News on Social and Solidarity Economy
February 2019
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A youth cooperative launched to develop the honey value chain in northwestern Tunisia
26 February 2019
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CLIMBS: Extending mutual protection and building resilience in the Philippines
26 February 2019
“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and social and solidarity economy (SSE). On this occasion, ILO interviewed Mr Noel Raboy, President and CEO in CLIMBS, a composite insurance cooperative owned by 4,000 member cooperatives from around the Philippines.
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Participants’ reflections on the 9th ILO-JCCU African Cooperative Leaders’ Study Tour
21 February 2019
Since 2010, the ILO, through the Cooperatives Unit (COOP) and its Office for Tokyo, and the Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union (JCCU) have co-organized African Cooperative Leaders' Study Tours in Japan to encourage the exchange of knowledge and experiences and explore possible cooperation between African and Japanese cooperatives.
January 2019
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ILO COOP/SSE eNewsUpdate Issue No 1, January 2019
31 January 2019
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ILO and ITC-ILO engagement on cooperative and social and solidarity economy development in 2019
31 January 2019
The key areas of collaboration in 2019 include development and dissemination of new training tools on cooperatives and a series of ILO Academies on SSE and the future of work.
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Three editions of the Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) forthcoming in 2019
17 January 2019
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Charles Bodwell, Enterprise Development Specialist at ILO DWT Bangkok
11 January 2019
COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future aspirations.
December 2018
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Consultancy for the drafting of a Green Paper on social economy
10 December 2018
The International Labour Organization and the Economic Development Department of the Republic of South Africa are looking for a consultant to prepare a Green Paper on the social economy in South Africa. For details please see the document below.
November 2018
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ILO COOP eNewsUpdate Issue No 11, November 2018
30 November 2018
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ILO’s message for the 10th ICA-AP Cooperative Forum in Tehran, Iran
29 November 2018
ILO has sent a message to a biennial conference aimed at discussing how cooperatives can contribute to more resilient and sustainable economy.