ILO-Sida Partnership 2012-2013: National Employment Policies (NEP) and Youth Employment (YE), Final evaluation

2.1 ENABLING ENVIRONMENT

2.1.4. Identification of relevant policy frameworks and development of appropriate actions

Recommendation: 11. Ensure participation of youth in the development of policies of concern to them such as youth employment policies. (This is also in line with UNICEF Convention on the Rights of the Child).

Reference: Jiménez, José Francisco, 2014, ILO-Sida Partnership 2012-2013: National Employment Policies (NEP) and Youth Employment (YE), Final evaluation, ILO, Geneva, Covered countries: Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, El Salvador, Kyrgyzstan Yemen. El Salvador, Indonesia, Jordan Zambia.

Sample evidence: Based on findings, the evaluation recommended the enhancement of participation of young people in the formulation of youth employment policies.

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2.4 APPROACHES TO ENHANCE LIVELIHOODS, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

2.4.1 Social dialogue and IE

Recommendation: 1) Promote and facilitate social dialogue between a range of stakeholders as this contributes to appropriate content, capacity strengthening through knowledge sharing, speedier decision-making and ownership.   Dialogue may include rural/or community members, local/regional/national government, civil society and academia representatives, workers and employers organisations.

Reference: Jiménez, José Francisco, 2014, ILO-Sida Partnership 2012-2013: National Employment Policies (NEP) and Youth Employment (YE), Final evaluation, ILO, Geneva, Covered countries: Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, El Salvador, Kyrgyzstan Yemen. El Salvador, Indonesia, Jordan Zambia.

Evidence sample: all ILO employment projects should be designed with a broader involvement of social and economic actors in mind.

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2.4 APPROACHES TO ENHANCE LIVELIHOODS, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

2.4.1 Social dialogue and IE

Recommendation: 3) Include the voice of youth in discussions related to their development as related to livelihoods/employment creation of people dependent on the IE.

Reference: Jiménez, José Francisco, 2014, ILO-Sida Partnership 2012-2013: National Employment Policies (NEP) and Youth Employment (YE), Final evaluation, ILO, Geneva, Covered countries: Botswana, Comoros, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, El Salvador, Kyrgyzstan Yemen. El Salvador, Indonesia, Jordan Zambia.

Evidence sample: the analysis determined that it is useful to enhance the participation of young people in the formulation of youth employment policies.