Publications

2012

1. 

   Training resource pack for agricultural cooperatives on the elimination of hazardous child labour - Training course activities for cooperatives - Book 2

   30 April 2012

   Book 2 is the material that the cooperative trainers should use for training purposes with cooperative leaders and members and others.

2. 

   Training resource pack for agricultural cooperatives on the elimination of hazardous child labour - Trainer's Guide - Book 1

   30 April 2012

   Book 1 is for cooperative trainers who run training courses for their fellow cooperative leaders and members on hazardous child labour as a basis for them taking action to eliminate such labour.

3. Webinar presentation - The ILO/IFC Better Work Programme: improving working conditions and promoting competitiveness in global supply chains

   24 April 2012

4. webinar presentation - The ILO/IFC Better Work Programme: improving working conditions and promoting competitiveness in global supply chains

   24 April 2012

5. 

   Start and Improve Your Business - Global Tracer Study 2011

   15 April 2012

   This study traces the outreach of the "Start and Improve Your Business" (SIYB) programme and some other key achievements, including estimates of its impact. The report has been prepared for practitioners in enterprise development who want to use SIYB, as well as any other organization or individual engaged in entrepreneurship and management training.

6. 

   DRAFT - Social dialogue on environmental policy. A selection of national and regional participatory experiences

   02 April 2012

   By identifying successful experiences of social dialogue on environmental policy, the report at hand presents practices, challenges and opportunities in developing and strengthening an efficient social dialogue on environmental issues on national, supranational, subnational and sectoral levels. It intends to promote a stronger interaction among governments, workers’ and employers’ organizations on an increasingly challenging area for the world of work: environment, green economy and sustainable development.

7. ILO and Cooperatives - COOP NEWS No. 1, 2012 (Newsletter)

   29 March 2012

   ILO and Cooperatives, Issue No. 1, 2012 This issue provides information on the launch of International Year of Cooperatives 2012, in countries around the world. It also provides information on COOP activities including the roll out of My.COOP - Managing your agricultural cooperative, as well as on-going work in the implementation of ILO's Recommendation 193 on the Promotion of Cooperatives particularly in the areas of integrating the teaching of cooperatives in school curricula, promoting gender equality in cooperatives, and research based advocacy on cooperatives. Updates on CoopAFRICA and information on a new projects social enterprise project South Africa and technical input related to youth employment and cooperatives is also included.

8. 

   DRAFT - Promoting Green Entrepreneurship. First lessons learned from the Youth Entrepreneurship Facility (YEF) Kenya, 2010 and 2011

   28 March 2012

   This report presents YEF’s activities in the field of green entrepreneurship promotion in Kenya by outlining key achievements and practical examples from the years 2010 and 2011. The lessons learned from those experiences allow formulating recommendations for future activities.

9. 

   Methodologies for assessing Green Jobs

   27 March 2012

   This policy brief sets out the different methodologies available to assess the employment potential that green policies can offer and, in so doing, aims to help to focus policy decision-making in order to make it as efficient and productive as possible.

10. 

    The Green Jobs Programme of the ILO

    15 March 2012

    The 21st century faces two defining challenges: The first is to avert dangerous climate change and a deterioration of natural resources which would seriously jeopardize the quality of life of present and future generations. The second is to deliver social development and decent work for all. Green jobs and the promotion of the green economy have become the key drivers for achieving an economic and social development that is also environmentally sustainable.

11. Sustainable Enterprises - creating more and better jobs

    13 March 2012

    Developing sustainable enterprises: the ILO approach

12. Boosting Local Economies

    13 March 2012

    The ILO approach to local economic development - Sustainable Enterprises

13. The Social Economy

    13 March 2012

    The ILO approach to Social Economy - Sustainable Enterprises

14. The cooperative way of doing business

    13 March 2012

    The ILO approach to supporting cooperatives - Sustainable Enterprises

15. Responsible Global Business

    13 March 2012

    The ILO approach to responsible global business - Sustainable Enterprises

16. An enabling environment for sustainable enterprises

    13 March 2012

    The ILO approach to creating an enabling environment - Sustainable Enterprises

17. Value Chain Development for more and better jobs

    13 March 2012

    The ILO approach to value chain development - Sustainable Enterprises

18. Entrepreneurship and SME Management Training

    13 March 2012

    The ILO approach to training for entrepreneurs - Sustainable Enterprises

19. Responsible Workplace Practices

    13 March 2012

    The ILO approach to responsible workplace practices - Sustainable Enterprises

20. Women’s Entrepreneurship Development

    13 March 2012

    The ILO approach to Women’s Entrepreneurship Development - Sustainable Enterprises