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Refresher training for selected SIYB Master Trainers in China: to equip the trainers with new tools and knowledge in the new context to...

The ILO collaborated with the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security of China to hold a refresher training for SIYB Master Trainers to update them on new SIYB tools and adaptions, discuss recent global trends and developments and exchange...

Employment creation

Small businesses and self-employed provide most jobs worldwide and in Asia

A new ILO study reveals that almost seven in 10 workers worldwide are self-employed or in small businesses. Self-employed and micro-enterprises account for more than 80 per cent of employment in South Asia. By contrast, medium-sized and large...

Seminar on Business, Human Rights and Decent Work for SME Advisors in Georgia

The course aimed to discuss the principles of responsible business conduct and corporate social responsibility and how those principles can be most effectively implemented in business operations which will affect positively the worker productivity,...

Employment creation

Small businesses and self-employed provide most jobs worldwide, new ILO report says

A ground-breaking study reveals that seven in 10 workers are self-employed or in small businesses, a finding that has significant implications for employment and enterprise support policies world-wide.

Media advisory

New ILO report reveals role of self–employment, small businesses in creating jobs

ILO’s participation in the consultations on the cooperative act and policy in Trinidad and Tobago

The ILO took part in the consultations on the national policy on cooperatives and the Co-operative Societies Act held by the Ministry of Labour and Small Enterprise Development in Trinidad and Tobago.

Our impact, Their voices

More involved employees leads to improved productivity and a cleaner production process

Taking inspiration from SCORE Training, Avon Seals Private Limited has been enhancing its competitiveness through employee participation, waste reduction and productivity improvements.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | NIGERIA - “The ILO project will contribute to the elimination of child labour in Nigeria’s supply chains”

Nigeria is one of the six countries covered by a new ILO project to accelerate the elimination of child labour in African supply chains.

« 100 Years – 100 Lives » | UGANDA - “The ILO project will contribute to the elimination of child labour in Uganda’s tea and coffee supply...

Uganda is one of the six countries covered by a new ILO project to accelerate the elimination of child labour in African supply chains. It is likely to have a major impact on thousands of children’s lives throughout the country.

Reflecting on the role of cooperatives in global supply chains at the 6th Regulating for Decent Work Conference

A paper on the role of cooperatives in advancing decent work in global supply chains was presented at the 6th Regulating for Decent Work (RDW) Conference that took place in the ILO Headquarters in Geneva from 8 to 10 July 2019.

Our impact, their voices

Zimbabwe: The rewards of going green

The ILO’s Green enterPrize helps support green and growth-oriented small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe. Several winners say the competition has been a big help for their companies.

Our impact, Their voices

Exceeding production targets through waste reduction in Ghana

Participation in SCORE Training enabled Carmeuse Lime Products Ghana Ltd. to reduce waste and exceed production targets, while stepping up on safety issues and improving environmental impact.

ILO-Viet Nam cooperation

Viet Nam Decent Work Country Programme yields results at midway

The ILO has offered support through policy advice, capacity building and technical cooperation to open opportunities for women and men to gain access to better jobs and participate in the decisions that affect their lives.

Better Work

High-level Swiss delegation visits garment factory in Dong Nai

Since 2010, the Saitex factory has been part of Better Work Viet Nam, a flagship programme of the ILO and the International Finance Corporation to improve working conditions and boost competitiveness of the garment industry. The State Secretariat...

ILO launches a programme on advancing Decent Work and inclusive industrialization in Ethiopia

The Future of Work and the challenges faced by Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMES).

A Tripartite meeting was organised on 27th June in Peru to celebrate World MSME day 2019

ILO launches Occupational Safety and Health trainings for Small and Medium Enterprises in Pakistan

ILO using Work Improvements in Small Enterprises (WISE) methodology, arranged customized trainings on Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) for workers and managers of textile and marble enterprises in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

The Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Tokyo 2020) has launched a webpage featuring its partnership with...

ETI-ILO SCORE London Sharing Session

The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) and the ILO SCORE project co-organised the final SCORE Experience Sharing Session in London, United Kingdom on 23 May 2019.

India must seize the opportunity to create safe and healthy workplace

OpEd by Dagmar Walter, Director, ILO Office for India and Decent Work Team for South Asia, New Delhi