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Dear partners and friends,
The Enterprises Department, with this first issue, is launching its monthly newsletter series. You’ll find that it is filled with news, events, informative publications and multimedia products from areas of work that we are enthusiastically working on in the Enterprises Department. We hope you like this new design, format and ways of sharing our knowledge and news with you! We are very much looking forward to your comments and suggestions to help us improve. We want this newsletter to be valuable for you and we wish you an enjoyable read every month!
Sincerely,
Victor Van Vuuren
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| The power of small: Unlocking the potential of SMEs |
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| Micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises are responsible for more than two thirds of all jobs worldwide. But despite providing a huge share of global employment, SMEs still face major challenges when it comes to working conditions, productivity and informality. Explore this InfoStory to find out how the ILO is supporting SMEs to reach their full potential and securing a better future of work for everyone. |
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The ILO's Intervention in United Nations Climate Action Summit
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The ILO supported the UN Climate Action Summit in the action area of "Social and Political Drivers", which focuses on the economic, environment and social issues arising from the transition towards greater sustainability. During the summit, the UN Secretary-General announced a new initiative aimed at ensuring that decent job creation and protecting livelihoods are at the center of countries’ efforts to boost climate action. Read more |
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Launch of the new financial education track
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Social Finance started working on financial education in 2006 with a small activity promoting financial literacy in Cambodia. Today, our financial education team aims to help people make informed financial choices and ultimately change their financial behavior through our training courses. Read more |
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Launch of the ILO SME Measurement Toolkit
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This Toolkit is a practical resource for organisations and projects to support small and medium enterprises (SME) decide what aspects of SME performance to measure, as well as how to measure them. Its special focus on working conditions allows to measure both economic and social performance. Read more |
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The Training on International Labour Standards and Corporate Social Responsibility
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The Multinational Enterprises team and ITCILO organised a training course in Turin from 21 to 25 October. The course focused on strengthening the capacity of participants to understand the principles of ILS as they relate to company operations and the implications for CSR and sustainability policies and practices geared towards decent work and sustainable development. Read more |
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The SSE Momentum: Finance for Inclusion and the Future of Work
Trento, Italy
This international conference organized by the ILO aims to present the findings from two international research projects: “Contribution of the SSE and of Social Finance to the Future of Work” and “Financial Mechanisms for Innovative SSE Ecosystems”.
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Social Finance participation in European Microfinance Week
Luxembourg
The ILO Social Finance unit will join in The European Microfinance Week for high-level and in-depth discussions. One of the plenaries will be dedicated to the ILO’s Centenary and the contribution of the financial sector to protect the working poor; another session will discuss the mitigation of child labour and unsafe work practices.
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| Publications & knowledge resources |
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Enterprises in Action - No.3
- the Enterprises Department's engagement in Central America, Andean Countries and the Caribbean
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New Lab Publication: Business models for decent work
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Think.Coop – an orientation tool on the cooperative business model
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Start.Coop – a step-by-step guide on launching a cooperative in a participatory manner
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Report: Experiences from Simples National, the monotax regime for own-account workers, micro and small entrepreneurs in Brazil
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Report: Multinational enterprises development and decent work
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Technical report: ILO Technical Recommendations on the Feasibility Assessment of an Employment Injury Insurance Scheme in Bangladesh
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