In 2019, every SCORE Programme country has stepped up their efforts on gender issues. Here we share some encouraging news for MIG SCORE, focus on women's entrepreneurship development projects in Indonesia and Bolivia, in addition to providing a snapshot on gender activities across other SCORE countries. Read more

Jointly developed by ILO, OECD and OHCHR, this brochure presents the key messages and complementarities of the main international instruments on RBC, namely ILO’s MNE Declaration, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. This brochure was developed in the framework of the Responsible Business Conduct in Latin America project (RBCLAC), and the Responsible Supply Chains in Asia project, both funded by the European Union. Read more

This training module helps enterprises, in particular small and medium sized (SMEs), to better understand how international frameworks influence buyers’ expectations concerning workers’ rights, and what enterprises can do to improve and demonstrate their adherence to international principles and compliance with national law and corporate codes. It also shows that respecting workers’ rights and improving working conditions can be part of competitive business strategy to join the ranks of employers that enjoy a good reputation among workers and business partners. Read more

What can microfinance institutions (MFIs) do to support the goal of decent work? And how should MFIs respond when they come across poor labour practices in the businesses they support? NextBillion discussed these and other questions in a video interview with Craig Churchill, Chief of the Social Finance Programme, during the 2019 European Microfinance Week. Read more

MFIs often complain about the low take-up rate for non-credit products, such as savings and insurance. Why is this the case? Reinhard Marcellino, a Fellow with Social Finance, is supporting two MFIs in Indonesia to develop new integrated risk management solutions. He shares his insights on the importance of research in finding out clients’ needs. Read more

French version of the updated Think.Coop package is now available, in addition to English and Spanish versions. The package consists of a training guide, a facilitator’s guide, a presentation for training of facilitators, and a presentation for training of direct beneficiaries. Read more

A series of My.Coop training workshops were carried out to support the economic recovery of the earthquake-affected communities in Chiapas, Mexico. Fifteen new trainers were trained and 36 cooperatives have benefitted from My.Coop training so far. Read more

Twenty trainers were trained on the Start.Coop training modules and methodologies as part of an ILO project to advance decent work and to fight against child labour in the vanilla sector in Madagascar. Read more

Ukraine launched a state programme to give affordable loans to small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The scheme is designed to enable the creation and expansion of small businesses, and includes a training module of ILO Start and Improve Your Business methodology. Read more