Korea.
Contributors: Han, Chʻang-hun.; Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Series: Jobs for youth = Des emplois pour les jeunes
Publisher: OECD
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
ISBN-13: 9789264040793
Subjects: Youth -- Employment -- Korea; School-to-work transition -- Korea; Labor market -- Korea
Other titles: Jobs for youth, Korea; Des emplois pour les jeunes, Korea
Description: Improving the performance of youths in the labor market is a challenge in OECD countries facing persistent youth unemployment. This report, part of a series which looks at the school-to-work transition process in sixteen countries, contains a survey of the main barriers to employment for young people in Korea, an assessment of the adequacy and effectiveness of existing measures to improve the transition from school-to-work, and a set of policy recommendations for further action by the public authorities and social partners.--Publisher's description.
Notes: "... prepared by Chang-Hun Han ..."--Foreword.

Includes bibliographical references.

Text in English, summary and main recommendations also in French.
Table of contents: title: The challenge ahead; title: Education and training; title: Tackling barriers to youth employment; title: Active labour market policies and benefits.