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Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Interview with Yvon Poirier, Special advisor on advocacy and governance at the Intercontinental Network for the Promotion of Social...

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths in the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). On...

ILO Workshop aimed to boost agricultural cooperatives in Lebanon and Iraq and foster knowledge exchange

The PROSPECTS Programme held a Training of Trainers workshop to address the needs of agricultural cooperatives in the region, raise awareness about their work, and enhance local capacities by establishing a network of qualified trainers.

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...

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Interview with Beatrice Alain, General Director of the Chantier de l'économie sociale in Quebec

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators 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)....

UN Secretary-General's Report

The 2023 UN Secretary-General's Report on Cooperatives for Social Development is now available in Turkish!

UNTFSSE marks the 10th Anniversary of the SSE Law in Quebec, Canada

The 10th anniversary of the Social Economy Law of Quebec was celebrated at the National Assembly in Quebec City with the participation of UN agency representatives, OECD and international dignitaries.

UNTFSSE 4th Technical Symposium: Advancing the Social and Solidarity Economy in Quebec and Beyond

On October 2-3, 2023, the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) attended its highly anticipated 4th Technical Symposium, in Montreal, Canada.

ILO takes part in and contributes to the programme of the Global Innovation Coop Summit 2023 in Montreal

With the theme, “Act Now to lead a circular and digital future the co-operators way,” the Global Innovation Coop Summit’s Montreal event took place on September 28-29, 2023.

The ILO takes part in a side event on the SSE at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly

The side event took place on Tuesday 19th of September at the World Economic Forum office in New York focusing on the role of the private sector in implementing the UN resolution on promoting the SSE for sustainable development.

Press Release

UNTFSSE 4th Technical Symposium: Advancing the Social and Solidarity Economy in Quebec and Beyond

The United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) is pleased to announce its highly anticipated 4th Technical Symposium, set to convene in Montreal, Quebec from October 2nd to 3rd 2023.

UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) holds its 45th virtual meeting

The meeting, that took place on September 5th, 2023, had 37 participants, including representatives from 6 member organizations and 13 observer organizations.

Room documents concerning statistics of cooperatives and the social and solidarity economy are out

The Viet Nam National Assembly adopted the 2023 Cooperative Law at its 5th Session on 20 June 2023

The 2023 Cooperative Law of Viet Nam will replace the 2012 Cooperative Law which had made a positive impact on the development, organization and operation of cooperatives but also revealed some barriers to the development of cooperatives due to...

ILO sends message for the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the ICA-AP Committee on Women

The event focused on the theme of Gender Equality for a Brighter Future. It was organized by the ICA-AP Committee on Women, as hosted by the Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union (JCCU), September 19, 2023.

The ILO contributes to the 2023 edition of the Cooperative Law Summer School

This year’s course took place between August 20-30, 2023 in Pula, Croatia and focused on cooperative law and its relationship to the co-operative identity and sustainable development.

ITCILO Turin conducts Course on the Social and Solidarity Economy

The International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO) Turin distant learning course on the social and solidarity economy took place between August 14 and September 8, 2023, with the participation of workers’ organization representatives from the...

Raising awareness on the social and solidarity economy in Viet Nam

On August 31st the ILO organized a brown bag meeting to inform UN agencies on the ILC and UN Resolutions concerning the social and solidarity economy and the regional project.

ILO organizes kick-off meeting for the social and solidarity economy in Asia project in Viet Nam

The ILO organized a kick-off national advisory committee meeting for Viet Nam as part of the social and solidarity economy in Asia project – phase 2.

First training of trainers’ workshop on Think.Coop and Start.Coop for the aquaculture sector held in Lima

The ILO and UNIDO organized a regional training of trainers’ workshop on the adaptation of ILO’s Think.Coop and Start.Coop tools to the aquaculture sector in the ILO Office in Lima, Peru, on 21-25 August, 2023.

The ILO holds meeting on care provision through cooperatives with global and country level updates

On Wednesday, August 23rd, The ILO’s Cooperative Unit (COOP) and the Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Branch came together with 27 ILO colleagues from headquarters and the field to discuss progress on the initiative Cooperative Care...