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Microinsurance

New markets and technologies suggest bright future for microinsurance

On 8 July, the ILO’s Microinsurance Innovation Facility assembled experts from the industry’s leading insurance providers to share the lessons learned from their experiences and to discuss the future of the industry.

Reducing risk for growth, stability and inclusion

The microinsurance industry is rapidly growing and evolving to provide new instruments to help manage the risk of life-changing losses, especially for the poor.

ILO and EFC launch a new programme for SME’s for Sustaining Competitive & Responsible Enterprises in Sri Lanka.

In May, the Employers’ Federation of Ceylon (EFC) partnered with the International Labour Organisation (ILO) to launch SCORE (Sustaining Competitive & Responsible Enterprises), a course to support SME’s on how to forge an enterprise culture of...

Keeping SCORE with Better Work Indonesia; how one factory improved its production

Partnering with SCORE, Better Work Indonesia is able to offer companies tried and tested training methods to improve workplace conditions.

International Research Conference

The link between good workplace practices and small enterprise performance

The ILO brought together international experts, researchers and field practitioners to explore the impact of improvements in workplace practices in small and medium enterprises on SME performance in developing and transition economies.

Technical cooperation

A strategic alliance for youth employment

The ILO presents a technical cooperation portfolio that calls for the mobilization of resources and partnerships to tackle the youth employment crisis.

ILO to launch campaign to improve productivity and competitiveness of small and medium-sized companies in Makassar

To assist SMEs to be more productive, competitive and sustainable, the International Labour Organization (ILO) will conduct a workshop entitled, “Effective Ways, Tips and Tricks to Achieve High-Productivity in SMEs”, on Tuesday, 6 November, at...

ILO to launch campaign to improve productivity and competitiveness of small and medium-sized Indonesian companies

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) make a major contribution to growth and job creation in Indonesia, providing 60 per cent of employment opportunities for both women and men. The key to sustainable economic development also lies in the development...

Going international through ILO-SCORE Programme

PT Mubarokfood Cipta Delicia in Kudus, Central Java, is one of the pilot enterprises of the ILO-SCORE programmes. After joining the ILO-SCORE programme in 2011, the company has witnessed increased productivity, better working conditions and improved...

The benefits of sustainable and responsible workplace practices

The ILO believes that the results of its first public-private partnership (PPP) to train Chinese suppliers of Switzerland’s second-largest retailer will show that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) can become more productive and competitive by...

World Day for Safety and Health at Work: Promoting a safety culture in Indonesian small and medium enterprises

Employing more than 95 per cent of the world’s working population, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the main source of employment in developing countries, including Indonesia. In Indonesia, SMEs have also become a significant support to...

Microinsurance coverage expanding at breathtaking pace according to ILO and the Munich Re Foundation

The number of people covered by microinsurance has increased by almost 6.5 times in five years, reaching nearly 500 million today according to the latest ILO/Munich Re Foundation survey.

Managing growth through workplace cooperation – the case of PT Laksana

A case study of the SCORE Project in Indonesia

Sindh TEVTA starts Entrepreneurship Education in TEVT Institutes with ILO Support

Skilled young women and men of Sindh will be further equipped with entrepreneurial skills to start their own small businesses. Technical Education & Vocational Training (TEVT) Institutes of Sindh will start imparting entrepreneurship courses...

Opening address at the Training on Basic Employment Services

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, Manila, Philippines

Young Timorese beautician is a cut above the rest

Eugenia de Jesus Cardoso now runs a successful beauty salon in her hometown, in Maliana, her hometown in Timore-Leste. She gained the business and specialist skills she needed during a training programme run by the Timore-Leste Government and the...

Indonesia hosting an exchange of experiences of seven countries on how to boost productivity and competitiveness of small medium-enterprises

Employing more than 95 per cent of the world’s working population, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the main source of employment in developing countries, including Indonesia, but many of these have been severely affected by the global...

Opening address at the Succeeding in Business Programme Training of Trainers and Enterprises

By Mr Lawrence Jeff Johnson, Director, ILO Country Office for the Philippines, Sta Rosa Laguna, Philippines

ILO – Ministry of Manpower examine workplace cooperation in small and medium enterprises to boost productivity and competitiveness

Being more vulnerable to external shocks, many small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Indonesia have been finding it difficult to sustain operations due to the global crisis. To further assist SMEs to be more productive, competitive and sustainable,...

President of Switzerland to launch new project helping SME ’s become more competitive, sustainable and responsible

JAKARTA (ILO NEWS) - The President of the Swiss Confederation, H.E. Mdm. Doris Leuthard will attend the signing ceremony of the Joint Commitment on Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) in Jakarta, on Tuesday 6 July, 2010.