All news: social and solidarity economy

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Interview with Elizabeth Nzilani Peter – Machakos Cooperative Union

“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 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 Carlos Gonzalez Blanco, Research Officer (Cooperatives of the Americas)

“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)....

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Social and solidarity economy

ILO welcomes new UN resolution on social and solidarity economy

The United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution on the social and solidarity economy for sustainable development.

The UN General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted, at the request of Spain, the first Resolution on the Social and Solidarity Economy

On 18 April 2023, the United Nations General Assembly at its 66th plenary meeting adopted the first Resolution on the Social and Solidarity Economy for sustainable development in a historic way and promoted by Spain.

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)....

Entrepreneurial skills for youth

Equipping Asia-Pacific youth with entrepreneurial skills for sustainable growth

Youth in Bangladesh, Cambodia and the Philippines learn entrepreneurship and soft skills using the ILO’s activity-based learning tools.

Think.Coop and Start.Coop adaptations to the groundnut supply chain, developed by ILO PROSPECTS in Sudan, are available in Arabic now

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The ILO is undertaking a training of facilitators workshop on Think.Coop adaptation for Refugees and Host Communities in Sudan

The three day workshop is taking place in Khartoum on 21-23 April in partnership with Hope and Friendship for Development Organization (HOPE).

Digital Technology: A Game Changer in the Fight Against Child Labour in Uganda's Agriculture Sector

To support the design of financial services coupled with non-financial productive and welfare services in selected agricultural supply chains. The project integrates child-sensitive measures in financial services to reduce the risk of child labour...

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.

COPAC members meet with UN DESA taking over the rotating chair responsibilities

Representatives from UN DESA, ILO, FAO, UNRISD and the ICA participated in the meeting that took place in hybrid format in Brussels and online on March 21, 2023.

UN 2023 Water Conference

How to accelerate progress towards universal access to safe water

ILO Director-General and Chair of UN Water, Gilbert F. Houngbo, has commended the adoption of the Water Action Agenda at the landmark UN 2023 Water Conference in New York. The Agenda aims to tackle the growing global water crisis by mainstreaming...

Enterprise formalization

Promoting enterprise formalization in Malaysia through community-based training for local MSMEs

The ILO initiated workshops for MSMEs in Sarawak Province, Malaysia in collaboration with the Kuching South City Council using ILO's Community Based Enterprise Development (C-BED) training tools.

ILO COOP meets with the African Union delegation to discuss collaboration on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy

The meeting took place on March 15, 2023 at the ILO Headquarters in Geneva with the participation of ILO Cooperatives Unit and African Union Commission representatives from the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and...

42nd Regular Meeting of The UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE)

The 42nd UNTFSSE meeting was held virtually on 7 March 2023. It brought together around 30 participants from seven member (ILO, UNRISD, ECLAC, UNDP, UNDESA, UNCTAD and OECD) and eleven observer organizations (Catalyst2030, CIRIEC, CSEND, EMES,...

ILO DG Houngbo provides a video message for the opening session of the OECD conference on the Social and Solidarity Economy

The OECD event on “Inclusion, innovation and inspiration: Shaping our future with the social and solidarity economy” took place on March 20-21, in person in Paris and online.

ILO organizes orientation session to strengthen the understanding around the social and solidarity economy in Thailand and Vietnam

The ILO organized an orientation session to guide the national researchers in Thailand and Vietnam in undertaking mapping studies for the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in Asia project.

ILO sends a video message to parallel event at UNCSW67 on women’s leadership in cooperatives

Organized by the Working Women’s Forum - Indian Cooperative Network for Women (WWF-ICNW), the event on “Innovating Networks for Women’s Cooperative Leadership through Capacity Building” took place on 14th March 2023 during the 67th session of the...