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Social and solidarity economy

ILO advances dialogue on SSE and decent work at regional cooperatives seminar in Dominica

The ILO advanced regional dialogue on the Social and Solidarity Economy at the 26–27 November 2025 Dominica cooperatives seminar, contributing technical expertise, strategic guidance, and a shared commitment to strengthening cooperativism and decent...

Decent work

Brazilian coffee unions and cooperatives strengthen safety and health

The ILO Vision Zero Fund promotes training in Minas Gerais to advance safer working conditions for small coffee producers and workers.

Financial literacy

ILO builds capacity of Timor-Leste's trade union confederation and SECoop with financial literacy training

ILO-supported training has equipped Timorese union representatives and cooperative trainers to guide workers and their families toward stronger financial management and security.

Cooperatives strengthen their role in eliminating child labour in Lebanon’s agricultural sector

Training empowers agricultural cooperatives to identify, prevent and respond to child labour risks while promoting safer governance in rural communities across Lebanon.

ILO Voices | Women's leadership and equal pay

Our fish-processing cooperative has empowered women and earned them recognition and safety

I come from a family of fishers in Senegal. My mother was a fish processor, and I discovered the trade through her at a young age. Life was challenging and I wasn’t able to finish school right away, but I’ve always carried the spirit of a leader....

Strengthening cooperatives to tackle child labour in Uganda’s tea and coffee supply chains

The ILO ACCEL Africa project, financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, supported cooperative members and trainers in Uganda to strengthen governance, business skills, and cooperative development, reinforcing the role of...

How large cooperatives can advance decent work and responsible practices across supply chains

Large and multinational cooperatives apply concrete tools and governance practices that improve working conditions, strengthen due diligence and embed people-centred approaches across supply chains. Their experiences show how cooperative identity...

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Interview with Richard Warner, Coordinator and CEO of Nundah Community Enterprises Cooperative in Australia

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

Cooperatives

ILO highlights global lessons as Trinidad and Tobago drives co-operative transformation

The National Co-operative Conference in Trinidad and Tobago brought together leaders, experts, and practitioners to redefine the role of co-operatives and credit unions in national development, with the ILO providing critical global insights to...

Building a skilled network of cooperative trainers to combat child labour in Nigeria

In Ondo, Osun, and Niger States, cooperatives are emerging not only as economic actors, but as strategic partners in Nigeria’s efforts to eliminate child labour in supply chains. Through stronger governance, better organisation, and empowered...

International experts convene in Bordeaux to advance standards on cooperative and social and solidarity economy statistics

Deep-dive workshop in Bordeaux convenes experts from around the world to advance on definitions, key indicators, and next steps toward inclusive statistical frameworks on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy.

Saudi Arabia advances cooperative development through institutional strengthening and training

ILO supports the Cooperative Societies Council’s strategic strengthening and delivers the first national Training of Trainers on Think.COOP and Start.COOP.

International Year of Cooperatives

Global research conference deep-dives into the role of the social and solidarity economy in socio-ecological transitions

The ILO highlighted how the social and solidarity economy (SSE) can play a critical role in advancing decent work and inclusive development, and shared progress on SSE statistics and country-level innovations at the 10th CIRIEC International...

International Year of Cooperatives

ILO meets with the Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development of Sri Lanka

Discussions focused on revitalizing cooperative policy, enhancing market access, and piloting innovative value chain solutions.

Global Social and Solidarity Economy Forum 2025

The social and solidarity economy offers an essential pathway to decent work and social justice

Human-Centred Economic Transitions Grounded in Cooperation and Solidarity.

Cooperative development

Field notes from Guyana’s coastline: Strengthening cooperatives and securing livelihoods in Guyana’s fisheries sector

The ILO and FAO are working side-by-side with fishing communities across Guyana to strengthen cooperatives, improve livelihoods, and promote decent work in the artisanal fisheries sector. Field visits and targeted training are helping fisherfolk...

International Day of Care and Support

ILO highlights the role of cooperatives and the social and solidarity economy in transforming care work and closing gender gaps

The ILO presents an analysis of how cooperatives and the social and solidarity economy offer sustainable and inclusive solutions to the care crisis in Latin America and the Caribbean.

International Year of Cooperatives

ILO highlights the role of the social and solidarity economy in advancing more human-centred measurement of progress

At an expert roundtable at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, the ILO underscored how cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE) can inform global efforts to move beyond GDP, ensuring that measures of progress reflect human...

Swiss Vice-President visits Pangalengan cooperative in Indonesia to see digitalization in Indonesian dairy sector

The International Labour Organization (ILO), in collaboration with the Government of Switzerland, is advancing digital transformation and promoting financial inclusion in Indonesia’s dairy sector.

International Year of Cooperatives

ILO Rural Development Academy 2025 highlights social and solidarity economy approaches

The 2025 ILO Academy on Rural Development held a session on the social and solidarity economy (SSE). The participants explored how the SSE can advance decent work and inclusive rural development through global perspectives and country experiences...