Resources on cooperative, social and solidarity economy
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ILO participates in the Framework Conference of the Ibero-American Network for the Promotion of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)
31 January 2024
This network, driven by Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, Spain and Portugal, aims to consolidate a regional group that promotes the SSE.
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Guide to Recommendation No.189 on Job Creation in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
27 June 2022
This Guide to the Recommendation No. 189 provides key elements to support the implementation of policies and strategies to promote decent and sustainable job creation in Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs).
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Cooperatives promote decent work in Jordan
15 July 2021
A new initiative by the ILO is supporting cooperatives to expand their role and provide career guidance and job placement services to workers in Jordan's agricultural sector.
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ILO COOP/SSE participates in two parallel events at CSW65
23 March 2021
ILO COOP/SSE Manager presented at two parallel events during the 65th session of the UN Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) that took place between March 15-26.
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ILO COOP/SSE presents cooperatives as an enterprise model for transgender communities in Indonesia
19 March 2021
Representatives from ILO COOP/SSE presented the potential of cooperative model for empowering the transgender community in Indonesia
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ENTERPRISES Newsflash No.11
13 June 2017
The latest issue of ENTERPRISES news
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Women’s Entrepreneurship Development
01 March 2016
The ILO approach to Women’s Entrepreneurship Development - Sustainable Enterprises
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ILO COOP Resources on Cooperatives and Women’s Employment and Entrepreneurship
16 October 2015
The adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action at the Fourth World Conference on Women in 1995 laid the foundation for action towards gender equality in all aspects of economic, social, cultural and political life. As women’s empowerment and gender equality emerges as a goal of the sustainable development agenda, organizational and entrepreneurial models that are egalitarian and build on principles of democratic participation are needed.
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ILO and Cooperatives - ILO COOP NEWS No. 1, 2014
19 May 2014
This issue of the COOP News includes articles on various events, projects, trainings and meetings related to the work of the ILO's COOP Unit between January and March, 2014.
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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.