Global Donor Platform for Rural Development 348d ago

“Agro-food jobs for youth in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia” - a webinar by the Thematic Working Group on Rural Youth Employment (TWG RYE) of the Global Donor Platform for Rural Development. Youth unemployment rates in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia are among the highest in the world, especially among young women. The coming decades will continue to bring a massive influx of new young entrants into the labour markets, demanding good quality jobs. The combination of a youthful population and the rising demand for agro-food products in these countries, supported by policies in the areas of skills development could be the recipe for creating new jobs in the agro-food sector. The OECD report Agro-food Jobs for Youth in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia analyses the employment opportunities along the agro-food value chain and provides policy recommendations to turn the vision of a productive agro-food sector into reality. This webinar, organized by the Thematic Working Group on Rural Youth Employment (TWG RYE), will bring together TWG RYE members, experts, development practitioners, and youth to foster knowledge exchange on what is needed to promote decent job creation in the agro-food sector in the North African region. 0:00:00 Welcome and introduction - TWG Co-Chairs Ji-Yeun Rim (OECD) and Elisenda Estruch-Puertas (ILO) 0:03:39 Presentation of key findings of the OECD report "Agro-food Jobs for Youth in Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia" - Mariya Aleksynska (OECD) 0:27:01 Interactive discussion - Chiara Curcio (ILO) 0:41:29 Interactive discussion - Federica de Gaetano (AICS) 0:56:43 Q&A 1:02:50 Wrap-up and closing - TWG Co-Chairs Ji-Yeun Rim (OECD) and Elisenda Estruch-Puertas (ILO)