News on Social and Solidarity Economy

June 2021

  1. ILO COOP participates in the first Robert Owen Academy Annual Lecture

    30 June 2021

    The first Robert Owen Academy Annual Lecture on “Post pandemic community - regeneration through co-operative multi agency partnerships” took place virtually on June 12, 2021.

  2. Members and observers of the United Nations Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) co-organized a session at the Vth World Forum on Local Economic Development

    29 June 2021

    UNDP, GSEF, UNRISD, ILO, and the UNTFSSE held virtually a session on “Integrated territorial systems for Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE): building a framework for analysis and planning’’ on 1 June 2021

  3. The PAJESS project participates in a session of the Vth World Forum on Local Economic Development

    29 June 2021

    Mr. Tarek Mahjoub, Regional Director of Vocational Training and Employment at the Ariana Governorate in Tunisia shared the experience of the PAJESS project during the session "Integrated territorial systems for the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE): building a framework for analysis and planning".

  4. ILO COOP participates in Annual Summit organized by the Cooperative Bank of South Sudan

    29 June 2021

    The Summit organized by the Cooperative Bank of South Sudan took place on 17 June 2021 bringing government officials, representatives from donor organizations, NGOs, international development partners, cooperative societies as well as youth.

  5. The ILO participates in a UN Expert Group Meeting on cooperatives and the COVID19 pandemic

    29 June 2021

    The first ever virtual Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on “The Role of Cooperatives in Economic and Social Development: Recover Better from the COVID19 Pandemic” took place on June 2-4, 2021.

  6. ILO and government officials from the Republic of Korea discuss strengthening SSE on a global scale

    28 June 2021

    Mr Choi, an ILO COOP staff member held meetings with stakeholders from the Republic of Korea to discuss strengthening the country’s efforts on promoting SSE at the international level.

  7. Call for expression of interest – Strengthening Social and Solidarity Economy Policy in Asia - Final internal evaluation

    23 June 2021

  8. UNTFSSE participates in the European Social Economy Summit (EUSES)

    09 June 2021

    The Chair of the UNTFSSE and Director of ILO Enterprises Department, Mr. Vic van Vuuren, participated and spoke on the first day ofthe European Social Economy Summit (EUSES) broadcasted from Mannheim on 26-27 May 2020.

  9. Remembering Johnston Birchall

    02 June 2021

May 2021

  1. ILO COOP participates in the Strategic Workshop “Toward an action plan to eliminate child labour and to promote decent work in solid waste management systems in Mexico”

    28 May 2021

    Head of ILO’s COOP Unit highlighted the role that cooperatives play for informal waste-pickers to access social protection, generate negotiation power with public and private stakeholders and to formalize their work.