ILO Report - Youth Unemployment in the Philippines

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Yes YOUth Can:Decent Jobs for Filipino Youth

By Mr Lawrence Jeff JohnsonDirector, ILO Country Office for the Philippines

Presentation on ILO Decent Work Programme for Filipino Youthat UNI Global Union Asia & Pacif ic Youth Workshop

4 June 2012 Manila, Philippines


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Employment Working for Pay, Income, or Family Income for at least 1 hour

within a duration of two weeks

Unemployment Without work, available and seeking

Vulnerable Employment Sum of own-account worker and unpaid family worker - lack of

decent working conditions often characterized by inadequateincome, low productivity, difficult conditions that underminefundamental rights

Quick definitions


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Global Employment Trends Youth 2012


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Global Employment Trends Youth 2012


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Youth Population

in

the

Philippines

20%

34%

46%

Youth

Children

Adult

46%

34%

20%

Estimated Population by Sex and Age Group

28%

29%21%

22%

1519 Female1519 Male2024 Female2024 Male

Source: NSO Labor Force Survey 2010 Series


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Philippines: Percentage of Youth Workers per Sector

38.7

16.1

45.2

Youth in Employment

Agriculture

Industry

Services

48.7

18.8

32.5

Male Youth

19.7

10.969.4

Female Youth


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Youth Labor Force Participation

15%

24%

23%

38%

1519 Female

1519 Male

2024Female

79%

21%

Adult

Youth

8,222,61

30,714,8

88

21%8,222,610

79 %30,714,888


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Youth Unemployment

in

the

Philippines

1.5 millionUnemployed

youth

(17.6%)

3 millionUnemployed

(7.4%)


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Youth Vulnerable

Employment

Rate

by Region and Sex

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

FemaleMale

www.ilo.org/trends ILO CO-ManilaSourc e: NSO Labor Forc e Survey 2010 Series


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CALLING FOR A NEW GENERAL DISCUSSION AT THE101STINTERNATIONALLABOURCONFERENCE


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1) Youth Employment is a top national priority but not

sufficiently translated into action

2) Government expenditures on youth employment

policies and programmes need to be maintained

3) Improve quality and education at all levels to enhance

employability

LESSONS LEARNT

SINCE THE 2005 ILC RESOLUTION


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4) Work experience programmes are effective in

preparing young people for the labour market

5) Youth entrepreneurship can be promoted as a career option

6) High level policy coherence and coordination is required

LESSONS LEARNT



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7) Policies facilitating access to jobs should respect

youth rights at work

8) Need

for

continued

social

dialogue

9) Policy coordination, coherence and evaluation are key

LESSONS LEARNT



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UN Country Team Agencies:ILO, IOM, UNICEF, UNFPA

Government Agencies:DOLE, DepED, TESDA, DTI, NYC, NCRFW

NEDA (National

Steering

Committee)

Local Government units of Agusan del Sur, Antique, Maguindanao (ARMM) and Masbate


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BENEFICIARIES:10,000

poor and

vulnerable

young

men and women (15 24 years old)

Out of school youth Inschool youth

High school graduates Youth left behind by OFW parents


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National Action Agenda formulated

Establish Youth and Migration Centers

Technical vocational and Entrepreneurship Training

Technical Vocational Laboratories

Onthe Job Training

Educational Subsidies

Achievements


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International Programme on the Elimination of Child Labour (IPEC)

Child labour and youth employment are linked through an overlapping age group of 1517 year olds.

Young people in this age group who are vulnerable to the worst forms of child labour

Youth Employment and Child Labour


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Represent the

youth

and

have

key

role

to

play

in

shaping the present and future of our global economy

Influence education and training policies and the creation of quality jobs

Yes YOUth can!

Role of Trade Unions


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Thank you

For more information, please contact:

ILO Country Office for the Philippines

Tel: 63 2 580 9900, Fax: 63 2 856 7597

E-mail: [email protected]/ manila

Documents

ILO Report - Youth Unemployment in the Philippines