News on Social and Solidarity Economy
January 2022
October 2021
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Training by ILO, ACTED to promote social solidarity through joint income-generating activities in Lebanon’s agriculture sector
13 October 2021
An initiative aimed at fostering social solidarity and promoting decent work through the development of joint income-generating initiatives launched its first training for vulnerable communities in Lebanon.
March 2021
August 2020
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ILO COOP 100 Interview with Iain Macdonald, former Director General of the International Cooperative Alliance
04 August 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.
May 2020
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Think.Coop online is now available!
29 May 2020
Given the difficulty in conducting face-to-face training during the current pandemic, the ILO has developed a set of materials for the online delivery of the Think.Coop training programme.
February 2020
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Djankou Ndjonkou, former ILO Specialist on Cooperative Education and Training
26 February 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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Fifteen new trainers on My.Coop were trained and 36 coffee cooperatives in Chiapas, Mexico benefited from My.Coop training
20 February 2020
A series of My.Coop training workshops were carried out to support the economic recovery of the earthquake-affected communities in the State of Chiapas.
January 2020
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Strengthening cooperatives towards socio-economic development in Timor-Leste
21 January 2020
The ILO conducted a training workshop with members of a union-supported cooperative in Timor-Leste on how to establish cooperatives based on community needs and how to put cooperative principles into practice.
September 2019
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Launch of My.Coop Smart
30 September 2019
My.Coop Smart, an online self-paced learning tool of My.Coop – Managing your agricultural cooperatives, has been launched.
June 2019
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Roll-out of Think.Coop continues in Turkey, now also extending to rural areas
28 June 2019
ILO’s Think.Coop training tool has been rolled out in Turkey by Youth Deal Cooperative - Turkey’s first youth-led social cooperative that aims to provide sustainable employment solutions for disadvantaged groups including youth.