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ILO Green Week Exhibition
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| The ILO celebrated its Green Week 2021 from 19 to 23 April. In this virtual exhibition, we invite you on a journey to discover the ILO’s engagement in environmental sustainability and the path towards a greener and brighter future of work. Read more |
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ILO hosts first-ever virtual exhibition on sustainable enterprises
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| It was like the real thing: In a virtual exhibition hall set up for the Enterprises Global Technical Team Meeting in late February, over 400 ILO staff had the chance to wander around exploring over 20 virtual booths in the first-ever event of this type, organized with the Turin Training Centre (ITCILO). Read more |
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Online training to improve prevention strategies against COVID-19
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Restrictive measures against COVID-19 prevented SCORE Training from taking place as normal face-to-face. In Zimbabwe, Calundike Exports was able to experience online training and took advantage of the new SCORE Training module - COVID-19 Safety & Health at Work - to put in place the most important measures to protect its employees and ensure business continuity. Read more
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EESE brochure: Every seed deserves good soil to grow
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| The new brochure on the Enabling Environment for Sustainable Enterprises (EESE) gives you an overview of the ILO’s work to create a fertile ground for enterprise creation and growth. Have a look to learn the activities and services offered by the EESE team. Read more |
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Designing Emergency loans - the experience of KGFS
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| Dvara KGFS is a non-banking financial company (NBFC) based in India. Since its inception in 2008, Dvara KGFS has strived to build a unique model to meet the financial needs of rural customers to promote wealth creation. Over the past few years, Dvara KGFS has worked on offering a redesigned emergency loan product. Read about it in our new report. Read more |
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Digital wage payments in the Philippines
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| The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the growth of digital payments. There are still challenges, especially for low-income women workers and small enterprises. Together with Women's World Banking, we assessed the awareness, use and acceptance for digital wage payments among enterprises and workers in the Philippines and we looked at the financial behaviours and attitudes of workers. Read more |
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Responsible Business – Meeting Labour Standards in Global Supply Chains
This free course assists SMEs in better understanding the increased expectations from international buyers and consuming countries on responsible business. SMEs can learn in a practical way how to improve their compliance with national legislation and adherence to principles of International Labour Standards, and come to realize that respecting workers' rights and improving working conditions can be part of a competitive business strategy. Available in English, Spanish and Portuguese. |
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Promoting an enabling environment for sustainable enterprises in fragile contexts
Business environment reform is increasingly considered as a key component of development strategies in fragile settings, as the ability of local enterprises to survive is an important factor in the recovery process. This online course aims to provide participants with an understanding of existing tools and approaches to conduct and contribute to business environment reforms in situations of fragility. |
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Global Academy on the Green Economy
The Academy on the Green Economy gathers policymakers, UN agencies and non-state actors to share country efforts and experiences towards a more sustainable, inclusive and green recovery.
Application deadline: 30 April |
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E-learning Course on Skills for a Greener Future
This course strengthens the capacity of participants to understand the role of skills development policies in advancing the sustainable transition to a greener future and formulate and implement strategies that contribute to improving the employability of women and men in emerging green industries.
Application deadline: 17 May |
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Investment facilitation, sustainable development and building back better
This course provides practical guidance to Investment Promotion Agencies (IPAs) and other institutions with a mandate in investment promotion and facilitation to address the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and strategic thinking on how recovery can contribute to building back better in line with national and regional development priorities and the Sustainable Development Goals.
Application deadline: 4 June |
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Financing Decent Work
Join us and the ITCILO in June and July for the second edition of the “Financing Decent Work” online course! During the training, you will be equipped with the knowledge and skills required to engage in national consultations on SDG finance. You will also become an advocate for the inclusion of Decent Work considerations in national financing strategies and their successful implementation. Later this year, we will also offer the Spanish version (20 September-15 October) and French version (18 October-12 November) of the training.
Application deadline: 4 June |
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