All publications: microenterprises + small enterprises + informal enterprises + value chains

ILO brief

COVID-19, vaccinations and consumer demand: How jobs are affected through global supply chains

COVID-19 led to a severe decline in global consumer demand that has only recovered partially in most countries so far. This brief assesses the number of jobs in global supply chains that are experiencing a negative impact due to the decline on...

ILO Working Paper 33

Preferential tax regimes for MSMEs: Operational aspects, impact evidence and policy implications

Briefing note

The linkages between international labour standards, the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, and National...

Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia

Greener clothes? Environmental initiatives and tools in the garment sector in Asia

The increasing social and environmental impacts of the textile and garment supply chain are well known and have resulted in the development of an array of initiatives, tools and assessment platforms to enhance the sustainability of the sector. There...

Situation analysis on the COVID-19 pandemic's impact on enterprises and workers in the formal and informal economy in India

To enable evidence-based social dialogue for designing and implementation of policies and programmes responding to COVID-19 pandemic, the ILO-India prioritised situation analysis of enterprises and workers from three States of the country.

Full report

Moving the Needle: Gender equality and decent work in Asia’s garment sector

This report sheds light on the importance of addressing gender equality in the garment sector, while also providing ILO constituents and industry stakeholders with a holistic roadmap for action that places decent work and social justice at the heart...

Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises (EESE) Brochure

The EESE programme works to improve the enabling conditions for enterprise creation and growth, creating fertile ground for a successful business.

Reducing the footprint? How to assess carbon emissions in the garment sector in Asia

This report examines carbon emissions across the garment sector as counted using the two prominent methodologies for calculating emissions – the life cycle assessment (LCA) and carbon accounting in line with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol. The purpose...

Industry skills for inclusive growth

Industry skills for inclusive growth: InSIGHT Phase 2 Project: Fact sheet

The project aims to explore and show that a skills-driven approach is a suitable ‘pathway’ to support and maintain inclusive growth in the Philippines.

Fact sheet of the Rebuilding Better: Fostering Business Resilience Post-COVID-19

The Rebuilding Better project, supported by JPMorgan Chase Foundation, aims to support women entrepreneurs in Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic and adopt more sustainable and resilient business models by...

Guide

What works for sustainability in entrepreneurship training delivery?

A guide for practitioners based on lessons from ILO’s SIYB programme

Presentation

Women's entrepreneurship development assessment: Jamaica

The Assessment Report acknowledges that Jamaica has a solid legal and regulatory framework on which to build, but recognizes that much needs to be done in making these regulations gender-sensitive and translating them into gendered actions that...

Progress review of the Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises Programme in Montenegro

Progress review of the Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises Programme in Montenegro

Progress report: Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises and promotion of business linkages between MNEs and local enterprises in...

Progress report: Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises and promotion of business linkages between MNEs and local enterprises in...

Decent work in a globalized economy: Lessons from public and private initiatives

The hybridization and proliferation of forms and mechanisms of governance is a consequence of the fragmentation of production across national boundaries. The emergence of global supply chains has provided new opportunities for many developing...

Progress review of the Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises (EESE) Programme in Zambia

Impact of the COVID-19 crisis on employment and MSMEs in Morocco (in French)

This report presents the results of a study on the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on employment in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in Morocco.