What is ILOs SME unit working on related to COVID-19?
Small matters: Who is providing jobs in sectors at risk from COVID-19?
This infographic highlights the own-account workers, micro-enterprises and larger enterprises that operate formally and informally, in the seven sectors considered at risk.
This infographic highlights the own-account workers, micro-enterprises and larger enterprises that operate formally and informally, in the seven sectors considered at risk.
Policies and Business environment:
- Effects of the health crisis on economies and government policies and their response to COVID 19 for SMEs, see ILOs SME briefing note
- Scoping Study on business enabling environment for resilient SMEs in response to the COVID 19 crisis
- ITC ILOs new training course on the government response, SME resilience and COVID 19
Contact for further information: deboos@ilo.org
Informality:
- Country-level rapid assessments of the impact of COVID 19 on informality and entry points for response
- COVID-19 crisis and the informal economy: Immediate responses and policy challenges
- Answering key questions around informality in micro and small enterprises during the COVID-19 crisis
Contact for further information: doorn@ilo.org
Productivity and working conditions in SMEs (including occupational health systems):
Contact for further information: ulrich@ilo.org
Market Systems and Value Chains:
Contact for further information: hartrich@ilo.org
Inclusive Entrepreneurship and business development services:
Contact for further information: martinezcure@ilo.org
Women’s Entrepreneurship Development:
- Digital gender-responsive entrepreneurship training and support for lead trainers, trainers and trainees combining the GET Ahead methodology with a revisited section on risk management
- In collaboration with the Rebuilding Better Project, the ILO-WED team published an assessment of women entrepreneurs’ needs and available support services during COVID-19 in Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand. The report is available here.
Contact for further information: roselosada@ilo.org