Year/Date: 2011/07/06Two special addresses by Saïd Aïdi, Minister of Vocational Training and Employment in Tunisia, and Ahmed Hassan El Borai, Minister of Manpower and Migration, Egypt, were the highlights of the conference ‘Working Together for Youth Employment: A Global Challenge’ at the European Parliament in Brussels on 30 June 2011.
The event, co-organised by four EU agencies: Cedefop, EU-OSHA, the ETF and Eurofound and hosted by the Employment and Social Affairs Committee of the European Parliament, gathered 200 policymakers and experts from European social partners, European institutions, and representatives from the civil society, to discuss findings and formulate options on what policies could put the next generation to work.
The example from Tunisia attracted special attention: “180,000 young graduates in Tunisia are looking for a job. This is an emergency situation, and we are passionate about creating a better future for young people in Tunisia,’ minister Saïd Aïdi said.
In line with the example from Tunisia, Head of ETF Thematic Expertise Development, Anastasia Fetsi, presented dramatic figures on the future challenges for employment in North Africa, when 48 million young people will join the workforce by the middle of the next decade. ...
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