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

Designing a national strategy to improve safety and health in micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises A “how to” guide

This “how to” guide aims at supporting government officials, representatives of employers’ and workers’ organizations and other stakeholders to cooperate in the development of an adapted OSH strategy aimed at improving OSH conditions in MSMEs.

Joint UN Global Compact-ILO learning plan for companies “Advancing decent work through the UN Global Compact Labour Principles”

To further support businesses in implementing the labour principles of the UN Global Compact, the UN Global Compact, the ILO and the ITC-ILO have developed a joint learning plan for companies based on the ILO standards, resources and tools, as well...

Egypt Youth Employment (EYE): Jobs and Private Sector Development in Rural Egypt “RAWABET” SECTOR SELECTION

The report summarizes the outcomes of the sector selection exercise, which goes in line with the guidelines of the ILO’s value-chain development methodology.

Egypt Youth Employment (EYE): Jobs and Private Sector Development in Rural Egypt “RAWABET” White Goods in Egypt: MARKET SYSTEMS ANALYSIS

This study has been able to provide a reliable description of the white goods value chain, starting from the early stages of sourcing input supplies, going through production process, and moving on to distribution during the period from 2020 till...

Women's entrepreneurship development

Rebuilding Better: Fostering Business Resilience Post-COVID-19 Project: Supporting Women Entrepreneurs in South-East Asia: Results at a...

Supply chains

A Just Transition in the textile and garment sector in Asia: Decent Work in Garment Sector Supply Chains project

A Just Transition for the garment industry in Asia is critical as the sector seeks to recover from the impacts of COVID-19 and transforms as part of a critical decade of action for achieving the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals....

Supply chains

Knowledge Intensive Business Services - gaps in environmental management in the textile and garment sector: Synthesis report

A critical weakness in the environmental management systems in the textile and garment sector is the lack of business services to provide high level, technical expertise, and services in environmental management. These types of knowledge activities...

Supply chains

Knowledge intensive business services (KIBS) gaps in environmental management in the textile and garment sector: Project highlights:...

The Decent Work in the Garment Supply Chains in Asia (DWGSCA) project funded by the Swedish International Development Corporation Agency (SIDA) aims to support decent work and sustainability in the garment sector.

Promoting Gender Sensitive Business Environment Reform in South-East Asia: A Compendium of Solutions

Building inclusive markets for refugees and host communities in Province 1, Nepal

A Market Systems Analysis of the vegetables, piggery and poultry value chains

EYE Rawabet Intervention results in the White goods (Home Appliances) sector: SCORE Program Results 2022

The project developed a series of studies and technical meetings with the relevant stakeholders, during which three value chains with the potential to promote more and better decent jobs for youth in rural areas were identified, ready-made garments,...

COVID-19 response

Bringing back jobs safely under the COVID-19 crisis in the Philippines: Rebooting small and informal businesses safely and digitally: Fact...

The project fact sheet provides an overview of an ILO and Government of Japan partnership to build back enterprises safely and digitally from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Center for Innovation and Productivity

ILO and Suriname moving forward to support productivity growth with decent work

The current collaboration between the ILO and key stakeholders in Suriname including the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Youth Affairs, and constituents has operationalized the Centre for Innovation and Productivity (CIP) as a mechanism for...

Social Finance Brief: Pacífico Seguros

Pacífico Seguros is Peru’s largest insurer in terms of premiums collected and second largest in terms of people insured. In this Social Finance Brief, we explore "Protected Business", an insurance product designed by Pacífico to cover the main risks...

Social Finance Brief: Insurance for MSMEs in Mexico

The ILO’s Impact Insurance Facility has been collaborating with the Mexican Association of Insurance Institutions to build inclusive insurance markets for excluded persons and for micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the country. This...

Think piece

A market systems approach to skills development

A joint think piece by the ILO SKILLS Branch and SME unit

Guide to Gender-Sensitive Approaches to Value Chain Development

The Guide to Gender-Sensitive Approaches to Value Chain Development provides practical advice, recommendations and good practices to programmes seeking to adopt a more gender-sensitive approach to value chain development

Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia

Women entrepreneurs leading the way: Promoting a circular economy and more sustainable practices in the garment sector

The report outlines four women leaders in Asia’s garment and textile sector who are making positive contributions to sector-specific challenges related to gender equality, environmental sustainability and industry recovery from COVID-19. The...

What is the Formalize Your Business training and how does it contribute to decent work?

Decent Work in Garment Supply Chains Asia

Employment, wages and productivity in the Asian garment sector: Taking stock of recent trends

The report takes stock of employment, wages and productivity in the Asian garment sector by exploring data and policy insights to highlight trends, patterns and ways forward for a better future of work. By utilising updated data insights, the report...