News on Social and Solidarity Economy
April 2022
December 2021
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ILO presents new initiative on statistics of cooperatives at the ICA Cooperative Research Conference
03 December 2021
The ILO presented an initiative on Implementing the Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives at the 2021 ICA Cooperative Research Conference.
September 2021
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ILO COOP contributes to the 2021 CIRIEC international conference
23 September 2021
The ILO initiative on the implementation of the guidelines concerning statistics of cooperatives was introduced to the global research community on social and solidarity economy.
July 2021
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ILO COOP held meetings with Statistics Korea and SK for pilot testing of international guidelines on statistics of cooperatives
30 July 2021
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The cooperative statistics component of the ILO project on Strengthening SSE Knowledge Base in Asia was featured at the third Social Economy Fair in Korea
29 July 2021
The ILO presentation at the third Social Economy Fair, held in Gwangju from July 2 to July 4, focused on statistics of cooperatives component of the second phase of the project on Strengthening SSE Policy in Asia.
July 2020
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Hans Lind, Interim Country Representative for Colombia and Senior Advisor on Cooperative Development at We Effect
30 July 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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COPAC organizes an International Day of Cooperatives event on cooperatives and climate action
22 July 2020
ILO’s Enterprises Department Director and Chair of the Committee on Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC), Mr van Vuuren, participated as a speaker in a virtual event organized on the occasion of the International Day of Cooperatives focusing on climate action on 9 July 2020.
March 2020
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A new ILO training programme on activating agricultural cooperatives in the elimination of child labour piloted in Tanzania
17 March 2020
The new training programme was developed to strengthen the capacities of cooperatives as part of ILO’s projects on the elimination of child labour in multiple African countries.
October 2019
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African cooperative leaders share their observations on the 10th ILO-JCCU Study Tour
30 October 2019
African cooperative leaders visited Japanese cooperatives and exchanged knowledge and practices in improving members’ livelihoods and addressing various development challenges in the changing world of work.
September 2019
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ILO contributes to the Tanzanian cooperative development policy review
27 September 2019
The ILO provides inputs to the review of the cooperative development policy in Tanzania towards creating enabling environment for cooperatives as autonomous, member-owned, and democratically-controlled enterprises.