G20 Continues to Focus on Youth Unemployment

G20 Continues to Focus on Youth Unemployment
G20 Continues to Focus on Youth Unemployment

Building on the target to reduce youth unemployment by 15 per cent by 2025, agreed upon during the 2015 Turkish Presidency, the G20 Employment Working Group (G20 ) met for the first time under the Saudi G20 Presidency. Youth unemployment and data-driven policymaking were key items on the agenda.

Delegationsfrom G20 member countries and invited guest countries were joined byinternational and regional organizations in Jeddah to continue the discussionson the global challenges facing employment. In 2020, the Working Group willfocus on three key priorities: Youth unemployment, Transitional socialprotection and Behavioral insights for a transitioning labor market.

In this firstmeeting, the Saudi Chair, Ahmed Alzahrani, introduced the key priorities andkicked off discussions aimed to address youth unemployment and how to usebehavioral insights in policymaking.

The meetingaddressed issues related to youth unemployment including discussions around thechallenges and opportunities for youth, particularly those not in employment,education or training (NEET). Delegates discussed possible responses thatsupport effective

policyimplementation in order to achieve the Antalya target and measure the effortsdone by the G20 in this regard.

The EWG alsoexplored ways in which behavioral insights can be applied to developevidence-based policy responses to promote employment as a driver of growth andsustainability.

Discussionswill continue at the next meeting in April ahead of the Employment Ministers'Meeting in September 2020.

Furtherinformation about the G20, including the Presidency Agenda and full program ofevents, can be found at www.g20.org

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