2005

1. Restructuring for corporate success. A socially sensitive approach

   05 October 2005

   Provides guidance on establishing a strategy of worker retention and worker displacement that will minimize the negative social impact of enterprise restructuring and respect the provisions of international labour standards. Looks at the reasons for workforce reduction and its impact on the individual and the company and sets out alternative options that managers should consider. Includes examples of best practice.

2. 

   Leadership training manual for women leaders of cooperatives

   05 October 2005

3. The 2005 Reader - From BDS to Making Markets Work for the Poor

   01 October 2005

   Sixth Annual BDS Seminar - Turin, Italy, September 2005

4. VimoSEWA, India - Good and bad practices in Microinsurance

   01 October 2005

   CGAP Working Group on Microinsurance Good and Bad Practices - Case Study No. 16 (Electronic Resource)

5. Growing out of poverty : how employment promotion improves the lives of the urban poor

   01 October 2005

   SEED Working Paper No. 74

6. Making service markets work for the poor: The experience of Uganda

   01 September 2005

   Business Services Market Development (BSMD) project - a DFID/ILO initiative to demonstrate new approaches to business development.

7. The relationship between trust, HRM practices and firm performance

   01 September 2005

8. Economic and social effects of export processing zones in Costa Rica

   01 June 2005

   Multinational Enterprises Programme Working Paper No. 97

9. Foreign direct investment spillovers, absorptive capacities and human capital development : evidence from Argentina

   01 May 2005

   Multinational Enterprises Programme Working Paper No. 96

10. Support for growth-oriented women entrepreneurs in Tanzania

    08 April 2005

11. Support for growth-oriented women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia

    08 April 2005

12. Support for growth-oriented women entrepreneurs in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. An overview report

    08 April 2005

    Covers the background information to the ILO-African Development Bank country-level studies on the subject and presents the findings and recommendations resulting from the application of the analytical integrated framework in the three countries.

13. Support for growth-oriented women entrepreneurs in Kenya

    08 April 2005

14. Nepal and Pakistan - Micro-finance and microenterprise development: Their contribution to the economic empowerment of women

    01 March 2005

    SEED Working Paper No. 69

15. 

    Guidelines for cooperative legislation, second revised edition

    01 February 2005

    Provides guidance on how to draft a cooperative law.

16. Being "Real" about Youth Entrepreneurship in Eastern and Southern Africa: Implications for Adults, Institutions and Sector Structures, Series on Youth and Entrepreneurship

    01 January 2005

    SEED Working Paper No. 72

17. Women entrepreneurs in Pakistan : how to improve their bargaining power

    01 January 2005

18. The other India at work : job quality in micro and small enterprise clusters

    01 January 2005

19. Improve Your Exhibiting Skills: A Training Guide(IYES)

    01 January 2005

    IYES is intended to enhance women's capacity to access and participate in trade fairs, in part through the organization of women-only trade fairs, as well as through their participation in regular shows and events.

20. Social Auditing in Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey Results from survey and case study research

    01 January 2005

    From a developmental perspective, this project is intended to contribute to the debate about the roles and responsibilities of governments, businesses and their organizations and worker organizations vis-à-vis the implementation of international labour standards. The immediate objective of the project is to increase knowledge of social auditing and certification systems, in order to identify possible areas of involvement and aid the policy debate of both the ILO/EU and their constituents.