When young people become entrepreneurs, they not only create jobs for themselves but also for other people and help drive economic growth locally.

Therefore, it is crucial that young entrepreneurs are familiar with and follow decent work principles, such as providing just and favourable remuneration for themselves and their employees, a safe and hygienic work environment, the right to rest and leisure, and access to their rights without distinction of any kind (e.g., race, gender, religion, etc.).

In this training, you will learn about decent work principles and how they are relevant for MSMEs, and we will highlight how MSMEs can use these principles to their advantage.

Anna Chojnicka

Head of Responsible Business - YBI
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At YBI our motto is to help young people.

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To move from being job seekers to being job creators through entrepreneurship.

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When young people become entrepreneurs, they not only create jobs for themselves,

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but also for other people and help drive economic growth locally.

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Therefore, it is crucial that young entrepreneurs

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are familiar with and follow decent work principles.

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These include providing

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just and favorable remuneration for themselves and their employees.

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A safe and hygienic work environment.

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The right to rest and leisure and access

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to their rights without distinction of any kind.

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To help practitioners

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and ESO’s promote these principles among young entrepreneurs.

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YBI with support from Catalyts Consulting conducted research

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that commonly cited in the development of a training program in decent work

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under its partnership with Ikea Foundation.

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In this training, you will learn about decent work principles

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and how they are relevant for SMEs and solopreneurs.

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And we will highlight

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how entrepreneurs can use these principles to their advantage.

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There are also assessment tools you can use alongside the entrepreneurs

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you are working with to help them assess their current decent work

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practices and identify gaps where they can improve.

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The training consists of nine self-paced modules, and the total expected

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duration of the course is between 3 to 5 hours.

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There are some optional exercises included, with some of the modules

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that will take an additional two hours to complete.

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The training is aimed at program managers, trainers, coaches, and mentors

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who work directly with young entrepreneurs and wish to provide

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training and information around decent work to them.

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As with all, why are resources we continually seek improvement

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and development.

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Therefore, if you spot an area for improvement,

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consider it an invitation to help us make it better.

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We look forward to your engagement with this resource and seeing you

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join the conversation on this network with fellow ESO’s and practitioners.

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Thanks for joining us on this journey and we hope you find the course useful.

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When you're ready to begin.

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Select the module one introduction to Decent Work.

At YBI, our motto is to help young people to move from being “job seekers”, to being “job creators” through entrepreneurship.

In this training, you will learn about decent work principles and how they are relevant for MSMEs, and we will highlight how MSMEs can use these principles to their advantage.

The training consists of 9 self-paced modules with a total expected duration of the course being three hours.. There are some optional exercises included within some of the modules that would take an additional two hours to complete.

Who is the training for?

The training is aimed at programme managers, trainers, coaches, and mentors who work directly with young entrepreneurs and wish to bring content on decent work to them.

Developed in Partnership

This toolkit has been developed by YBI in partnership with 9 of its members.

To help its YBI's members promote these principles among the young entrepreneurs they support, YBI, with support from Catalystas Consulting, conducted research in 2020 that culminated in the development of a training programme in Decent Work under its partnership with IKEA Foundation.

Originally focused on India and Bangladesh, the training has been adapted to a global audience and is now open for all.

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