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In this regard, States Parties shall take the necessary measures to achieve
the full realisation of these rights in accordance with their national law
especially when the security of food tenure, clothing, housing and other
basic needs are compromised.
Article 15: Sustainable Livelihoods and Youth Employment
1.
Every young person shall have the right to gainful employment.
2.
Every young person shall have the right to be protected from economic
exploitation and from performing work that is likely to be hazardous to or
interfere with the young person’s education, or to be harmful to the young
person’s health or holistic development.
3.
States Parties shall address and ensure the availability of accurate data on
youth employment, unemployment and underemployment so as to facilitate
the prioritisation of the issue in National development programmes
complemented by clear programmes to address unemployment;
4.
States Parties shall take all appropriate measures with a view to achieving
full realisation of this right to gainful employment and shall in particular:
a)
Ensure equal access to employment and equal pay for equal work or
equal value of work and offer protection against discrimination
regardless of ethnicity, race, gender, disability, religion, political,
social, cultural or economic background;
b)
Develop macroeconomic policies that focus on job creation
particularly for youth and for young women;
c)
Develop measures to regulate the informal economy to prevent
unfair labour practices where the majority of youth work;
d)
Foster greater linkages between the labour market and the
education and training system to ensure that curricula are aligned to
the needs of the labour market and that youth are being trained in
fields where employment opportunities are available or are growing;
e)
Implement appropriately-timed career guidance for youth as part of
the schooling and post-schooling education system;
f)
Promote youth entrepreneurship by including entrepreneurship
training in the school curricula, providing access to credit, business
development skills training, mentorship opportunities and better
information on market opportunities;