Social and Solidarity Economy

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Social and Solidarity Economy

Recent global economic and political instability has served to underline the shortcomings of our current development system and further confirm the necessity for an alternate or complementary development paradigm. The Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) is a viable solution to re-balancing economic, social and environmental objectives.

Highlights

  1. GB.346/INS/3/2

    Follow-up to the resolution concerning decent work and the social and solidarity economy

    This document contains the proposed strategy and action plan on decent work and the social and solidarity economy to give effect to the conclusions adopted by the Conference at its 110th Session (2022) (see the draft decision in paragraph 30)

  2. Resolution concerning decent work and the social and solidarity economy

    Resolution adopted at the 110th International Labour Conference of the ILO, 2022.

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  3. ILO COOP meets with the African Union delegation to discuss collaboration on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy

    21 March 2023

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Projects

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    Strengthening the Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia

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    Joint COOP/Social Finance research initiative on Social and solidarity economy and social innovation in Africa

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    JEUN’ESS: Promotion of Social and Solidarity Economy and Creation of Decent Jobs for Tunisian Youth

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    Land and Rights – Paths to Social and Solidarity Economy in Palestine

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