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Strategies for youth employment

Strategies for youth employment
Yes

Youth employment strategy planned in the next 2 years

Discussions within the government
Yes
Consultations with national-level stakeholders (e.g. employers’ and workers’ associations, youth councils, etc.)
Yes
A draft strategy already exists
No
Other (please specify)
No

Countries with national action plans for youth employment

Monitoring framework (timeline and activity/outcome indicators, e.g. youth labour market indicators)
Yes
Funding (indicative budget to implement the plan)
No
Institutional responsibilities (e.g. ministries/agencies in charge of specific planned activities )
Yes
Other, specify
No

Public funding for the national youth employment strategy

Public funding for the national youth employment strategy
Yes

Additional information:
Ministry of Labor and Employment, through the Secretariat of Qualification, Employment and Income and the Secretariat of Solidarity Economy

Youth in the national development / employment strategy

Youth in the national development / employment strategy
Yes

Additional information:
Brazil includes youth as a priority target group in national employment and development strategies. Young people are specifically prioritized within the Worker Support Fund (Fundo de Amparo ao Trabalhador – FAT), as established by its governing body, the National Deliberative Council of the Worker Support Fund (CONDEFAT). The fund supports employment and income-generation policies, including vocational training and labor market integration programs that directly target youth.

Countries with national goals for youth employment

Countries with national goals for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
Brazil promotes youth employment through the National Pact for the Productive Inclusion of Youth, which aims to advance decent work opportunities for young people. The Pact coordinates actions across different sectors to facilitate access to internships, professional apprenticeships, first job experiences, and vocational training. These initiatives are designed to support the integration of young people into the labor market, particularly those in vulnerable situations.

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment

Countries with quantitative targets for youth employment
No

Policy areas in national youth employment strategies

Macroeconomic and Sectoral policies
Yes
Enterprise Development
No
Education, Training and skills development
Yes
Labour Demand
Yes
Labour Law and Legislation
Yes
Labour Market Policies
No
Other (please specify)
No

Social partners' inclusion in the youth employment strategy

Workers
Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
Fully involved
Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Employers
Implementation of youth employment strategies/programmes (e.g. social partners as official implementers of the strategy or programme)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Assessment of youth employability (alignment of youth qualifications and skills to labour market needs)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Monitoring and evaluation of youth employment interventions (e.g. active labour market programmes)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Awareness raising, marketing and promotion of youth employment (e.g. campaign to promote youth employment)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Formulation of youth employment strategies (e.g. national action plan for youth)
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
Development of youth employment programmes (e.g. sectoral programme with a clear target to employ X number of youth)
Fully involved

Youth-led organizatios' inclusion in the national strategy

Fully involved
Yes
Partially involved (only for some elements of the strategy)
No
Consulted
No
Informed
No
Not involved
No

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment

Countries with national partnerships for youth employment
Yes

Additional information:
The National Pact for the Productive Inclusion of Youth

Inclusiveness of vulnerable groups in national strategies

Women
Yes
Migrant Workers
No
NEETs
Yes
People with disabilities
Yes
Low skilled workers
Yes
Rural workers
Yes
Other (please specify)
No

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation

Youth employment strategies and international cooperation
Yes

Additional information:
2025: There is ILO participation in different policies of our ministry and support in multiple actions, from planning and articulation, to the development of the Inclusive Professional Apprenticeship (API) methodology and articulation in the Pact for the Productive Inclusion of Youth. The Pact also has the participation of UNICEF, within the scope of the 1 Million Opportunities (1MiO) action - the Brazilian arm of Generation Unlimited. And a partnership with the United Nations Global Compact. Furthermore, there are dialogues with the IOM and UNHCR, to promote specific initiatives for their target groups. 2024: The Pact also has the participation of UNICEF, within the scope of the 1 Million Opportunities (1MiO) action - the Brazilian arm of Generation Unlimited. And a partnership with the United Nations Global Compact. Furthermore, there are dialogues with the IOM and UNHCR, to promote specific initiatives for their target groups. There is ILO participation in different policies of our ministry and support in multiple actions, from planning and articulation, to the development of the Inclusive Professional Apprenticeship (API) methodology and articulation in the Pact for the Productive Inclusion of Youth.