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September 2023
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Promoting social inclusion through art: Refugee and host community artists shine at 'Talents Beyond Borders'
15 September 2023
In Egypt, aspiring artists from the host and refugee communities were trained by experts and provided a platform to showcase their talents through the ILO PROSPECTS programme promoting social inclusion.
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Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Ghana
Young Ghanaians receive training on quality improvement in textile and garment sector
08 September 2023
An ILO-GIZ collaboration equips Ghana’s young workers with practical skills to promote quality improvement and advance productivity growth.
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Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work
Is productivity growth still relevant in an era of climate change?
06 September 2023
Unchecked global warming will likely negate the gains from increased productivity as extreme weather events intensify across countries. How can we resolve this dilemma and collectively steer our efforts towards a greener and more sustainable world for future generations?
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Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work
How do labour market institutions support productivity growth?
06 September 2023
Structural transformation in emerging economies calls attention to workforce quality and skills development. Here, labour markets assume a pivotal role by facilitating effective communication, ensuring social protection, and enabling collective bargaining for equitable distribution of gains.
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Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work
What is the ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Programme?
06 September 2023
The ILO advocates for sustained productivity growth for decent work and social justice. Our Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Programme adopts a systemic approach to promote higher productivity growth, job quality and decent job creation across policies, sectors and enterprises.
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Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work
Why does productivity matter?
06 September 2023
Higher productivity creates more opportunity for decent work, as greater prosperity allows for wage growth for workers. In the recent decades, however, the link between productivity and wage growth has weakened globally. Re-establishing this link is crucial to achieving inclusive growth and social justice.
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Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work
What is productivity?
06 September 2023
Productivity is one of the most important economic indicators. There are different methods for calculating productivity, one of which is labour productivity. What constitutes labour productivity, and why are detailed and precise national statistics on this crucial for decent work and sustainable development?
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Video series
Productivity: The key to decent work in small and medium enterprises
06 September 2023
Powered by Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Programme, this 5-part video series looks into the importance of productivity growth for decent work and sustainable economic growth. It explores its significance in today’s changing world of work, and discusses how labour market institutions and policy frameworks can contribute to it. Within this context, it introduces the ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Programme fostering human-centered, inclusive growth through improvements in productivity and decent work.
August 2023
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News
Policy dialogue reinforces shared vision for inclusion and gender-equality in TVET and skills development systems in Bangladesh
30 August 2023
The Government of Canada funded ILO’s ProGRESS project organised a policy dialogue on ‘Achieving inclusion and gender equality in TVET and skills system for women’s economic empowerment’ on 30 August 2023.
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Analysis of a survey among National Business and Disability Networks
Disability inclusion in small and medium-sized enterprises
30 August 2023
While small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) generate the majority of employment opportunities worldwide, their visibility in promoting the employment and inclusion of persons with disabilities has been low, compared to the efforts of multinational enterprises - including those global companies that are members of the ILO Global Business and Disability Network (GBDN).