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SCORE Training

ILO promotes resource efficiency, clean production and circularity in Kyrgyzstan and Mauritius

SCORE4Climate training module launches in SMEs across different sectors and sub-sectors, integrating environmental considerations into production practices.

SCORE Training

ILO and Government of Flanders join forces to strengthen productivity in South Africa

SCORE Training is set for implementation in SMEs within the clothing and textiles manufacturing sector over the course of the year.

SCORE Training

ILO fosters productivity, decent work and inclusion in Brazil's apparel sector

Workplace cooperation and responsible business take center stage in SCORE Training implemented with a national training institution in Brazil.

An update on how productivity and decent work are being boosted in South African SMEs

ILO's Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work programme in South Africa partners with Productivity SA and the South African Footwear and Leather Export Council (SAFLEC) to promote technical capabilities, advance productivity growth and increase...

SCORE training

Step by step: Albanian textile and footwear factories improve productivity and working conditions

After successfully establishing practices that led to safer and healthier working conditions for about 2,500 workers in fifteen different enterprises, the ILO is now aiming at achieving decent work and more sustainable production in Albanian SMEs.

Key supply chain stakeholders unite to accelerate action against child labour in Malawi’s coffee supply chain

The meeting aimed to finalize a comprehensive sustainability strategy that addresses the critical issue of child labour in the coffee industry, with a keen focus on capacity and financial implications, climate resilience, and inclusion.

Future of work

Algorithmic management practices in regular workplaces are already a reality

While it can improve productivity and service quality, algorithmic management also presents risks to workers’ surveillance and job quality, particularly if there aren’t robust legal safeguards.

Strengthening efforts to combat child labour through South-South intra-African cooperation

Key discussions during the workshop cantered around the insights and reflections gleaned from field visits, paving the way for identifying potential partnerships and strategies for effective implementation.

ILO SCORE Training

Innovation in action: A Chinese infrastructure company’s journey towards productivity growth and decent work

This company leveraged SCORE Training to reshape their operations to enhance safety and service quality, and foster a continuous cycle of improvement to boost competitiveness and growth.

SCORE Training

ILO SCORE makes strides in Jordan's agri-food sector

Under ILO PROSPECTS in Jordan, ILO SCORE Training has been piloted across small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the country's agri-food sector. This video highlights the changes that SCORE has brought about in one of its beneficiary SMEs....

WESO Trends 2024

World Employment and Social Outlook Trends 2024: ILO Director-General’s remarks

While presenting the latest edition of the World Employment and Social Outlook: Trends 2024 to the press, ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo explained how growing inequalities and stagnant productivity are causes for concern.

ILO supports GEA to train informal sector employers on productivity and Decent Work in Ghana

The International labour Organisation provides Technical and Financial support to the Ghana Employers Association to train 105 informal sector employers selected from seven affiliated associations of the Council for Indigenous Business Association...

Greening SMEs

Global SCORE4Climate workshop to unlock innovative green practices in SMEs

ILO SCORE Programme organized a Training of Trainers (ToT) to introduce the new SCORE for Climate Action (SCORE4Climate) training module to set small and medium enterprises on their path towards a circular economy

Fifth UfM Trade and Investment Forum

Trade provides economic opportunities, but can this be translated into decent jobs for all?

The ILO’s Director of the Employment Policy, Job Creation and Livelihoods Department, Sangheon Lee, advocates for stronger alignment of trade, investment and employment policies for translating economic opportunities into decent employment realities...

The Swiss Ambassador visits Shea enterprises in Tamale

As part of the Swiss Embassy’s strategy to promote private sector development in Ghana, Her Excellency Simone Giger visits three female owned shea enterprises in the Northern Region of Ghana that are supported by the ILO programme Producitvitiy...

Enterprises in agro-processing sector recognize the positive impact of ProAgro Ethiopia project support on Workplace Safety and Cooperation...

Young Bolivian entrepreneurs consolidate their businesses thanks to IMPULSA business mentoring program

The Business Mentoring Program - IMPULSA, in its second version, sought to provide business management tools to strengthen the businesses of young entrepreneurs and generate decent work.

From local roots to global heights: MSMEs lead the way

Policymakers and government officials from Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Korea and South Africa, along with other stakeholders integral to the MSME value chain and the ILO’s tripartite constituents, attended the event.

ILO hosts Conclave to promote sustainable enterprises and local sustainable development in India

Policymakers and government officials from Bangladesh, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, Korea and South Africa, along with other stakeholders integral to the MSME value chain and the ILO’s tripartite constituents, attended the event.

Joint Press Release on Conclave on Promotion of Sustainable Enterprises for Local Development by ILO and Ministry of MSME, GoI

The conclave brought together policymakers, industry leaders, MSMEs, entrepreneurs, and other stakeholders from India and other emerging economies with the primary objective for sustainable, resilient and inclusive development and Decent Work for...