Union for Mediterranean meeting on job creation in Jordan
30-04-2016 11:24 AM
Ammon News - AMMONNEWS - The Union for the Mediterranean's Secretariat organises a high-level expert group meeting on job creation within the framework of its Med4job initiative.
Ministers of Employment from the 43 UfM Member States will meet at the 3rd UfM Ministerial Meeting on Employment and Labour on September 26, in Amman, Jordan.
The Mediterranean Initiative for Jobs (Med4Jobs) is currently targeting more than 100,000 young beneficiaries and supporting the development of over 800 SMEs from the region.
More than 20 international high-level experts from international organisations, international financial institutions, European institutions, the private sector, technological centres and industrial clusters met at the UfM headquarters, in Barcelona, to discuss the next steps of the initiative.
Fostering youth employment is a key priority for the UfM as it is essential for regional human development, stability and integration.