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MORALES RAMIREZ, María Ascensión. Strategies for youth employment in an informal economy. Rev. latinoam. derecho soc [online]. 2016, n.23, pp.89-121. ISSN 2448-7899.

Youth come up against many obstacles in their search for employment and social integration. The lack of decent work for this sector of the population is recognized internationally as a prevalent and manifold problem. Among the most critical are the groups working in the informal economy, a phenomenon that ever more common. In view of this situation, distinct policies must be passed for specific groups of young people. While economic growth is essential to the creation of quality employment, social-labour policies are also needed to address youthrelated issues. Many strategies aimed at reducing or eliminating informal employment are in place for this sector of society, including incentive programs for transitioning to the formal economy, a basic social protection floor, education, training and competencies, and entrepreneurship.

Palavras-chave : Young workers; youth employment; informal work; transition to formal employment; working conditions for youth.