Opportunity Youth: Data of Mexico City and Metropolitan Area
Policy analysis and recommendations for Opportunity Youth economic inclusion
This study is an input to support the advocacy actions of the Alianza Jóvenes con Trabajo Digno – Youth with Decent Work Alliance and the Red Global Jóvenes Oportunidad CDMX – Global Opportunity Youth Network – GOYN, prepared by Acción Ciudadana Frente a la Pobreza – Citizen Action Against Poverty, thanks to a grant from the Hilton Foundation.
The first part of the study provides statistical information about youth in Mexico City Metropolitan Area – MCMA, which comprises 76 municipalities: 16 “Alcaldias” in Mexico City – CDMX, 59 municipalities in the State of Mexico (hereinafter mc-EdoMex) and 1 municipality in Hidalgo.
The second part presents information on federal and state government actions directly related to the economic inclusion of youth.
Finally, the third part presents conclusions: An analysis of structural, policy and perception challenges for the economic inclusion of opportunity youth; some opportunities and favorable trends in the national and international context to address these challenges; and at the end recommendations for policies and systemic change at a national level and for CDMX.
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