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November 2016
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Publication
Processed seafood and mariculture value chain analysis and upgrading strategy
30 November 2016
Myeik, Palaw and Kyunsu townships, Tanintharyi Region
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Publication
The role of labour market and sectoral policies in promoting more and better jobs in China: Issues, evidence and policy options
25 November 2016
EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 208
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Enterprise development
ILO launches enterprise development trainers course with Yemeni facilitators from across the country
21 November 2016
The ILO and its partners have launched the ‘My First Business’ training-of-trainers workshop to encourage entrepreneurship and enterprise development across four governorates in Yemen.
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Our impact, their voice
Colombia: When collective bargaining is a key ingredient of productivity
17 November 2016
A confection company in Colombia is the scene of an experiment in social dialogue and collective bargaining that has highlighted the importance of industrial relations focused on finding solutions. The ILO visited the Colombina factory in the Cauca Valley.
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Report
Final Report - ILO and INSEAD Evidence Symposium on Promoting Entrepreneurship for Inclusive Growth and Decent Jobs, Abu Dhabi, 14-15 November 2016
15 November 2016
This report provides a summary of the ILO and INSEAD Evidence Symposium on Promoting Entrepreneurship for Inclusive Growth and Decent Jobs, organized by the Taqeem Initiative of the ILO in collaboration with INSEAD in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, from 14 to 15 November 2016.
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Publication
Practical guidance on how to combine vocational and business management training
09 November 2016
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ILO What Works Research Brief No. 5
Employment Protection Legislation to Promote Quality of Job Creation
02 November 2016
An effective system of Employment Protection Legislation (EPL) must balance, among other things, the needs of workers for income and job security with employers’ need to adjust the workforce in an increasingly dynamic world of work. Indeed, rather than debating the benefits of more versus less EPL, more attention should be paid to the correct design of EPL, its interaction with other benefits, and its implementation and effective enforcement.
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Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators
Consumer cooperative in the Republic of Korea
01 November 2016
“Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators” is a series of interviews with cooperative leaders from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work with cooperatives. ILO met and interviewed Ms Juhee Lee, Manager of International Relations of iCOOP Korea, at the Global Social Economy Forum in Canada in September 2016. She has been working at iCOOP Korea for nine years.
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Our impact, their stories
Financial skills help shape a better future
01 November 2016
An ILO project in Indonesia enhances labour productivity, employment opportunities and entrepreneurship in key rural activities.
October 2016
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Publication
Boosting youth employment through public works
31 October 2016
EMPLOYMENT Working Paper No. 203