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Ensure sound chemicals management in micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs)
Micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) play an important role in providing incomes and livelihoods for hundreds of millions of workers, who often operate in the informal economy. MSMEs frequently face considerable challenges to provide decent work however, as employment is often characterized by poor and unsafe working conditions, and low-quality and low-skilled jobs. Improvements must be made to improve OSH in MSMEs with regard to chemical safety.
Relevant tools
Below is a list of tools relevant for implementing this topic :
- ILO: Improving Safety and Health in Micro-, Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises: An overview of initiatives and delivery mechanisms (2020)
- ILO: Safety and health in micro-, small and medium-sized enterprises: A collection of five case studies (2020)
- ILO: Work Improvements in Small Enterprises programme (WISE+) (2009)
- ILO: Work Improvement in Neighbourhood Development (WIND) (2005)
- ILO: Work Improvement for Safe Home (WISH): Action manual for improving safety, health and working conditions of home workers (2006)