News on Social and Solidarity Economy

April 2022

  1. ILO COOP eNewsUpdate

    29 April 2022

    Every month, the ILO COOP eNewsletter highlights recent news and developments on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy.

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    Malaysia launches new social entrepreneurship development framework

    29 April 2022

    The newly launched Social Entrepreneurship Action Framework 2030 provides a new national direction for the development of social entrepreneurship in Malaysia.

  3. The Office Report on “Decent Work and the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)” is now available

    28 April 2022

    The report will form the basis, along with a set of points for discussion, for the general discussion at the committee on decent work and the SSE during 110th International Labour Conference.

  4. The ILO joined Cooperatives of the Americas to mark the 20th anniversary of Recommendation 193 and to share highlights of the discussion on decent work and the social and solidarity economy at the 110th International Labor Conference

    25 April 2022

    During the session, cooperative leaders from the Americas reflected on the relevance of Recommendation 193 to advance the values of cooperativism in the region. They also reflected on what the upcoming general discussion on decent work and the social and solidarity economy that will take place at the 110th International Labour Conference mean for the cooperative movement in the region and globally.

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

    06 April 2022

  6. ILO COOP eNewsUpdate

    01 April 2022

    Every month, the ILO COOP eNewsletter highlights recent news and developments on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. ILO reflects on the Social and Solidarity Economy’s contribution to digital inclusion in Asia

    01 April 2022

    The ILO participated in a webinar organized by the Asian Roundtable for Social Protection, to discuss the intersection of digital technology, social and solidarity economy, and social protection in Asia and the Pacific.

  10. 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.