Publications

2017

  1. Impacting Jobs Through Increasing Exports: Evidence From Cambodia's Rice Sector

    23 October 2017

  2. Impacting Jobs Through Increasing Exports: Evidence From Cambodia's Rice Sector

    23 October 2017

    Documenting Cambodia’s successful export-driven growth thanks to the rice value chain

  3. Report for discussion at the Meeting

    20 October 2017

    Report for discussion at the Tripartite Meeting of Experts to promote Decent Work and Protection of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work for Workers in Export Processing Zones (EPZs) (Geneva, 21-23 November 2017)

  4. Unit policy briefs

    13 October 2017

  5. Public policies for social and solidarity economy: Assessing progress in seven countries

    13 October 2017

    This particular study is a comparative analysis of seven ILO case studies. In the first part, an overview of the public policies for social and solidarity economy in Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, the Philippines, South Africa, the Republic of Korea and Italy is presented. The second part offers a comparative perspective of public policy for social and solidarity economy in terms of key instruments, achievements and limitations. Different pathways are identified and four specific challenges related to state capacity, policy coherence, participation and sustainability are examined.

  6. Tentative Plan of Work

    10 October 2017

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  7. Statistics on Cooperatives Country in Focus: Japan

    06 October 2017

    Countries in Focus on Statistics of Cooperatives is a series produced by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) as part of a larger initiative to increase understanding of the ways in which countries around the world are producing and using statistics on cooperatives. Currently reliable and comparable statistics on cooperatives are missing in most countries of the world. These statistics are essential to measure the impact of cooperatives on their members and the economy as a whole.

  8. Educating entrepreneurs: Can in-school youth be taught to start a business? Evidence from South Africa

    05 October 2017

  9. Educating entrepreneurs: Can in-school youth be taught to start a business? Evidence from South Africa

    05 October 2017

  10. Conceptual Framework for the Purpose of Measurement of Cooperatives and its Operationalization

    02 October 2017

    This report developed by Marie J. Bouchard, Madeg Le Guernic and Damien Rousselière presents a general overview of how cooperatives and key concepts are measured for statistical purposes. It is based on extant work and literature. The first part of the report reviews the most important statistical studies on cooperatives. Conceptual and methodological issues are identified concerning the identification and classification of cooperatives, including a discussion about core components and boundary areas. The report then proposes a conceptual framework for defining and classifying cooperatives for measurement purposes.

  11. Impact Insurance Working Paper #49: Regulatory Impact Assessments

    02 October 2017

    Insurance supervisors in emerging markets have developed different approaches to foster markets for inclusive insurance. Several markets have undergone transformative changes as a result, but what has been the impact of these measures? The Access to Insurance Initiative (A2ii) and the Facility have commissioned this study to assess the impact of microinsurance regulatory frameworks on developing inclusive insurance markets by way of a Regulatory Impact Assessment.

  12. Statistics on Cooperatives Country in Focus: Islamic Republic of Iran

    28 September 2017

    Countries in Focus on Statistics of Cooperatives is a series produced by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) as part of a larger initiative to increase understanding of the ways in which countries around the world are producing and using statistics on cooperatives. Currently reliable and comparable statistics on cooperatives are missing in most countries of the world. These statistics are essential to measure the impact of cooperatives on their members and the economy as a whole.

  13. Statistics on Cooperatives Country in Focus: Mainland Tanzania

    28 September 2017

    Countries in Focus on Statistics of Cooperatives is a series produced by the International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) as part of a larger initiative to increase understanding of the ways in which countries around the world are producing and using statistics on cooperatives. Currently reliable and comparable statistics on cooperatives are missing in most countries of the world. These statistics are essential to measure the impact of cooperatives on their members and the economy as a whole.

  14. Social Security Organization tenth actuarial valuation, as of 31 December 2014: Malaysia

    27 September 2017

    This publication intends to shape reform options and check the relevance of the reforms already proposed in the ninth actuarial valuation of the Employment Injury Insurance (EII) Scheme and the Invalidity Pension Scheme.

  15. Employment injury insurance in the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia: Legislation, financing and administration review

    27 September 2017

    Reflecting the principles and practices of employment injury insurance, it reviews the legislative framework of employment injury in Ethiopia and its gaps with regards to international standards and practice. It also analyses the performance in relation to relevant statistics and considerations regarding the financing of employment injury insurance.

  16. Ethical Trading Initiative supports SCORE Training in global supply chains

    27 September 2017

  17. Principles of the MNE Declaration

    26 September 2017

  18. Finding Export and Value Add Opportunities in Thin Markets

    18 September 2017

    The weight of mango and hot pepper value chains to enhance productive employment in Guyana.

  19. Finding Export and Value Add Opportunities in Thin Markets

    18 September 2017

  20. Social and Solidarity Economy and the Future of Work

    05 September 2017

    This publication presents the main theoretical arguments and empirical evidence on the features and role of social and solidarity economy (SSE) organizations, specifically on its potential to create and preserve decent work. The publication also underlines the SSE’s capacity to create jobs in emerging sectors, for example in the silver economy, and to contribute to the formalization of the informal economy. Lastly, the policy implications of these various changes, and how they can support the growth and development of SSE in the future of work are addressed.