Academic literature on the topic 'National youth roundtable'

Delegations of Black revolutionary leaders to the Middle East were a prominent feature of Black-Palestinian transnational solidarity at the height of the worldwide revolt against imperial domination in the decades following World War II. Though they never ceased, delegations have become a critical feature of solidarity practices once more. Unlike their historical predecessors, today's delegations are no longer organized in collaboration with the official organizations of the Palestinian national movement but between individuals and/or social justice organizations. In addition, the delegations are no longer unidirectional, as they now encompass visits by activists from Palestine and other “Palestinian geographies” in the Middle East to the United States. Finally, recent delegations have included one by indigenous youth to Palestine as well as several from the African continent to the Middle East. This roundtable, featuring leading organizers of recent delegations, aims to reveal the ruptures and continuities of a historical legacy. We intend for this roundtable to serve as an archive and a site of knowledge production.

Purpose India is edging China to become the most populous country by 2028. More than 60 per cent of the current population of India is between 15 and 59 years of age, whereas domestically, its relatively youthful profile is seen as the biggest challenge for the government, as India is the largest employable manpower base globally. In the past two decades, the rate of population growth in India has reduced, but the skilled labor force is expected to grow almost 2 per cent annually for the next couple of years. Historically, the Indian economy has been mainly agriculturally based, but, with urbanization, the labor is drifting toward service sectors, and people are increasingly looking to develop their skills in sectors such as hotels, restaurants, airlines, retail and health care. To sustain economic growth, there is an urgent need to develop vocational training programs that address current needs. In spite of all the favorable numbers, the question that must be answered by employers and policymakers remains: Is the available labor being skilled appropriately to be employable? The mushrooming of educational and training institutes in India has imparted professional skills to youth, but industry leaders tend to talk about the unavailability of skilled labor, especially in the culinary skills arena. In a country like India, the labor market tends to alternate between the availability and shortage of skilled labor, and so it seems ironic that on the one hand, there is a shortage of staff and at the same time graduates from various colleges and professional institutes remain unemployed; the reason could be lack of employability skills, especially culinary skills. Given this, the hospitality and tourism industry has emerged as the main driver of the service sector in India; it contributes 6.23 per cent to National GDP and 8.78 per cent of the total employment in India, contributing to significant economic growth. In this context, it is imperative for the government to take appropriate steps in devising strategies to address the problem and also secure successful implementation. This paper aims to analyze the Skill India initiative for the hospitality sector and compare it with the realities on the ground, with particular reference to culinary skills. Design/methodology/approach The research reported here was conducted using primary and secondary sources. Industry data were collected through focused groups and roundtable discussions. Online sources, magazines, newspapers and books are referred to as secondary sources, and the data collected are critically analyzed to reach a conclusion. Findings There is a significant increase in foreign and domestic tourists, and the subsectors discussed are very closely linked to food, health, traditional cooking, regional and seasonal cuisines. The demand for Indian food and slow cooking is increasing; however, despite various government initiatives, there is no significant improvement in the skill set of the available labor. As food is an important component of all tourism packages, there is a particular need for public–private partnerships to take the Skill India initiative to the next level. That said, academic standards and curriculum must align with international quality frameworks and be in sync with current and future industry demands and benchmarks. Research limitations/implications The dependence on the sources available online and their credibility remains the biggest challenge; however, increasing the sample size and more participation from nodal bodies and government officials would have broadened the base of the study. Originality/value The research adds value for industry leaders and policymakers at large. Educational institutions, students and hoteliers will find it useful as they attempt to bridge the gap and plan a roadmap according to industry requirements.

