow can fiscal consolidation and job growth be reconciled? Have austerity focussed policies placed Europe at risk of another recession? W...- On top of that the ILO is warning that the outlook for young job seekers is bleak with 75 million searching for employment.
- The organisation has set up a Youth Unemployment Forum and travelled to 41 countries to find out, first hand, about the issues unemployed young people face worldwide.
Youth Employment ForumPlenary sessions, thematic discussions and breakout workshops will focus mainly on: * The various facets of the youth employment crisis *...- Below you can find videos from some of the events highlighting the issues faced by young people worldwide as they search for jobs.
