Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises and their workers are hard-hit by the present COVID-19 outbreak and related economic downturn. What can Governments, together with the social partners, do to help SMEs maintain their operations and workforce? Join ITCILO's free on-line course on policies to support SMEs during COVID-19. (Login required)​ Read more

Join the ITCILO’s “Road to resilience” platform to learn what governments, unions and employers’ organizations can do to preserve business and decent work. (Login required)​ Read more

Authored by UNICEF and ILO, with contributions from UN Women, this document offers (interim) recommendations for employers to mitigate the negative consequences stemming from COVID-19. Read more

A new section on “Business and COVID-19” has been created on the ILO Helpdesk for Business web site with useful information for enterprises, including ILO practical resources and tools, webinars and normative sources relevant in the context business response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The information is available in English, French and Spanish. Read more

Cooperatives around the world are being affected by and responding to the coronavirus pandemic in various ways to protect workers, members, users and wider communities. This note presents examples of cooperative responses to different aspects of the crises in the immediate to short term. Read more

The Global Programme on Employment Injury Insurance and Protection is collecting the growing State practice in relation to COVID-19 infection as a work-related injury. This work will be updated on a weekly basis. Read more

The webinar brought together five speakers and over 100 participants from 50 countries to reflect on the historical role of the ILO on cooperative development and explore future role of cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy enterprises in responding to the current challenges in the world of work. A report highlighting cooperative responses to the refugee crises was launched during the webinar. A summary of the webinar, presentation slides and a video recording of the proceedings are available. Read more

Social Finance has just released its 2019 Annual Report. Read their reflections on an exciting centenary year, showcasing the numerous ways in which the financial sector can contribute to the world of work. Read more

The new training programme was developed to strengthen the capacities of cooperatives as part of development cooperation projects implemented by the ILO on the elimination of child labour in multiple African countries. Read more

This booklet answers commonly asked questions at the Helpdesk for Business. The Helpdesk deals with questions relating to international labour standards and draws on guidance provided by the ILO Declaration of Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, the ILO Tripartite Declaration of Principles concerning Multinational Enterprises and Social Policy (MNE Declaration) and a range of other declarations, conclusions, guidelines, tools and other instruments. Read more

The Social and Solidarity Economy and its innovative financing mechanisms can contribute to the future of work – for example by creating and preserving jobs and reducing social inequality. This paper, a collaboration between the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit and Social Finance, analyses a number of SSE initiatives in the context of changes in the world of work. Read more

Turn this extraordinary period into an opportunity to build up your knowledge through distance learning. Take for example Social Finance's e-learning on Financial Education. Learn the skills needed to better manage your personal finances. The free course is based on more than 10 years of experience in training +100,000 people worldwide. Read more

The ILO Women's Entrepreneurship Development (WED) programme took part in a webinar organised by the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development. The ILO-WED programme presented their pilot initiatives in Tunisia and Somalia to support small-scale and growth oriented women entrepreneurs through entrepreneurship graduation and business upgrading schemes. The webinar also featured practical examples from MUVA and EconoWin. You can learn more and watch the recording. Read more