Publications on Equality and discrimination
March 2022
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The ILO’s LEED+ Approach
Strengthening women's economic empowerment and access to Decent Work in Sri Lanka's Northern province
01 March 2022
At the core of women's economic empowerment is access and agency; while access to skills, resources, services, and market opportunities is one aspect of advancement, the other, agency is about the power of decision-making. This document provides a snapshot of different approaches implemented by LEED+ towards achieving the above.
December 2021
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SCORE Training catalogue
01 December 2021
SCORE Training helps SMEs to achieve better working conditions and productivity through its wide variety of modules and stands as an aid to compliance.
May 2021
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How does the ILO SCORE Training Address Audit Issues?
14 May 2021
SCORE Training helps to achieve better compliance with contract and legal requirements by demonstrating to SMEs the benefits that can be obtained through good working conditions and a safe working environment
August 2018
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Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 10
09 August 2018
This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of 17 briefs, one for each Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), COPAC hopes to raise awareness about the significant contributions of cooperative enterprises towards achieving the 2030 Agenda in a sustainable, inclusive and responsible way, and encourage continued support for their efforts. This brief in the series focuses on SDG 10 - reducing inequality within and among countries.
June 2017
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Cooperatives and the World of Work Series No. 10
Cooperatives and the Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work: Cooperatives and Non-Discrimination at Work
02 June 2017
Hundreds of millions of people suffer from discrimination on the basis of race, colour, sex, religion, political opinion, national extraction, social origin or other grounds which are continuously emerging, in the world of work. This note focuses on discrimination faced by indigenous peoples and people living with disabilities as well as gender based discrimination in the world of work, reflecting on how cooperative enterprises can potentially be leveraged to assist populations who face discrimination to support themselves, their households and communities.
March 2016
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Women’s Entrepreneurship Development
01 March 2016
The ILO approach to Women’s Entrepreneurship Development - Sustainable Enterprises
January 2016
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Women in Business and Management: gaining momentum in the Middle East and North Africa
27 January 2016
Women in the MENA region have been progressing in the economy, following similar global trends, and have been positioning themselves at more prominent business and management levels. Still their full potential remains underutilized, resulting in significant missed opportunities for economic development in the region.
January 2004
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GET Ahead for Women in Enterprise Training Package and Resource Kit
01 January 2004
The training package Gender and Entrepreneurship Together – GET Ahead for Women in Enterprise – aims to assist ILO partner organizations in promoting enterprise development among women in poverty who want to start or are already engaged in small-scale business.