Further reading

Flagship report
Value-chain development and market systems

'Value-chain development and market systems' in Responding to Forced Displacement report

ILO training materials & courses

ILO, Start and Improve Your Business (SIYB) training

ILO topic portal: Safety and health at work (OSH)

ILO, Start.COOP, A step-by-step tool to start-up a cooperative, Facilitator's Guide, 2020

ILO, Think.COOP, An Orientation on the cooperative business model, training guide, 2018

ILO, My.COOP pack, Managing your agricultural cooperatives, 2012 

ILO, GET Ahead Resources, 2023

ILO, financial inclusion resources

ILOITC course: Market-based livelihood interventions for refugees and host communities – Certification programme – Core learning path

Global perspectives on the intervention

ILOITC, Private Sector Views On Engagement In Forced Displacement Contexts, session outcome memo, 18 October 2023

ILO & UNHRC, The Humanitarian-Development Nexus in Action: A Review and Mapping of Market-Led Approaches in Displacement Contexts, 2023

ILO, Designing and Implementing Market-led Interventions in Forced Displacement SettingsJanuary 2024

Local perspectives on the intervention

Egypt: ILO, Market Systems Analysis Of Egypt’s Food Service Sector for Employment Inclusion of Refugees in Egypt, 2023 

Lebanon: ILO, Unlocking Opportunities for Decent Job Creation in Lebanon's Horticulture Sector, report, 2020 

Lebanon: ILO, Results of Pilot Trials on Greenhouse Productivity and Working Condition with 12 Selected Farmers in Akkar and the Bekaa, 2023

Lebanon: ILO, Preliminary Assessment of Occupational Safety and Health in the Agriculture Sector in Lebanon, 2023

Lebanon: ILO, 'Agricultural Infrastructure Revamp Transforms Lebanon, One Greenhouse at a Time', photo essay, 7 February 2025 

Lebanon: ILO, 'ILO PROSPECTS Lebanon Supports Social Enterprise Initiatives in Lebanon', ILO news release, 5 July 2024 

Uganda: ILO, Paving the Way for Better Jobs and Improving Livelihoods for Refugees and Host Communities in Arua, Uganda, May 2020 

Uganda: ILO, Rapid Market Assessment of Five Value Chains in Nakivale Refugee Settlement and Host Community in Isingiro District, August 2022 

Uganda: ILO, Piloting Private Service Provision to Refugees and Host Communities in Uganda, PROSPECTS Uganda Blog, July 2022