All publications: productivity

Leaflet of SCORE Project in Indonesia (in Bahasa Indonesia)

Contaıns explanatıon of what SCORE Program is, the benefıts and the crıterıa of SMEs that could partıcıpate. SCORE program ıs an enterprise training program that teaches cutting-edge procedures to increase product quality and production efficiency,...

Wage-led Growth: An equitable strategy for economic recovery

This original and extensive study examines the causes and consequences associated with the falling wage share and rising inequality in income distribution, relating to both aggregate demand and labour productivity. It presents new empirical and...

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Doha Evidence Symposium, 6-8 March, Doha

“What Works” To Improve Youth Labour Productivity?

Gender Responsive Recovery for Sustainable Peace (GRRSP) (Project fact sheet)

Gender Responsive Recovery for Sustainable Peace (GRRSP), a joint project of UN Women, ILO and FAO, has been developed to strengthen the implementation of national commitments to women’s empowerment and gender equality in the context of Nepal’s...

Can Better Working Conditions Improve the Performance of SMEs? An international literature review

This research has been commissioned by the International Labour Office (ILO) as a contribution to the Global Product 154 and the Area of Critical Importance, Productivity and working conditions in Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).

Can industry be the key to pro-poor growth? An exploratory analysis for India

This study is an important input into the discourse on the situation of the Indian manufacturing sector. Given the important role industry should play in the development process, there has been a long-running debate about the failure for...

A training manual for managers and workers (in Bahasa Indonesia)

Consists of 5 modules. Translated from the English SCORE modules. Each module has also a trainer guide which is limited only for the trainers.

Better Work Jordan - Phase I (Final Evaluation Summary)

Project JOR/07/02/USA - Evaluation consultants: Basma Ammari and Shereen Abbadi

Stakeholder Process Facilitator's Guide - Acting in an intercultural context

The ILO has developed the SCORE programme that supports small and medium sized enterprise to grow and create more and better jobs by improving their competitiveness through better quality, productivity and workplace practices. Within the programme,...

Shared Harvests: Agriculture, Trade, and Employment (ILO-UNCTAD)

The edited volume “Shared Harvests: Agriculture, Trade and Employment” is the outcome of a technical cooperation project entitled “Assessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade and Employment” managed jointly by the European Commission and the...

Labour Dispute Systems: Guidelines for improved performance

Effective dispute prevention and resolution procedures and mechanisms provide an important underpinning for sound and stable industrial and employment relations. This guide is part of the ILO’s effort to strengthen institutions for the prevention...

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Improving Productivity in Microenterprises by Reducing Occupational Safety and Health Risks

Employment implications of the "Five - Hubs Strategy" of Sri Lanka

Employment Working Paper No. 116

Better Work Lesotho (Midterm Evaluation Summary)

Project LES/09/01/USA - Evaluation consultant: Monika Zabel

Mapping and analysis of growth-oriented industrial sub-sectors and their skill requirements in Bangladesh

Employment Sector - Employment Report No. 17

Guide for the formulation of national employment policies

This guide for the formulation of national employment policies has been prepared as a capacity building tool for ILO’s tripartite constituents, ILO technical staff and a variety of national stakeholders who are engaged in the development and...

Skills Policies for Economic Diversification in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Enhancing local skills policies for the food and tourism sectors

Upgrading informal apprenticeship - A resource guide for Africa

A policy learning approach to shift informal apprenticeship back into the focus of national priorities for enhancing skills and youth employability.

Toolkit on Poverty Reduction through Tourism

The toolkit outlines the background to poverty reduction approaches and how the ILO is involved within the context of decent work and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Recent developments in tourism and a vision for an inclusive,...

Local investments for climate change adaptation: Green jobs through green works

A guide for identifying, designing and implementing interventions in support of climate change adaptation at the local level.