Career advice and placement services in Sierra Leone

Resumo

"Approximately 70 per cent of Sierra Leone's youth population are either underemployed or unemployed, and 50 per cent are classified as either illiterate and/or unskilled. There is visible unemployment, particularly among young men. Although there have been improvements in the youth situation compared to before the civil war, many of the conditions that helped fuel the youth participation in that conflict still exist today. Large numbers of unemployed youth are a potential source of insecurity, given their vulnerability to recruitment into criminal and violent activities. Young women face high unemployment in both rural and urban areas". (…)

Ficha do documento

Tipo

Estudo

Ano

2017

Instituição

Instituto de Pesquisa Econômica Aplicada

Fonte

Repositório do Ipea

Idioma

Inglês

Acesso

Acesso aberto

Identificador

oai:repositorio.ipea.gov.br:11058/15189

Licença

Licença total exclusiva

Palavras-chave

CareeradviceplacementservicesSierra Leone