Publications

2011

1. 

   Skills for Green Jobs: A Global View

   06 October 2011

   This volume examines the experiences of 21 developed and developing countries in adjusting their training provision to meet the new demands of a greener economy. It shows that skills development is critical to unlocking the employment potential of green growth, yet skills shortages are becoming an obstacle in realizing this potential. The report recommends that countries devise strategies based on well-informed policy decisions, social dialogue, and coordination among ministries and between employers and training providers.

2. Mongolia – The enabling environment for sustainable enterprises and a framework for SME growth and development

   04 October 2011

   Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 12

3. Value Chains for Rural Development

   19 August 2011

   Key issues and policy options to promote value chains for rural development.

4. Promoting Co-operatives, A guide to ILO Recommendation 193

   27 July 2011

   The guide is designed to introduce the international policy guideline International Labour Organisation (ILO) Recommendation 193 which provides a framework for cooperatives in the 21st century. The guide helps understand how the 'Recommendation' provides a basis for law and policies on cooperatives as well as how and why there is a need to campaign for cooperatives. Designed to be used in all parts of the world, the publication is written in a simple format to enable ease in translation. It is the result of a collaborative effort of the Co-operative College of the United Kingdom, the International Labour Office (ILO) and the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA).

5. Handbook on Cooperatives for use by Workers' Organizations

   26 July 2011

   This handbook lists the essential things to know about cooperatives for all those who are interested as members, future members, politicians or staff of national or international institutions in charge of the promotion and development of cooperatives. In simple, understandable language, the handbook deals in turn with the characteristic features of cooperatives, cooperative enterprise as a whole, the promotion of cooperatives and the close ties that exist between the ILO and cooperatives.

6. Green Jobs Assessment in Lebanon

   20 July 2011

   The study comprises four assessments in the sectors energy, building and construction, agriculture and waste management. Provided is a general overview of the sectors, the related policies and legislations and the available and planned financing and investments. Furthermore, the assessments allowed estimating the number of potential green jobs that can be created if green policies relevant to the different sectors are implemented.

7. COOPAFRICA - Self-Evaluation Summary Sheet

   19 July 2011

   ILO Cooperative Facility for Africa

8. 

   Project Design Manual, a step-by-step tool to Support the Development of Cooperatives and Other Forms of Self-Help Organizations

   18 July 2011

9. SIYB Trainer Development Cycle

   08 July 2011

10. Global Outreach Study 2003

    08 July 2011

11. SYB Fact Sheet

    08 July 2011

12. SIYB Fact Sheet

    08 July 2011

13. SIYB Business Game Fact Sheet

    08 July 2011

14. IYB Fact Sheet

    08 July 2011

15. GYB Fact Sheet

    08 July 2011

16. EYB Fact Sheet

    08 July 2011

17. Integrating Green Jobs in the United Nations Joint Programmes: A Guidance Note

    06 July 2011

    The purpose of this document is to provide guidance to UN Country teams on how to integrate Green Jobs at country level, including joint programmes and the Development Assistance Framework(UNDAF) process.

18. Rural Development Tools - Value-Chain Development for Decent Work

    01 July 2011

    A guide addressing Value Chain Development (VCD) from a market development perspective with a unique focus on how to achieve Decent Work.

19. ILO and Cooperatives - COOP NEWS No. 2, 2011 (Newsletter)

    22 June 2011

20. International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) Brief No. 4, June 2011

    17 June 2011