All publications: social and solidarity economy
Guidelines concerning statistics of cooperatives (draft)
Advancing cooperation among women workers in the informal economy: The SEWA way
This report aims to provide an understanding of the challenges and opportunities for cooperatives and other SSE units in empowering women workers in the informal economy, with a specific focus on SEWA’s experience. It is based on individual...
Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 Cooperative contributions to SDG 12
This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of 17 briefs, one for each Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), COPAC...
Report
Cooperatives meeting informal economy workers' child care needs
Cooperatives set up and run by workers in the informal economy are among the solutions in meeting women workers’ care needs, while also helping protect their labour rights. This report complements the ILO's previous studies with cases from Brazil,...
Conditions of Work and Employment Series No. 94
Organizing On-Demand: Representation, Voice, and Collective Bargaining in the Gig Economy
Summary report - Advancing cooperation among women workers in the informal economy: The SEWA way
This is a summary of the report “Advancing cooperation among women workers in the informal economy: The SEWA way” which aims to provide an understanding of the challenges and opportunities for cooperatives and other SSE enterprises in empowering...
Think.COOP - an orientation on the cooperative business model
Think.COOP is a low-cost, easy to use tool for those interested in establishing or joining a cooperative. It draws on technical content from existing materials from different ILO cooperative training tools on the basics of cooperatives. It also uses...
Countries in Focus on Statistics of Cooperatives
Statistics on Cooperatives Country in Focus: Republic of Korea
Countries in Focus on Statistics of Cooperatives
Statistics on Cooperatives Country in Focus: Turkey
Decent work for domestic workers: eight good practices from Asia
The eight good practices demonstrate successful initiatives to combat child labour in India and Nepal; to establish strong and sustainable domestic workers organizations in the form of trade unions, cooperatives or associations in Indonesia, the...
Countries in Focus on Statistics of Cooperatives
Statistics on Cooperatives Country in Focus: The Philippines
Countries in Focus on Statistics of Cooperatives
Statistics on Cooperatives Country in Focus: Brazil
Countries in Focus on Statistics of Cooperatives
Statistics on Cooperatives Country in Focus: United Kingdom
Countries in Focus on Statistics of Cooperatives
Statistics on Cooperatives Country in Focus: Canada
Countries in Focus on Statistics of Cooperatives
Statistics on Cooperatives Country in Focus: Russian Federation
Summary
Summary of Key Findings - Cooperation among workers in the informal economy: A focus on home based workers and waste pickers
This is a summary of key findings of the report “Cooperation among workers in the informal economy: A focus on home-based workers and waste pickers”. This report is part of the joint ILO and WIEGO initiative, which aims to understand the nature and...
The Future of Work Centenary Initiative Issue Note Series No. 6
Cooperation in a changing world of work: Towards a cooperative future
This note looks at the ways in which cooperatives respond to technological, demographic, economic and environmental changes that are taking place within the world of work.
Providing Care through Cooperatives 2: Literature Review and Case Studies
Today, care is provided in myriad forms, from childcare and eldercare to care for persons living with a disability or illness. What is more, the need for care is growing worldwide, driven by demographic shifts including the growing ageing population...
Social Finance Working Paper #67: Social Finance for Social Economy
Policy brief
Findings of the Assessment of Service, Consumer and Handicraft Cooperatives in the West Bank: Challenges and Opportunities
This policy brief presents concrete strategies to improve the challenging situation that workers face in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) by exploring how service, consumer and handicraft cooperatives in the West Bank can be strengthened.