By Giovanni Puttin

Over the next decade in Africa, there will be nearly three times as many young workers as there will be decent jobs. A key barrier to solving the employment challenge is a lack of research to guide policies.

To overcome this barrier, INCLUDE Knowledge Platform, the International Development Research Centre, and the International Labour Organisation – under the guidance of the Global Initiative on Decent Jobs for Youth – joined forces in a collaborative research partnership built on a vision of a world where youth have greater access to decent jobs.

After 3 years, the partners respectively conducted 8 research projects, commissioned and published 12 evidence synthesis papers and organised numerous knowledge dissemination events.

With this video, we present an overview of the main findings and policy recommendations from our research collaboration, drawing out best practices for a more just, sustainable and inclusive approach to decent jobs for young people.

For more information on our work on Boosting Decent Employment for Africa’s Youth, please visit this page.