All news: social and solidarity economy

Step forward for waste pickers in Turkey

A workshop “Understanding the Role of Waste Pickers and their Cooperatives in Waste Management and Recycling”, organized by the ILO and the Ministry of Customs and Trade was held in Ankara, Turkey, on 20-21 December.

A passion, mission - organizing waste pickers.

During “The Potential of Cooperatives & the Role of Waste Pickers in the Recycling Sector” workshop in Ankara, Turkey, on 20-21 December 2016, ILO COOP spoke to Manuel Mateu an Engineer from the Movement of Excluded Workers (MTE) in Argentina, about...

The dreams and reality of a waste picker

During “The Potential of Cooperatives & the Role of Waste Pickers in the Recycling Sector” workshop in Ankara, Turkey, on 20-21 December 2016, ILO COOP spoke to Fehmi Celikok, a waste picker from Turkey, about his life as a waste picker

Interview

Cooperatives, resilience to crises

The Greek Magazine Efsyn interviewed ILO specialist on Cooperative, Simel Esim, on the role of cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises in crisis response including with regard to refugees.

The 7th Edition of the ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy

Formalizing informal employment of domestic workers through cooperatives in Trinidad & Tobago

ILO supporting Algerian youth social and solidarity economy initiatives

Future of work

"ILO needs to act as a catalyst to advance social and solidarity economy"

The new Director of the ILO’s Enterprises Department, Vic van Vuuren, answers questions on the role of sustainable enterprises and social economy for the future of work.

Cooperatives

Meetings and field visits in Ankara, Şanlıurfa and Harran to support Syrians and local communities through cooperatives

Cooperatives

ILO workshop highlights importance of cooperatives in creation of decent jobs for waste pickers

International Day of Cooperatives

Cooperatives: An old idea, but more relevant than ever in today’s world

Cooperatives are key to achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals by 2030, says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder on the occasion of International Day of Cooperatives.

Our impact, their voices

Helping Syrian refugees formalize their work status through cooperatives

The ILO is working with agricultural cooperatives to help Syrian refugees obtain work permits during a three-month grace period announced by the government of Jordan, in a further step to improve access of Syrian refugees to the formal labour market.

A First Step Toward Strengthening Domestic Workers’ Cooperatives in Trinidad and Tobago

Our impact, their stories

Diversity brings prosperity in Northern Sri Lanka

The ILO and Australian government are working to reduce vulnerability and strengthen market networks for Sri Lankan smallholders.

COOP Champions

Emanuela Pozzan, ILO Regional Office for Arab States

COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future...

Partnerships

ILO and IFRC to promote decent work opportunities in fragile and post-disaster settings

Agreement covers cooperation on livelihoods, procurement, SMEs, and cooperatives.

Press Release

ILO Conference highlights cooperatives’ crucial role for fairer world of work

The International Cooperatives Research Conference brought together researchers on cooperatives and labour issues from around the world in Antalya, Turkey on 10-11 November 2015.

Cooperatives and refugees

How workers' cooperatives can help tackle the refugee crisis

On 8-10 November, an international conference in Turkey discussed, among other issues, ways in which cooperatives can help the growing number of refugees and migrants in today’s world. ILO News spoke with Simel Esim, head of the ILO’s Cooperatives...

Cooperatives

Cooperatives moving into the care economy

An interview with Lenore Matthew from the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit (COOP) and the Gender, Equality and Diversity Branch (GED), who presented new research showing how cooperatives are increasingly providing care for the elderly, people with...

COOP Champions

Edmund Moshy

COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future...