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ILO and UNTFSSE participate in a webinar on the co-construction of SSE public policies

19 June 2020

At the webinar organized by RIPESS, the Director of the ILO’s Enterprises Department and Chair of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) presented key international initiatives that aim to facilitate the formulation of SSE public policies.

ILO COOP 100 Interview

ILO Interview with Mr Haruyoshi Amano, Manager, International Relations Unit, Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union (JCCU)

18 June 2020

Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). The interviews reflect on their experience and contributions in the past and shares their thoughts on the future of cooperatives and the SSE in a changing world of work.

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A worker cooperatives bill has been submitted to the House of Representatives in Japan

18 June 2020

The bill aims to provide a specific legal framework for worker cooperatives in promoting decent job creation and sustainable and inclusive development of local communities.

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UNTFSSE special meeting on COVID-19 and other matters

17 June 2020

The UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) organized a virtual meeting to continue the discussion on the implications of COVID-19 on the Task Force work.

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

HomeNet South Asia, a network of home-based worker organisations across all South Asian countries

15 June 2020

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). On this occasion, the ILO interviewed Ms. Janhavi Dave, the International Coordinator of HomeNet South Asia, a network of home-based worker organisations across South Asia.

ILO COOP 100 Interview

ILO Interview with Legacoop President, Mauro Lusetti

12 June 2020

Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). The interviews reflect on their experience and contributions in the past and shares their thoughts on the future of cooperatives and the SSE in a changing world of work.

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ILO Enterprises Director speaks at a webinar on increased importance of the SSE in the aftermath of COVID-19

02 June 2020

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ILO COOP/SSE eNewsUpdate Issue No. 5, May 2020

02 June 2020

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ILO and UNTFSSE participate in the first meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Luxembourg Declaration under the Spanish Presidency

01 June 2020

Representatives from the EU member states confirmed their commitment to promote the social economy and discussed the importance of social economy organizations in COVID-19 recovery measures.

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Recent developments in Cameroon’s social economy law and policy

01 June 2020

The government adopted a new framework law that establishes structures and instruments to promote the development of social economy enterprises and organizations, as a means of promoting balanced and sustainable economic growth in Cameroon.