The youth transition to formality

This report analyses the transition of young people to formality and emphasizes the need for a life course, or trajectory, approach to examining formality in the labour market. It describes the age-related formality profile and its characteristics, causes, consequences and policy implications. The most important conclusion is that policies aimed at the transition of young people to formality affect not only a young worker's current situation, but rather the lifetime formality profile of that individual. Current youth employment strategies should make young people aware of the long-term implica ... Show more

Authors: Chacaltana, Juan; Bonnet, Florence; Leung, Vicky

Published: Geneva, Switzerland, ILO, 2019

Resource type: Report, paper or authored book

Physical description: iv, 37 p.

Access item: https://www.ilo.org/global/docs/WCMS_734262/lang--en/index.htm

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