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National voices from the cooperative movement at the International Labour Conference 2016

Global voices from the cooperative movement at the International Labour Conference 2016

Productivity and competitiveness

Improved its productivity, a SCORE participating company awarded with the Parama Karya

No more chaos of samples, threads and patterns scattered around the workspace of UD Pelangi Indonesia, a medium-scale handicraft company in Malang, East Java. A neat storage room and systematic production lines have been created to make it easier...

Strengthening the entrepreneurship and business skills among unemployed persons in Dushanbe

From 28 March to 6 April, 2016 Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) training of trainers (ToT) was organized for vocational teachers of the Adult Education Center under the Agency of Labour and Employment, the Ministry of Labour, Migration and...

Know About Business – Training in Bishkek

In the framework of the ILO “Applying G20 Training Strategy” Project, an inten¬sive 9-day Training of Key Facilitators (TKF) was held in Bishkek from 23 March to 1 April 2016 on Know about Business (KAB) – the subject taught in all primary...

Rising from disaster to a business woman

In her small shop, Susiyanti Br Sembiring was busy serving hot black coffees to her customers. Located at the shelter for refugees of the Mt. Sinabung, Karo District of North Sumatra, her small shop also provides daily needs, beverages and...

Workplace discrimination

Building better morale boosts company competitiveness

An ILO programme builds trust and improves working conditions through dialogue and workplace consultation. Businesses benefit as a result.

Gender Equality in the Workplace: SCORE contributes to gender equality in SMEs in developing countries

Five SCORE companies received 2015 Parama Karya Award from President Joko Widodo

President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) awarded the 2015 Parama Karya to five SCORE participating small and medium-sized enterprises: UD Kreasi Lutvi from North Sumatra, UD Pelangi Indonesia from East Java, PT Mega Global Food Industry from East Java, PT...

Dushanbe hosts training for trainers on ILO’s SYIB Programme

On 16-24 November 2015 the Tajikistan’s capital hosted a training for trainers (ToT) on the ILO’s programme "Start and Improve Your Business "(SIYB).

Partnerships

ILO and IFRC to promote decent work opportunities in fragile and post-disaster settings

Agreement covers cooperation on livelihoods, procurement, SMEs, and cooperatives.

ILO Director-General visits Algeria

Invited by Mohammed El Ghazi, Minister of Labour, Employment, and Social Security, Guy Ryder attended a national tripartite conference and signed a South-South cooperation agreement on social dialogue and scoial protection to share Algeria's...

SCORE in the Tourism Sector gathers pace

An update on the outreach of SCORE Training in tourism enterprises in South Africa, Kenya with some good news from Indonesia

Productivity and working conditions in Latin America

Small & medium enterprises in Latin America: the path to productivity

A shoe factory in Colombia seeks to improve its competitiveness by establishing mechanisms for better cooperation in the workplace.

Practical solutions

Ergonomic checkpoints in agriculture (second edition) now also available in Chinese

Approximately 100 of the illustrations accompanying the checkpoints were improved and revised in this second edition of the manual. The first edition was published in 2012 and it was well received by the ergonomic and occupational safety and health...

International Labour Conference

International Labour Conference 2015: What were the results for the workers?

The 104th session of the International Labour Conference was characterized by the Committee on the Application of Standards resuming its work, examining 24 individual cases of violations of international labour standards. In this interview,...

Local Governments in Puntland creating decent jobs through Promotion of the Micro Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Sector

In Somalia like in most post conflict and emerging economies, where the public sector is still struggling to recover from the effects of war, the private sector and in particular the MSMEs has been the key driver of employment and growth.

104th International Labour Conference

ILO and EU-Presidency join forces to improve working conditions in small enterprises

Informal meeting of Ministers of Labour and Social Affairs alongside the 104th International Labour Conference agree on renewed efforts to improve working conditions in small and micro enterprises.

104th Session of the International Labour Conference

Opening Address by Maria Helena Andre to the Workers'Group Meeting

ITC/ILO

Academy on Sustainable Enterprise Developent

The International Training Centre of the ILO are pleased to announce that enrolment is now open for the 8th edition of the Academy on Sustainable Enterprise Development and for the first time it will take place in Lusaka, Zambia at the New...