All news: social and solidarity economy

The ILO and Japan conclude project empowering Palestinian women and youth in agriculture

The project promotes inclusive markets and agricultural value chains that increase productivity and sustainable decent work opportunities for women and youth, particularly those with low incomes, in the Jordan Valley and Jericho.

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Cooperatives are at the heart of social justice and sustainable solutions

ILO Director-General, Gilbert F. Houngbo, issued a statement for the 2024 International Day of Cooperatives, emphasizing the theme “Cooperatives Build a Better Future for All”.

ILO PROSPECTS Lebanon supports social enterprise initiatives in Lebanon

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New skills for business growth for Suriname’s agro-cooperatives

Agro-cooperatives help farmers to pool their resources and strengthen their bargaining position. But in Suriname, they face multiple barriers that make growing their business difficult. Thirty agro-cooperatives in the Caribbean country are now...

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Interview with Walter el Nagar, Executive Director of Fondazione MATER

“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)....

The International Institute for Management Development MBA class engages with the ILO on the social and solidarity economy

On May 31, about 100 students from the IMD MBA class of 2024 visited the International Labour Organization (ILO) headquarters in Geneva to learn more about its promotion of the social and solidarity economy (SSE).

ILO delivers training on care cooperatives at ITCILO course

The ILO Cooperative, Social and Solidarity Economy (Coop/SSE) Unit conducted a training session on care cooperatives during the "Caring for Equality: Empowering ILO Constituents in Childcare Policies for Gender Equality in Egypt" course, organized...

ILO COOP/SSE Unit holds a meeting with CICOPA on social, worker and industrial cooperatives

During the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), the ILO COOP/SSE Unit held a meeting with CICOPA, the international organisation of industrial and service cooperatives, a sector organisation of the International Cooperative...

ILO COOP/SSE Meets with WIEGO and Global Informal Economy Worker Membership Based Organization Networks

At the 112th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC), staff from the ILO COOP/SSE Unit held a meeting with representatives of Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) and global informal economy workers’...

Key ILO reports on the SSE translated into Korean by the Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency

Ten key reports on cooperatives and the social and solidarity economy, published by the International Labour Organization (ILO), have been translated into Korean by the Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency (KoSEA) in 2023.

UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) Holds its 48th Virtual Meeting

This meeting gathered 31 international representatives from Member and Observer organizations representing progress made on enhancing the role of the SSE within the UN system and beyond.

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Digital innovation improves the access of dairy farmers in West Java to financial services

The ILO’s Deputy Director-General concludes her first official visit to Indonesia witnessing how digital innovation benefits dairy farmers in West Java to expand and grow their businesses through better access to financial services.

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Social and solidarity economy critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in Asia-Pacific

Policymakers, workers' and employers' organizations and practitioners across Asia and the Pacific are leveraging the social and solidarity economy toward sustainable development in the region.

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ACCEL Africa fights against child labour in Mali's gold mine

In the Kayes region of Mali, the ACCEL Africa project is working to eradicate child labour in Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining (ASGM) sites. Through professional training and economic support initiatives, the project made it possible to remove...

ILO holds discussion on pathways to strengthen the social and solidarity economy in Viet Nam

The workshop was held in hybrid format, in Hanoi and online, to review the findings of the draft ILO study on the Social and Solidarity Economy in Viet Nam.

ILO holds discussion on pathways to strengthen the social and solidarity economy in Thailand

The workshop was held in hybrid format, in Bangkok and online, to review the findings of the draft ILO study on the Social and Solidarity Economy in Thailand.

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Interview with Prof. Carmen Marcuello, Director of GESES and President of OIBESCOOP

“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)....

ILO project boosts and advocates for inclusive employment opportunities for people with disabilities in Türkiye

Following a worksop on the issue in March, the ILO Office for Türkiye organized the first of a three-city series of trainings and career days for job seekers with disabilities and employers seeking to employ people with disabilities in Ankara.

Photo Essay – Empowering Lebanon's youth

Zero Waste Community: Transforming Lebanon's Garbage Crisis into Opportunity

Social entrepreneurs in Lebanon successfully grew their businesses through EMDAD, an ILO PROSPECTS-led initiative that offered financial support, personalized coaching, technical training, and networking opportunities, boosting their community and...

ILO participates in the 11th Asia Pacific Cooperative Ministers’ Conference hosted by the ICA-AP and Jordan

An ILO delegation attended the 11th Asia-Pacific Cooperative Ministers’ Conference co-organized by the International Cooperative Alliance-Asia Pacific Region and the Jordan Cooperative Corporation at the Dead Sea in Jordan on 28-30 April 2024.