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COVID-19: Promoting gender equality

Providing better protection to women against violence and HIV

Women are still vulnerable to violence and HIV. The ILO’s webinar addresses this important issue to strengthen the movement against violence and vulnerability to HIV for women.

COVID-19: Promoting HIV prevention at the workplace

Breaking the silence against HIV/AIDS among youth with knowledge

To reduce the vulnerability of youth to HIV/AIDS in the country, the ILO with its social empower Indonesian youth with knowledge and better awareness.

COVID-19: Promoting HIV prevention at the workplace

Integrating HIV/AIDS with OSH to create non-discriminatory workplaces

The ILO and its social partners promote the integration of HIV/AIDS prevention programme at the workplace with occupational safety and health (OSH) programmes to end stigma and discrimination.

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).

Reviving production after COVID-19; sports goods industry in Sialkot took another milestone to train its workers on OSH, FPRW and...

The Employers Federation of Pakistan in collaboration with Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industry and with the technical assistance of ILO under the Government of Japan funded Project on “More and Better Jobs through Socially Responsible Labour...

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

Future of work in a healthier and more resilient environment

By Hideki Kagohashi, Enterprise Development Specialist, ILO Country Office for the Philippines at the 2020 National Productivity Conference Webinar Series, 24 September 2020, Manila, Philippines via Zoom

Our impact, Their voices

The benefits of collaborative work: continuous improvement

Inclusion and active collaboration of workers with improved working conditions proves key to continuous improvement

ILO trains Ghanaian businesses on business digitization and e-commerce

In an attempt to circumvent the odds of COVID-19 pandemic, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Ghana Project educates SMEs on business digitalization and e-commerce. This initiative...

SCORE Training for the One-District-One-Factory (1D1F) Programme in Ghana

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MOTI) facilitates SCORE training for all factories under the Government of Ghana’s flagship programme 1D1F. This is to introduce some best international practices to these enterprises to improve their quality,...

MSME Day 2020: the COVID -19 pandemic and its impact on small business

On MSME Day 2020, results of an ILO SCORE Programme survey indicate that small and medium-sized enterprises are struggling to survive the effects of COVID-19.

SCORE continues enterprise trainings despite challenges posed by COVID-19

As enterprises face the challenges posed by the outbreak of COVID-19, the ILO SIRAYE programme, understanding the needs of enterprises, is continuing to deliver productivity and quality training to factories in tandem with preventing and mitigating...

Joint Committees strengthened through major training initiative

Intensive capacity building benefits worker and management Committee representatives alike

Project kicked off at northern garment factories

Workplace cooperation leads to surprising gains during the COVID-19 outbreak

For one company in China during the Covid-19 pandemic a shift in production, reduction in costs and waste were just a few of the immediate benefits following SCORE Training.

ILO and JICA Co-organize Online Study Session on Child Labour and Business

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) jointly organised an online study Session on Child Labour and Business on how to strengthen the collaboration in the area of child labour in order to...

After COVID-19: SCORE trained enterprise gets back to work

Like many small and medium-sized enterprises impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, Zhejiang Communications Construction Group (CICO) needed to quickly adapt to survive.

Interviews: Covid-19 in the wood furniture manufacturing sector Viet Nam

We have been keeping in touch with SCORE Trained enterprises around the globe to see how Covid-19 is impacting their business & how they are taking care of workers. Used to looking for ways to overcome challenges, most companies are optimistic that...

Working during COVID-19: How one company is using SCORE Training to keep workers safe

The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted small and medium-sized enterprises all over the world. This case study explores how one enterprise Zhejiang Communication Construction Ltd. (CICO) in Zhejiang, China is using SCORE Training to ensure...

Preliminary analysis of a garment industry survey in Ethiopia on COVID-19 impact

The ILO conducted 20 semi-structured interviews with managers from garment and textile factories in Ethiopia from 1-3 April 2020. Presented here are preliminary summary results from the conversations.