Publications (ENTERPRISES)

Greening MSD Event Training Slides

25 May 2023

National Assessment of women's entrepreneurship development in Georgia

25 May 2023

Employment Policy Department Newsletter, May/June 2023

24 May 2023

Green Business Guide

23 May 2023

Businesses must incorporate principles of sustainability into their decisions to reduce their negative impacts on the environment. This comprehensive report provides practical guidance on how businesses can achieve this, and ensure profitability and environmental responsibility through sustainable practices.

Report on the expert advice service and web site March 2023

22 May 2023

Cooperative Care Provision as a Gender-Transformative Decent Work Solution

19 May 2023

The ILO’s Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Branch (GEDI) and Cooperatives Unit (COOP) are working together on building an innovative cross-regional, multi-country programme on Cooperative Care Provision as a Gender transformative Decent Work Solution. The programme aims to enhance care provision through cooperatives and other social and solidarity entities starting with a series of pilot initiatives. The full programme is expected to help strengthen and scale up national support networks to better serve their members by building capacities for improved delivery of services, and advocating for their needs, concerns, and priorities.

Social Finance Brief: RUFI's journey in serving refugees and host communities in South Sudan and Uganda

12 May 2023

In this brief, focussing on “Making Finance Work for Refugees”, Social Finance documents the experience of the Rural Finance Initiative (RUFI) in South Sudan and Uganda. RUFI aims to provide financial services to rural entrepreneurs to improve their living standards. This Social Finance Brief covers RUFI's operations in the context of displacement from South Sudan to Uganda.

Social Finance Brief: Seguros Bolivar

25 April 2023

In 2018, the Colombian insurance company Seguros Bolivar launched “Tranquilidad Pymes”, a multi-risk insurance product to protect micro, small and medium-sized enterprises in Colombia. This Social Finance Brief shows how the company developed its communications and product design strategy.

Creating a conducive environment for women's entrepreneurship development: Taking stock of ILO efforts and looking ahead in a changing world of work

13 April 2023

This Compendium provides an overview of 19 ILO projects and programmes supporting women’s entrepreneurship and gender equality across different contexts.

Think.COOP for refugees and host communities

11 April 2023

Think.COOP for refugees and host communities is designed for refugees and host community residents who are interested in joining or starting a cooperative. During this orientation, the participants: (i) learn about the fundamentals of a cooperative business; (ii) understand the conditions under which the cooperative is a better way to doing business; (iii) analyse how social cohesion and trust can help one pursue opportunities to improve one’s livelihood; and (iv) learn how cooperative can contribute to build trust and social cohesion at the community level. At the end of this orientation, the participants will be better able to decide whether the cooperative business model is right for them.

Adaptation and Implementation Guide: ILO Formalize Your Business Training

07 April 2023

This Guide presents the ILO Formalize Your Business (FYB) training programme and offers practical guidance on adapting and implementing the training programme in your country.

ILO Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work

29 March 2023

The Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work Programme was launched by the ILO and the Governments of Norway and Switzerland to address constraints to productivity growth and decent job creation.

Employment Policy Department Newsletter, Mar/Apr 2023

29 March 2023

Brief: Promoting responsible digital wage payments

27 March 2023

Digital wage payments (wages paid into a bank or mobile account or a prepaid card) have become the norm for most workers worldwide. But millions of workers still lack access to them. When designed and offered responsibly, digital wage payments can benefit workers, employers, and governments, contributing to sustainable enterprises and worker well-being. This brief gives an overview of the different considerations to maximize the potential of digital wage payments.

Glossary of frequently used terminology

27 March 2023

Productivity Ecosystems for Decent Work

Tripartite declaration of principles concerning multinational enterprises and social policy (MNE Declaration)

24 March 2023

The MNE Declaration is the only ILO instrument that provides direct guidance to enterprises on social policy and inclusive, responsible and sustainable workplace practices. It is the only global instrument in this area that was elaborated and adopted by governments, employers and workers from around the world. It was adopted more than 40 years ago and amended several times (in 2000, 2006, 2017), most recently in 2022. Its principles are addressed to MNEs, governments, and employers’ and workers’ organizations and cover areas such as employment, training, conditions of work and life, and industrial relations as well as general policies. All principles build on international labour standards (ILO conventions and recommendations). The MNE Declaration facilitates outreach and understanding of the Decent Work agenda in the private sector. It is a key instrument guiding the Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) agenda to achieve inclusive, sustainable and responsible supply chains.

ILO

Advancing social justice, promoting decent work

ILO is a specialized agency of the United Nations

SERIES

Tripartite declaration of principles concerning multinational enterprises and social policy (MNE Declaration) - 5th Edition (March 2017)

Publications

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