News
June 2021
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Press release
International Labour Organization and J.P. Morgan launch new initiative to support women entrepreneurs in Thailand
23 June 2021
The project will ensure women entrepreneurs have the right tools to recover sustainably from the COVID-19 crisis.
May 2021
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Press release
ILO teams with J.P Morgan to support women entrepreneurs
18 May 2021
Women entrepreneurs in Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand looking to recover from the pandemic and build long-term business resilience can receive support through a new initiative launched by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and JPMorgan Chase Foundation.
December 2017
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SCORE Programme
ILO Programme increasing productivity in SMEs by up to 50%, enters third phase
05 December 2017
On 4 December 2017, the International Labour Organization (ILO), along with the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), officially launched Phase III of the Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE) Programme.
October 2017
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World Employment and Social Outlook 2017 – Sustainable enterprises and jobs
ILO calls for new strategies to help SMEs get loans
16 October 2017
Bank loans can help firms improve job quality and productivity, but are often difficult to get for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). Consequently, policy-makers should look into ways to make it easier for SMEs to access such external funding.
October 2016
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Press release
IFC, ILO join forces to support entrepreneurship, boost youth employment in MENA
10 October 2016
Partnership aims to develop policies that support entrepreneurship, ensure youth have skills that are required by the market, and encourage more young people to become entrepreneurs.
April 2015
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News
Employers’ organizations work towards improving the enabling environment for sustainable enterprises
21 April 2015
Representatives of employers’ organizations from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Montenegro, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan, met in Tbilisi, Georgia, on 20-21 April 2015 at an ILO Sub-regional conference to discuss the Enabling Environment of Sustainable Enterprises (EESE).
November 2014
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Greece employment
Greece needs to address risk of a prolonged social crisis
24 November 2014
A new ILO report calls for additional measures to support jobs and enterprises, plus social protection and a stop to further wage cuts in the country.
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Media advisory
ILO to launch new report on the Greek employment situation
18 November 2014
June 2013
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Presentation
The ILO‘s Approach of Entrepreneurship Development
26 June 2013
Presented by José Manuel Salazar-Xirinachs, Assistant Director-General for Policy, ILO
October 2009
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International cooperation
Somalia: addressing the root causes of piracy and warlordism
13 October 2009
Faced with a dramatic increase in piracy off the Horn of Africa, countries have stepped up their efforts to protect shipping in the region. However, attention is now turning more to the question of why people turn to piracy to make a living and what can be done to provide an alternative. ILO Online reports from Somalia where an ILO programme financed by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) seeks to provide a visible peace dividend to poor communities by engaging them in large scale employment-intensive projects, together with enterprise skills development and the promotion of social dialogue.