Resources on cooperatives

  1. Sonia George, General Secretary of Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), Kerala

    28 March 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 Sonia George, General Secretary of Self Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), Kerala.

  2. Final evaluation of the Strengthening Social and Solidarity Economy Policy in Asia Project

    18 March 2022

    The final evaluation report summarizes key findings, conclusions, lessons learned and recommendations from the “Strengthening Social and Solidarity Economy Policy in Asia” project.

  3. Strengthening women's economic empowerment and access to Decent Work in Sri Lanka's Northern province

    01 March 2022

    At the core of women's economic empowerment is access and agency; while access to skills, resources, services, and market opportunities is one aspect of advancement, the other, agency is about the power of decision-making. This document provides a snapshot of different approaches implemented by LEED+ towards achieving the above.

  4. The ILO adapts, translates and uses its Think.COOP training tool in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

    01 March 2022

  5. ILO presents on women’s cooperatives at a side event during the 60th session of the UN Committee on Social Development (CSD)

    28 February 2022

    ILO COOP Manager provided a keynote message at a side event on February 11, 2022.

  6. Call for expression of interest – International consultant for producing a mapping study on the Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia

    01 February 2022

    As part of the second phase of the project on strengthening SSE policy in Asia, the ILO is looking for a consultant with subject and language expertise to undertake a regional comparative study on mapping the Social and Solidarity Economy landscape in six countries in Asia. Details relating to the expected deliverables are available in the call. The deadline to submit expressions of interest is February 18, 2022. The email should be sent to coop@ilo.org copying ahnh@ilo.org with “Consultancy on Mapping the SSE in Asia” as the subject line.

  7. Call for expression of interest – international consultant for producing a mapping study on the Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia

    01 February 2022

  8. 12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 5: SSE and formalisation of the informal economy

    31 January 2022

  9. 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.

  10. Current situation and challenges of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in Japan

    26 January 2022