Resources on cooperatives

  1. 12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy – High-level panel 2: Partnerships for inclusive and sustainable development: SSE ecosystems beyond COVID-19 crisis

    31 January 2022

  2. 12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Plenary Session 4: Financial mechanisms for innovative SSE ecosystems

    10 January 2022

  3. ILO Director-General was a keynote speaker at the 33rd World Cooperative Congress

    16 December 2021

    Joining online at the World Cooperative Congress, Mr Ryder noted that a human-centred recovery requires recognition of cooperatives as critical social and economic actors to build more resilient communities, and to strengthen local economies.

  4. The relationship between cooperatives and the wider SSE was explored during two events around the World Cooperative Congress

    16 December 2021

  5. The relationship between workers’ organizations and cooperatives explored at the World Cooperative Congress

    16 December 2021

  6. ILO presents new initiative on statistics of cooperatives at the ICA Cooperative Research Conference

    03 December 2021

    The ILO presented an initiative on Implementing the Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives at the 2021 ICA Cooperative Research Conference.

  7. A set of papers on “Financial Mechanisms for Innovative Social and Solidarity Economy Ecosystems” is now available from the ILO

    26 November 2021

    The social and solidarity economy (SSE) is receiving increased attention for its role in addressing a variety of economic and social challenges, ranging from the future of work to the provision of social services. The social and economic problems around the global COVID-19 pandemic have brought into focus the need to strengthen the SSE to support the recovery process, along with the public and private sector.

  8. ILO COOP contributes to the 2021 CIRIEC international conference

    23 September 2021

    The ILO initiative on the implementation of the guidelines concerning statistics of cooperatives was introduced to the global research community on social and solidarity economy.

  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. Strengthening the Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia

    18 August 2021

    The project aims to contribute to raise awareness on the concept of the social and solidarity economy, and develop and strengthen policies on the SSE in Asia and the Pacific region.