Indonesia: Youth Employment Action Plan 2004-2007
The Youth Employment Action Plan, developed with the help of the ILO, brought together government,
trade
unions, employers
and representatives from
civil society to
develop the road map to tackle the issue of youth employment. The objectives of the Plan are:
1. To identify the key issues and challenges faced by young women and men in their transition through education to the workplace;
2. To acknowledge that many policies, programs and activities already exist and to provide a platform for the sharing of information and knowledge at the national, provincial and district levels, that will enrich the various initiatives already being undertaken;
3. To set priorities for action by policymakers and other stakeholders;
4. To demonstrate the need for, and benefits of, an integrated approach to addressing the youth employment challenge;
5. To provide a set of policy recommendations that can contribute to the creation of quality jobs, thereby reducing unemployment, under-employment and the numbers of young people living and working in poverty;
6. To stimulate action by individuals and groups of stakeholders to involve themselves in processes and programs that directly and indirectly contributes to the generation of more and better jobs for young men and women;
7. To urge provincial and district level governments to mainstream youth employment issues into economic and social policies, strategies and programs at the provincial and district levels.
8. To encourage young men and women to participate in dialogue and collective action as a necessary pre-requisite for an accurate and effective response.