News on Social and Solidarity Economy
September 2023
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Room documents concerning statistics of cooperatives and the social and solidarity economy are out
28 September 2023
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The Viet Nam National Assembly adopted the 2023 Cooperative Law at its 5th Session on 20 June 2023
26 September 2023
The 2023 Cooperative Law of Viet Nam will replace the 2012 Cooperative Law which had made a positive impact on the development, organization and operation of cooperatives but also revealed some barriers to the development of cooperatives due to emerging challenges in national economic and social development.
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ILO sends message for the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the ICA-AP Committee on Women
19 September 2023
The event focused on the theme of Gender Equality for a Brighter Future. It was organized by the ICA-AP Committee on Women, as hosted by the Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union (JCCU), September 19, 2023.
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New study advances the transition of Palestinian informal industry workers through social dialogue
18 September 2023
An ILO study has equipped stakeholders and the tripartite partners with evidence-based data and tools to safeguard society, workers, and employers alike in informal economies through collaborative effort in labour market governance and social dialogue. The validation workshop serves as a milestone in the Social Dialogue for Formalization and Employability in the Southern Neighbourhood Region (SOLIFEM) project, co-funded by the European Union and the ILO.
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United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation: 12 September 2023
11 September 2023
The United Nations' Day for South-South Cooperation celebrates the economic, social and political developments made in recent years by regions and countries in the South and highlights United Nations efforts to work on technical cooperation among developing countries. The theme for this year is “Solidarity, Equity and Partnership: Unlocking South-South Cooperation to Achieve the SDGs”.
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The ILO and the AU launch calls for expressions of interest for mapping studies on the social and solidarity economy in select countries in Africa
04 September 2023
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Mapping study of the social and solidarity economy in NIGERIA
04 September 2023
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The ILO contributes to the 2023 edition of the Cooperative Law Summer School
04 September 2023
This year’s course took place between August 20-30, 2023 in Pula, Croatia and focused on cooperative law and its relationship to the co-operative identity and sustainable development.
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ITCILO Turin conducts Course on the Social and Solidarity Economy
04 September 2023
The International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO) Turin distant learning course on the social and solidarity economy took place between August 14 and September 8, 2023, with the participation of workers’ organization representatives from the Latin America and the Caribbean Region.
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The ILO holds meeting on care provision through cooperatives with global and country level updates
01 September 2023
On Wednesday, August 23rd, The ILO’s Cooperatives, Social and Solidarity Economy Unit (COOP/SSE) and the Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Branch came together with 27 ILO colleagues from headquarters and the field to discuss progress on the initiative Cooperative Care Provision as a Gender-Transformative Decent Work Solution, initially launched in March 2023.