Social dialogue as a tool for solving the problems of youth employment in Ukraine during the conditions of war

Abstract

The article is devoted to the study of the peculiarities of the use of social dialogue as a tool for solving the problems of youth employment in Ukraine in the conditions of war. The youth labor market was considered, the segment of youth employment in Ukraine was characterized, and the main indicators characterizing the state of youth employment were analyzed. The active economic behavior of young people affects almost all aspects of the country's economy, and is one of the most important sources of its development. The article outlines the main problems of youth employment in Ukraine: low level of economic activity, unemployment, informal employment, structural imbalance between demand and supply on the labor market. Solving the problems of youth employment requires the formation of a mechanism for effective interaction and cooperation of youth (trade unions), employers, educational space and the state, which consists in coordinating efforts and joint measures aimed at improving the situation on the labor market and providing young people with affordable jobs. One of these mechanisms is social dialogue, which is able to act as a fairly effective tool for solving the problems of youth employment in Ukraine in the conditions of war and post-war reconstruction. The need to establish cooperation and interaction between employers and educational institutions with the aim of achieving a balance between demand and supply in the labor market, matching the level of education with modern requirements of the labor market was emphasized. The state should pursue an active policy to create favorable conditions for increasing the level of youth employment. The implementation of transparent and effective mechanisms to encourage employers to employ young people and provide them with decent working conditions, providing them with sufficient income and a high level of social protection, overcoming stereotyped perceptions of employers regarding the low professionalism of young people, motivating young people to work should become a priority of state policy in the near future perspective. Efforts of the authorities should also be directed to the development of appropriate post-war employment strategies, which should take into account the employment of young people who will return from abroad, as well as demobilized military personnel.

Keywords

• youth, labor market, youth employment, unemployment, social dialogue, social partners, war