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The impact of minimum wage and collective bargaining on inequality

The ILO participated in a conference on strengthening fairness and solidarity in the EU social market economy, organized by the European Commission.

The story of a friendship: Juan Somavia and Ivano Barberini

First training session “Social economy: tool for decent work creation and social inclusion” organized by ITC-ILO in cooperation with ILO...

As part of “Dignità in campo” project, a distance learning course was organized to discuss the principles of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) and how they can be used as a tool to support decent work and foster social resilience and inclusion...

ILO COOP 100 Interview

ILO Interview with Legacoop President, Mauro Lusetti

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...

ILO and UNTFSSE participate in the first 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.

Interview with Michele Pellegrini: The experience of a social cooperative, Cadore in Italy

The ILO and its International Training Centre in Turin, mark ten-years of organizing the Academy on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE). Since 2010, more than 1,200 participants from all continents participated in the 11 editions of the academy....

ILO COOP 100 Webinar II - Advancing gender equality though cooperatives

Four cooperative practitioners reflected on the current situation of gender equality within the cooperative movement, the role cooperatives can play, and the challenges they face in advancing gender equality. Their presentations highlighted the...

The COVID-19 outbreak update from Legacoop, Italy

This update provide insights on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Italian cooperative enterprises, and measures being taken by them to support workers, members/customers, and people in their communities affected by the crisis.

Italy adopts the first National Plan to tackle labour exploitation in agriculture

Developed with the technical support from the International Labour Organization and the European Commission, the Plan consists of a strategy to operationalize the national policy to prevent and tackle labour exploitation, illegal recruitment and...

Global Employment Trends for Youth 2020

Youth exclusion from jobs and training on the rise

Young people face an uncertain future in the labour market because of automation, the narrow focus of much vocational training and the lack of jobs to match their qualifications, says a new ILO report.

Social dialogue and the Future of Work

Enhancing social partners’ and social dialogue’s roles in a changing world of work

A new report by the ILO in cooperation with the European Commission looks at how the social partners in European countries are adapting to sweeping changes in the world of work.

ILO contributes to a preparatory meeting of an international event “The Economy of Francesco” in Assisi, Italy

An ILO COOP staff member participated in a preparatory meeting of an international event to be convened by Pope Francis and presented how the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) can contribute to building a sustainable production and consumption...

The 2019 ITC-ILO Rural Academy includes an elective on cooperatives

Co-organized by the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit and its partner, Agriterra, the elective focused on a range of topics including the role of cooperatives in rural development, basics of the cooperative business model and methodologies for cooperative...

UN Task Force on SSE discusses its priorities at a retreat in Trento

Members and observers of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) met in Trento to discuss key issues and priorities, including a possible UN Resolution on the SSE.

The SSE Momentum: Finance for Inclusion and the Future of Work

The international conference brought together around 100 participants to discuss the role of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) and supporting financial mechanisms in promoting decent work and sustainable development.

ILO participates in the ICA Americas 21st Regional Conference in San José, Costa Rica

An ILO official participated in the conference and presented on the key trends and challenges in the world of work and possible responses by cooperative enterprises.

ILO100

Council of the EU welcomes the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work

The Council calls on the EU Member States to pursue a human-centred approach to the future of work.

Trade unions

ITUC Global Rights Index shows workers’ rights are frequently violated in Central and Eastern Europe

The International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) released in June its yearly Global Rights Index. For 2019, it shows that Central and Eastern Europe still has a long way to go before workers can access the rights laid down in international labour...

108th session of the International Labour Conference

Statement by Ms Cinzia Del Rio, Italian Workers’ delegate to the 108th session of the ILC

The Future of Work

A collective responsibility

Speaking in the presence of the President of Italy at an event in Rome to mark the Centenary of the International Labour Organization, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, outlined the challenges facing the world of work and the need to work together...