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International Labour Conference adopts conclusions on decent work and the SSE

A definition has been proposed for the social and solidarity economy and the document includes a…

Co-ops mentioned in ILO report on SSE

The report mentions the role of the SSE in promoting decent work

How co-ops are helping displaced people and their host communities

A recent video from the ILO captures the impact of co-ops, with case studies from Jordan,…

Co-operatives are ‘critical partners’ for building resilient economies says ILO chief

Recent world crises have 'highlighted the role of co-operatives in helping to transform communities for the…

National strategy for co-ops in Jordan

The strategy was developed with the technical and financial support from the ILO in Jordan

How co-ops can tackle child labour in agriculture

Around 160 million children are engaged in child labour globally

Social and solidarity economy on the agenda for 2022 International Labour Conference

The conference will discuss the role of the SSE and human-centred economic models

Who counts the co-ops?

We kick off the new year with a series of articles on issues around co-op growth…

Q&A: Simel Esim

Chief of the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit (ILO Coop)

Obituary: Ungku A. Aziz, leading light of the Malaysian co-op movement

Prof Aziz was president of national sector body Angkasa for nearly 40 years and worked with…

ILO Coop centenary symposium looks at how co-ops drive social justice and decent work

The ILO is a close partner of the co-operative movement

Would co-operatives make tea taste better?

Pay and conditions in the industry are in a race to the bottom says Stirling Smith…