ILO's work on cooperatives in Africa
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News
Cooperative society of solid waste collectors of Mbeubeuss-Bokk Diom is established
15 December 2021
December 10 2021 was a historical day for the waste collectors at the MBEUBEUSS landfill, as it marked the birth of the “Cooperative society of solid waste collectors of Mbeubeuss-Bokk Diom”.
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Publication
Integrated enterprise, cooperative and financial services assessment on refugees and host communities around Jigjiga, Somali Region, and Shire, Tigray Region, Ethiopia
13 December 2021
The ILO conducted an assessment of the market systems (supply and demand) of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises development, business development services (BDS), cooperative promotion and access to financial services in the two regions.
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Publication
Financial mechanisms for innovative social and solidarity economy ecosystems: The case of Morocco
25 November 2021
In this paper, the main aspects related to the Moroccan SSE ecosystem, its main protagonists and the public policies that frame it are explored. Also, the means of financing available within the SSE framework in Morocco are analysed. Finally, the issue of the Covid-19 crisis and its impact on the SSE sector in the Moroccan context are explored.
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News
ILO COOP/SSE discusses WIEGO report on enabling social protection in the informal economy through worker-led schemes in Africa
09 November 2021
The SNI and WIEGO research report on "Enabling social protection within the informal economy: Lessons from worker-led schemes in Nigeria, Uganda and Togo" financed by OSF was launched at a webinar jointly organized with StreetNet International on November 4, 2021.
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ILO sheds light upon the role of cooperatives in the elimination of child labour at the Academy on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work
29 October 2021
The two sessions organized in the framework of the Academy provided insights of the ILO’s work with cooperatives toward the elimination of child labour and presented practical cases of cooperatives that take action to combat child labour.
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Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Sung Ho Kim, International Cooperation Department, KFCC
28 October 2021
“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 Sung Ho Kim from the International Cooperation Department at KFCC.
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Publication
Improved working conditions, productivity and income for formalized women tanners
26 October 2021
This document is part of a series of case studies by the Enterprises Department of the ILO. Each case study presents one or several approaches that contribute to enterprise formalization across the world.
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News
The ILO and the UNTFSSE participated in European Social Economy Week 2021
25 October 2021
Director of ILO Enterprises Department and Chair of UNTFSSE, Mr Vic Van Vuuren participated at the European Social Economy Week 2021 in a discussion on the global challenges and perspectives of social economy as a driver of sustainable development.
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Video
ILO Social and Solidarity Economy in South Africa - Video
17 September 2021
The South African government in 2017 initiated a process to develop a policy for the social and solidarity economy. Over 1,000 people were consulted over four years, helping to describe the SSE in the South African context. So what is it? And how does it work? This 5 minute animated video explains.
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News
Training of Trainers Workshop on cooperative development for the elimination of child labour conducted in Mali
27 August 2021
The ILO’s Cooperatives Unit and its FUNDAMENTALS Branch joined forces to organize a TOT workshop on cooperative development for the elimination of child labour in Mali in select supply chains