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| COVID-19: ILO Monitor – 8th edition |
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Climate change and financing a just transition
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| Climate action and a just transition to a green economy are more urgent than ever. As the world gets ready for 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26), ILO Social Finance puts the spotlight on the role that the financial sector plays in affecting both the environment and society. Read more in our latest thematic page. Read More |
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The ILO and the UNTFSSE participated in GSEF2021
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| The fifth Edition of the Global Social Economy Forum (GSEF) focusing on “Local Governments and Social Economy: co-creation of paths for a green and inclusive economy” was held in Mexico City from October 4 to 8, 2021 with the participation of a number of ILO staff members. Read more |
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29 November-2 December: Building Bridges Week
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| The ILO is participating in the 2021 edition of Building Bridges Week, held from 29 November 29 to 2 December in Geneva, Switzerland. The event brings together diverse actors from the finance industry, the UN, international organizations, NGOs, academia and government around a common vision of deploying finance to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. The Director-General of the ILO, Guy Ryder, will deliver opening remarks. Social Finance will host two panel discussions on 30 November: one about leveraging the financial sector to achieve Decent Work for all, and another on financing a Just Transition towards an environmentally sustainable economy. Read more |
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Ghanaian SMEs continue to benefit from ILO SCORE Training
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The GIZ has signed an agreement with MDPI, a sub-vented Agency under the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations (MELR), to provide ILO SCORE Training to 90 enterprises in Ghana under the "Invest for Jobs" initiative of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development. Read more |
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More women in leadership for a sustainable garment and textile industry in Ethiopia
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The ILO Siraye programme on advancing decent work and inclusive industrialization has launched a leadership development intervention for women in factories that are enrolled in the ILO Better Work and SCORE intervention. The aim is to provide the textile and garment women factory workers with required skills and knowledge to take up more senior roles in their organization. Read more |
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Implementation Guide for SCORE Training
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| This step-by-step implementation guide is designed for staff from the ILO and other organizations such as business associations, government agencies and training providers that want to offer SCORE Training to enterprises. This manual is intended to help set up and run the training programme from inception through to successful offering of the service. Read more |
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ILO country briefs from the Social Economy project in Asia
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| Social and Solidarity Economy remains relatively a new concept in Asia and the Pacific region. To enhance the understanding on the SSE in the region, the ILO and Seoul National University (SNU) carried out research to map the organizational landscape of SSE in six countries in Asia (Republic of Korea, Japan, China, Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines). This series of briefs presents the SSE landscape of the countries, policy challenges and preliminary pathways for strengthening SSE in the region. Read more |
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Zimbabwe Green Jobs Assessment Report
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| This study assess the social, employment and economic impacts of Zimbabwe’s climate policies. Impacts on the labour market, gender, economic growth and emissions are assessed. Renewable energy policies dominate investments notably into hydropower and solar power, resulting in the largest employment gains of all planned policies with a total of around 350,000 by 2035. Read more |
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Financial education programme design and implementation: a course for policy-makers and practitioners
This course focuses on designing and implementing financial education strategies. Participants will discuss experiences, lessons learned and international practical knowledge gained in this field. They will be provided with relevant tools, frameworks and instruments, and will consider the best practices applied by various institutions and actors globally. As an outcome of the course, participants will design financial-education outreach strategies for various target groups, produce specific action plans, and prepare for implementation.
Application deadline: 4 November 2021 |
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Fostering green business growth
Environmental challenges, including climate change, are changing the way businesses work, either because they are forced to or because they proactively seek to. Green businesses are more profitable and future proof. This course targets policy makers and business service providers involved in the design and implementation of national or local strategies and instruments to support the greening of businesses, providing both a conceptual and practical overview of how to support SMEs going green.
Application deadline: 10 November 2021 |
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Productivity ecosystem for decent work: a course for policy-makers and practitioners
This training course enhances the skills of policy-makers and practitioners in assessing and designing policies to improve productivity and working conditions in SMEs. The course aims to inspire policy-makers and practitioners to adopt a systemic approach to SME productivity that encompasses an effective combination of macro- and meso-level policies, the creation of a conducive business environment and the strengthening of SME support institutions, together with intervention at the enterprise level.
Application deadline: 6 December 2021 |
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VIRTUAL REALITY GAMES
Entrepreneurship games through Virtual Reality: Training of Trainers
This training of trainers combines Virtual Reality with entrepreneurship games. It is designed for entrepreneurship trainers and educators who see the potential of both gamification and VR. This very first ToT will enable participants to: 1) get to know the ILO entrepreneurship games, 2) play and interact with their peers in the VR space, 3) use the entrepreneurship games in future face-to-face or VR trainings. For registration contact m.gasser@itcilo.org.
Application deadline: 12 November 2021 |
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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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