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A third of the global labour force is not earning enough to lift themselves and their families above the poverty line. Although most development and government programmes focus on creating more jobs, it's clear that we need to focus on their quality as well.

Drawing on a new ILO database, this report provides an up-to-date and realistic assessment of the global contribution of self-employment and micro- and small enterprises to employment – both in the formal and the informal economy.

Find resources here from February’s seminar, including the webinar recording and presenters’ slides.

Check out presenters' key takeaways, download presentation slides, and other post-event products from this Microlinks Seminar.

This toolkit for facilitators of support to small forest enterprises was designed in response to needs expressed by in-country partners of the Forest Connect alliance.