News, stories and statements on cooperatives
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Measuring Cooperatives: An information guide on the ILO Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives
25 October 2022
An ILO’ information guide on the Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives is now available in English
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The UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) held its 40th regular meeting
19 October 2022
The 40th UNTFSSE meeting was held virtually on 05 October 2022. It brought together more than 40 participants from eight member (ILO, UNRISD, ESCAP, ECLAC, UNDP, UNDESA, UNCTAD and OECD), twelve observer organizations (Catalyst2030, CIRIEC, CSEND, EESC, EMES, EURICSE, DIESIS, GSEF, Euclid Network, ICA, SSE International Forum, RIPESS) and two resource persons.
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The ILO Enterprises Department Director and UNTFSSE Chair participates in the 10th edition of the Mont Blanc Meetings
19 October 2022
The 10th edition of the Mont Blanc Meetings took place from October 18 to 19, 2022 in Cartagena, Colombia with the in person participation of ILO’s Director of Enterprises Department.
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Call for proposals – Consultancy to undertake a Cooperative Needs Assessment and National Cooperative Policy development in Dominica
13 October 2022
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ILO COOP eNewsUpdate
03 October 2022
Every month, the ILO COOP eNewsletter highlights recent news and developments on cooperatives by the ILO and partners.
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The Social and Solidarity Economy as an agent of social innovation in Africa
03 October 2022
An ILO research report on the contribution of SSE to social innovation in Africa is now available in English and French
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The global advisory committee of the ILO’s initiative on statistics of cooperatives holds its kick-off meeting
28 September 2022
The global advisory committee of the ILO initiative on implementing the Guidelines concerning statistics of cooperatives held its kick-off meeting.
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Advancing the 2030 Agenda through the Social and Solidarity Economy
26 September 2022
The second position paper of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy revisits the role of Social and Solidarity Economy in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and calls for a stronger enabling environment and policy framework for SSE.
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ILO COOP eNewsUpdate
01 September 2022
Every month, the ILO COOP eNewsletter highlights recent news and developments on cooperatives by the ILO and partners.
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The African Union holds a Consultative Meeting of Civil Society Organizations on its draft Ten-Year Strategy on the Social and Solidarity Economy and its Implementation Plan (2023-2033)
31 August 2022
The Consultative Meeting took place on 24th-25th August 2022 in Windhoek, Namibia with the participation of representatives of cooperatives, associations, and international organizations. ILO participated in the meeting with a presentation on the ILC Resolution concerning decent work and the social and solidarity economy.