Publication

Social Finance Working Paper #28: Equipment finance for small contractors in public work programmes

01 June 2002

Publication

Using the ILO Code of Practice and training manual - Guidelines for trade unions

01 May 2002

Publication

Employment-Intensive Infrastructure Programmes: Capacity building for contracting in the construction Sector

01 January 1999

Provides a set of guidelines for programmes which aim to integrate cost-effective employment-intensive approaches into infrastructure works while respecting basic labour standards and working conditions.

Technical advisory mission - Final Report

Community based waste collection and small enterprise development waste recycling in Dar es Salaam

01 April 1998

Publication

Employment-intensive infrastructure programmes : labour policies and practices

01 February 1998

Based on studies and the experience of ILO technical cooperation projects. Includes recommendations for government ministries, and workers’ and employers’ organizations.

Practical ideas for owners and managers of small and medium-sized enterprises

Improving working conditions and productivity in the garment industry: An action manual

01 January 1998

Aiming to help with the productivity and efficiency of garment-producing enterprises, this manual suggests practical ideas for the design, materials, safety, welfare and maintenance of the business. It also presents procedures and examples for identifying and assessing productivity.

Publication

Social Finance Working Paper #18: Guarantee funds and NGOs: promise and pitfalls

01 July 1997

A review of the key issues

Publication

Social Finance Working Paper #9: Monitoring guidelines for semi-formal financial institutions active in small enterprise finance

01 April 1995

Publication

Small firms, technical services and inter-firm cooperation (RS 99)

22 March 1994

This book looks into the ways small-scale industries have profited from management services, technical institutes and collaboration with other small firms in such fields as marketing, purchasing, research and development, technology transfer and training.

Publication

Re-emergence of small enterprises and industrial restructuring in industrialised countries

02 December 1991

Based on case studies in selected industrialized countries, this book reviews the recent development of the small firm sector, identifying types of firms and analysing their status and role in local communities.