Resources on cooperative, social and solidarity economy

  1. Raising awareness on the cooperative model among coffee farmers in Lao PDR

    28 November 2023

    Facilitators were trained on the cooperative model including its principles, values, structure, function and related legislation and policies to then train 400 coffee producers in villages of Dak Cheung district in Lao PDR.

  2. Building local farmer and cooperative groups’ capacity for sustainable cooperative development in Laos

    28 April 2023

    The ILO organized a Think.COOP training programme in Paksong, Champasack province, Lao PDR for tea and coffee farmer groups and staff from Attapeu Department of Industry and Commerce.

  3. Japan International Labour Foundation reaches out to hundreds of informal workers in South East Asia using ILO’s orientation and learning tools on cooperatives

    27 January 2023

    The ILO’s Our.COOP tools provide an opportunity to train informal workers on the values of collaboration through cooperatives.

  4. ILO holds a regional advisory committee kick-off meeting toward strengthening the social and solidarity economy in Asia

    29 August 2022

    The regional advisory committee kick-off meeting of the second phase of the project on strengthening the social and solidarity economy in Asia was held on August 11, 2022.

  5. Call for expression of interest – national consultant for producing a mapping study on the social and solidarity landscape in Laos

    28 June 2022

  6. Final evaluation of the Strengthening Social and Solidarity Economy Policy in Asia Project

    18 March 2022

    The final evaluation report summarizes key findings, conclusions, lessons learned and recommendations from the “Strengthening Social and Solidarity Economy Policy in Asia” project.

  7. The ILO adapts, translates and uses its Think.COOP training tool in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

    01 March 2022

  8. ILO COOP/SSE holds follow up activities as part of the project on Strengthen Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) policy in Asia

    25 August 2021

    A number of follow-up activities are being held to disseminate key outputs of the project on Strengthening SSE Policy in Asia.

  9. Strengthening Social and Solidarity Economy Knowledge Base

    18 August 2021

    The project aims to contribute towards creating an enabling legal and policy framework that could enhance the visibility and raise awareness about the contribution of SSE towards achieving inclusive and sustainable development and decent work.

  10. In Conversation with Ms. Simel Esim, Programme Manager, ILO COOP - International Cooperative Alliance - Asia and Pacific (icaap.coop)

    07 May 2021