Guide Read: Market Systems Analysis for Decent Work: A User-friendly Guide The Lab has put together this note to provide short and jargon-freestep-by-step guidance on how to carry out the end-to-end process of a market systems analysis.

Cameroon

Focus value chains(s): Refugee livelihoods
Decent work objective: Employment creation
Partner: ILO, UNHCR
Read: Market Assessment in Cameroon - summary report

Djibouti

Focus value chains(s): Refugee livelihoods
Decent work objective: Employment creation
Partner: ILO, UNHCR
Read: Market Systems Analysis in Djibouti - summary report

Dominican Republic

Focus value chains(s): Bananas
Decent work objective: Worker incomes
Partner: Fairtrade Foundation
Read: Creating shared value in the Dominican Republic banana industry

Egypt

Focus value chains(s): Refugee livelihoods
Decent work objective: Employment creation
Partner: ILO, UNHCR
Read: Market Systems Analysis for Syrian Refugees in Egypt - Full report and Summary report

Ethiopia

Focus value chains(s): Refugee livelihoods
Decent work objective: Employment creation
Partner: ILO, UNHCR
Read: Market Systems Analysis for Refugee Livelihoods in Jigjiga - Ethiopia

Guyana

Focus value chains(s): Vegetable and fruit
Decent work objective: Export diversification
Partner: Ministry of Business
Read: Guyana: On its way to high value markets

India

Focus value chains(s): Tea
Decent work objective: Working conditions
Partner: Fairtrade Foundation
Read: Improving conditions in tea plantations in Assam

Kenya

Focus value chains(s): Migrants and refugees
Decent work objective: Employment creation
Partner: ILO, UNHCR
Read: Doing business in Dadaab, Kenya

Kyrgyzstan

Focus value chains(s): Winter tourism
Decent work objective: Employment generation
Partner: SECO
Read: Responsible Winter Tourism in Kyrgyzstan

Lebanon

Focus value chains(s): Horticulture
Decent work objective: Decent work creation
Partner: ILO
Read: Unlocking Opportunities for decent job creation in Lebanon's horticulture sector - Full report and Synthesis report

Mexico

Focus value chains(s): Tourism
Decent work objective: SME competitiveness
Partner: Ministries of Labour and Tourism
Read: Analysis of the tourism market system in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico (in Spanish)

Moldova

Focus value chains(s): Youth employment
Decent work objective: Decent work
Partner: ILO
Read: Youth Employment: A Systems Analysis for Moldova’s Decent Work Country Programme 2021-2024

Moldova

Focus value chains(s): Safety and security at work
Decent work objective: Decent work
Partner: ILO
Read: Safety and Security at Work: A Systems Analysis for Moldova’s Decent Work Country Programme 2021-2024

Moldova

Focus value chains(s): Honey
Decent work objective: SME growth
Partner: British Embassy Chisinau
Read: Sweetening the potential for decent work. A market systems analysis of the honey sector in the Republic of Moldova

Moldova

Focus value chains(s): Fruits
Decent work objective: SME growth
Partner: British Embassy Chisinau
Read: Synergy of growth and employment opportunities. A market systems analysis of the berry sector in the Republic of Moldova

Mozambique

Focus value chains(s): Construction
Decent work objective: SME growth
Partner: Sida
Read: Towards the Inclusion of SMEs in Mozambique's New Economy

Mozambique

Focus value chains(s): Construction
Decent work objective: Job creation, green enterprises, women economic empowerment
Partner: Moztrabalha (ILO)
Read: Building Decent Work for All, A Market System Analysis of the construction materials sector in Mozambique

Mozambique

Focus value chains(s): Cashew processing
Decent work objective: SME growth, women economic empowerment
Partner: Moztrabalha (ILO)
Read: Decent Work, a tough nut to crack? A Market System Analysis of the cashew processing industry in Mozambique

Mozambique

Focus value chains(s): Restaurants and catering
Decent work objective: SME growth, skills development, women economic empowerment
Partner: Moztrabalha (ILO)
Read: Decent work, a recipe for growth: A Market System Analysis of the restaurants and catering sector in Mozambique

Myanmar

Focus value chains(s): Tea 
Decent work objective: Job creation
Partner: SECO, UNCTAD, ITC and UNIDO
Read: Brewing opportunity - A market systems analysis of the tea sector in Southern Shan State, Myanmar

Myanmar

Focus value chains(s): Tourism 
Decent work objective: Job creation
Partner: SECO, UNCTAD, ITC and UNIDO
Read: Getting ahead of the curve: finding opportunities in a fast-changing market - a market systems analysis of the tourism sector in Southern Shan State, Myanmar

Myanmar

Focus value chains(s): Macadamia Nuts
Decent work objective: MSME Development
Partner: SECO and NORAD
Read: Macadamia Market Systems Analysis: Shan State, Myanmar

Pakistan

Focus value chains(s): Refugee livelihoods
Decent work objective: Employment creation
Partner: ILO, UNHCR
Read: Market Systems Analysis for Afghan Refugees in Pakistan

Niger

Focus value chains(s): Refugee livelihoods
Decent work objective: Employment creation
Partner: ILO, UNHCR
Read: Analysis of market systems in Niger (in french)

Peru

Focus value chains(s): Construction
Decent work objective: Working conditions
Partner: Habitat for Humanity
Read: Decent work and adequate housing for households at the base of the pyramid

Peru

Focus value chains(s): Quinoa
Decent work objective: Smallholder incomes
Partner: UN Joint Programme on Andean Grains
Read: Value chain analysis in Peru’s quinoa sector

Rwanda

Focus value chains(s): Construction
Decent work objective: Working conditions
Partner: Sida
Read: Laying a foundation for better working conditions

Rwanda

Focus value chains(s): Garment and textiles
Decent work objective: Working conditions
Partner: Sida
Read: Weaving better working conditions into Rwanda's garment industry

Tanzania

Focus value chains(s): Horticulture
Decent work objective: More and better jobs and the environment
Partner: ILO Green Jobs Programme
Read: Market Systems Development and a Just Transition: Learinings from an ILO experience in Tanzania

Tunisia

Focus value chains(s): Refugee livelihoods
Decent work objective: Employment creation
Partner: ILO, UNHCR
Read: MMarket Assessment in Tunisia - Summary report

Vietnam and Indonesia

Focus value chains(s): Garment and textiles
Decent work objective: Working conditions
Partner: Sida
Read: From Obligation to Opportunity - A market systems analysis of working conditions in Asia’s garment export industry

Zambia

Focus value chains(s): Construction
Decent work objective: Working conditions
Partner: Green Jobs Zambia
Read: Good Working Conditions, Good Business? An analysis of Zambia’s building construction market system

Zambia

Focus value chains(s): Refugee livelihoods
Decent work objective: Employment creation
Partner: ILO, UNHCR
Read: Market Assessment and Value Chain Analysis for Former Refugees in Zambia - Full report and Summary report

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