The article is an analytical analysis of the results of scientific and practical events held within the framework of the V St Petersburg Labor Forum, held on April 19–23, 2021. The main subject of discussion at the Forum were problems of attracting to work and the use of public labor in conditions of an emerging socio-economic reality, in which a significant factor was the coronavirus pandemic. Within the framework of the Forum, two international scientific conferences were held, as well as a number of roundtables and discussion platforms. The discussions made it possible to formulate a number of practical proposals for improving Russian legislation (in the field of digitalization, labor, and employment), the national personnel training system, in the field of youth policy and education, in the field of taxation, legal regulation of international labor migration. The Forum developed proposals to improve the system of state management of labor and labor resources at the federal and regional levels (in the field of regulation of labor migration, development of the National Qualifications System, regulation of the quality of working life), as well as improving the efficiency of management activities of commercial legal entities (organizations), educational organizations. The Forum developed and proposed directions of promising fundamental and applied research in the field of labor and human capital development, including, in particular, such problems as the impact of the digital transformation of society on the labor market in the Russian Federation: economic and legal aspects; development of the national system of professional qualifications of the Russian Federation in the context of the transition to the digital economy and digital society; development of a methodology for combining professional standards and federal state educational standards; analysis of the practices of applying the regulatory framework for regulating remuneration systems in remote work and hybrid forms of labor organization; assessment of the effectiveness of labor legislation in the context of ensuring a balance of private and public interests in the social and labor sphere.

