Resources on cooperatives

  1. 12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 5: SSE and formalisation of the informal economy

    31 January 2022

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

    31 January 2022

    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.

  3. 12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Plenary Session 3: SSE, decent work agenda and the future of work

    21 January 2022

  4. Paul Hazen, the Executive Director of the U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council

    17 January 2022

    “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 the course of their work. On this occasion, the ILO interviewed Paul Hazen, the Executive Director of the U.S. Overseas Cooperative Development Council.

  5. 12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Plenary Session 6: Localizing Sustainable Development Goals: SSE as trigger of Local Economic Development

    12 January 2022

  6. 12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 3: SSE, just transition to climate-neutral and circular economy: innovative ways of production and consumption

    12 January 2022

  7. 12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Plenary Session 2: SSE main trends in the different regions and recent development on SSE policies

    29 November 2021

    The second plenary session of the Academy took place on November 18th. It focused on the analysis of the main trends and recent developments of SSE policies in select regions of the world. The panel discussants were Mr. José Luis Coraggio (Latin America), Ms. Estelle Bacconier (EC, Europe) and Mr. Ben Quinones (ASEC-RIPESS, Asia). The participation of Mr. Sabelo Mbokazi (AUC, Africa) was cancelled shortly before the panel. TMs. Deolinda Maria Moreira Aparício Meira (CIRIEC-Portugal delegate in the International Scientific Council of CIRIEC) moderated the panel. Mr. Martin Gasser (ITC-ILO) facilitated and Mr. Roberto Di Meglio (ILO) closed the panel.

  8. Registration is now open for the 12th edition of the ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)

    25 August 2021

    The first ever virtual Academy on SSE will take place from 15 to 26 November 2021 in English, Portuguese, French and Spanish

  9. Strengthening Social and Solidarity Economy Knowledge Base

    18 August 2021

    The project aims to contribute towards creating an enabling legal and policy framework that could enhance the visibility and raise awareness about the contribution of SSE towards achieving inclusive and sustainable development and decent work.

  10. Statement by the ILO Deputy Director-General for Policy for the International Day of Cooperatives - 3 July 2021

    03 July 2021

    Around the pandemic cooperatives, and other social and solidarity economy institutions have stepped up to support their members and communities across sectors and regions. In moving forward beyond the pandemic, it will be important that cooperatives are also recognized as economic actors that need to benefit from the financial relief packages. Moreover, they need to be considered as critical partners for the longer term in building more resilient communities and strengthening local economies.