ILO's work on cooperatives in Europe and Central Asia
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ILO COOP participates in the side event on Women Social Economy Leaders at the Social Economy Conference in Spain
21 November 2023
The side event took place in Donostia/San Sebastian at the Social Economy Conference for Europe under the Spanish Presidency on 14 November 2023.
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Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Interview with Ekaterina Dimitrova, Project Manager, Monnaie Léman, Geneva, Switzerland
20 November 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 soli-darity economy (SSE). On this occasion, the ILO interviewed Ekaterina Dimitrova, Project Manager, Monnaie Léman, Geneva, Switzerland.
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ILO highlights the relevance of ILO and UN Resolutions on the social and solidarity economy at a European Congress in San Sebastián
14 November 2023
ILO Assistant Director-General for Jobs and Social Protection, Mia Seppo, intervened in the high-level panel on the "Plan of Action on Social Economy and the UN Resolution on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE): tools for scaling up the Social Economy", stressing the role of the social economy in promoting more inclusive growth.
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UNTFSSE marks the 10th Anniversary of the SSE Law in Quebec, Canada
11 October 2023
The 10th anniversary of the Social Economy Law of Quebec was celebrated at the National Assembly in Quebec City with the participation of UN agency representatives, OECD and international dignitaries.
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UNTFSSE 4th Technical Symposium: Advancing the Social and Solidarity Economy in Quebec and Beyond
11 October 2023
On October 2-3, 2023, the United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) attended its highly anticipated 4th Technical Symposium, in Montreal, Canada.
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UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) holds its 45th virtual meeting
28 September 2023
The meeting, that took place on September 5th, 2023, had 37 participants, including representatives from 6 member organizations and 13 observer organizations.
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The ILO contributes to the 2023 edition of the Cooperative Law Summer School
04 September 2023
This year’s course took place between August 20-30, 2023 in Pula, Croatia and focused on cooperative law and its relationship to the co-operative identity and sustainable development.
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Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Interview with Orkun Doğan, Economist and Researcher/Partner at Yerkure Local Studies Cooperative and Dissensus Research
17 August 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, the ILO interviewed Orkun Doğan, Economist and Researcher/Partner at Yerkure Local Studies Cooperative and Dissensus Research.
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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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LO COOP presents and explores collaboration on SSE at KOICA headquarters
24 July 2023
On Thursday July 6, ILO COOP 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.