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Final evaluation of the Strengthening Social and Solidarity Economy Policy in Asia Project

The final evaluation report summarizes key findings, conclusions, lessons learned and recommendations from the “Strengthening Social and Solidarity Economy Policy in Asia” project.

ILO training on Skills for a Greener Future: building resilience and entering the path to sustainable development in Ethiopia

Through its Global Programme on Skills & Lifelong Learning (GPSL3) in Ethiopia, the International Labour Organization (ILO) has conducted a three-day training on “skills for a greener future”, which is the first of its kind in the region. The...

ILO COOP is updating its consultants database

The UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) held its 38th regular meeting

The 38th UNTFSSE meeting was held virtually on 24 February 2022.

ILO presents on women’s cooperatives at a side event during the 60th session of the UN Committee on Social Development (CSD)

ILO COOP Manager provided a keynote message at a side event on February 11, 2022.

“The role of cooperatives in eliminating child labour” tool is now available in Spanish

ILO presents on the SSE to the African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC)

The ILO made two presentations on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) at the 48th ARLAC Governing Council meeting for Ministers responsible for Labour/Employment/Manpower issues in Anglophone Africa and Ministerial High-Level Symposium on...

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Francesca Ottolenghi, Chief of International Relations, EU Policies, International Development Cooperation and Internationalization Office,...

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with cooperative and wider social and solidarity economy (SSE) policy makers, researchers and practitioners from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during...

UNTFSSE and ILO Participate in an International Seminar on Social Innovation and Inclusion

The Chair of UNTFSSE and Director of ILO Enterprises Department joins a discussion at the MedTOWN’s international seminar on social and solidarity economy.

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy – High-level panel 2: Partnerships for inclusive and sustainable development: SSE ecosystems...

ILO COOP contributes to the HomeNet International webinar on “Home-based workers and the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)”

HomeNet International, a global network of membership-based workers' organizations representing thousands of home-based workers (HBWs) around the world, has organized a second session on home-based workers and the social and solidarity economy.

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Marketplace: networking with other Academy participants

The 12th Academy on the Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 8: SSE: youth, education and new skills

12th Academy on the Social and Solidarity Economy - Closing Session

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 5: SSE and formalisation of the informal economy

12th Edition of the Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy

The 12th edition of the ILO Global Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy focused on: “Building back better: the role of social and solidarity economy in a human-centred and planet sensitive recovery”. The Academy took place between the 15th and...

Outcome report of ILO-JCA webinar:TSUNAGARU by Social & Solidarity Economy

Current situation and challenges of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in Japan

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 2: Towards an inclusive and gender-transformative SSE: a thinking lab

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Study visits at SSE Portugal (I)

12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 4: SSE and South-South and triangular cooperation