News on Social and Solidarity Economy

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.
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.
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.

Benchmarking the social and solidarity economy policy process in South Africa against international good practice

31 March 2022

The development of a social and solidarity economy (SSE) policy in South Africa was initiated in 2017, with the signing of an Memorandum of Understanding between the ILO, the then Economic Development Department (now Department of Trade Industry and Competition), and the Government of Flanders.
The ILO and the UNTFSSE participated in Pact for Impact’s event on Social and Solidarity Economy

28 March 2022

The Chair of the UNTFSSE and the ILO’s Enterprises Department Director, Mr Vic van Vuuren, spoke at the Pact for Impact event “For an International Recognition of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)” on 4th March 2022.
South African government goes live with its website on the Social and Solidarity Economy Policy process

28 March 2022

The website features the work that was undertaken in developing the social and solidarity economy policy in the country between 2017-2021, with support from the ILO.

ILO presents on the SSE to the African Regional Labour Administration Centre (ARLAC)

25 February 2022

The ILO made two presentations on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) at the 48th ARLAC Governing Council meeting for Ministers responsible for Labour/Employment/Manpower issues in Anglophone Africa and Ministerial High-Level Symposium on February 16, 2022.

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