ILO Subregional Office for East Asia: Lao People's Democratic Republic

September 2009
- INCLUDE Promoting Decent Work for People with Disabilities through a Disability Inclusion Support Service
  The ILO works in partnership with Irish Aid, the Government of Ireland’s programme of development assistance, to create greater opportunities for women and men, including people with disabilities, to secure decent work and income. (Project)
November 2008
- Village banking in Lao PDR, handbook for village bank management committees and support organizations - [pdf 1542 KB]
  18 November 2008 - The handbook consists of three parts. Part I explains what village banking is about, how village banks work and what principles help to ensure their success. Part II on the operation of village banks covers savings and loan policies, management, rules and regulations, gender equality as well as accounting. Part III focuses on the role of support organizations. (Book)
- Village banking in Lao PDR, ledger guide - [pdf 160 KB]
  18 November 2008 - This guide elaborates on how to fill in and use the ledger. The ledger is used to show expenditure and income by the type of item (e.g. membership fees, loans, or interest). (Book)
October 2008
- ILO Mekong Sub-regional Project to Combat Trafficking in Children and Women
  The project (which closed in October 2008) worked to prevent human trafficking and combat labour exploitation in the countries of the Mekong region. (Project)
- Business group formation - [pdf 1318 KB]
  13 October 2008 - The Business Group Formation (BGF) manual was developed with a view to help promote business group formation as a way to empower women and men in low-income communities by giving them more voice and improving their businesses in order to enhance their livelihoods. ... (Book)
May 2008
- Bangkok
  GET Ahead for women in enterprise training package and resource kit - [pdf 3485 KB]
  01 May 2008 - The training package Gender and Entrepreneurship Together - GET Ahead for Women in Enterprise - targets women in poverty who want to start or are already engaged in small-scale business. ... (Book)
January 2007
- Bangkok
  Managing small business associatons: readers' manual - [pdf 2172 KB]
  01 January 2007 - This training package contains a bilingual Reader handbook for association managers and a bilingual Trainer’s Manual that are easy to use for developing or improving a business association. ... (Book)
- Bangkok
  Managing small business associatons: trainers' manual - [pdf 2315 KB]
  01 January 2007 - This training package contains a bilingual Reader handbook for association managers and a bilingual Trainer’s Manual that are easy to use for developing or improving a business association. ... (Book)
February 2006
- Gender issues in micro and small enterprises in Lao PDR - [pdf 1053 KB]
  01 February 2006 - This report is the outcome of a gender study on micro and small entrepreneurs in Lao PDR jointly undertaken by the ILO and the Gender Research and Information Development Centre of the Lao Women’s Union. The research findings highlight the experiences and issues concerning these entrepreneurs from a gender perspective. ... (Book)