Publications on Social and Solidarity Economy
March 2022
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South Africa’s social and solidarity economy: Alignment of the policy with national, regional and international frameworks
31 March 2022
Social economy
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South Africa’s social and solidarity economy: An evaluation of the policy development process
31 March 2022
Social Economy
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South Africa’s social and solidarity economy: A study of its characteristics and conditions
28 March 2022
Social Economy
August 2019
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Waste pickers’ cooperatives and social and solidarity economy organizations
20 August 2019
Waste pickers make significant contributions to public health, sanitation, and the environment by promoting resource circulation and reducing the amount of landfill. However, they are often not legally recognized as workers and suffer from poor working conditions and lack of social protection. This brief highlights the role of waste pickers' cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy organizations (SSEOs) in integrating and formalizing the work of waste pickers in the recycling value chain and improving their working conditions.
October 2017
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Public policies for social and solidarity economy: Assessing progress in seven countries
13 October 2017
This particular study is a comparative analysis of seven ILO case studies. In the first part, an overview of the public policies for social and solidarity economy in Brazil, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, the Philippines, South Africa, the Republic of Korea and Italy is presented. The second part offers a comparative perspective of public policy for social and solidarity economy in terms of key instruments, achievements and limitations. Different pathways are identified and four specific challenges related to state capacity, policy coherence, participation and sustainability are examined.
