Examines how the qualitative aspects of employment in small enterprises can be improved. Investigates the relationships between job quality and enterprise size and describes practical experiences in the areas of: increasing training and knowledge for workers in small enterprises; integrating...

Reviews international best practice in the area of business development services (BDS) for small and medium-sized enterprises and assesses the potential for replication of some of the more promising approaches in Thailand. Includes the text of the ILO Recommendation concerning General Conditions...

Examines policies and programmes that can assist young people in generating self-employment opportunities. Reviews the purpose, design and implementation of enterprise-based youth employment policies and investigates programme support measures such as skills training, business counselling,...

Provides guidance on assessing the effect of external influences on employment in small enterprises. Covers three topics of assessment: profiling small enterprises and small enterprise employment; assessing the policy, legal and regulatory framework for small enterprise development; and...

Provides guidance on assessing the effect of external influences on employment in small enterprises. Covers three topics of assessment: profiling small enterprises and small enterprise employment; assessing the policy, legal and regulatory framework for small enterprise development; and...

En la presente publicación, se exploran las dimensiones sociales y del mercado de trabajo de la adaptación, a fin de ayudar a los formuladores y planificadores de políticas a elaborar un enfoque holístico centrado en las personas.

The working paper Promoting youth employment through activation strategies provides an overview of the main features of youth activation strategies around the world. It covers strategies implemented in 33 selected countries from different regions with a view to contributing to the discussion on...

Presents the characteristics of local social dialogue, and how it can contribute to improve labour conditions and businesses in key sectors of the urban economy. Gives insights on how sectoral workers and enterprises can get together with government authorities to discuss issues of common...

Examines the crucial contribution of employment and incomes to a sustainable recovery and assesses how policies can best be designed in order to promote employment and incomes, taking into account the lessons learned from country experiences since the start of the global crisis in 2008.