News on Social and Solidarity Economy

August 2021

  1. ILO and the UNTFSSE will participate in the OECD event “The Social and Solidarity Economy: From the Margins to the Mainstream”

    25 August 2021

    The event will take place virtually from 13 to 16 September 2021, from 13:00 to 16:00 CEST

  2. Registration is now open for the 12th edition of the ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)

    25 August 2021

    The first ever virtual Academy on SSE will take place from 15 to 26 November 2021 in English, Portuguese, French and Spanish

March 2021

  1. ILO and UNTFSSE participated in a Conference on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) and creation of jobs in the EU

    31 March 2021

    The ILO Director of ACTRAV and the UNTFSSE Chair participated in the event titled “The role of Social Economy in the creation of jobs and in the implementation of the European Pillar of Social Rights” organized by the Portuguese Government on March 29, 2021.

December 2020

  1. What did ILO COOP do around the global COVID-19 pandemic?

    04 December 2020

October 2020

  1. ILO COOP provides a special message for the Coop Impact 2020 Conference

    08 October 2020

July 2020

  1. The role of Cooperatives and SSE in the COVID-19 response

    03 July 2020

    Cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy (SSE) enterprises around the world are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In responding to this crisis, they have provided essential assistance to their members, adapted their services, connecting people in need of support with local governments and social partners.

June 2020

  1. The COVID-19 response: Cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy (SSE) organizations

    01 June 2020

    This video shows how cooperatives and other SSE enterprises around the world are being affected by and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, including through interviews with cooperative practitioners working on the front line. It also highlights relevant government measures that include cooperatives and the wider SSE as beneficiaries and implementing partners. The film was produced by Blake House Filmmakers Cooperative in the UK for the ILO.

May 2020

  1. Cooperatives in Post-Covid-19 Development: Challenges, Opportunities and Partnerships

    18 May 2020

  2. ILO COOP COVID-19 Message to Brazil Cooperatives and Social and solidarity organizations

    18 May 2020

  3. ILO COOP COVID-19 Solidarity Message

    18 May 2020