Publications

2011

1. ILO and Cooperatives - COOP NEWS No. 1, 2011 (Newsletter)

   17 June 2011

2. International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) Brief No. 1, 2011

   17 June 2011

3. HIV and AIDS in the workplace: How companies can make the difference in prevention and treatment of HIV and AIDS - Webinar presentation

   01 June 2011

4. Eradicating Forced Labour from Global Supply Chains - Webinar presentation

   01 June 2011

5. Job-rich Growth in Asia. Strategies for Local Employment, Skills Development and Social Protection

   14 April 2011

6. The Enter-Growth project – Sri Lanka: Applying a market development lens to an ILO local enterprise development project

   08 March 2011

   Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 11

7. 

   Promoting Decent Work in a Green Economy - ILO Background Note

   23 February 2011

   ILO Background Note to Towards a Green Economy: Pathways to Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication. UNEP, 2011

8. The Green Jobs Programme of the ILO

   13 January 2011

   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.

9. Swaziland: the enabling environment for sustainable enterprises: an "EESE" assessment

   13 January 2011

   Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 10

10. Economic and other benefits of the entreprenuers’ cooperative as a specific form of enterprise cluster

    03 January 2011

    This book presents entrepreneurs’ cooperatives - cooperatives formed by groups of entrepreneurs, independently owned businesses, tradesmen, professionals, or by municipalities and other public bodies. It shows that cooperatives have helped small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in many countries to become and remain competitive. Although this form of business clustering is not wide spread, there are signs that its development and entrepreneurship effects are gradually being considered. This study analyses the set up and the economic, social and employment benefits of entrepreneurs‘ cooperatives as well as the reasons why their use has not spread. It further indicates those features which allow for replication of the model elsewhere and concludes with a number of recommendations.

2010

1. Building Women Entrepreneurs'Associations - A Trainers Guide

   15 December 2010

   A training tool designed to build the capacity of Women Entrepreneurs' Associations (WEAs) in running and improving their associations. It covers different topics on creating a successful WEA and uses practical activities and discussions to create awareness on gender inequality and gender specific issues.

2. Building Women Entrepreneurs'Associations - A Participants Guide

   15 December 2010

   A training tool designed to build the capacity of Women Entrepreneurs' Associations (WEAs) in running and improving their associations. It covers different topics on creating a successful WEA and uses practical activities and discussions to create awareness on gender inequality and gender specific issues.

3. Promoting job creation for young people in multinational enterprises and their supply chains: Sierra Leone

   14 December 2010

   Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 8

4. The social and Decent Work dimensions of a new Agreement on Climate Change - A technical brief

   06 December 2010

   The technical brief highlights the close inter-linkages between climate change and the world of work and discusses entry points for promoting policy coherence between climate and social and labour policies.

5. Labour-oriented participation in municipalities

   01 December 2010

   While social dialogue at the national level (both sectoral or multi-sectoral) has recognized attributes, at the same time, there are local level issues related to labour which are difficult to capture at the national level. The Sectoral Activities Department of the ILO has published the working paper: “Labour-oriented participation in municipalities. How decentralized social dialogue can benefit the urban economy and its sectors”, which presents practices of local social dialogue. It also provides guidance for municipal actors to engage in local social dialogue with the aim of improving the situations of workers and companies in the municipality from the decent work perspective.

6. ILO and Cooperatives - COOP NEWS No. 3, 2010 (Newsletter)

   28 October 2010

7. International Year of Cooperatives (IYC) Brief No. 2, 2010

   01 October 2010

8. Promoting job creation for young people in multinational enterprises and their supply chains: Liberia

   02 September 2010

   Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 7

9. Improve Your Business (IYB)

   24 August 2010

10. SIYB Business Game

    13 August 2010