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

Improving SMEs’ Environmental Performance

Improving SMEs’ Environmental Performance: Lessons Learned From the TPSA Project Initiative

Success Stories from Enterprises in Ghana

Case studies from the ILO Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) project

Research Department Working Paper n°44

The role of multinational company strategies in structuring global supply chains in the automotive industry

Full report

Business models for decent work

A comparative analyses of the Ginger and Avocado sectors in Southern Shan State

Cluster on trade and productive capacity, Myanmar

Rapid Market Assessment – Myanmar

Sowing the Seeds for Inclusive Growth in Myanmar’s Horticulture Sector

A Comparative Analysis of the Ginger and Avocado Markets in Southern Shan State

Insurance for small and medium enterprises

Small businesses are vital to economic development. Yet, they are exposed to high risks and often struggle more than larger businesses to cope with them. Insurance represents an important tool to help businesses better manage risks, but small...

Compliance with labour standards

Diagnostics of compliance with labour standards: A checklist for small enterprises

The diagnostics was resulted from the project collaboration between the International Labour Organization (ILO) Country Office for the Philippines (CO-Manila) and the Employers’ Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) funded under the European Union...

SCORE Programme Brief

Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises programme at a glance

To what extent is social protection associated with better firm level performance?: A case study of SMEs in Indonesia

The relationship between social protection and enterprise performance is much debated in the literature, and evidence is particularly limited in the case of small and medium-sized enterprises in developing economies. This paper examines how the...

Rapid Market Assessment - Nepal

Eight ways to grow Nepal's agricultural sector: A rapid market assessment and ranking of agricultural sub-sectors

Rapid Market Assessment - Nepal

Eight ways to grow Nepal's agricultural sector: A rapid market assessment and ranking of agricultural sub-sectors

Rapid Market Assessment - Myanmar

Unearthing the potential for inclusive growth:

Rapid Market Assessment - Myanmar

Unearthing the potential for inclusive growth: A rapid market assessment of the horticulture sector in Southern Shan State

Responsible Supply Chains in Asia (China) project brochure

The project promotes corporate social responsibility and responsible business conduct with regard to the environment, decent work and the respect of human rights.

Market system analysis - Myanmar

Getting ahead of the curve: finding opportunities in a fast-changing market

A market systems analysis of the tourism sector in Southern Shan State

Market system analysis - Myanmar

Brewing opportunity

A market systems analysis of the tea sector in Southern Shan State, Myanmar

Responsible Supply Chains in Asia: Project Fact Sheet

The Responsible Supply Chains in Asia programme is funded by the European Union (EU), and jointly implemented by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Market system analysis - Peru

Decent work and adequate housing for households at the base of the pyramid

Decent work and adequate housing for households at the base of the pyramid