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ILO organizes awareness raising session on the Promotion of Cooperatives Recommendation, 2002 (No. 193)
12 April 2021
Members of the Steering Committee overseeing the development of a national strategy for the cooperative movement in Jordan and representatives from the Ministry of Economy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) participated in an awareness-raising session on Promotion of Cooperatives Recommendation, 2002 (No. 193) on April 8, 2021.
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ILO hosts first-ever virtual exhibition on sustainable enterprises
07 April 2021
In an online event organized with the ITCILO, ENTERPRISES staff engaged with colleagues from their virtual booths, sharing materials, chatting and networking.
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Workshop on Strengthening Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) Policy in Asia takes place virtually
31 March 2021
The capacity-building workshop on Strengthening SSE Policy in Asia, held virtually, brought stakeholders from six countries in Asia and the Pacific region.
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ILO and UNTFSSE participated in a Conference on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) and creation of jobs in the EU
31 March 2021
The ILO Director of ACTRAV and the UNTFSSE Chair participated in the event titled “The role of Social Economy in the creation of jobs and in the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights” organized by the Portuguese Government on March 29, 2021.
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The 110th Session of the International Labour Conference in 2022 will hold a general discussion on the Social and Solidarity Economy for a human-centred future of work
30 March 2021
The 341st Governing Body (GB) of the International Labour Office (ILO) decided to place on the agenda of the 110th Session (2022) of the International Labour Conference (ILC) an item related to “Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) for a human-centred future of work” for general discussion.
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Joint UNTFSSE-SEE event in the framework of European Social Economy Summit
29 March 2021
Social Economy Europe and the UN Taskforce on Social and Solidarity Economy will co-organise the event “Social and Solidarity Economy: leading the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the contribution to a fair recovery”.
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ILO COOP participates in a seminar on cooperatives and the global COVID19 pandemic at the second Global Youth Forum (GYF 2021)
29 March 2021
The second edition of the Global Youth Forum on cooperative entrepreneurship took place between Mar 25 and 27, 2021. ILO COOP participated in a session on "What did cooperatives do around the global COVID19 pandemic?" on March 26th.
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The UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) held its 34th regular meeting
29 March 2021
The virtual meeting of UNTFSSE was held on March 3rd and brought together around 40 participants from member and observer institutions.
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The UNTFSSE project on the Knowledge Hub funded by the Government of Luxembourg
29 March 2021
This project will be implemented by ILO and UNRISD in 2021 under the auspices of the United Nations Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE).
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The ILO and the Bolivian Ministry of Mining and Metallurgy strengthen mining cooperatives for economic recovery with decent work
25 March 2021
More than a thousand cooperative members will get in-depth knowledge of the values of solidarity and equity of the cooperative business model and will be trained in the design of viable cooperative business plans to improve working conditions in the mining sector.
