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The member countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) have defined key measures to address the persisting challenge of unemployment in the Mediterranean region, particularly for young people and women.

The upcoming UfM Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting which will be held in Jordan in September 2016 will bring together the Mediterranean partners and EU Member State Ministers in charge of employment and labour. Moreover, social partners – employers’ and workers’ organisations – will have an opportunity to exchange views with invited Ministers.

The main objective of this meeting is to discuss labour market challenges in the region, take stock of successful initiatives that could be replicated, and agree on concrete actions to be implemented.

The meeting will be also an opportunity to discuss current labour market challenges, with the main objective of bringing youth into employment.

• The YouMatch – Toolbox Project, promoted by Germany’s Development Agency GIZ in coordination with the UfM Secretariat, falls under the UfM Med4Jobs initiative
• The project is centred on the link between labour demand and supply with the key idea to improve employment services for youth
• Commissioned and funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany (BMZ), the project is implemented by GIZ in Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia

INCORPORA Economic Development and Employment Completed Labelled projects Context The Incorpora Programme, established in 2006, aims to help at-risk or marginalised people find work placements in companies. It further aims to: – Offer companies an alternative form of corporate social responsibility, creating more employment for vulnerable people. – Increase the training of professionals within the social organisationsRead more

Amman, date to be confirmed   For further information please contact the Business Development division: business@ufmsecretariat.orgRead more

Today, at the Dead Sea in Jordan, Ministers of International Cooperation and Planning from the 43 member countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) defined key steps to enhance the impact of regional cooperation.

YouMatch – Toolbox Project Economic Development and Employment Completed Labelled projects Context and objectives Bringing young people into employment is one of the central issues to be tackled worldwide, especially in the Mediterranean region. Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries have rapidly growing working-age populations, with 33%-50% of the region’s population under the age of 30. Currently,Read more

Casablanca, 28 May 2016 The UfM Secretariat institutionally supports the 4th edition of the International Forum of MSMEs taking place on the 28th of May in Casablanca, Morocco. Organized by UfM partner Attitudes Conseil, this edition will focus on one of MSMEs major challenges: access to finance. In the framework of the UfM strategy forRead more

• Youth unemployment in those under 25 years of age is approximately 50% in Spain, where around 22% of young people abandon the school system.
• The aim of Second Chance Schools of Spain (E2O) is to construct a recognised national model through an innovative pedagogical approach addressed at unemployed young people without any qualifications. It is already working successfully in other Mediterranean countries under the UfM-labelled project New Chance Mediterranean Network (MedNC).
• The Spanish Association of Second Chance Schools (E2O), formed in March this year, met today, in its first national meeting, with more than 150 representatives in attendance from national schools, public administration, businesses, private foundations, universities, experts in the education and social sectors, trainers and students and ex-students of Spanish E2Os.

Barcelona, date to be confirmed   For further information please contact the Business Development division: business@ufmsecretariat.org  Read more