All news: productivity

Human resources management

Memorandum of Understanding signed between Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry and Human Resources Society of Nepal

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...

ILO calls for a focus on job creation in the TICAD VI process

Creating decent and productive jobs should be at the heart of TICAD 2016, to be held for the first time in Africa, says ILO.

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.

150 new entrepreneurs ready for business following ILO training

150 new entrepreneurs will get down to business after receiving entrepreneurship training by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) in collaboration with the Bangladesh Employers Federation (BEF).

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...

Education

New ILO Manual on Productivity Improvement for the Unions

The Workers’ Education Manual on “Productivity Improvement and the Role of Trade Unions” is being launched today Tuesday 17 November at the regional seminar organized by the Bureau for Workers ‘Activities (ACTRAV), the Japan Trade Union...

Healthy women workers for productive workplaces

Around 1,800 women workers from nine garment factories in Subang District, West Java, enthusiastically gathered at Subang City Square to celebrate the Women Workers’ Festival on 14 November 2015.

ECLAC-ILO report

Economic Deceleration Affects the Region’s Labor Market in 2015 and Unemployment Will Rise to 6.6%

ECLAC-ILO calls for implementing productive development policies that foster the creation of more and better jobs.

Enhancing Productivity and Competitiveness through Social Dialogue

The Human Resources Society Nepal, in collaboration with the ILO, organized a half-day Knowledge Sharing Workshop on “Enhancing Productivity and Competitiveness through Social Dialogue in the Nepalese enterprises” in Kathmandu today. The event was...

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.

Strengthen competitiveness and productivity through decent work, says new ILO Report

Trends in 2015 point to a further slowdown of the economy, however, labour market indicators show that employment has continued to expand in 2015 and that unemployment rate has remained low, at 5.8 per cent in February 2015. In order to maintain...

Caribbean Employers’ Organizations hold Forum to develop policy positions

Prior to the Forum a survey had been completed by each Employers’ Organisation to have them prioritise issues of key importance at national and enterprise levels.

ILO to publish annual report on labour and social trends in Indonesia

The International Labour Organization (ILO) is to launch its annual report “Labour and Social Trends in Indonesia 2014-2015: Strengthening competitiveness and productivity through decent work” in Jakarta on Thursday, the 9th of July, 2015.

Caribbean Employers’ Organizations to meet in Barbados for CARIFORUM discussions

Organizations to present on key areas of particular concern or importance to their country/territory.

New ILO Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean

On 1 June 2015, José Manuel Salazar Xirinachs of Costa Rica assumed the role of ILO Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Q&A

Why is labour productivity important in economic integration?

ILO Viet Nam Director Gyorgy Sziraczki explains how the ASEAN Economic Community means to Viet Nam’s labour productivity and what the country can learn from its neighbours.

Global wage growth stagnates, lags behind pre-crisis rates

Wage growth around the world slowed in 2013 to 2.0 per cent, compared to 2.2 per cent in 2012, and has yet to catch up to the pre-crisis rates of about 3.0 per cent, according to the ILO’s Global Wage Report 2014-2015