Resources on cooperative, social and solidarity economy

  1. Cooperatives and the World of Work No. 16 - Legal Compendium on the Social and Solidarity Economy

    03 June 2022

    A shared understanding of the social and solidarity economy (SSE) is emerging from the development of legislation and statistical frameworks on the SSE. Since the turn of the century, legislation on the SSE has been adopted in more than 20 countries. Based on a review of the legal acts, this brief presents and synthesizes the values, principles, organizational forms and policy measures that are subsumed under the SSE.

  2. ILO COOP provides a message celebrating ICA Asia Pacific Region for their 60th anniversary

    13 November 2020

    Established in 1960, ICA AP is the Asia Pacific office of the International Cooperative Alliance that unites, develops & promotes cooperative enterprises worldwide. In her message of congratulations, ILO COOP manager Simel Esim provided examples of ways ILO and ICA AP office collaborated across the years.

  3. A Cooperative Support Programme in the OPT is launched with support from the Italian Government

    31 January 2020

    The Directorate General for Development Cooperation of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has pledged to provide support to the ILO for the creation of a cooperative system and social entrepreneurship as vehicles from inclusive and sustainable development in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt).

  4. ILO Statement for the 2nd International Forum on Cooperative Law

    26 September 2018

    ILO Cooperatives Unit Manager Simel Esim sent a video message to the 2nd International Forum on Cooperative Law in Athens, Greece.

  5. ILO supports the revision of the half-century old cooperative bill in Ghana

    10 May 2018

    The ILO is supporting the revision of the cooperative bill established in 1968 in Ghana.

  6. ILO supports the establishment of the new Palestinian cooperative agency

    23 April 2018

    The ILO has recently started working with the Palestinian Cooperative Work Agency (CWA) for its institutional development and legal enhancement.