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.

The UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) held its 38th regular meeting

28 February 2022

The 38th UNTFSSE meeting was held virtually on 24 February 2022.

Call for a consultant to develop a communication strategy on the SSE and support its implementation

25 February 2022

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.

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

01 February 2022

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.

ILO country briefs from the Social and Solidarity Economy project in Asia

28 October 2021

Cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy as vehicles to decent work in the culture and creative sector

28 October 2021

Recognizing the important role that the creative economy plays in social and economic progress, the UN General Assembly declared 2021 as the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development. The culture and creative sector (CCS), includes music production, movies, theatres and radio broadcasting, with many artists in the sector working in informal and precarious arrangements. With the COVID-19 pandemic, existing vulnerabilities have been further exacerbated, calling for attention to socially innovative organizing and business models in CCS. Social and solidarity economy (SSE) units, including cooperatives, mutuals, associations, foundations and social enterprises, can provide value and principle based services and livelihoods options to CCS workers. In light of the upcoming general discussion on SSE for a human-centred future of work at the 110th Session of the International Labour Conference, this brief highlights how SSE units in the CCS can contribute to advancing rights at work, improving quality of jobs, ensuring access to social protection, and fostering local economic development

The UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) held its 37th regular meeting

22 October 2021

The 37th UNTFSSE meeting was virtually held on 21 October 2021 and brought together almost 50 participants from seven UN member organizations (ILO, UNRISD, UNDESA, UNDP, UNCTAD, ESCAP) and OECD, thirteen observer organizations (CIRIEC, EURICSE, Catalyst2030, EMES, DIESIS, GSEF, Euclid Network, Social Economy Europe, SSE International Forum, RIPESS, CSEND, EESC and ICA) and two resource persons.

Building back better: the social economy as a driving force for change

23 September 2021

In a session of the OECD event “The Social and Solidarity Economy: From the Margins to the Mainstream”, ILO Enterprises Department Director and the Chair of the UN Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE), noted how the ILO envisions a human-centred recovery with the SSE as a driving force.