1. MEETING OF THE WORKING GROUPS OF THE XIX IACML PANEL: Labor equality, elimination of employment discrimination and labor inclusion of vulnerable groups Sub-Panel: YOUTH Asuncion, Paraguay – April 27, Maria Claudia Camacho, Coordinator for the Labor and Employment Section, Dept. of Human Development, Education and Employment, SEDI , OEA

2. Huge potential for growth Demographic bonus still open
Youth in the Americas
236 Million youth
Huge potential for growth
Demographic bonus still open

3. Challenges in employment
Harnessing the potential demands to overcome these challenges, that hit harder the most vulnerable youth
Unemployment
Youth in Extreme Poverty
24.6%
Of Middle Clase 7%
Informality
Youth with Elementary Education
68%
With College Degree
24%
Inactivity
21%
Almost 30 Millions youth in Latin America and Caribbean
76% women

4. Paradox - What does the productive sector say?
Difficulty in finding talent
42% companies surveyed in 2015
Time to fill vacancy: 6 weeks (3 in Asia)
Increased demand for basic, technical and socio- emotional skills
High value of socio-emotional skills

5. Milestone: Inter-sectoral Workshop on Youth Employment
All this requires us to think and rethink public policies from an intersectoral approach
One of the greatest commitments and advances of the XIX IACML in Mexico
Milestone: Inter-sectoral Workshop on Youth Employment
Ministries of Labor and Education

6. SOCIAL PROTECTION INCOME LEVEL
¿Why an intersectoral approach?
EDUCATION
School years
Quality
POVERTY
EMPLOYMENT
Formal
Informal
SOCIAL PROTECTION INCOME LEVEL

7. What to do to improve the link between education and labor?
Quality
Relevance
Lifelong Education
Basic, technological and
socio emotional competences
EDUCATION
School years
Quality
EMPLOYMENT
Information of labor market
Labor prospective
Continuing training
Internships, apprenticeship
Employment services
Competencies certification
Formal
Informal

8. Some lessons and recommendations from the Workshop in Brasilia (open to comments)
Education and training must be National policies, not government policies. Respond to country vision and be linked to economic and productive development strategies (national and local).
Involve all production actors in a systemic and coordinated way in professional training. Strengthen instances of dialogue and participation.
Especially involve young people since policy design.
Strengthen information systems, diagnostics and labor projections, and effectively use them to define and adapt technical and professional training and education.

9. Some lessons and recommendations from the Workshop in Brasilia (open to comments)
Adapt training to the characteristics of the populations to which it is directed (income profiles) and address the great diversity of youth.
Develop a modular approach to technical education and be flexible in content and format (time schedules)
Promote the value of professional and technical education as a viable and competitive option for young people.
Initiatives to improve youth employment should be framed within a broad set of active labor market policies, with shared and organized actions on labor intermediation, training, hiring incentives , etc.

10. Millennials with very different expectations
To conclude – Two challenges and opportunities that impose more pressure
The New World of Work
Millennials with very different expectations

11. Thank you for your attention