helps 30,000 young people from the Pacific Alliance countries join the labor market – Agencia Orbita

Lima.-Under the leadership of Nestlé, the Youth Employability Agreement was launched last year at the second meeting of the Pacific Alliance Youth to Santiago, Chile, with 41 companies, the International Youth Organization for Latin America (IOJ) and the governments of the four countries of the Alliance to promote employability and the economy. youth entrepreneurship. Having benefited to date to more than 11,000 young people, members of the Youth Employability Agreement have decided to increase their commitment from 17,000 to 30,000 opportunities granted by the University of Ottawa. initiative in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru at the end of 2020.

According to the International Labor Organization, the unemployment rate of people aged 15 to 24 in Latin America and the Caribbean is 18.5%. Laurent Freixe, Nestlé's CEO for the Americas, emphasized the importance of being part of the solution. "Our commitment to the younger generation is a long-term commitment, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and at Nestlé, our ambition is to create opportunities for young people across our value chain with opportunities to grow." direct jobs, access to training programs, support to young entrepreneurs and agro-entrepreneurs Tomorrow's leaders need our advice, our support and, above all, they need to Opportunities and platforms where their voices are heard and their ideas are realized By facilitating the social and economic integration of young people, we contribute to building a better future for all. "

With the presence of the President of the Republic of Colombia, Mr. Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, representatives of the Ministries of Labor and Education of Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, the Swiss Government, Gold Global Labor Organization, the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, entrepreneurs and youth, the meeting focused on the role of society's education, perspectives on employment and mobility of the workforce, as well as successful business models for entrepreneurs and agro-entrepreneurs.

"This third edition of the meeting better reflects Nestlé's strong commitment to youth employability, with great satisfaction we can say that there are more than 11,000 Young Beneficiaries of the Pacific Alliance Youth Employability Agreement We know that they will be the ones who will lead our region in a few years, either within the companies or in their own. For this reason, we are very proud that other companies come together to strengthen this goal, giving them not only another platform to listen to what they have to say, but also advice and opportunities. "I mention Juan Gabriel Reyes, Managing Director of Nestlé Peru.

To date, 41 companies have joined the Alliance for the Employability of Youth of the Pacific Alliance: ABB, Accenture, Adecco, Bank of Chile, BBVA, BIC, CCU , Cencosud Group with its subsidiaries Jumbo-Santa Isabel, Paris-Johnson, Easy and Shopping Centers, Clariant, Codensa, Colgate, Crystal Chile, EY, Endress + Hauser, Engie, Facebook, GE, Action Plus Group, Grupo Exito, Falabella Group , Sigdo Koppers Group, SURA Group, LATAM Airlines, L 'Oréal, Mabe, Manpower, Mercer, Nestle, Nielsen, Ogilvy, Pfizer, Prodecco, Publicis, SAS, SGS, Sodexo, Syngenta and Telefonica.

Through its Global Youth Initiative program, Nestle will contribute to Accord for Youth Employability with more than 4,500 opportunities by the end of 2020 in Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. The company will also offer job readiness training to young people from these countries over the same period, with a focus on employability, entrepreneurship and entrepreneurship. l & # 39; agroecology.