T H E J O B S L E T T E R 1 6 0
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published in New Zealand 31 January 2002
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EMPLOYERS and the
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CHALLENGE
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NZ BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE
DEVELOPMENT
YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PROJECT
The latest Jobs Letter is now freely available on the internet at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm
or to download as a PDF file (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
at
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/pdf/jbl160.pdf
E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y
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* NZ Business Council for Sustainable Development
(NZBCSD) is getting in behind the Mayors Taskforce for Jobs
and its primary goal of ending youth unemployment in New
Zealand by 2005.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#nzbcsd
* The Project Champions for the NZBCSD Youth Employment
Project explain why they are involved in this initiative.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#who
* The ILO, The United Nations and the World Bank have
convened a high-level policy network on youth employment.
Employer groups say that the task will require a global
mobilisation.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#global
* A major guide for generating employer activities on youth
employment has been produced by the ILO. We print some
extracts.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/jbl16010.htm
* A Global Summit in Egypt will launch a decade-long
campaign of action on youth employment � aiming for 500
million new jobs for young people by 2012.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#egypt
* The Cisco Networking Academy Programmes show how a
major company can make a big difference on local
employment and training issues.
http://www.jobsletter.org.nz/index.htm#cisco
C R E D I T S
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ISSN No. 1172-6695
edited by Vivian Hutchinson for the Jobs Research Trust
P.O.Box 428, New Plymouth, New Zealand
phone 06-753-4434 fax 06-753-4430
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Associates � Rodger Smith, Dave Owens and Jo Howard
Secretary � Shirley Vickery
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unemployment and poverty in New Zealand.
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