Publications on Social and Solidarity Economy

Social Protection & Cooperatives Spotlight - Mobilizing social and solidarity economy units towards universal social protection

29 April 2022

This ILO Spotlight brief is jointly developed by the Social Protection Department and the Cooperatives Unit in the Enterprises Department. It focuses on mobilizing social and solidarity economy units towards universal social protection. The brief builds on the related section of the Office Report on “Decent work and the social and solidarity economy” prepared for general discussion at the International Labour Conference 110th Session, 2022 (paras 73 et seq.).

ILO COOP eNewsUpdate

30 November 2021

Every month, the ILO COOP eNewsletter highlights recent news and developments on cooperatives by the ILO and partners.
ILO COOP eNewsUpdate Issue No. 22, October 2021

01 November 2021

Every month, the ILO COOP eNewsletter highlights recent news and developments on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy and partners.

Cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy as vehicles to decent work in the culture and creative sector

28 October 2021

Recognizing the important role that the creative economy plays in social and economic progress, the UN General Assembly declared 2021 as the International Year of Creative Economy for Sustainable Development. The culture and creative sector (CCS), includes music production, movies, theatres and radio broadcasting, with many artists in the sector working in informal and precarious arrangements. With the COVID-19 pandemic, existing vulnerabilities have been further exacerbated, calling for attention to socially innovative organizing and business models in CCS. Social and solidarity economy (SSE) units, including cooperatives, mutuals, associations, foundations and social enterprises, can provide value and principle based services and livelihoods options to CCS workers. In light of the upcoming general discussion on SSE for a human-centred future of work at the 110th Session of the International Labour Conference, this brief highlights how SSE units in the CCS can contribute to advancing rights at work, improving quality of jobs, ensuring access to social protection, and fostering local economic development
ILO COOP eNewsUpdate Issue No. 21, September 2021

01 October 2021

Every month, the ILO COOP eNewsletter highlights recent news and developments on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy and partners.

Platform labour in search of value: A study of workers’ organizing practices and business models in the digital economy - Executive Summary

07 September 2021

This report seeks to capture the new strategies being deployed by self-employed workers to reclaim their rights to decent work and a fair share of economic gains in the value networks of the emerging platform economy. Specifically, it focuses on the experiences of workers in on-demand work, crowdsourcing and e-commerce sectors.
ILO COOP eNewsUpdate Issue No. 20, August 2021

01 September 2021

Every month, the ILO COOP eNewsletter highlights recent news and developments on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy and partners.

ILO COOP eNewsUpdate Issue No. 19, July 2021

02 August 2021

Every month, the ILO COOP eNewsletter highlights recent news and developments on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy and partners.

ILO COOP eNewsUpdate Issue No. 18, June 2021

01 July 2021

Every month, the ILO COOP eNewsletter highlights recent news and developments on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy and partners.

Platform labour in search of value: A study of workers’ organizing practices and business models in the digital economy

30 June 2021

This report seeks to capture the new strategies being deployed by self-employed workers to reclaim their rights to decent work and a fair share of economic gains in the value networks of the emerging platform economy. Specifically, it focuses on the experiences of workers in on-demand work, crowdsourcing and e-commerce sectors.

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