Resources on cooperative, social and solidarity economy

  1. ILO joins discussion on cooperative economy and cooperatives in Viet Nam

    06 February 2024

    The ILO Country Office for Viet Nam participated in the annual Cooperative Economy and Cooperatives Forum 2024, highlighting the role of cooperatives in contributing to the transition to the formal economy and expanding social protection to advance social justice and promote decent work.

  2. Harness the power of cooperatives for building inclusive and resilient communities

    01 July 2023

    Ahead of International Day of Cooperatives, ILO Director-General Gilbert F. Houngbo emphasizes the crucial role of cooperatives in sustainable development, poverty reduction, and creating inclusive societies.

  3. Equipping Asia-Pacific youth with entrepreneurial skills for sustainable growth

    10 April 2023

    Youth in Bangladesh, Cambodia and the Philippines learn entrepreneurship and soft skills using the ILO’s activity-based learning tools.

  4. ILO supports crisis-hit Sri Lankan fishers

    02 April 2023

    Vulnerable members of Sri Lanka’s fisher communities in the country’s northern province are gaining much-needed income at a time of economic crisis.

  5. Conference and Study tour: Strengthening Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia

    The ILO will organize a conference and study tour as part of the strengthening the social and solidarity economy in Asia – phase 2 project on 14-15 May 2024.

  6. We are earning an income, navigating a crisis and coming together as a farming community

    08 February 2023

    As Sri Lanka faces its worst economic crisis, people with existing vulnerabilities have been pushed further into poverty, unemployment, and food insecurity. With ILO support, vulnerable members of farming communities in the country’s northern province are earning an income by completing irrigation, flooding, and farmland access related maintenance work in their lands.

  7. Accelerating Progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals through the Social and Solidarity Economy

    The ILO will co-organize the session on “Accelerating Progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals through the Social and Solidarity Economy” as part of the ESCAP’s Business Innovation for the Sustainable development Goals Forum on 13-14 December 2022.

  8. ILO Training of Trainers - Think COOP, Start COOP, My COOP

    15 November 2022

  9. Terms of Reference for an implementing partner: Consultancy for delivering a Training of Trainer (ToT) in ILO Cooperative Development Tools (Think.COOP, Start.COOP, My.COOP) in Uganda

    12 September 2022

  10. ToR for Consultant - Organize Training of Trainer (ToT) in ILO Cooperative Development Tools (Think.COOP, Start.COOP and My.COOP) in Kenya

    02 August 2022