Deadline: 10 April 2012
Open to: Young people between the ages of 18-29 years
Prizes: Three winners will be invited to Geneva (all expenses paid) to attend the ILO Youth Employment Forum, to be held from 23-25 May 2012, where they will have the opportunity to present their videos.
Description
The International Labour Organization (ILO) has launched a video contest for young people (from 18 to 29 years) to show how the global jobs crisis is affecting their lives.
Here’s an opportunity to share with the world and with other young people like YOU, just how the global employment crisis has affected you, your friends, your family or community.
Use creativity and originality to describe (by video) how the youth employment crisis has affected you or your community. Are you having trouble transitioning into the job market? Have you lost your job or are you struggling to find one? Do you work under poor conditions? Share your thoughts and suggest an innovative idea that you think could help! If you have a story to tell, we’re ready to watch and listen. Videos must be your original work.
Prizes
Three winners will be invited to Geneva (all expenses paid) to attend the ILO Youth Employment Forum, to be held from 23-25 May 2012, where they will have the opportunity to present their videos.
The Youth Employment Forum will gather more than one hundred young people who are engaged in promoting decent work for youth. The Forum will provide a platform for young people to share their experiences and views on the current employment situation, as well as to discuss successful initiatives that create more and better jobs for youth.
Eligibility
- You must be between the ages of 18-29 years;
- Videos must be a maximum of two minutes in length;
- Videos which are not in one of the three official languages of the ILO (English, French or Spanish), must include subtitles in one of the ILO’s official languages. Videos without narrations (silent videos) are also accepted.
- You must send the link of your video via email to youth@ilo.org and provide your name, age and nationality;
- Deadline for submission is 10 April 2012 at 23:59 (GMT).
Application
Upload your video on your own YouTube channel and send the link at the following email address: youth@ilo.org.
If you don’t have a YouTube account, please create one here. Then simply send us the link to your video via email. Please don’t forget to provide your name, age and nationality. You must be between the ages of 18 and 29 years to be considered eligible for participation in the contest.
Videos must be submitted no later than 10 April 2012 at 23.59 GMT. For details on how to participate in the video contest, please consult the instructions here or contact the Youth Employment Programme of the ILO at: youth@ilo.org .
