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Creating a workplace culture of trust with effective communications amid the pandemic

Workplace culture and trust are important during the COVID-19 pandemic. The ILO’s SCORE programme showed that effective communication and transparency are key to overcome employment obstacles in this challenging time.

ILO Supports Business Resilience in Ghana amidst Covid-19 Pandemic

The ILO SCORE programme is supporting businesses in Ghana to acquire skills to support resilience, response and recovery in the midst of the devastating Covid-19 pandemic through its the Business Continuity Planning (BCP) training programme.

Opening address at the webinar-workshop on decent work in global supply chains

By Khalid Hassan, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the webinar-workshop on decent work in global supply chains, 20 November 2020, Manila, Philippines via Zoom

WEDay2020: SCORE Training to the benefit of women entrepreneurs

The ILO’s SCORE Programme is dedicated to improving working conditions & productivity in small and medium-sized enterprises and aims for gender equality across all sectors. Whether supporting women entrepreneurs or teaching gender-sensitive...

UTIPEC implements a Gender Equality Policy through SCORE Training

Through ILO's SCORE Training, UTIPEC (Union of the Petroleum and Energy Industry Workers of Colombia) is the first union in the hydrocarbon sector in Colombia to implement a Gender Equality Policy.

Sintracomunicaciones began implementing ILO’s SCORE Training to strengthen worker organization

The National Union of Communications and Related Transportation Industry (Sintracomunicaciones) started the implementation of SCORE Training to strengthen worker's organization

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ILO Peer Learning Hub for Enterprises in Asia Pacific launched

With enterprises hard hit by COVID-19 and in-person business trainings halted, the ILO Peer Learning Hub for Enterprises in the Asia-Pacific makes training programmes and enterprise support accessible to all.

ILO/ECLAC joint report

Slow COVID-19 labour market recovery expected in Latin America and the Caribbean

The pandemic has led to the biggest contraction in the region in the last 100 years, with 47 million jobs lost across the region in the second quarter of 2020.

ILO-SCORE Conference on Training projects for supply chain sustainability

ILO SCORE China organized the “Conference on sustainability training projects in supply chains” in Guangzhou on 29-30 Oct 2020. The conference focused on the sustainable development of global supply chains, and shared the practice and value of...

COVID-19: Supporting enterprises, jobs and incomes

Indonesian SMEs turn pandemic into new business opportunities

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) participating in ILO SCORE Training shared their business journey surviving the pandemic. They found new business opportunities despite the many challenges.

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...

Garment sector in Asia and the Pacific

Asia-Pacific garment industry suffers as COVID-19 impact ripples through supply chain

Collapsing consumer demand, government lockdown measures and disruptions to raw material imports have taken their toll on the Asia Pacific garment industry, says a new ILO report.

Ceremony for the signing of a new partnership agreement between SCORE Tunisia & the ISST

A ceremony was held on 14th October in Tunisia for the signing of a partnership agreement between the ILO (SCORE Tunisia) and the Institute for Occupational Health and Safety (ISST).

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

Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB)

Success Stories 2020

Supporting entrepreneurship for youth in Cambodia

Cambodia Entrepreneurship Day 2020 moves online – celebrated by 1,800 Cambodian future business leaders

Young people from across Cambodia marked the completion of ILO-supported entrepreneurship training at the first ever virtual Cambodia Entrepreneurship Day celebration on September 21, 2020.

Human rights and decent work in global supply chains

A due diligence instrument at the EU level would be catalytic, says ILO Director-General

Awarded for the successful implementation of SCORE Training to suppliers

The Colombian Chamber of Construction (CAMACOL) awarded its regional and national Social Responsibility prize to the gas company EFIGAS S.A. for the implementation of SCORE Training to its suppliers

Small business grants launched to mitigate COVID-19 impacts on enterprises in Uganda

PROSPECTS in Uganda has launched small business grants towards resuscitation of micro and small enterprises run by refugees and host communities in Arua, Madi-Okollo and Isingiro districts that have been adversely affected by the government measures...

Fatuma Bashir's Story: A small business affected by COVID-19 but still focused on business development

In July- August 2020, an assessment was conducted on the impact of COVID-19 on labour markets in Garissa County. The story of Fatuma below illustrates how small businesses have been impacted by the pandemic, and provides critical information on key...