News on Social and Solidarity Economy
August 2019
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Analysis of the situation and evaluation of the needs of cooperative societies of cotton producers in Burkina Faso for the promotion of fundamental principles and rights at work
15 August 2019
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GDA Pure Nature: Empowering rural women thorough a cheese making cooperative in Tunisia
07 August 2019
“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). On this occasion, ILO interviewed Ms. Rihem Bchini, President of GDA Pure Nature – an agricultural cooperative of rural women workers in Tunisia.
July 2019
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Call for expression of interest: Documenting emerging business and organizing models among self-employed workers engaged in the platform economy
31 July 2019
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ILO COOP eNewsUpdate Issue No 7, July 2019
31 July 2019
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Reflecting on the role of cooperatives in global supply chains at the 6th Regulating for Decent Work Conference
30 July 2019
A paper on the role of cooperatives in advancing decent work in global supply chains was presented at the 6th Regulating for Decent Work (RDW) Conference that took place in the ILO Headquarters in Geneva from 8 to 10 July 2019.
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Kerryn Krige, ILO DWT/CO-Pretoria
22 July 2019
COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future aspirations.
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ILO and UNTFSSE participation in the First Pact for Impact Summit
16 July 2019
Two officials from the COOP Unit, Ms. Simel Esim and Ms. Valentina Verze, and the Director of the Enterprises Department, Mr. Vic Van Vuuren, participated in the first edition of Pact for Impact in Paris on 10-11 July, 2019.
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StreetNet International: Organizing street vendors towards formalization and economic empowerment
16 July 2019
“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). On this occasion, ILO interviewed Ms Oksana Abboud, International Coordinator at StreetNet International.
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An observance of the 2019 International Day of Cooperatives at the UN in New York
11 July 2019
On 8 July 2019, the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) organized an observance of the 2019 International Day of Cooperatives at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
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Message from ILO's Director-General Guy Ryder for International Cooperative Day 2019
05 July 2019
The 2019 International Day of Cooperatives will be celebrated on Saturday 6 July. This year, in commemoration of the ILO’s centenary, the theme is "cooperatives for decent work" which is closely linked to SDG8. On this occasion ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has issued a video message.