Publications
December 2012
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UN – EU partnership report:
01 December 2012
The Global Wage Report 2012/13 looks at differences in wages around the globe and how they have been influenced by the economic crisis. It includes global and regional wage trends and statistics, as well as policy recommendations.
November 2012
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South Africa Presentation - MAP Meeting
26 November 2012
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Maternity Protection Resource Package
22 November 2012
The Maternity Protection Resource Package provides guidance and tools to strengthen and extend maternity protection to all women in all types of economic activity.
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Training on "Start and Improve Your Business"
09 November 2012
The International Labour Organization's (ILIO's) "Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) program is system of interrelated training packages and supporting materials for small-scale entrepreneurs to start and grow their businesses.
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ILO Opportunity Mapping
01 November 2012
This report on Youth Employment and Livelihood Survey on Skills and Market Opportunities is in contribution to a joint project between the ILO and UNICEF that seeks to support the sustainable economic reintegration of children associated with armed forces and armed groups (CAAFAG) in South Central Somalia.
October 2012
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Gender Equality and Decent Work: Selected ILO Conventions and Recommendations that promote gender equality as of 2012
17 October 2012
This guide provides the text of some of the key Conventions for promoting gender equality in the world of work
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Contribution of labour market policies and institutions to employment, equal opportunities and the formalisation of the informal economy: Morocco
01 October 2012
Employment Working Paper No. 123
September 2012
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Labour in the Global South: Challenges and alternatives for workers
20 September 2012
“Labour in the global South is an exciting contribution to the new field of global labour studies. It identifies in ten clearly written chapters the innovative and creative responses to the challenges facing labour worldwide.” −Edward Webster, University of Kassel, Germany, and University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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South Africa SME Observatory : Stock-take of South African and Free State specific policies, laws and regulations with a direct bearing on SME development
03 September 2012
The Free State SME Development Initiative is a partnership between the Free State Department of Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs (Detea), the International Labour Organisation (ILO), and Flanders International Cooperation Agency (FICA). The goals of the Free State SME Development Initiative are to promote employment creation through Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) Development. An important goal of the project is to contribute to the creation of a more conducive policy, legal and regulatory framework for the start-up and operations of SME in the Free State Province.
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Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of past and ongoing SME development initiatives in the Free State province (Literature Review)
03 September 2012
The contribution of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to local economic development has been recognised internationally and has been a part of the South African economic development discourse for a number of years. The development of SMEs remains a priority for national and provincial government inclusive of the Free State.
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Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of past and ongoing SME development initiatives in the Free State province (Synthesis Report)
03 September 2012
This report was produced under the South Africa SME Observatory a public-private-partnership being established to inform evidence based advocacy and dialogue for private sector development in the Free State.
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human development report
01 September 2012
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Somalia Human Development Report 2012: Empowering youth for peace and development
01 September 2012
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UN – EU partnership report:
01 September 2012
ILO features in this UN-EU partnership report under ‘Building democratic and inclusive societies’ through the JPLG programme. The report was launched in 2012.
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Position Paper - Opportunities and Constraints for development of the tourism sector in Mangaung and Matjhabeng Municipalities
01 September 2012
Tourism is a priority for the government in the New Growth Path as well in the Provincial Growth and Development Strategy of the Free State. This study provides an analysis of tourism value chains and focus on challenges and opportunities in the target municipalities.
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An Analysis of the Supply and Demand of Products and Services to Nurture a Culture of Entrepreneurship amongst the Youth of the Free State Province
01 September 2012
This report analyses the demand and supply of products and services to nurture a culture of entrepreneurship among young men and women in the Free State. The report makes a number of strategic recommendations to foster a culture of youth entrepreneurship and provides the knowledge baseline for an ambitious entrepreneurship culture and education programme being initiated by the Free State SME Development Initiative with the Department of Basic Education and other development partners.
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Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of past and ongoing SME development initiatives in the Free State province (Annotated Bibliography)
01 September 2012
This paper addresses the flexible-material, payload-routing problem and presents a mobile robot platform that has been developed to research and design reconfigurable routing systems.
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Review of the efficiency and effectiveness of past and ongoing SME development initiatives in the Free State province (Field Work)
01 September 2012
The aim of this fieldwork report is to review the efficiency and effectiveness of past and ongoing Small and Medium based Enterprise Businnes Development Support Initiatives that are taking place in the MMM and MLM
August 2012
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Youth Employment for Sustainable Development
10 August 2012
The ‘Youth Employment for Sustainable Development’ (YESD) is a joint initiative of the International Labour organization and the governments of Kenya and Japan. The YESD is intended to empower young women and men to participate in addressing the teething socio-economic challenges in their communities through providing them with marketable skills, decent jobs and business opportunities.
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Women's Entrepreneurship Development and Gender Equality (WEDGE) Regional Africa (Phase III) [NORAD Contribution] (Final Evaluation Summary)
10 August 2012
Project RAF/08/57/NAD, also GLO/08/12/NAD - Evaluation Consultant: Mei Zegers