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Dairy cooperatives in Mozambique benefit from ILO training tools

25 April 2022

In strengthening dairy cooperatives in Mozambique, Coopermondo has been using the ILO tools Think.Coop and Start.Coop in the framework of the SALsA project.

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Establishing agro-cooperatives in Sudan to empower farmers

19 April 2022

To improve the income levels and resilience of host and refugee community farmers in Sudan, ILO PROSPECTS is supporting the development of agro-cooperatives through training and peer support

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Call for a national consultant to evaluate and make recommendations on the Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives in Tanzania

06 April 2022

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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.

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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.

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Confirming the values, principles and activities of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) in South Africa

01 April 2022

Research into the social and solidarity economy in South Africa has highlighted the diverse scope of work done by these units in the country’s poorest districts.

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Benchmarking the social and solidarity economy policy process in South Africa against international good practice

31 March 2022

The development of a social and solidarity economy (SSE) policy in South Africa was initiated in 2017, with the signing of an Memorandum of Understanding between the ILO, the then Economic Development Department (now Department of Trade Industry and Competition), and the Government of Flanders.

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ILO’s ACCEL Africa Project Empowers Cooperatives in Nigeria’s Cocoa Value Chain

30 March 2022

In Nigeria, the ILO’s ACCEL Africa Project is extending partnerships for the elimination of child labour and forced labour. The project strengthens support systems for farmers especially in the cocoa value chain, where child labour is prevalent.

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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.

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South African government goes live with its website on the Social and Solidarity Economy Policy process

28 March 2022

The website features the work that was undertaken in developing the social and solidarity economy policy in the country between 2017-2021, with support from the ILO.