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The Tunisian Parliament adopts a bill on the social and solidarity economy
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The bill on social and solidarity economy (SSE) was adopted by the Assembly of the Representatives of the People in Tunisia with 131 votes in favour, zero objections and only one abstention. The new law aims to create an enabling environment for a more equitable and inclusive human-centred economic model in Tunisia. The adoption of this laws is the result of a long process of tripartite consultations. The ILO has provided technical support during the whole process within the framework of the “Promotion of Organizations and Mechanisms of Social and Solidarity Economy (PROMESS)” project financed by the Government of the Netherlands. More
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UNTFSSE publishes a statement on “What role for the Social and Solidarity Economy in the post COVID-19 crisis recovery?”
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| The United Nations Inter-agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) released a statement on “What role for the Social and Solidarity Economy in the post COVID-19 crisis recovery?” Currently chaired by the ILO, the Task Force has 18 UN Agencies and the OECD as members and 13 civil society organizations as observers. The statement is a joint effort of the members and observers to reflect on the impact of COVID-19 on people’s lives, economies and the planet, examine the role of the SSE in building back better, and call to action for governments. The statement will be presented at the UNTFSSE virtual event on 10 July 2020. More |
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ILO COOP 100 Webinar III: Cooperatives for Climate Action
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| The webinar will be organized this Friday, 3 July 2020 between 13:30 and 15:00 (CEST), on the occasion of the International Day of Cooperatives. It will be held in English with simultaneous translation into French and Spanish. Speakers will include: Sonia Dias, Waste Specialist at Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO), Brazil; Dirk Vansintjan, President of REScoop.eu, Belgium; Noel Raboy, President and CEO of CLIMBS Life and General Insurance Cooperative, Philippines; and Moustapha Kamal Gueye, Manager of ILO’s Green Jobs Programme. Sign up here! |
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Call for Papers : ILO COOP Centenary Symposium
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| The call invites researchers and practitioners to submit papers for the ILO COOP 100 Symposium to be organized from 16 to 17 November 2020. Submissions should be sent to ILO COOP by 15 August 2020, including an abstract of not more than 100 words and main texts of 2,000 to 2,500 words in English. More |
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Co-operatives UK gives a special award to ILO COOP on the occasion of its Centenary
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| During its Annual General Meeting online, Co-operative UK announced a special award for the Cooperatives Unit of the ILO on the occasion of its centenary and in recognition of its contributions to cooperative development around the world. Co-operatives UK, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary, is a national network of cooperative businesses from agricultural, retail and financial cooperatives to social care providers and sports clubs. More |
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ILO COOP 100 Interviews
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| ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who have closely engaged with the ILO's work on cooperatives and the wider SSE. For this issue, we interviewed Robby Tulus, ex-ICA AP Regional Director and cooperative consultant; Andrew Bibby, journalist and writer on cooperative and social enterprises; and Edgar Parnell, cooperative practitioner.
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ILO COOP Chiefs across time: Sailendra Narayan Roy, Chief of ILO COOP from late 1956 to 1964
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| During his time at the Ministry of Labour of India and prior to joining the ILO in 1952, Sailendra Narayan Roy led the Indian delegation to the ILO Asian Conference of Experts in Singapore in 1949 and was a delegate from India to an ILO Technical Conference in Bangkok in 1951. Upon joining the ILO in 1952 S. N. Roy worked in the Vocational Training Section of the Manpower Division for one year and served as the Counsellor and Assistant Chief of the Manpower Division between 1953 and 1956. He was appointed the Chief of the Co-operation and Handicrafts Division in late 1956. In 1964, he was assigned special duties in line with the reorganization of the ILO and retired from the ILO in 1966. More
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| Other noteworthy resources |
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We Effect & ViAgroforestry Interim Strategy 2020-2021
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| We Effect and ViAgroforestry, development cooperation organizations founded by the Swedish cooperative movement, adopted a joint strategy to deal with the food crisis and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the heart of the strategy is the right to food, with a strong focus on gender equality and climate. The strategy has been developed through a digital consultation process that included staff and partners in 22 countries where the two organizations work. More |
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| events (Please check event websites for the latest updates/changes due to COVID-19) |
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| The second week of NOVEMBER |
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