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Two new modules on the SSE are now available in Korean
In 2023, ITCILO Turin developed two modules for an online open access awareness-raising package on social and solidarity economy (SSE) for the UNTFSSE. With financial support provided to the ILO by the Government of Luxembourg, these modules were...
ILO shares highlights on statistics of cooperatives and the social and solidarity economy from the 21st ICLS
At the December 14, 2023 webinar on statistics concerning cooperatives and the social and solidarity economy, the ILO shared highlights from the 21st International Conference of Labour Statisticians with 80 participants.
Skill development
Lifelong learning vital for workers and businesses to navigate Asia's skills landscape evolution
Skills experts from across Asia make case for continuous learning in order to keep ahead of momentous changes taking place in workplaces.
Social protection
Unlocking the potential of digitalization for inclusive social protection in Asia and the Pacific
Opportunities and challenges offered by digitalization of social protection systems highlighted at major event.
21st International Conference of Labour Statisticians discusses statistics of cooperatives and the social and solidarity economy (SSE)
The progress on testing of the Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives and the roadmap on developing guidelines for statistics of the SSE were presented and discussed on October 16, 2023 during the 21st International Conference of Labour...
Youth employment
ILO research highlights gaps and potential in use of technology to help youth find work
Technological transformation in public employment services can support youth in Asia-Pacific to navigate labour market transitions and enter decent work.
ILO and Sungkonghoe University sign MOU on coops and SSE collaboration
The ILO mission sought to share its work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy in Korea and explored opportunities to further strengthen collaboration with Korean universities.
ILO COOP participates to the CIRIEC conference on Social Economy
The 9th CIRIEC International Research Conference on Social Economy, with the theme "Building Forward Better: Social and Solidarity Economy for a Peaceful and Fair World," was successfully held in Seoul, Korea, from July 4 to 6, 2023.
ILO visited iCOOP’s Natural Dream Park in Korea
Following the International Conference on Statistics of Cooperatives, held on 30 June in Busan, participants were invited to a study trip at iCOOP’s Natural Dream Park in Goesan, Korea between 1-2 July 2023.
Improved statistics will strengthen global cooperative movement
An international conference has explored ways that more robust and consistent statistical measures can shape better policies and interventions for cooperatives and help their contribution to sustainable development be properly recognized.
ILO shares its work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy in Korea and strengthens cooperation with Korean partners
The mission members shared the ILO’s work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy and explored avenues to further strengthen collaboration with related Korean institutions, universities, and cooperative partners.
The global advisory committee of the ILO initiative on cooperative statistics holds its 5th meeting
Findings from case studies of Italy, Türkiye, Costa Rica, Tanzania and Korea on statistics concerning cooperatives were presented. This led to discussions around recommendations to the ILO guidelines concerning statistics of cooperatives and the...
Youth employment
Asia-Pacific governments look to technology for employment services to support youth
Government officials from across the region exchange and learn about how technology can help young people access decent employment.
The global advisory committee of the ILO initiative on cooperative statistics holds its 4th meeting
National researchers from Italy, Türkiye, Costa Rica and Tanzania presented their analyses on the available and potential sources of data on cooperatives in their countries. They also provided comparisons and recommendations on the international...
Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Interview with Hyun-Gon Jung, President of KoSEA (Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency)
“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with cooperators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE)....
ILO strengthens cooperation with Korean partners on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy
The ILO mission sought further opportunities to work together with the Korean government institutions, universities and cooperative partners.
The global advisory committee of the ILO initiative on cooperative statistics holds its 3rd meeting
National researchers from Italy, Türkiye, Korea, Costa Rica and Tanzania have presented an analysis of the statistics in their countries on cooperatives. They also provided comparisons to the international guidelines concerning statistics of...
International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS) 2023
Measuring SDG 10.7.1 on migrant recruitment costs: Recent advances and way forward
The Parallel Session F.4 at the International Forum on Migration Statistics (IFMS) 2023, organized by ILO with support from WB KNOMAD, showcased recent achievements to promote measurement of SDG 10.7.1 on migrant workers’ paid recruitment costs and...
Republic of Korea and the ILO partnership
ILO and MOEL to promote the Global Accelerator and BETTER WORK
The global advisory committee of the ILO’s initiative on statistics of cooperatives holds its 2nd meeting
Five national researchers made presentations comparing their national contexts with the ILO’s guidelines concerning statistics of cooperatives at the 2nd meeting of the global advisory committee (GAC) of the ILO initiative on implementing the...