ILO's work on cooperatives in Africa

  1. News

    44th Regular Meeting of The UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE)

    25 July 2023

    The 44th UNTFSSE meeting was held virtually on Tuesday, July 11, 2023. It brought together around 30 participants from seven member (ILO, UNRISD, ECLAC, UNDP, UNDESA, UNCTAD and OECD) and eleven observer organizations (Catalyst2030, CIRIEC, CSEND, EMES, EURICSE, DIESIS, GSEF, Euclid Network, ICA, SSE International Forum, RIPESS).

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    ILO COOP/SSE presents and explores collaboration on SSE at KOICA headquarters

    24 July 2023

    On Thursday July 6, ILO COOP/SSE had the opportunity to present areas of work and potential for collaboration to staff from Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) at their Headquarters in Seongnam.

  3. News

    Launch of SSE Awareness Raising Package by ILO, ITCILO and UNTFSSE

    24 July 2023

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    ILO COOP/SSE Unit participates in the ILO’s 8th Regulating Decent Work research conference

    12 July 2023

    The 8th RDW Conference in 2023 took place at the ILO in Geneva between July 10-12, 2023. It addressed the impact of interconnected crises, COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, conflicts, and disruptions to global supply chains, on the world of work.

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    43rd Regular Meeting of The UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE)

    12 June 2023

    The 43rd UNTFSSE meeting was held virtually on 16 May 2023. It brought together around 30 participants from seven member (ILO, UNRISD, ECLAC, UNDP, UNDESA, UNCTAD and OECD) and eleven observer organizations (Catalyst2030, CIRIEC, CSEND, EMES, EURICSE, DIESIS, GSEF, Euclid Network, ICA, SSE International Forum, RIPESS).

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    News

    The ILO and the UNTFSSE participated in the Global Social and Solidarity Economy Forum in Senegal

    25 May 2023

    ILO staff from Senegal, Tunisia and Switzerland contributed to a number of sessions at the Forum, that took place in Dakar between May 1 - 6, sharing highlights of their work on the social and solidarity economy

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    ILO COOP/SSE presents updates to Government Groups on the SSE

    19 May 2023

    ILO COOP/SSE was extended an invitation by two government groups of Member States in the Asia and the Pacific and Africa regions, to provide an update on recent developments on the SSE portfolio.

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    UNTFSSE participates in Virtual Side Event at the 8th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs

    18 May 2023

    The “Social Innovation Experiences from the Social and Solidarity Economy” session was organized online on May 2, 2023 10:00-11:30 EST.

  9. Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

    Interview with Elizabeth Nzilani Peter – Machakos Cooperative Union

    12 May 2023

    “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 Elizabeth Nzilani Peter, Chief Executive Officer of Coffee Marketing at Machakos Cooperative Union in Kenya, and partner of the Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) network.

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    ILO provides training on cooperatives in Bo City, Sierra Leone

    27 April 2023

    The training of trainers (ToT) workshops took place under the ILO’s Opportunity Salone project utilizing Think.Coop, Start.Coop, and My.Coop training packages.