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

Integrated approach to move Serbia forward towards the implementation of the Decent Work Country Programme (RBSA Evaluation Summary)

RBSA Funded Activity - Evaluation consultants: Mr. Tim Dyce; Ms. Branka Andjelkovic

Decent Work and Local Development Through Dialogue and Partnership Building Project (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project GHA/08/50/DAN - Evaluation consultant: Oladele O. Arowolo, Stanley A. Asangalisah

Poverty reduction within communities vulnerable to child trafficking through the promotion of decent work in Cameroon (Final Evaluation...

Project CMR/06/50/NET - Evaluation consultants: Beatrice Bimé and Thomas Ranz

2009 Labour Overview. Latin America and the Caribbean.

The 2009 Labour Overview is special because it recounts the entire scenario of the global crisis and its effect on employment in our region. It also contains some forecasts on what may occur this year in the labour market.

Women's Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality: Brochure

This brochure summarizes the WED programme by giving useful information on ILO strategy on promoting women's entrepreneuship development, on the partnerships established, on the key actions of ILO in this field, etc.

ILO Tools for Women's Entrepreneurship Development

This tool chart presents all the ILO guides used within the framework of WED. It specifies what it is,for whom, what is does and its objectives.

Assessing the Business Environment for Women's Entrepreneurship Development in the Kyrgyz Republic

ILO Sub-regional office in Moscow Working Paper No.3

Women’s Entrepreneurship Development Capacity Building Guide

A training tool for improving the skills of staff in Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) support institutions and projects, enabling them to provide more effective services.

Value Chain Development for Decent Work A guide for development practitioners, government and private sector initiatives

The guide provides a systemic perspective, addressing not only value chain issues in the narrow sense but also important framework conditions, such as the relevance of the duration and cost of customs clearance, tariffs etc. Likewise, it addresses...

Small enterprise media in Africa (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project UGA/03/01/SID - Evaluation Team: David Sanders, Ailsa Buckley

Prevention of HIV/AIDS in the World of Work: A Tripartite Response. A documentation of Good Practices.

India’s National AIDS Control Programme aims to develop a multisectoral response to HIV/AIDS. Mainstreaming HIV/AIDS in key ministries is seen as a key strategy. The Central Board for Workers Education (CBWE), an institution of the Ministry of...

Working Paper No. 2 - Enterprise future lies in cooperation : entrepreneur cooperatives in Africa : an introductory paper

CoopAFRICA Working Paper No. 2

Reforming the Business Environment for Small Enterprises in Syria: Challenges and Recommendations

Reforming the Business Environment for Small Enterprises in Syria:Challenges and Recommendations comes as a result of H.E Ms. Asma Al Assad’s national initiative in Syria for the creation of decent employment opportunities targeting young Syrian...

2008 Labour Overview. Latin America and the Caribbean

This edition provides evidence of the effects of an unprecedented international crisis that has cast a shadow over the global economy and is reflected in the employment situation in the region. Employment will be a challenge in 2009. As ILO...

Micro, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises and the Global Economic Crisis: Impacts and Policy Responses

Self Employment Promotion and Enterprise Development in Timor-Leste

The fact sheet focuses on The Timor-Leste context and The Government of Timor-Leste Initiatives on implementing a self-employment promotion programme.

Report on the baseline assessment of PNPM facilitators and PNPM women business groups (SPPs) - capacity building needs

The ILO as a technical UN Agency concerned on the employment issues and poverty eradication in Indonesia, intend to lend its technical expertise in the areas of entrepreneurship development to PNPM program. The ILO with support from CIDA provided...

Pacific business awareness trainers' guide: Generate your business idea

The Business Awareness Trainer’s Guide has been developed by the International Labour Office (ILO) to supplement the Start Your Business (SYB) program in Pacific Island Countries. The programme is designed to enable people, including young men and...

Micro and small enterprise development for pro-poor growth in Sri Lanka (ENTER-GROWTH) (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project SRL/05/03/SID - Evaluation Team: Sara Barlow, Jinendra Kothalawala, and Kees Van Der Ree

Youth employment creation through self-employment promotion and micro and small enterprise development in Timor -Leste rural areas

The publication has developed to contribute in employment creation through self-employment promotion and micro and small enterprise development.