Resources on cooperatives

  1. Presentation of the Office Report on Decent work and the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE): Focus on Africa

    28 April 2022

  2. Discussing the process followed in developing the Social and Solidarity Economy policy in South Africa

    01 April 2022

    On the 23rd March, the ILO, together with partners the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic), Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Government of Flanders, launched a report benchmarking the process followed in developing the social and solidarity economy policy, against international best practice.

  3. ILO and partners launch report into the Social and Solidarity in Economy in South Africa

    01 April 2022

    The results of a South African study conducted during consultations for the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) Policy process, was launched by the ILO on the 28th March 2022 together with the South African government’s Department of Trade Industry and Competition, the Industrial Development Corporation and the Government of Flanders.

  4. South Africa’s social and solidarity economy: Alignment of the policy with national, regional and international frameworks

    31 March 2022

    Social economy

  5. South Africa’s social and solidarity economy: An evaluation of the policy development process

    31 March 2022

    Social Economy

  6. South Africa’s social and solidarity economy: A study of its characteristics and conditions

    28 March 2022

    Social Economy

  7. The ILO and the UNTFSSE participated in Pact for Impact’s event on Social and Solidarity Economy

    28 March 2022

    The Chair of the UNTFSSE and the ILO’s Enterprises Department Director, Mr Vic van Vuuren, spoke at the Pact for Impact event “For an International Recognition of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)” on 4th March 2022.

  8. ILO presents on the SSE to the African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC)

    25 February 2022

    The ILO made two presentations on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) at the 48th ARLAC Governing Council meeting for Ministers responsible for Labour/Employment/Manpower issues in Anglophone Africa and Ministerial High-Level Symposium on February 16, 2022.

  9. The report on “Assessment of the needs of social economy units and identification of priority value chains for the creation of decent jobs in Cameroon” has been released

    17 December 2021

    The Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises, Social Economy and Handicrafts (MINPMEESA) of Cameroon and the ILO conducted a study on evaluation of the potential of the Social Economy in Cameroon.

  10. ILO COOP discusses WIEGO report on enabling social protection in the informal economy through worker-led schemes in Africa

    09 November 2021

    The SNI and WIEGO research report on "Enabling social protection within the informal economy: Lessons from worker-led schemes in Nigeria, Uganda and Togo" financed by OSF was launched at a webinar jointly organized with StreetNet International on November 4, 2021.