News on informal economy
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Press release
ILO and tripartite partners hold consultation on draft social security law in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
14 February 2022
During the event, participants examined recommendations based on ILO’s legal assessment of the draft law.
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Better Work programme
Helping Women Workers Manage Cultural and Professional Barriers in Pakistan
14 February 2022
Female labour force participation in urban Pakistan is among the lowest in the world. In a new training, home-based women workers learn financial literacy, and perhaps most importantly, self-advocacy.
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UN General Assembly
Accelerating and scaling up the SDGs, leaving no-one behind
11 February 2022
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Voices
We stand up for our labour rights
08 February 2022
Sai Sai is a migrant construction worker in Chiang Mai, a city in Northern Thailand. Under Thai legislation, migrant workers were not allowed to do skilled construction work. Sai Sai along with other migrant workers and local organizations worked together to get the law amended.
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Informal Economy
2nd Dialogue between MSMEs and Government contributes to a major breakthrough
07 February 2022
The ILO continues to promote social dialogue between MSME’s and the Fijian Government, to collectively discuss challenges and develop solutions through policies that will enhance COVID-19 recovery, decent jobs and economic growth.
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News
12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 5: SSE and formalisation of the informal economy
31 January 2022
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News
12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy – High-level panel 2: Partnerships for inclusive and sustainable development: SSE ecosystems beyond COVID-19 crisis
31 January 2022
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News
ILO COOP contributes to the HomeNet International webinar on “Home-based workers and the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)”
31 January 2022
HomeNet International, a global network of membership-based workers' organizations representing thousands of home-based workers (HBWs) around the world, has organized a second session on home-based workers and the social and solidarity economy.
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News
12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 6: SSE, Local Economic Development and social innovation
10 January 2022
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Informal Economy
Creative-prenures benefit from Palau market
20 December 2021
The initiative was technically supported and funded by the United Nations joint Informal Economies Recovery Project with the support of the Palau Chamber of Commerce.