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A set of papers on “Financial Mechanisms for Innovative Social and Solidarity Economy Ecosystems” is now available from the ILO

The social and solidarity economy (SSE) is receiving increased attention for its role in addressing a variety of economic and social challenges, ranging from the future of work to the provision of social services. The social and economic problems...

G20 Leaders’ Summit

ILO welcomes G20 endorsement of human-centred approach to COVID-19 recovery

Include needs of working people and labour markets in pandemic recovery plans, ILO Director-General tells G20 leaders.

Italy ratifies the ILO Convention (No. 190) on the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work

Italy has ratified the ILO Violence and Harassment Convention, 2019 (No. 190), becoming the ninth country in the world and the second European country that ratified this Convention.

ILO COOP contributes to the 2021 CIRIEC international conference

The ILO initiative on the implementation of the guidelines concerning statistics of cooperatives was introduced to the global research community on social and solidarity economy.

ILO COOP held meetings with Statistics Korea and SK for pilot testing of international guidelines on statistics of cooperatives

ILO COOP participates in the conversation with C20 Sherpas on the importance of having cooperatives take part in the G20 discussions

On July 7, 2021 ILO COOP participated in the conversation with C20 Sherpas on the importance of having cooperatives take part in the G20 discussions, as organized by the Italian Cooperative Alliance and the International Cooperative Alliance.

The PAJESS project participates in a session of the Vth World Forum on Local Economic Development

Mr. Tarek Mahjoub, Regional Director of Vocational Training and Employment at the Ariana Governorate in Tunisia shared the experience of the PAJESS project during the session "Integrated territorial systems for the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE):...

Members and observers of the United Nations Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) co-organized a session at the Vth...

UNDP, GSEF, UNRISD, ILO, and the UNTFSSE held virtually a session on “Integrated territorial systems for Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE): building a framework for analysis and planning’’ on 1 June 2021

Social Summit in Porto

ILO Director-General addresses EU Social Summit in Porto

Europe must seize its opportunity to increase investment in training, social protection, social dialogue and the jobs of the future, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, told EU leaders at their Social Summit in Porto, Portugal.

EU and ILO mark anniversary of the Council Recommendation on a European framework for quality and effective apprenticeships

At a high-level conference on quality and effective apprenticeships, organized by the ILO and the European Alliance for Apprenticeships, the ILO Director-General said that the pandemic has severely affected skills and lifelong learning. The effects...

ILO joins informal EPSCO meeting on Priorities for a stronger social Europe

Speaking to the EU Ministers for Employment and Social Policy, the ILO Director-General underlined the need to invest in people, in the institutions of work, and in the jobs of the future. He welcomed the process towards an Action plan to implement...

EU and ILO reinforce cooperation for just recovery from crisis and promote decent work

The International Labour Organization and the European Union have reinforced their cooperation to shape the future of work and promote decent work. This will help the EU and the ILO in their responses to the devastating impact of the coronavirus...

ILO COOP participates in a Masterclass on gender equality and women’s empowerment in social economy

On January 21, 2021 ILO COOP participated in a virtual Masterclass on gender equality and women’s empowerment in social economy organized by the Diesis network.

ILO and UNTFSSE participate in the second meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Luxembourg Declaration under the Spanish Presidency

Representatives from the EU member states confirmed their commitment to promote the social economy and discussed the importance of social economy organizations in COVID-19 recovery measures signing the Toledo Declaration.

ILO participated in the High-Level Meeting on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in the European Union

The ILO DG participated in the event titled “The Social Economy for an inclusive, sustainable and fair recovery” organized by the Spanish Government in Toledo on December 4, 2020.

ILO COOP 100 Webinar V - SSE momentum: Finance for Inclusion and the Future of Work during Covid-19 pandemic

The webinar focused on the key challenges related to the future of work, how they affect local communities, and what Social and Solidarity Economy Organizations (SSEOs) are doing toward addressing them. Two keynote speakers presented the main...

ILO COOP 100 Interview

ILO COOP 100 Interview with Mounir Kleibo, Representative of the International Labour Organization in Jerusalem

Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...

Global Compact on Migration

UNECE region reviews Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration

Africa-EU Partnership

Pandemic reveals gaps in social protection systems

ILO-EU Relations

ILO and European Commission reaffirm mutual partnership at 15th High Level meeting