1 Youth Unemployment in the Caribbean: Social and Economic Backgrounds : Kazi‚ Tamjidul Huda Kazi Table of Contents Acronyms Terms of Reference Introduction School-to-Work Transition Some Impediments to Labour Force Entry The Caribbean Context Defining Youth Youth Unemployment Rates Specific Social Problems in the Caribbean Youth Development Policies and Programs in the Caribbean Regional Programs International Development Organizations Global Policy Framework Effectiveness of Youth Policies
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South Africa has had a pervasive unemployment problem for the past forty years (Lam‚ Leibbrandt‚ & Mlatsheni‚ 2007). According to the Quarterly Labour Force Survey conducted by Stats SA (2012)‚ of the 10.4 million South Africans within the ages of 15 and 24 years‚ 3.3 million (31.6%) are not in employment‚ education or training (NEET). The South African government realized that unemployment‚ inequality and poverty in South Africa are a problem and thus appointed the National Planning Commission
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UNEMPLOYMENT- A CHALLENGE TO NIGERIAN YOUTH: ANY REMEDY! PREAMBLE In this period of economic meltdown‚ job loss‚ foreclosure and fear of uncertainty; the challenges of Nigerian youth are hydra-headed. However‚ one of the most crucial challenges presently facing Nigerian youth is unemployment. The rate of unemployment is becoming increasingly alarming. According to Rebecca Enobong Roberts‚ in the recent statistics claim‚ over 3 million youth in Lagos State alone are unemployed‚ about two million
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Addressing the challenge of youth unemployment in South Africa Presentation to a World Bank seminar Dr. Miriam Altman Executive Director Centre for Poverty Employment & Growth HSRC maltman@hsrc.ac.za or altmanm@mweb.co.za May 5‚ 2010 Government commitment • Government has committed to reducing unemployment by half between 2004 and 2014 – from 28% to 14% • HSRC estimated this would require the creation of avg 500‚000 net new jobs annually • This average was reached prior to the downturn •
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Unemployment Unemployment is defined as when a person is available to work and seeking work but currently without work. Unemployment is one of the most important social problem of not only Pakistan but the problem of all over the world. Unemployment is a central problem of Pakistan because when unemployment is high‚ resources are wasted and people’s incomes are depressed; during such periods‚ economics distress also spills over to affect people’s emotions and family lives. The socio economics
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2020‚ i.e.‚ 2.0 percent per annum. A glance at unemployment in INDIA Total unemployment in India has been estimated to be about 35 million persons in 2002. This figure takes into account the significant level of underemployment and seasonal variations in the availability of work. It also reflects wide variations in the rate of unemployment among different age groups and regions of the country. Approximately three-fourth of the unemployed
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be a number of people who are unemployed. Unemployment is when there are people in our society who desire work but are unable to obtain it because of the fact that there are not enough jobs for everyone. There are many factors that can cause unemployment but one of the biggest factors is lack of private investment. This is caused by private companies not expanding their activities fast or not expanding them fast enough. Another main factor of unemployment is the increase of labour costs. Labour costs
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Introduction Youth homelessness has profound consequences reaching well beyond individual youth and their immediate families. Research suggests that as many as 1.6 million young people are living unsupervised on the streets‚ in abandoned buildings‚ with friends or with strangers at some point during the year. When youth leave their homes‚ and enter the homeless population‚ they are in jeopardy of engaging in anti-social and risky behaviors‚ as well as becoming one of the most severely victimized
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1.0 INTRODUCTION TO UNEMPLOYMENT Unemployment is a situation where people have no job whether they are quitted or being fired and they are actively searching for it. There are two theories that were explained about unemployment that is Classical theory and Keynesian theory. 2.0 THEORIES THAT EXPLAIN UNEMPLOYMENT 2.1 CLASSICAL THEORY The first theory is Classical theory. It was first developed by Karl Max. From this theory it state that the level of unemployment will increase if there is government
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