ILO Cooperative, Social and Solidarity Economy

On this @UN #EducationDay, we invite you to explore the FREE & MULTILINGUAL MOOC on the #SSE!💻 💡Find out the transformative potential of the SSE in advancing #DecentWork, supporting #SDGs, & building a better future for all. 🔗 Start your learning now: itcilo.org/courses/mooc-s…

Care is essential — but too often overlooked, unpaid, or out of reach. Cooperatives are stepping up, providing inclusive care that values both care workers & recipients. Care coops are transforming how we care — with dignity, equity & solidarity.

🌍 180+ cooperative events published on the #IYC2025 Global Events Portal! 📝 Submit your own → connect with a global cooperative community 🔗 Browse online, hybrid & in-person events → 2025.coop #CooperativesBuildABetterWorld #CoopsYear

At the High-level roundtable on 22 Jul 2025 @ILOCaribbean Director Joni Musabayana @jonitokomusa called attention to the urgent need for robust data to support better policymaking and inclusive growth in the Caribbean @cclcstt 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 = 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗦𝗘

New ILO interview with Tsvetelina Marinova, Associate Professor of Economics at New Bulgarian University features her reflections on the development of #coops & the wider #SSE in Bulgaria, the challenges they face & how these can be better addressed. 🔗ilo.org/interview-tsve…

🌀 “Cooperatives are not just economic entities they are democratic institutions that empower communities” —@ilcheong_yi, UNRISD This #CoopsDay, we celebrate the vital role of cooperatives in building just, inclusive & sustainable societies. 🎥 Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=BWLyXO…

At @icacoop CCR 2025 Global Research Conference, session 11D featured ILO initiatives for the development of international standard for #coops & #SSE statistics & ILO-led collaborative work within @CopacCoop & @untfsse to strengthen their evidence base. 🔗linkedin.com/posts/ilocoops…

On 16 July 2025, ILO’s John Bliek delivered the keynote at the Caribbean World of Work Forum 2025 in Tobago, organized by Cipriani College of Labour and Co-Operative Studies. He spotlighted #cooperatives as engines of #decentwork @john_bliek @ilocoopsse @cclcstt @UN_TandT

🌀After Typhoon Yagi hit, @ILO, the Viet Nam Cooperative Alliance & partners joined forces to support recovery & resilience building. 🏘️356 households restored livelihoods & communities, govt & #coops built capacity to better withstand future crises. ilo.org/resource/artic…

Have you seen our SDG Policy Brief Series for #IYC2025? A 🧵

🆕 New report highlights lessons from @IloProspects on the role of #coops & other #SSE entities in addressing the needs of both forcibly displaced persons & host communities across Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Sudan & Uganda. 🔗ilo.org/publications/r…

📢Missed the @ilo-@WIEGOGLOBAL joint webinar on innovative approaches to addressing informality through the #SSE? 🎥The recording, presentation slides & other relevant resources of the webinar in English & Spanish are available now! 🔗Access them here:ilo.org/meetings-and-e…

🌐 Coops = key to #SDGs! Join our VNR Lab at #HLPF2025 to explore how coops help deliver on #Agenda2030 & the #IYC2025 theme: “Cooperatives Build a Better World” 📅 15 July | 🕐 13:00–14:15 EST 📍 UNHQ + Zoom 🔗 Register: bit.ly/4ly1wXy @UN4Coops @ilocoopsse @icacoop

👩‍⚖️ Decision-making tables shouldn’t have empty seats for women. 🤝 In cooperatives, they don’t. Anchored in “one member, one vote,” coops ensure women can lead, shape policies & drive change—advancing gender equality at work & in communities. #CoopsDay

🙌 Are you at the @icacoop CCR 2025 Global Research Conference? Join us this Friday for Session 11D on the development of international standard for #coops & #SSE statistics 📊 🗓️ 11 July | 🕚 11:00–13:00 (GMT-4) 📍C.626 Londres, HEC Montréal 🇨🇦 #IYC2025

#Coops put people at the centre of progress. As we mark the 2nd @UN Int'l Year of Coops, we recognize their vital role in advancing decent work, social justice & sustainable development. Coops offer solutions that are resilient, people-centred & leave no one behind. 🤝

In the keynote opening dialogue at @icacoop CCR Global Research Conference in🇨🇦, @simcim distinguished the REALITY, EVIDENCE & AWARENESS levels behind the perceived marginality of #coop & #SSE & reflected on their future in times of geo-political changes. linkedin.com/feed/update/ur…

🤝Les coopératives placent les personnes avant le profit. 📣Elles créent des emplois décents, renforcent la solidarité / construisent un avenir plus ↗️ 👉En amont de la Journée int'le des coopératives, @GilbertFHoungbo plaide pour un modèle éco centré sur l’humain ! #CoopDay

In his op-ed, @jonitokomusa, Director of @ILOCaribbean, highlights how #coops are transforming communities in the region & calls for supportive policies & investments to ensure that they continue driving a brighter, fairer Caribbean future. 📖lnkd.in/egiq6NNk #CoopsDay

Кооперативы — важные двигатели достойного труда и социальной справедливости. Они способствуют расширению возможностей сообществ, создают рабочие места и укрепляют местную и национальную экономику. 🤝 #CoopsDay #CoopsDay2025 @ilocoopsse

Cooperatives are key drivers of #DecentWork and #SocialJustice. They empower communities, create jobs, and strengthen local and national economies. 🤝 #CoopsDay #CoopsDay2025 @‌ilocoopsse