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Indian women co-operators are being trained to roll out Think.Coop

The Indian Academy of Self-Employed Women (IASEW) conducted a training of facilitators on the ILO’s Think.Coop training tool, with a view to further strengthening women cooperative entrepreneurs in the rural and informal economy in India.

The Republic of Djibouti passes a law on the social and solidarity economy (SSE)

The new law was adopted to promote the development of SSE organizations as a means of extending social protection and eradicating poverty in Djibouti.

Members of SADA Women’s Cooperative Trained On Preparations For General Assembly

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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.

Sri Lankan women improve their livelihoods through cooperatives in the groundnut value chain

Two women producers supported by the ILO LEED+ project share their stories on how they increased their income through cooperatives in the groundnut value chain.

SADA Women’s Cooperative in Turkey was selected as one of the 10 projects for scaling up by the Paris Peace Forum

The cooperative was formed by women from host and refugee communities to undertake collective income generation activities with the support of the ILO. The cooperative was selected as one of ten projects to be scaled up and mentored by the Paris...

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.

ILO participates in a research workshop of UN Task Force on SSE on statistics

Officials of the ILO participated in a workshop on SSE statistics to present the Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives which was adopted in 20th ICLS in 2018 and approved at ILO GB in March 2019.

ILO COOP sends a message of support for a Local Workshop of Young European Cooperators’ Network

ILO COOP contributes to the green jobs and business models course in the waste sector

ILO kicks off a project on social and solidarity economy policies in Asia

An official of ILO COOP participated in a kick-off meeting of the ILO project on strengthening the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in Asia, held in conjunction with the annual conference of the Asian Solidarity Economy Council (ASEC), Asian hub...

The 2019 Edition of the ITC Turin Gender Academy includes a panel presentation and an orientation session on cooperatives

ILO shares its orientation tool on coops with indigenous women entrepreneurs at WIPO training

ILO participates in the Forum on Cooperative Platforms in Paris

A representative from ILO Cooperatives Unit participated in a panel on positive externalities that can be brought by emerging cooperative platforms.

African cooperative leaders share their observations on the 10th ILO-JCCU Study Tour

African cooperative leaders visited Japanese cooperatives and exchanged knowledge and practices in improving members’ livelihoods and addressing various development challenges in the changing world of work.

ILO contributes to the deliberation on the alliance between unions and cooperatives in the US

ILO Cooperatives Unit Manager provided a video message as a keynote to the Eastern Conference for Workplace Democracy in the US on how trade unions and cooperatives can work together to promote decent work for all.

ILO presents international trends on worker cooperative development at the 2019 Co-op IMPACT Conference in Washington

An ILO official participated in a panel on the scalability of the worker cooperative model and presented international trends and good practices on worker cooperative development.

The ILO SSE Academy in Spain highlights the potential of the SSE in shaping the future of work for all

The 11th edition of the ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) “The Social Economy in the Future of Work”was held in Madrid, Spain from 14 to 18 October 2019 . It brought together over 350 participants from 40 countries, from...