We are pleased to share with Network members a newly compiled library of key publications and knowledge resources on youth employment, curated by the ILO specifically for the EC-ILO Network of Youth Employment Experts.
The collection brings together more than 70 publications spanning the Network's four focus countries — Cambodia, the Philippines, Rwanda, and Malawi — alongside a substantial body of global and regional literature covering Asia-Pacific and sub-Saharan Africa. Resources range from ILO flagship reports and peer-reviewed academic articles to programme evaluations, rapid assessments, and policy briefs, covering the period from 2007 through to 2026.
The list has been designed to reflect the priority thematic areas that Network members themselves have identified as most pressing: school-to-work transitions and NEET dynamics; skills development, TVET, and recognition of prior learning; social protection and decent work; migration and labour mobility; youth entrepreneurship and financial inclusion; and the digital economy and future of work. Several publications address cross-cutting dimensions including gender, disability, fragility and conflict, and the green transition.
A few highlights worth flagging:
The ILO's Global Employment Trends for Youth 2024 and the newly released Employment and Social Trends 2026 provide the most current global benchmarks and are essential reference points for situating country-level discussions.
For those working on Cambodia and the Philippines, the collection includes recent YouthForesight and ILO publications from the Skilled, Employed, Empowered programme, the Global Accelerator Future Foresight Lab report, and a timely new working paper on generative AI and labour market exposure in the Philippines.
On Rwanda and Malawi, the library covers everything from rigorous RCT evidence (the Huguka Dukore cash benchmarking study) to value chain analyses, agripreneurship, and disability-inclusive employment mapping.
The global thematic series includes practical guidance documents — Work Wise Youth, Making Internships the Standard, and Microcredentials for Youth and Work — that are directly relevant to Network members engaged in programme design and policy advocacy.
We encourage members to explore the full list, which includes direct links to each publication. Whether you are preparing a country brief, designing a new intervention, or contributing to an upcoming Network discussion, this library is intended as a living reference — and we welcome suggestions for additional resources that should be included in future updates.
The full publication list is available in the Resources section of the Network platform.