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ILO study

Maternity protection: Good for workers, good for small businesses

Maternity protection and work-family measures can generate positive outcomes for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), says ILO Specialist Laura Addati.

World Investment Forum 2014

Foreign Direct Investment: Getting it right

Together with UNCTAD, the ILO has organized a dialogue on how best to ensure that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) benefits everyone through the creation of quality jobs.

18th American Regional Meeting

Tripartite Meeting for consultations on Decent Work,Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Caribbean labour ministers, leading trade unionists and employers’ representatives all agreed that the accelerated impact of climate change is posing an immense risk to tourism, agriculture and fishing in the region

Formalizing employment in Brazil

A “simple” path to formal employment

In Brazil, formal employment has risen by almost 14 per cent in a decade…SUPERSIMPLES is part of the reason. The forthcoming American Regional Meeting of the ILO will consider employment and social protection policies as boosters of productivity and...

Cooperatives and Trade Unions

Job preservation through the creation of worker cooperatives: Lessons for trade unions

A new ILO publication presents a series of lessons learned by trade unions and cooperatives in their efforts to prevent the closing of enterprises through buyouts. It provides examples of success stories and documents the enabling conditions that...

International Summit of Cooperatives, Quebec City

ILO: "Cooperatives can and must play a significant role as value driven enterprises expanding into new and innovative areas"

Keynote address by Sandra Polaski, ILO Deputy Director General for Policy, at the International Summit of Cooperatives Session on Cooperatives and Employment.

Sustainable development

First “Academy on the Green Economy” kicks off in Turin

The new training course – which kicks off with a high level policy forum – will facilitate the sharing of experiences and know-how on green jobs creation.

Green jobs

Young Indonesian entrepreneur goes green

Ilham Rhamanda is one of a new generation of entrepreneurs in Indonesia, for whom there is more to business than pure profits. With ILO support he is following a greener, sustainable approach for his sportswear business.

Welcome Remarks on behalf of Sandra Polaski, ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy, delivered by Alette Van Leur, Director, Sectoral...

At the occassion of the ILO-OECD Roundtable on Responsible Supply Chains in the Textile and Garment Sector, 29-30 September 2014

Employment

Spain’s challenge: Growing with quality jobs

A new ILO report presents a series of measures to stimulate much needed job creation and cut mass unemployment in Spain amid some signs of economic recovery.

Cooperatives and post-2015 conference in Brussels

"Cooperatives are major job creators”

Simel Esim, Head of the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit, underlined the key role cooperatives could play in the post-2015 development agenda.

Partnership

Denmark signs new Partnership Programme with ILO worth $11.2 million

Agreement will provide flexible and predictable resources to the ILO's Regular Budget Supplementary Fund and to the joint ILO-IFC programme, Better Work

Massive NYC march joins global call for climate change action

Marchers press for change as world leaders gather for UN summit on climate change, seen as key issue on development agenda.

Op-Ed

"Cleaner, Greener, and Richer"

ILO Director-General and UNFCCC Executive-Director argue that world leaders meeting at the UN Climate Summit in New York can deliver a safer, healthier, and more prosperous world that provides millions of decent work opportunities.

Green Jobs

Measuring the potential for inclusive green growth and job creation in Zambia

A green jobs assessment in strategic economic sectors to inform and guide further pro-employment policy development in Zambia.

High level meeting on measuring the potential for inclusive green growth and job creation in Zambia

The Ministry of Finance has started assessing Zambia’s potential for inclusive green growth and job creation across different economic sectors. The Green Jobs Assessment will inform and guide further policy development aimed at inclusive green...

Coops as employers

Cooperatives get down to business

From grain handlers to credit unions, cooperative enterprises as employers are assuming a leading role among social partnerships.

Corporate social responsibility

ILO and H&M sign unique agreement on sustainable global supply chains in the garment industry

New partnership will address industrial relations, wages, capacity building for social partners and skills development in global supply chains of the garment industry.

Introduction to a Green Economy - Concepts and Applications, 6th Edition

United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is working closely with UNEP, ILO, UNIDO, and UNDP, in a new Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE), with a focus on national capacity development. In order to provide interested...

COOP Champions

Kelvin Sergeant, ILO office for the Caribbean

COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future...