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

For journalists: An introduction to the Responsible Supply Chains in Asia (Japan) programme.

Key facts and resources

Survey of women leading micro, small and medium businesses about the main challenges they face as a result of the Coronavirus crisis

This survey was conducted in the framework of the partnership between the National Council for Women (NCW), the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) and the International Labour Organization (ILO), under the project "Decent...

Review of the implementation of a business environment programme based on the ILO’s Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises (EESE)...

This report examines the experience of implementing a programme based on the ILO’s Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises (EESE) toolkit in Honduras during 2012–19. The programme was operated by Honduras’s national association of...

For Journalists: an introduction to the Responsible Supply Chains in Aisa (Thailand) programme

This document contains a brief summary of the key elements of the RSCA programme

Market System Analyis - Tanzania

Market Systems Development and a Just Transition

Learnings from an ILO experience in Tanzania

ILO Working paper 7

What drives CSR? An empirical analysis on the labour dimensions of CSR

Relying on the data provided by an ESG rating agency, this paper aims at bringing more understanding on the diversity of firms’ behaviours in terms of labour related CSR and filling a gap on the potential role of labour market institutions,...

ILO working paper

Study on the recruitment and placement of migrant fishers from Indonesia: an ILO working paper

This study is based on research was commissioned to address one of the key concerns of the Indonesian Government and stakeholders: the protection of Indonesian migrant fishers. Under the Indonesian Medium-Term Development Plan 2015–2019, a...

Brief

Getting Africa’s youth working

Taking a systems approach to create more and better jobs for young people in sub-Saharan Africa

Brief

Getting Africa’s youth working

Taking a systems approach to create more & better jobs for young people in sub-Saharan Africa

Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises and the Post- COVID-19 Rapid Response

The brief provides guidance to policymakers on how to address reform priorities in the medium- to long-term and reconfigure their policy settings toward a more resilient and robust economy driven by sustainable micro, small and medium enterprises...

Policy resource package

Extending social security to workers in micro and small enterprises

Key lessons learned from international experience

Policy resource package

Extending social security to self-employed workers

Key lessons learned from international experience

Latin American SIYB Network Webinar

Challenges for business development services provision in the context of Covid-19

Stay safe and resilient

OSH and Business Continuity under the COVID – 19 pandemic

Synthesis report

Paving the way for better jobs and improving livelihoods for refugees and host communities in Arua, Uganda

A value chain assessment for the employment of refugee and host communities in Arua

Better cheese, better work: The Alliance Caucasus Programme's Impact on Informality and Working Conditions in Georgia's Dairy Sector

Safety and health in micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises: A collection of five case studies

The five case studies - conducted in Cameroon, Colombia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Tunisia – describe the occupational safety and health (OSH) situation in MSMEs and the initiatives adopted in this field.

Implementation partner for ILO SCORE Training in West Java - The Catholic Parahyangan University

Research brief

The clock is ticking for survival of Indonesian enterprises, jobs at risk

Key findings of the ILO SCORE Indonesia COVID-19 enterprise survey of 571 enterprises in April 2020 which was conducted with constituents and implementing partners.

COVID-19 and maritime shipping & fishing

Shipping carries most world trade, and fishing provides essential food. The pandemic impacts the safety and well-being of seafarers and fishers, their ability to join their vessels and return home, and the future of their jobs. Seafarers on cruise...