When a few waste, when they take more than their share

The young, indigenous “scarred generations”

Editing by Carolyn Bennett

“Seventy-five (est.) million young men and women around the world are jobless:

40 percent of the global total

Young people are three times more likely than adults to be unemployed.

Middle East - East Africa

The Young (global, regional figures)

The projected decline in youth unemployment in the developed economies region is not expected to be enough decrease the global rate of youth unemployment. 

The global youth unemployment rate will reach 12.9 per cent by 2017 – up 0.2 percentage points from forecasts for 2012.

Latin America

The impact of the euro crisis is expected to expand well beyond Europe, affecting economies in East Asia and Latin America as exports to advanced economies have faltered.

In North Africa and the Middle East, youth unemployment rates are projected to remain above 25 percent over the next years and might even rise further in parts of these regions.

East -West Asia
Horn of Africa
Australia

Youth unemployment rates are forecast to rise from 9.5 per cent this year to 10.4 percent in 2017 in East Asia, with little change projected in Latin America and the Caribbean and in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Youth unemployment rates forecasts

2012 - 2017

Global

12.7 % - 12.9 %

Central and South Eastern Europe

16.9 % - 17 %

Developed economies

17.5 % - 15.6 %

East Asia

9.5 % - 10.4 %

Caribbean Islands
Central - South America

Latin America and the Caribbean

14.6 % - 14.7 %

Middle East

26.4 % - 28.4 %

North Africa

27.5 % - 26.7 %

South Asia

9.6 % - 9.8 %

South East Asia and the Pacific

13.1 %  - 14.2 %

Sub-Saharan Africa

12 %  - 11.8 %

Even in countries with early signs of a jobs recovery and where new vacancies are opening up, many unemployed youth still find it difficult to land a job.

The Indigenous (key figures)

From the Arctic to the tropical forests, 370 million indigenous peoples live in more than 90 countries across the world.

Indigenous peoples make up 5 (est.) percent of the world population ─

Up to 15 percent of those live in extreme poverty

At least 5,000 indigenous groups inhabit the world.

Out of 6,700 total known languages in the world, more than 4,000 indigenous languages have been registered

Living in cities are 50 percent (est.) of the indigenous peoples

What happens when the few  and the luxury class waste and take more than their share. 

The International Labor Organization (ILO) calls on governments to adopt policies to stimulate the labor market: to create jobs, public employment programs, training subsidies.

Sources and notes

The young

“Grim global outlook for jobless youngsters,” published  September 7, 2012, by ((C) ANP). “A new report by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) (http://www.ilo.org/global/lang--en/index.htm) warns that youth unemployment is set to rise worldwide as the fallout from the euro crisis reaches East Asia and Latin America, potentially leaving in its wake a ‘scarred’ generation.” http://www.rnw.nl/english/article/grim-global-outlook-jobless-youngsters

 

“Youth unemployment getting even worse ─ An ILO paper shows that the impact of the euro crisis is spreading as far afield as East Asia and Latin America, worsening the situation for many young jobseekers,” News September 4, 2012,  http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/press-and-media-centre/news/WCMS_188797/lang--en/index.htm

Indigenous Peoples

“Decent work opportunities fall short for indigenous people ─ On the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples – marked on August 9 - ILO News looked at employment and social justice prospects for those communities,” News |August 7, 2012

GENEVA (ILO News) – A lot remains to be done to promote access to decent work and social justice for the world’s 370 million indigenous people, according to Chief Wilton Littlechild, Chairperson of the UN Expert Mechanism on the Rights of Indigenous People, http://www.ilo.org/global/about-the-ilo/press-and-media-centre/news/WCMS_186762/lang--en/index.htm

ILO

The International Labor Organization (ILO) is the international organization responsible for drawing up and overseeing international labor standards. It is the only “tripartite” United Nations agency that brings together representatives of governments, employers and workers to jointly shape policies and programs promoting Decent Work for all.

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Adopted September 13, 2007, by the United Nations General Assembly in its 62nd session at the UN Headquarters, New York City

Five of 46 articles

Article 1

Indigenous peoples have the right to the full enjoyment, as a collective or as individuals, of all human rights and fundamental freedoms as recognized in the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights4 and international human rights law.

Article 2

Indigenous peoples and individuals are free and equal to all other peoples and individuals and have the right to be free from any kind of discrimination, in the exercise of their rights, in particular that based on their indigenous origin or identity.

Article 3

Indigenous peoples have the right to self-determination. By virtue of that right they freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development.

Article 4

Indigenous peoples, in exercising their right to self-determination, have the right to autonomy or self-government in matters relating to their internal and local affairs, as well as ways and means for financing their autonomous functions.

Article 5

Indigenous peoples have the right to maintain and strengthen their distinct political, legal, economic, social and cultural institutions, while retaining their right to participate fully, if they so choose, in the political, economic, social and cultural life of the State.

http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unpfii/documents/DRIPS_en.pdf

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: resolution / adopted by the General Assembly; Related Document: A/61/L.67 and Add.1

Recorded Voting Summary:

Yes: 143, No: 4, Abstentions: 11, Non-Voting: 34, Total voting membership: 192

Vote Date:      20070913

Agenda Information: A/61/251 68 - Report of the Human Rights Council. - UN. HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL--REPORTS

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