Background Cigarette smoking has challenged the security and social context of youth, health and public health. On the other hand, the negligent view has caused the society to move more towards the normalization of smoking and the youth are attracted to it more and more every day. The aim of this study is to etiology the tendency to smoke by looking at the life experiences of young smokers. Materials and Methods This qualitative study was conducted in Tehran in 2020 using Phenomenological method and using semi-structured interviews with 14 young people aged 20 to 35 years who were smoking daily and continuously. Participants were selected using purposive sampling method. Sampling in order to receive the data continued until the saturation stage and then the collected data were analyzed by coding method. Results Analyzing participants' experiences led to the identification of 113 primary codes, 19 sub-categories, 8 subclass and finally 2 main categories. Subclasses included cognitive distortion of the effects of smoking, smoking to reduce psychological problems, consumption to compensate for the feeling of self-doubt, desire to consume when low mood, feeling different when consuming, desire to consume In response to art-induced emotions, easy access to cigarettes, the adverse effect of negative advertising and the main classes consisted of intrapersonal components and extrapersonal interpersonal components Tendency to smoke in youth. Conclusion Examining the lived experiences of young people in smoking causes a deeper understanding of the components of smoking and consequently leads to a better and faster understanding of other young people of these experiences. Extended Abstract Background and Objectives Youth is the most special period of human life that is full of new experiences and of course sensitive and challenging risks. It is essential that, in their critical period which is full of choices to be made, the young generation go through this stage successfully and make it to an integrated identity. However, the young living in the current stressful and risky conditions, with few contacts and often experiencing lack of trust and confidence in their social environment can end up a failure, imposing serious challenges on society. The ubiquitous presence of the young in the society at large, including the family, labor market, universities, etc. reinforces their social bases, which in turn leads to their increasing focus on adopting risky behaviors.One of these deviant behaviors is smoking, which is always lurking in the youth. Thus, understanding the driving forces of smoking, from the perspective of young people, in a qualitative and conversational format is needed to be able to better understand their mental world in this regard with the ultimate goal of hindering the process or preventing them from picking up the habit. Material and Methods The present study adopted qualitative research approach and phenomenological method in order to enter the depths of the minds and lived experiences of young people about smoking and thus, get to know their inner world better. In this regard, the interview (semi-structured) was conducted with 14 young girls and boys living in Tehran, who were at the age range of 20 to 35 years in 1399, through a dialogue and narrative method. Participants in this study were selected, using purposive sampling. Sampling was continued until the saturation stage in order to obtain the data, and then the collected data were analyzed by coding method. Necessary criteria for entering the study included satisfaction and willingness to participate in the study, being at the age bracket of 20 to 35 years, and finally, continuous and daily dependence on smoking. Also, the lack of conscious satisfaction or unwillingness to continue cooperation for any reason and lack of smoking experience were among the criteria for exclusion from the study. Then a list of questions was prepared with the approval of the supervisors on the subject. The youth were then asked in a separate, quiet room to freely and narratively express their views on smoking. The interview sessions lasted between 60 and 90 minutes, and the focus of the conversations was on the etiology of smoking tendencies from the perspective of the young participants in the study. Finally, after 14 interviews, the content of the conversations was carefully implemented and the data coding process began. This process started from grouping and classification at low levels in the form of concepts and ended with reclassifying themes at the highest abstract level until finally a report of primary codes, sub-categories, subclasses and the main categories was obtained. Finally, the validity of the data was proved to the researcher by the participants’ confirmation and reviewing of the expert colleagues. Results Careful analysis of the participants' interview texts led to the identification of 113 primary codes, 19 subcategories, 8 subcategories, and finally 2 main categories. One of the main categories of the tendency to smoke was the Intrapersonal dimension, such as cognitive falsification of the effects of smoking, use of cigarettes to reduce psychological problems, smoking to compensate for feelings of inferiority, and the desire to smoke when in low spirits. In this direction, young people focused on expressing their desire to smoke more to themselves and the perceptions and problems that existed around their personality and behavioral dimensions. In fact, young people considered things that were a kind of defect or shortage in life, such as lack of peace or problems such as depression and anxiety, as the cause of their desire to smoke. Of course, in addition to these cases, young people, through smoking, also strengthened the characteristics that were necessary during when facing serious challenges in society, such as focusing more during workload or daring to get into difficult situations. Thus, part of the drive for the young smokers was related to their attempt to cover up or, justifying their actions in their minds. Another major category extracted from interviews with young people was the interpersonal, extrapersonal dimensions of the tendency to smoke, which included feeling of being different when consuming, a desire to consume in response to art-influenced emotions, easy access to cigarettes and the opposite effect of negative advertising. Young people in this category of reasons for smoking pointed to the systems around them from family and friends to educational environments and the macro level, i.e. society. Film and cinema, advertising and the bedrock of society in the field of access to smoking are in the macro-social sphere that directly and indirectly lead young people to smoking. On the other hand, young people use smoking to neutralize the feeling of lack in society, in such a way that smoking induces them to feel different, which is considered valuable in the heart of society. This feeling, under normal circumstances, requires activities that are beyond their means. Therefore, from this perspective, smoking is the means through which one gets access to communication and interaction channels in youth systems, which is considered a significant privilege for the young. Conclusion Young people today have more winding paths than generations of recent decades and are more likely to become smokers. Therefore, identifying important components in beginning to smoke requires paying attention to the views and experiences of young people in this field. Due to the fact that smoking is very popular among young people, it should be considered comprehensively and multi-dimensionally in terms of individual and context. Because, in recent decades, cigarette smoking has become a symbol of self-centeredness for young people and a factor of self-expression in social terms. Therefore, smoking has been affected by both the individual and social structures, which have caused young people to adapt in different situations. As a result, conducting an inclusive or comprehensive analysis of smoking tendencies can help consider all the facts and needs, and do away with the narrower, one dimensional view of smoking at the same time. Practical implications of research It is hoped that the topics of the present study will be on the agenda of health promotion programs in the field of prevention in organizations, universities and youth-related entertainment centers, and given that the topics are derived from the young people’s words, they are realistic. The categories of the present research in the form of a workshop and in the form of roundtables and conversations with young smokers have led to more depth and richness of conversations so that their points of view in this direction are better identified. Ethical considerations In the present study, informed consent to participate in the study was fully observed and all participants were given the authority to leave the research process if they did not wish to continue. Conflict of interest The process of the present study is done independently and does not involve any conflict of interest in terms of organization. Aknowledgment The present study is extracted from a doctoral dissertation with the code of ethics IR.ATU.REC.1398.011 from the National System of Ethics in Biomedical Research, which was approved by Allameh Tabatabai University.

This research explores the constraints to youth participation through the mechanism of the National Youth Roundtable. In 1999 the National Youth Roundtable was established as the centrepiece of the Federal Government's `Voices of Youth' initiative, designed to go to the grass roots of the youth population and seek their participation on matters of policy development. This was to be the new interface between young people and the Australian government, replacing the peak body for youth affairs as a more effective participation mechanism.

This research explores the constraints to youth participation through the mechanism of the National Youth Roundtable. In 1999 the National Youth Roundtable was established as the centrepiece of the Federal Government's `Voices of Youth' initiative, designed to go to the grass roots of the youth population and seek their participation on matters of policy development. This was to be the new interface between young people and the Australian government, replacing the peak body for youth affairs as a more effective participation mechanism.