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Joint research initiative on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) and social innovation in Africa
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The ILO's Cooperatives Unit (COOP) and Social Finance Programme (Social Finance) recently launched a research project on SSE and social innovation in Africa funded by the French Government. The objective of this initiative is to provide a better understanding of similar experiences in African countries in order to better support the development of socially innovative initiatives of Social and Solidarity Economy Organizations in selected countries in the region . Read more |
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Course: “Seguros para el desarrollo” (Insurance for Development) April 6 - May 7
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| The new online course “Insurance for Development” was definitely one of Social Finance’s highlights last year. Amidst the pandemic, we managed to organize an immersive and interactive learning experience that was enjoyed by 80 insurance professionals worldwide. We are happy to now also offer it in Spanish! Join us in April for this self-paced training to build your capacity to develop business models and strategies to provide insurance solutions to development objectives without compromising the bottom line. Read more |
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New Enterprise Formalization webpage
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| We would like to announce the launch of a redesigned webpage on Enterprise Formalization. The webpage is now accessible under the short link www.ilo.org/ef and features key resources on enterprise formalization, categorised by themes and regions. The webpage will be continuously populated with relevant resources from the ILO and from external partners. Read more |
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Lessons from the Social Economy Policy project in South Africa: Understanding diversity
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The ILO's Social and Solidarity Economy Policy project in South Africa is working on building a comprehensive understanding of social economy in the country to inform a policy that is inclusive. The findings from the National Survey conducted in 2019 informed the recommendations found in the Green Paper on the Social and Solidarity Economy. Lessons from the survey enables a better understanding on Social Economy organisations' status, their work, and their motivation. Read more |
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Addressing gender inequalities and promoting inclusivity in enterprises
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More than 100 participants from ministries, employers’ and workers' organizations as well as training providers gathered together on 27 January to participate in a virtual Training of Trainers (ToT) on Gender Equality at the Workplace in Indonesia. The ToT was part of the ILO’s Sustaining Competitive and Responsible Enterprises (SCORE)’s latest module focusing on gender training. Read more |
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Enterprise Formalization: An Introduction
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| This Thematic Brief is part of a series of publications on Enterprise Formalization. It provides a definition of informal enterprises and discusses their different types. It explores some of the most significant drivers to be or remain informal such as the comparison the costs and benefits. Readers can also find out why it is important for countries to facilitate enterprise formalization, how it contributes to decent work and what kind of measures may be effective. This brief will be available in French, Spanish and Portuguese soon. Read more |
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Impact of ILO SCORE Training on management practices, working conditions and business results in Peruvian SMEs
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| This study is a major step forward toward improving our understanding of the impact of SCORE Training on the productivity and working conditions of SMEs. It shows that SCORE Training has a positive impact on the business operations, productivity and working conditions of participating firms. It also provides important lessons learned, building on the lessons learned of the previous impact studies; these will be instrumental in the design of future programmes to improve productivity and working conditions in SMEs. The English report has now been translated to Spanish. Read more |
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Case Brief: Minagri
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| The Peruvian Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation (MINAGRI) has introduced agriculture insurance as part of its policy to develop the competitiveness of the Peruvian agricultural sector. It established a catastrophic agriculture insurance programme to protect smallholder farmers engaged in subsistence farming. Read more about the growth of this programme, which protected 950,000 farmers in the last season. Read more |
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