Asia's Jobless Youth: How India, China & Indonesia Are Tackling Unemployment | Shifting Horizons

With nearly 700 million youth facing unprecedented levels of unemployment, the youth unemployment crisis in India, China, and Indonesia threatens not only individual futures, but the region’s economic growth. Seasoned journalist Sruthi Gottipati travels across these three countries to understand the scale of this crisis and find out what’s being done to resolve the problems. From India’s youth entrepreneurship programme to China's rural revitalisation projects and Indonesia's informal labour force, Sruthi uncovers how systemic challenges, education mismatches, and economic stagnation are colliding with the ambitions of Asia’s youth. But as Asia’s three most populous nations grapple with this generational challenge, bold reforms and grassroots initiatives are emerging to bridge the gap amid rising inequality and shifting regional dynamics. Will the next generation be able to fulfil their potential and realize the Asian century? 00:00 Introduction 01:15 Asia’s youth unemployment crisis 02:06 How India's graduates are securing their first job 05:47 India's rising youth unemployment 09:02 China's sparse data on youth unemployment 10:36 Indonesia's youth unemployment 4x higher 14:06 Rise in young informal workers 19:23 How under-employment hurts future job prospects 22:26 China's government policies to create more jobs 26:04 Do internships translate to full-time jobs? 29:19 India's apprenticeship program solution 33:10 Youth become entrepreneurs 36:13 Gender-specific challenges for women entrepreneurs 39:10 Young Indonesians use social media to generate income 41:15 China's rural youth entrepreneurs ========= ABOUT THE SHOW: Seasoned journalist Sruthi Gottipati travels across India, China and Indonesia to explore the challenges that the youth are facing. Will they be able to realize their dream of ‘The Asian Century’? ================== #CNAInsider #CNAShiftingHorizons #India #China #Indonesia #Unemployment #Jobs #AsianCentury #Youth #GenZ #Millennials #Dreams For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER! https://cna.asia/insideryoutubesub Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram:   / cnainsider   Facebook:   / cnainsider   Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider