Jobs for Youth/Des emplois pour les jeunes: Japan 2009 [electronic resource] /
Han, Chʻang-hun.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Committee.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2008.
Improving the performance of youth on the labour market is a crucial challenge in many OECD countries and first experiences on the labour market have a profound influence on later working life. This report on Japan, one of a series of country studies, surveys the main barriers to employment for young people in Japan, assesses of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to improve the transition from school to work in the country, and presents set of policy recommendations.
"The OECD's Employment, Labour, and Social Affairs Committee has decided to carry out a thematic review of policies to facilitate the transition from school to work and improve the career perspectives of youth".
Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-130).
Summary and Main Recommendations -- The challenge ahead -- Education and training -- Tackling demand-side barriers to youth employment -- Active labour market policies and benefits.
Improving the performance of youth on the labour market is a crucial challenge in many OECD countries and first experiences on the labour market have a profound influence on later working life. This report on Japan, one of a series of country studies, surveys the main barriers to employment for young people in Japan, assesses of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to improve the transition from school to work in the country, and presents set of policy recommendations.
Youth
School-to-work transition
Labor market
Vocational qualifications
Jobs for Youth/Des emplois pour les jeunes