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

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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’?
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