Social and Solidarity Economy

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Social and Solidarity Economy

Recent global economic and political instability has served to underline the shortcomings of our current development system and further confirm the necessity for an alternate or complementary development paradigm. The Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) is a viable solution to re-balancing economic, social and environmental objectives.

Highlights

  1. Resolution concerning decent work and the social and solidarity economy

    Resolution adopted at the 110th International Labour Conference of the ILO, 2022.

Latest News

  1. Member States strongly support tabling a resolution on Social and Solidarity Economy for Sustainable Development at the United Nations General Assembly

    29 July 2022

  2. ILO participates in the conference “Social Economy: Primacy of People”

    29 July 2022

  3. ILO provides a platform for policy dialogue to accelerate the development of social enterprises in Malaysia

    27 July 2022

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Projects

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    Strengthening the Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia

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    Joint COOP/Social Finance research initiative on Social and solidarity economy and social innovation in Africa

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    JEUN’ESS: Promotion of Social and Solidarity Economy and Creation of Decent Jobs for Tunisian Youth

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    Land and Rights – Paths to Social and Solidarity Economy in Palestine

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