News

Self-guided online course on Enterprise Formalization

14 October 2020

Publication

Why settle for recovery? A guidance note on building back better micro & small enterprises and resilient market systems during crisis and after lockdown

12 October 2020

Slideshow – ILO COOP 100 Photo Exhibit III

Cooperatives help achieve the Sustainable Development Goals - SDG5

12 October 2020

The third in the series of slideshows focuses on SDG5 toward achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls.

ILO Working Paper 9

Applying labour law to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises: A comparative study of 16 countries

07 October 2020

This study considers the ways in which different countries regulate labour rights for MSME workers, its main purpose being to improve understanding of current trends and developments in this area. The 16 countries covered by the study are Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Egypt, Germany, Mexico, Nepal, Peru, the Russian Federation, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey and the United Republic of Tanzania.

News

Small business grants launched to mitigate COVID-19 impacts on enterprises in Uganda

02 October 2020

PROSPECTS in Uganda has launched small business grants towards resuscitation of micro and small enterprises run by refugees and host communities in Arua, Madi-Okollo and Isingiro districts that have been adversely affected by the government measures to control the spread of COVID-19.

News

Fatuma Bashir's Story: a small business affected by Covid19 but still focused on business development

30 September 2020

In July- August 2020, an assessment was conducted on the impact of Covid19 on the labour markets in Garissa County. The story of Fatuma below illustrates how small businesses have been impacted by the pandemic, and provides critical information on key areas that the ILO will use to provide appropriate interventions to support enterprises to recover and grow.

Guidance and Survey Template

Conducting Covid-19 impact assessment Surveys: Guidelines and template

30 September 2020

Guidelines and survey template developed to assess impact of Covid-19 on enterprises and their need for assistance. The template can help enterprises and public institutions like SME agencies, business support organizations and NGOs to develop their own questionnaires.

Document

Enterprises Monthly Newsletter

30 September 2020

COVID-19

Answering key questions around informality in micro and small enterprises during the COVID-19 crisis

14 September 2020

COVID-19: Protecting workers in the workplace

ILO COVID-19 prevention checklist to protect workers in small businesses

09 September 2020

The ILO has devised a checklist so that Small and Medium Enterprises can assess their COVID-19 risks and put in place measures to protect the safety and health of their workers.