Small and medium-sized enterprises and decent and productive employment creation.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

International Labour Office, issuing body.

Series:

Report (International Labour Conference) ; 104th session, IV.

Report / International Labour Conference (104th session : 2015), 0074-6681 ; IV

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Small business--Congresses.

Small business.

Labor laws and legislation, International--Congresses.

Labor laws and legislation, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (81 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Geneva : International Labour Office, 2015.

Summary:

The purpose of this report is to provide delegates to the 104th Session of the International Labour Conference with up-to-date evidence on the relevance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for employment, the key constraints faced by SMEs and their workers, and the effectiveness of measures to support this enterprise segment.

Contents:

Copyright; Contents; Executive summary; Are SMEs a major job creation engine?; What are key constraints faced by SMEs; What SME policies do work?; Validity of earlier ILO Recommendations, synergies with other ILC discussions, and alignment with new ILO priorities; 1. Introduction; 1.1. Context; 1.2. Structure of the report; 1.3. Definitions; 2. Contribution of SMEs to employment; 2.1. Contribution of SMEs to employment; 2.2. Number of SMEs in the total enterprise population,; 2.3. Enterprise size and job creation; 2.4. Relative contribution of young enterprises,

2.5. Productivity and wage income2.6. Contribution to national income and; 2.7. Summing up; 3. Constraints faced by SMEs and their workers; 3.1. Constraints faced by enterprises; 3.2. Problems and disadvantages faced by; 4. SME policies: Definition, rationale and linkages with other policy areas; 4.1. Definition and objectives; 4.2. Rationale; 4.3. Linkages with other key policy areas; 5. Relevance and effectiveness of SME; 5.1. Introduction; 5.2. Access to finance and entrepreneurship training; 5.3. Enabling environment; 5.4. Formalization of informal SMEs

5.5. Promoting improved working conditions5.6. Value chain development; 5.7. New trends in SME policies; 6. Suggested points for discussion; Suggested points for discussion; Appendix; Overview of findings for interventions using ILO products

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 10, 2015).

ISBN:

92-2-129012-3