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New Lean training programme in Pakistan tailored to medium and large enterprises

Under the ILO’s International Labour and Environmental Standards Application in Pakistan’s SMEs (ILES) project funded by the European Union, the ILO office for Pakistan is launching a customised version of the SCORE Programme in Pakistan called the...

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ILO supported Business Development Service Providers Association established in Ethiopia

The association will provide its services to refugee and host community businesses and entrepreneurs in Ethiopia to improve their performance.

The ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work project inaugurates Project Advisory Committee in Ghana

On 14 September 2022, the ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work project inaugurated the Project Advisory Committee to serve as a steering committee and guide the implementation of project activities in Ghana.

Responsible supply chains

ILO welcomes launch of Japan guidelines on human rights in supply chains

New Government of Japan guidelines to help strengthen labour practices of Japanese business and support sustainability and resilience throughout supply and value chains.

Enterprise digitization to boost productivity and formalization in businesses led by Bolivian women

Roxana and Ximena are two of the women entrepreneurs who participated in the RE-Actívate Programme of ILO and Manq'a Schools to strengthen their digital skills and move towards e-commerce, increasing their productivity and boosting the formalization...

Supporting women entrepreneurs in the Plurinational State of Bolivia (summary)

How simplifying business registration and licensing procedures can improve enterprise sustainability

Helping young entrepreneurs to formalize their businesses in Nigeria

Insights from a business formalization coach

Our impact, their voices

Rejected and discriminated: From toilet cleaner to business owner

Zee never gave up on her dream to start a business despite rejection, discrimination, a pandemic and a super typhoon. A hybrid trade fair organized by the ILO and the Women's Business Council Philippines, with the support of J.P. Morgan, gives Zee...

“Formalization is the easy part”

How a business formalization coach draws on his own experience as an entrepreneur to help others formalize their businesses (summary)

“Formalization is the easy part”

How a business formalization coach draws on his own experience as an entrepreneur to help others formalize their businesses

Helping local government and business associations to promote the formalization of small enterprises in Zimbabwe

Supporting women entrepreneurs in the Plurinational State of Bolivia

How simplifying business registration and licensing procedures can improve enterprise sustainability

Helping local government and business associations to promote the formalization of small enterprises in Zimbabwe (summary)

Helping young entrepreneurs to formalize their businesses in Nigeria (summary)

Insights from a business formalization coach

Our impact, Their voices

Advancing gender equality in Colombia’s dairy and construction industries

Over 450 workers across two enterprises were trained on concepts from the SCORE Training Gender Equality module: a simple, yet adaptable tool that helps enterprises achieve their diversity, inclusion and equity goals.

Argentina advances towards a national sustainable construction plan for a Just Transition

Within the framework of the ILO PAGE Project, a Labour Adaptation Plan for the Construction Sector in Argentina has been developed together with the social partners, aimed at identifying concrete strategies for advancing towards an inclusive...

The Caribbean to benefit from the expertise of newly ILO certified business coaches

The four week course provided participants with the opportunity to practice their coaching techniques in a safe environment, using real life case studies.

Message at the launch of the ILO-Great Women-J.P. Morgan Women Entrepreneurs Peer Programme

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the launch of the ILO-Great Women-J.P. Morgan Women Entrepreneurs Peer Programme, 29 August 2022, Manila, Philippines

Digital training to boost productivity, safety of enterprises

A new agreement between the ILO and DTI, will increase productivity, improve safety of small and informal enterprises across the country through digital training under the Bringing Back Jobs Safely Project funded by the Government of Japan.

Message at the DTI-ILO Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony of the Bringing Back Jobs Safely Project

By Mr Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the DTI-ILO Memorandum of Understanding signing ceremony of the Bringing Back Jobs Safely Project, 26 August 2022, Manila, Philippines