Publications
2023
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Modelling and comparing employment impacts of COVID-19 crisis and recovery policies in Brazil
31 January 2023
The purpose of the modelling exercise in this country report is to estimate the net employment outcomes resulting from the economic fiscal interventions that have been announced in Brazil during 2020-21 and implemented during 2021-2022.
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Employment Policy Department Newsletter, Jan/Feb 2023
27 January 2023
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Challenges and Opportunities for Small Tourism Businesses in South Africa
26 January 2023
Examining Pathways to a more Resilient System
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Challenges and Opportunities for Small Tourism Businesses in South Africa
26 January 2023
Examining Pathways to a more Resilient System
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Resilient and sustainable enterprises in the tourism sector of the Dominican Republic: A systemic analysis with a focus on the resilience of SMEs
26 January 2023
Available in Spanish only
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Social Finance Brief: Dvara KGFS
23 January 2023
Dvara KGFS is a non-banking financial company serving more than a million customers and enterprises in rural areas of India. This Social Finance Brief describes their integrated risk management product “Dvara Sampoorna Sampath” and how it helps households in India with risk protection and wealth creation.
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SIYB Update 2022
23 January 2023
We are glad to share the 2022 SIYB Update. This year's publication showcases recent SIYB-related activities in 49 different countries plus information on the global SIYB highlights.
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The Sustainable & Resilient enterprise (SURE) training programme: Brochure (ES)
22 January 2023
La resiliencia empresarial es clave para las pequeñas y medianas empresas. El programa de formación ESR capacita a su empresa frente a múltiples peligros inesperados, como pandemias, ciberataques, desastres naturales, trastornos económicos y alteraciones sociales.
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The Sustainable & Resilient enterprise (SURE) training programme: Brochure (EN)
22 January 2023
Business resiliency is key for small and medium sized enterprises. The SURE training programme empowers your business in the face of unexpected multiple hazards such as pandemics, cyber attacks, natural disasters, economic upheavals, and social disruptions.
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The International Labour Organization’s Women’s Entrepreneurship Development Framework Conditions & National Assessment Methodology
19 January 2023
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Overview of ILO Resources for the Private Sector
18 January 2023
2022
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Childcare leave and services from a women ’s entrepreneurship development perspective
20 December 2022
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Social Finance Brief: KMBI's digitalization journey
08 December 2022
This brief features the microfinance NGO KMBI in the Philippines and a digital finance pilot for integrated risk management solutions. The brief includes lessons learned that can help other microfinance institutions.
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Building a pathway for economic reconstruction: A rapid market assessment of construction, childcare and e-commerce in Ukraine
01 December 2022
This rapid market systems analysis (MSA) provides a snapshot of three high-potential sectors – construction, childcare and e-commerce – which are well positioned to create more and better jobs and better jobs for Ukraine’s vulnerable workers in the wake of the war and during reconstruction.
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Greening macroeconomic policies: Current trends and policy options
30 November 2022
This policy brief is part of the ILO Just Transition Policy briefs series and is intended to present the linkages between just transition and macroeconomic and growth policies, providing stakeholders with information and recommendations for implementation.
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Framework conditions for Women’s Entrepreneurship Development
28 November 2022
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Promoting Gender Sensitive Business Environment Reform in South-East Asia: A Compendium of Solutions
28 November 2022
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Cross-Border Value Chain Development: A Rough Guide to Market Systems Development for Decent Work
25 November 2022
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Employment Policy Department Newsletter, Nov/Dec 2022
25 November 2022
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Selling insurance through agent networks
22 November 2022
Distribution is one of the biggest obstacles in offering insurance services to low-income households, small enterprises and rural communities. Digital channels offer new opportunities, but a more high-touch model is often needed to educate households about insurance and to build trust. Agent networks, such as those used in banking and microfinance, can help address some of these challenges faced in insurance. This brief presents ten lessons from banks, MFIs and existing experiences of insurers in establishing and using agent networks, laying out the different ways these networks can operate.