Calendar of events of the department
Job Creation and Enterprise Development Department (EMP/ENTERPRISE)
All across the world people are in search of jobs. Jobs so they can raise their families and send their children to school. Jobs that provide access to social protection for them and their families. And, jobs in which they are respected, can organize and have a voice. What they want is decent work.
Enterprises play a key role in creating productive and decent work that helps meet the economic and social aspirations of people and their communities. Whether small, medium or large, enterprises – including cooperatives – they are a major source of growth and employment in all countries. Enterprises and the entrepreneurs who run them play a crucial role in creating jobs and reducing poverty.
No decent work strategy can be successful without encouraging entrepreneurship, innovation and productivity.” Juan Somavia, Director-General International Labour Organization |
What's new
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Governments and workers discuss opportunities for green jobs in the area of climate change mitigation
16 December 2011
In the margins of the UNFCCC conference in Durban, the International Labour Organization and the UN Institute for Training and Research organized social talks on "Green Jobs and Mitigation to Climate Change"
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ILO calls for stronger coherence between labour and climate agendas
06 December 2011
As the 17th Conference of Parties of the UN Convention on Climate Change enters its second week, the International Labour Office is organizing and participating in a series of events aimed at addressing the challenges and opportunities of climate change impacts and policies on the world of work.
Key resources
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Making the strongest links: A practical guide to mainstreaming gender analysis in value chain development
31 July 2009A new publication from the ILO provides groundbreaking methods for incorporating gender concerns into the different stages of value chain analysis and strengthening the links essential for gender equality and promoting sustainable pro-poor growth and development strategies.
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ILO Helpdesk for Business on International Labour Standards
01 May 2009The ILO Helpdesk is a free and confidential service that can help your company align its operations with international labour standards and the ILO approach to socially responsible labour practices.
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The labour Principles of the United Nations Global Compact – A Guide for Business
16 December 2008As the first publication of the newly-established UN Global Compact Labour Working Group, this Guide aims at helping companies understand and apply the four labour principles into practice (UNGC principles 3-6). In a question and answer format, this Guide provides a brief description of each of the four Global Compact labour principles, and also provides practical guidance on what companies can do to respect, promote, and realise them. It also contains an inventory of key ILO resources that will help companies realise the labour principles.
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Labour and Labour-Related Laws in Micro and Small Enterprises: Innovative Regulatory Approaches
01 December 2007SEED Working Paper No. 81