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Can digital services help tackle the extension service dilemma?
Evidence and lessons on improving farmer practices at scale from the ILO’s An Ka Baara project in Mali.
Build it right: Policy, procurement and decent work in Mozambique
This brief explores how the ILO’s MozTrabalha project combines policy reform, public procurement and market systems development to promote sustainable enterprises and create more and better jobs in Mozambique’s construction sector.
Case study
Systems thinking meets human thinking
Removing constraints and rewiring incentives and behaviours for better State-led social protection delivery in Jordan.
Market systems development for decent work
Value for money calculator for projects using the market systems development approach
Market systems development for decent work
Big talk, any walk?
What results from 100+ projects can tell us about market systems development effectiveness.
Digital wages
Mozambique moves forward on digital wage payments as ILO and Vodacom M-Pesa join forces
Mozambique is advancing digital wage payments through a new ILO and Vodacom M-Pesa partnership to promote financial inclusion and protect vulnerable workers.
Ex-post study
What remains after exit? Evidence of lasting change in northern Afghanistan’s carpet sector
Findings from a low-cost ex-post review
A systems approach that addresses the root causes of decent work deficits is needed for a just transition
A market systems development approach offers a critical pathway to tackle environmental challenges while advancing social justice and promoting decent job creation.
Market Systems Development
ILO Market Systems Development approach boosts sustainable livelihoods in Kenya
ILO is strengthening local markets in Kenya’s Nakuru, Narok and Kajiado counties through a Market Systems Development approach that empowers women, youth and persons with disabilities in the fodder and tourism sectors, with funding from the Swedish...
Gender analysis
From data to dignity: Gender-responsive design is strengthening livelihoods in Kenya
The ILO’s Public Private Development Partnership Model (PPDP) Phase 2 project in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley is using gender analysis to design inclusive training, market systems and community initiatives that promote decent work for all.
ILO’s systems approach to boost small businesses in supply chains' lowest tiers
In a newly released brief, the International Labour Organization (ILO) outlines how a systems approach can create opportunities for micro, small- and medium-sized enterprises and better working conditions in the lowest tiers of supply chains.
From root causes to real change: Using a systems approach to foster decent work deep in supply chains
Improving micro, small and medium enterprises’ (MSMEs) access to supply chains and their benefits is critical for fostering economic development and decent work. A systems approach can help identify key barriers that hinder MSME performance and...
Trade for Jobs Uganda
Destination: Pearl of Africa - A market systems analysis with a focus on trade and employment
This market systems analysis (MSA) of Uganda’s tourism sector aims to identify key constraints and opportunities for growth, with a focus on enhancing the livelihoods of local communities and workers in the tourism value chain.
Traction through action: An antidote to paralysis by analysis?
The what, why and how of action research
Think piece
What is not green about market systems development?
Three considerations for your journey towards greener market systems development (MSD) programming.
Trade for Jobs Uganda
Finding the milky way: A market systems analysis with a focus on trade and employment
ILO Brief
Renting a Portable Solar Energy System in Lebanon
The Experience of Deir El Ahmar's Union of Cooperatives with Portable Solar Units in Lebanon.
Market systems development for decent work
Starting strong: Getting inception right in projects using the MSD approach
Trade for Jobs Uganda: Sector selection study
Examining job and export potential in nine sectors
Market systems development for a just transition: What does it really mean for donors and practitioners?