All news: employers organizations

Ghana Employers’ Association (GEA) explores, with ILO support, the cost and causes of rising industrial disputes in Ghana.

Considering that the rising level of industrial disputes could negatively impact the cost of production and productivity of enterprises and might be aggravated by tensions within enterprises resulting from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, GEA,...

Rapid assessments of the EBMOs in Western Balkans and Ukraine reveal the challenges and needs faced by enterprises in navigating and...

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures have caused significant losses and disruptions to enterprises in Western Balkans and Ukraine. To collect evidence on how the pandemic is impacting enterprises’ operations and...

Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour

COVID-19 could set back 10 years of progress against child labour in Latin America and the Caribbean

Members and partners of Regional Initiative Latin America and the Caribbean Free of Child Labour are meeting this week, determined to preserve advancements to reduce child labour

COVID-19: Supporting enterprises, jobs and incomes

Surviving the impact of COVID-19 with online marketing and business

As the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic continues to strain economies across the globe, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are among the hardest hit. The ILO’s SCORE marketing and social media training help them regaining their...

Ghana Employers' Association (GEA) and the ILO collaborate to foster transition to formality in the country

GEA with the support of ILO Bureau for Employers' Activities (ACTEMP) conducted a needs assessment survey and identified areas of possible support amid the COVID-19 outbreak for transition to the formal economy

Partnerships between Public Employment Services and Employer and Business Membership Organizations save jobs and help enterprises remain...

On 7 October 2020, ILO Moscow conducted the second of five training webinars devoted to the PES Role in Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis and the Future of Work. PES representatives and practitioners from the Commonwealth of Independent States,...

The impact of minimum wage and collective bargaining on inequality

The ILO participated in a conference on strengthening fairness and solidarity in the EU social market economy, organized by the European Commission.

Women in business and management

MALKIA - Women Managers Rise Up: Skilling for Success

ITC-ACT/EMP launched MALKIA a new online training. MALKIA is a learning and coaching package for women managers with team responsibilities.

Employers Confederation of the Philippines launches eCampus after the outbreak of the COVID-19 crisis

International Labour Organization’s Bureau of Employers’ Activities (ILO ACT/EMP) and the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITCILO) support ECOP having its own digital classroom

Women in business and management

Call to Action: Employers Confederation of the Philippines leads call for diversity and inclusion at the center of business leadership

INDUSTRIES AND SECTORS

ILO supports better performance of the dairy sector in Egypt

The ILO and the Chamber of Food Industries (CFI), member of Egypt’s offical employer organization, the Federation of Egyptian Industries (FEI) collaborate to enhance the performance of the dairy value chain in Egypt by engaging key market actors.

‘Building back fair’ with gender equality at the centre of the recovery policies

Ms Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO DWT South Asia and India at the CII IWN Women Nation Summit, Impact on Women in the Informal Economy

Employers reaffirmed their commitment to eliminate child labour

The Employers Federation of Pakistan collaborated with Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Faisalabad Chamber of Commerce and industry to conduct seminars on the “World Day against Child Labour” with the support of ILO under the Japan...

Malawi’s Tripartite Labour Advisory Council deliberates on child labour

“The meeting gives employers great confidence in the Minister’s leadership. Social dialogue is the bedrock of labour and employment. When social dialogue takes place reliably and consistently, this can contribute greatly to the development of the...

Climate change

The adaptation to climate change and the world of work

ILO PARTNERSHIPS

ILO, ITC-ILO and PIPSO sign Letter of Intent to collaborate on capacity building of Pacific EBMO

The International Labour Organization (ILO), the International Training Centre Programme for Employers Activities (ITC-ILO/ACTEMP), and the Pacific Island Private Sector Organization (PIPSO) have concluded a cooperation agreement to further promote...

Future of Work

A better future of work: 41st National Conference of Employers

By Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 41st National Conference of Employers of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines, 4 September 2020, Manila, Philippines via Zoom

Future of Work

A better future of work: COVID-19 Labour Market Impact in the Philippines: Assessment and National Policy Responses

By Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the COVID-19 Labour Market Impact in the Philippines: Assessment and National Policy Responses of the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), 1...

Q&A

A Private Sector Perspective on COVID19 – Conclusion of Joint Webinar Series between ILO and the Pacific Employers

Responding to the demand for deeper private sector dialogue from employer and business membership organizations in the Pacific, an eight part webinar series was launched in collaboration between the Pacific Island Private Sector Organization (PIPSO)...

Enterprises during the pandemic

Rapid assessments on the impact of COVID-19 on enterprises in four Western Balkan countries reveal significant disruption and job loss but...

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and related containment measures caused significant losses and disruptions for enterprises in the Western Balkans. To assess the challenges and needs of the business sector and identify relevant support...