All publications: employers organizations

Being self-aware in the midst of a pandemic: Compilation of the nominees and winners’ OSH journalistic works competition

This book is a compilation of the works of journalists who were nominated for 10 print or online categories and 10 nominations for the photo category. The themes range from mental health, implementation of health protocols during a pandemic, to the...

A reference guide to the structure and governance of Employer and Business Membership Organizations

This reference guide is a companion resource to the Onboarding handbook for board members of small employer and business membership organizations with the aim of providing specific examples and best practices of EBMO structures and governance around...

Concept Note: Three Country OSH Training Workshop for Plantation Sector and Introduction and Application of Training Methodologies

COVID-19

How the COVID-19 pandemic is changing business: A Literature Review

To better support our constituents, we need to understand the on-going changes caused by Covid -19. This paper is structured around three main elements: the workforce; the workspace; and wellbeing. We hope this will help employer and business...

The relations between Chambers of Commerce and Industry (CCIS) and Employers' and Business Membership Organizations (EBMOS) in OCDE...

The difference in the institutional nature of CCIS has an impact on the relationships with EBMO's particularly in the case of CCIS with compulsory membership engage in representation of labour matters.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

DRIVERS OF STRONG BUSINESS PERFORMANCE. An analysis of SMEs in selected emerging economies.

This evidence based report identifies micro and macro factors for SME's sucess on eight emerging-market economies: Egypt, Vietnam, Turkey, Colombia, Indonesia, Tunisia, Belarus, and Peru.

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)

Internal and external factors for SME success - What EBMOs should know to promote more competitive enterprises

The Covid-19 crisis revealed that many SMEs were not prepared to deal with such a crisis. The key to resilience will be to understand the main internal characteristics of successful SMEs and also to look at the external success factors associated...

Productivity - Mexico

Productivity enhancement and sustainable employment in Mexico

This evidence-based study seeks to identify key constraints to productivity growth, enterprise development, and sustainable employment hubs in an emerging-market economy, Mexico, stocked in a middle-income trap, facing regional and sectoral...

Productivity

Trends in productivity and structural changes: A comparative analysis of four emerging-market economies

This study undertaken by the Bureau for Employers' Activities of the ILO (ACT/EMP) is part of a research project to analyse the barriers to productivity growth, diversification and structural change in four selected emerging market economies...

Publication

The self-assessment method for social dialogue institutions (SAM-SDI)

The ILO has developed the Self-Assessment Method for Social Dialogue Institutions (SAM-SDI) to support constituents in analysing and strengthening the inclusiveness and effectiveness of their social dialogue institutions.

Report

Refugees and the Egyptian Labour Market: An analysis of the potential role of employers’ organizations

This report aims to create the foundation for social dialogue, by better understanding the position of employers on the topic of refugees and their economic inclusion in Egypt.

Informal economy

Angola: Study on the migration from the informal for formal economy

This report produced by the Bureaux for Employers’ Activities (ACT/EMP) of the ILO with the Angolan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIA) is seeking to contribute to design a strategy to enable the gradual transition from the informal to the...

Building effective employer and business membership organizations

How to set up and run a business coalition for youth entrepreneurship: a practical handbook

A business coalition for youth entrepreneurship is a group of businesses and like-minded groups that work together to promote and support youth who own or want to start their own enterprise. The business coalition can take many forms, and there is...

ILO/SCOPE Study report on Impact of WfH on Women Executives and Managers in PSEs in India

This joint report highlights outcomes of the study on impact of working from home (WfH) held with women executives and managers working with Public Sector Enterprises in India

Transforming EBMOs into data-driven organizations

Towards using data as a strategic asset: A study of current data management practices, challenges, and opportunities for employer and...

This report aims to provide actionable insights for helping EBMOs to harness data in adjusting and innovating as organizations strategically, in providing added value to members and gaining competitive advantage by exploiting core competencies in...

Presentation –the ILO/SCOPE Study on the Impact of WfH on Women Executives and Managers in PSEs in India

Announcement

The ILO undertakes a global survey on diversity and inclusion

This brief offers information about a global survey being conducted on enterprise approaches to diversity and inclusion (D&I). The survey results will seek to create new insights and understanding on D&I actions, scope, drivers and priorities in...

Literature review

A literature review of diversity and inclusion in the workplace: Key findings

This brief provides a summary of a literature review conducted on diversity and inclusion practices in companies globally.

Teleworking arrangements during the COVID-19 crisis and beyond

Telework, defined as the use of information and communications technologies (ICTs), such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, and desktop computers, for work that is performed outside the employer’s premises, is not new, having existed since the 1970’s...

The Effective Employers' Organization

Core training package - Guide One: Governance

A series of "hand-on" guides to building and managing effective employers’ organizations. Governance in Employers’ Organizations: Designing and implementing sound governance practices