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Viet Nam advances enterprise workforce development with new training fund framework
Viet Nam has adopted a new framework for enterprise human resource training funds, with ILO-supported research contributing international evidence and policy options to strengthen workforce skills development and investment.
Productivity ecosystems for decent work
Building capacity to drive SME productivity and decent work in Viet Nam
New training, advisory services, and knowledge-sharing initiatives are helping SME support organizations and enterprises accelerate digital and green transformation while improving productivity and working conditions.
Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work in Egypt
ILO supports workplace safety and productivity in Egypt’s marble and leather tanning clusters
Workers and managers in Egypt's Shaq Al-Tho’ban marble cluster and Robbiki Leather City are identifying workplace risks, improving organization and strengthening cooperation to support safer and more productive enterprises.
Productivity ecosystems for decent work
Viet Nam builds momentum for policy reform to strengthen support for SMEs and household businesses
Recommendations from a multi-stakeholder consultation will inform reforms to the SME support framework, helping businesses become more productive while creating better jobs and more inclusive economic opportunities.
Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work
Empowering women in the leather and footwear sector through skills and opportunity
Productivity ecosystems for decent work
Viet Nam takes a major step toward sustainable enterprise development with new national programme
With technical contributions from the ILO, the Government of Viet Nam has approved a landmark national programme to advance sustainable business practices across the country's private sector for the period 2026–2030.
Productivity ecosystems for decent work
Viet Nam strengthens capacity of SME support organizations to drive productivity and decent work through digital and green transformation
A series of five training courses strengthened the capacity of SME support organizations in northern Viet Nam to help enterprises improve productivity through digital and green transformation while promoting decent work.
Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work in Egypt
Enterprise upgrading gains momentum in Egypt’s leather tanning and marble clusters
Ghana’s shea sector signs landmark collective bargaining agreement
The Ghana Shea Employers Association and the Ghana Shea Workers Union have signed their first Collective Bargaining Agreement, advancing decent work, productivity, and social justice across the shea value chain.
Productivity
Productivity dialogue drives action on jobs in South Africa
A national tripartite+ symposium in Johannesburg brings together key stakeholders to advance a shared agenda linking productivity growth with decent work and inclusive economic development in South Africa.
Productivity ecosystems for decent work
ILO welcomes Swiss mission, highlighting progress on productivity and decent work in Viet Nam
High-level delegation of Swiss Government, employers and workers reviews ILO-supported initiatives linking productivity growth with improved working conditions.
Stimulating local procurement to grow Ghana’s garment industry
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) is supporting the Association of Ghana Apparel Manufacturers (AGAM) to design and implement an advocacy campaign aimed at increasing local procurement of garments and strengthening Ghana’s domestic apparel...
Ghana takes steps towards sustainable development through policy review dialogue on Trade and Industry
The Government of Ghana, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), has initiated a comprehensive review of trade and industrial policies through a national stakeholder dialogue aimed at boosting productivity, employment, and...
In Their Hands: New exhibition showcases how productivity and decent work go hand in hand in Ghana
A new ILO exhibition, “In Their Hands”, organized by the Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work programme in Ghana, highlights how improving productivity can transform not only businesses, but also the lives of the workers who power them.
Productivity ecosystems for decent work
When AI meets decent work: A productivity breakthrough from the factory floor
Insights from HITI’s real-world pilot under the ILO’s Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Programme
Productivity insights to strengthen and advance Decent Work in South Africa
ILO support enhances productivity measurement to inform evidence-based reforms.
Productivity ecosystems for decent work
Productivity with purpose: Collaboration for a new era in Viet Nam
How ILO is supporting Viet Nam’s forward-looking employment promotion efforts.
Spotlight interview
From coordination to impact: Insights from Egypt’s productivity ecosystems for decent work project
An interview on recent progress in the leather tanning and marble industries with Valentine Offenloch, Project Manager.
Action toward shared prosperity through dialogue, skills, and inclusion
Trade Unions in South Africa lead the way for fairer productivity gains
Ghana-Switzerland exchange: Lessons in innovation and sustainability for the textile and garment industry