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Latest news from the ILO on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy: September 2021

 
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The ILO DG participated in the OECD high-level conference on SSE
 
The political momentum around SSE was discussed at the opening session. ILO DG Guy Ryder reaffirmed the organization’s historical commitment to SSE, which dates back to its very foundation more than one hundred years ago.

 
 
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News Highlights for September 2021
 
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Jordanian trainer embarks on cooperative management training initiative
 
Jordanian Ahlam Mahadeen took part in the Trainers of Trainers (ToT) programme ILO organized on My.Coop training package on managing your agricultural cooperative. She is now training cooperative members on the contents of the package. More
 
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Building back better: the social economy as a driving force for change
 
In a session of the OECD event “The Social and Solidarity Economy: From the Margins to the Mainstream”, ILO Enterprises Director and the Chair of the UNTFSSE, along with actors of the social and solidarity economy (SSE), envisions a human-centred recovery with the SSE as a driving force. More
 
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ILO COOP contributes to the 2021 CIRIEC international conference
 
The ILO initiative on the implementation of the guidelines concerning statistics of cooperatives was introduced to the global research community on social and solidarity economy. More
 
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GSEF2021 will feature SSE’s role in Agenda 2030 and better recovery
 
The session will be held virtually on Wednesday 6 October at 13:00 - 14:30 Mexico time - 20:00-21:30 CET. More
 
 
Noteworthy Resources
 
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Cooperation for the transition to a green economy
 
The publication provides an overview on how cooperatives are acting to protect the environment and mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation. With a specific focus on how principle seven on concern for community is put into action, the report covers 8 case studies from all ICA regions and showcases a variety of environmental actions from cooperatives. More
 
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Solidarity Not Charity: Arts & Culture Grantmaking in the Solidarity Economy
 
The report explores how the grantmaking community can support culture workers and artists through an increasingly just economy. The report and its interactive website share an overview of the Solidarity Economy, culture workers’ role in it, and what grantmakers may do to support it. The authors show how the cultural sector is actively seeking alternatives to business-as-usual to create economic and racial justice in the sector and beyond. More
 
 
Events (Please check event websites for the latest updates/changes)
 
1-2 OCTOBER 2021
Decent Work & Democracy: Interactive workshop on Union Co-ops
 
4-8 OCTOBER 2021
5th Global Social Economy Forum GSEF2021 Mexico City
 
15-26 NOVEMBER 2021
12th ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy
 
1-3 DECEMBER 2021
ICA World Cooperative Congress, Seoul, Republic of Korea
 
 
 
 
 
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