Resources on cooperative, social and solidarity economy

  1. The Occupied Palestinian Territory joins the global community in celebrating International Day of Cooperatives

    06 July 2022

  2. The Tunisian Parliament adopts a bill on the social and solidarity economy

    24 June 2020

    The new law has been developed through a series of tripartite consultations with the support of the ILO to create an enabling environment for a more equitable and inclusive human-centred economic model in Tunisia.

  3. ILO and UNTFSSE participate in a webinar on the co-construction of SSE public policies

    19 June 2020

    At the webinar organized by RIPESS, the Director of the ILO’s Enterprises Department and Chair of the UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) presented key international initiatives that aim to facilitate the formulation of SSE public policies.

  4. Recent developments in Cameroon’s social economy law and policy

    01 June 2020

    The government adopted a new framework law that establishes structures and instruments to promote the development of social economy enterprises and organizations, as a means of promoting balanced and sustainable economic growth in Cameroon.

  5. Cooperatives and the Sustainable Development Goals: A contribution to the post-2015 development debate

    10 September 2014

    This paper highlights the contribution of cooperatives to sustainable development with a view to stimulating discussion on the role of cooperatives in the design and implementation of SDGs.

  6. Cooperating out of HIV and AIDS

    13 November 2013

    After more than 30 years of the HIV and AIDS epidemic, “the world has turned the corner – it has halted and begun to reverse the spread of HIV”. HIV is no longer a death sentence; due to scientific and medical advances, effective treatment is available for managing HIV just as any other chronic health condition.

  7. Cooperatives offer migrant workers options for better lives

    19 September 2013

    Cooperative enterprises have improved the lives of women and men migrant workers and their families for decades. Migrants find income and jobs, access affordable goods and services and find empowerment through cooperative enterprises, participating in the cooperative movement. Moreover, cooperative enterprises are facilitating economic, social and cultural integration or re-integration of migrant workers in both destination and home countries.