All publications: social and solidarity economy
ILC.113/Report VI
Innovative approaches to addressing informality and promoting the transition to formality for decent work
ILO Technical brief
Decent work opportunities and challenges in recycling
This ILO brief, authored by Anna Barford and Annabel Beales, explores the opportunities and challenges in recycling, focusing on decent work. Recycling, a practice dating back millennia, has evolved significantly with industrialization and modern...
Report
Decent Work and the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in Japan: Twelve dialogues
This report, authored by Kentaro Itami (Institute for Solidarity-Based Society, Hosei University), provides an overview of the SSE landscape in Japan, offering diverse perspectives from key stakeholders, including from government, social partners,...
Report
Bridging Social Protection and Occupational Health to Advance Sustainable Development Goals
Social protection and occupational safety and health systems both aim to address some of the social and environmental determinants of health for the working population and in particular, occupational health services (OHS) and social protection...
ILO Brief
Renting a Portable Solar Energy System in Lebanon
The Experience of Deir El Ahmar's Union of Cooperatives with Portable Solar Units in Lebanon.
Brazil-Lebanon South-South cooperation in key sectors: The way forward in the world of work
This report is the result of an assessment investigating the potential of South-South and Triangular Cooperation between Brazil and Lebanon. Historically, both countries have enjoyed strong bilateral relations, aided by the Lebanese diaspora in...
Report for the Technical Meeting
Promotion of decent work and a just transition, including skills development and lifelong learning, in the food and beverage industry
Report for the Technical Meeting on the Promotion of Decent Work and a Just Transition, Including Skills Development and Lifelong Learning in the Food and Beverage Industry (Geneva, 27–31 January 2025)
ACCEL Egypt
Combatting child labour in the cotton value chain in Egypt through the development of cooperatives
This study is the product of a collaborative effort between the Ministry of Agriculture and Land Reclamation and the International Labour Organization, through the project “Accelerating Action for the Elimination of Child Labour in Supply Chains in...
Report of the United Nations Secretary-General
Promoting the social and solidarity economy for sustainable development
Recent developments in the promotion of the social and solidarity economy: Highlights for Africa
This document provides an overview of recent global and regional developments relevant to the African Union (AU) Ten-year Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) Strategy and Implementation Plan. It reflects the commitment of the AU and the...
ILO Working Paper 122
What role can health mutuals and community-based health insurance play in social health protection systems?
Despite a wealth of literature on health mutuals and Community Based Health Insurances (CBHI), little is known about the practical methods used to integrate them into national social health protection architectures. This working paper explores...
Policy guide
Gender, equality and inclusion for a just transition in climate action
Review of national policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and practice in Ethiopia
A baseline study for Ethiopia in the area of relevant policy, legislative and regulatory frameworks and current practices in terms of implementation and in relation to the access of refugees and other forcibly displaced persons to the labour...
Report
Strengthening women’s cooperatives: The experience of SEWA Cooperative Federation
This report aims to explore the challenges and opportunities for cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy entities in empowering women workers in the informal economy, with a specific focus on the experience of the SEWA Cooperative...
Brief
Providing care through the social and solidarity economy - Occupied Palestinian Territory
This assessment highlights the critical need for affordable, quality childcare services in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). Improving early childhood education and care can significantly enhance children's development and women's workforce...
Brief
Providing care through the social and solidarity economy - Colombia
Brief
Providing care through the social and solidarity economy - Lebanon
This assessment highlights the critical need for improved working conditions for home-based care workers in Lebanon, primarily women. Lebanese nationals, migrant domestic workers, Syrian and Palestinian refugees, and other care workers face...
Child labour
Handbook on the employment of minors
A question - and - answer handbook on the employment of minor workers was developed within the framework of the ILO Project: Enhancing National Capacity to Prevent and Reduce Child Labour in Viet Nam (ENHANCE) with the Legal Department of the...
Report of the United Nations Secretary-General
Cooperatives in social development
Measuring the social and solidarity economy (SSE): A roadmap towards Guidelines concerning statistics of the SSE
Presentation for 21st ICLS