What's new

  1. Our impact, Their voices

    BEDO and SCORE : Together making a difference

    21 December 2018

    SCORE Training’s “unique and holistic approach” has assisted over 1,300 of BEDO’s members to develop and upgrade their manufacturing businesses in Indonesia.

  2. Call for expressions of interest

    Identifying the building blocks for the establishment of a global platform on co-operatives advancing public health services

    21 December 2018

    The Association de Soutien aux Centres de Recherches, d’Enseignements et de Soins (ASCRES), with the collaboration of the International Health Cooperative Organization (IHCO) and the International Labour Organization (ILO) are launching a call for expressions of interest to: “Identify the building blocks for the establishment of a global platform for co-operatives for health. For details please see the document below.

  3. Publication

    Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 3

    20 December 2018

    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 hopes to raise awareness about the significant contributions of cooperative enterprises towards achieving the 2030 Agenda in a sustainable, inclusive and responsible way, and encourage continued support for their efforts. This brief in the series focuses on SDG 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all

  4. Document

    Innovative finance

    14 December 2018

    In a challenging financial context where traditional forms of development aid are under pressure, innovative finance has emerged as a complementary approach to generate sustainable sources of finance to help reach development goals.

  5. Publication

    Social Finance Working Paper #75: Innovative finance - putting your money to (decent) work

    14 December 2018

    Social Finance has been working since late 2017 towards exploring further potential to engage with innovative finance stakeholders with the goal to achieve the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and, in particular, the goal of decent work and economic growth. This paper introduces the concept of innovative finance and outlines some initial thoughts on the potential role and contribution of the ILO.

  6. Call for proposals

    Consultancy for the drafting of a Green Paper on social economy

    10 December 2018

    The International Labour Organization and the Economic Development Department of the Republic of South Africa are looking for a consultant to prepare a Green Paper on the social economy in South Africa. For details please see the document below.

  7. News

    Training of trainers workshop on cooperative development conducted towards promoting a sustainable vanilla sector in Madagascar

    07 December 2018

    Eight trainers were trained on ILO’s tools and methodologies on cooperative development with a view to tapping into the potential of cooperatives to promote decent work in the vanilla value chain.

  8. Market System Analysis - Africa

    Can we create better jobs in Africa's booming construction sector ? Looking to market systems analysis to point us in the right direction

    06 December 2018

  9. Article

    Emerging Insight: Creating a hybrid agriculture insurance product in Ethiopia

    03 December 2018

  10. Article

    Emerging Insight: Designing a digital strategy

    03 December 2018