ILO's work on cooperatives in Asia and the Pacific
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Strengthening the Social and Solidarity Economy in Thailand
19 July 2023
Three universities discussed the formation of a consortium on the SSE in Thailand and an event featured the potential for the SSE model to achieve the SDGs through social innovation.
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Harnessing the Potential of the Social and Solidarity Economy in Mongolia
17 July 2023
The booth on social and solidarity economy at the World SME Day Expo 2023 explored ways to improve understanding of the social and solidarity economy in Mongolia, to strengthen its contribution to sustainable development in line with the country’s long-term development policy.
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International Day of Cooperatives
Cooperatives improve the lives of people through equity: ILO DG’s video message for the International Day of Cooperatives featured in India
01 July 2023
ILO DG’s video address at the 17th Indian Cooperative Congress.
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ILO shares its work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy in Korea and strengthens cooperation with Korean partners
26 June 2023
The mission members shared the ILO’s work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy and explored avenues to further strengthen collaboration with related Korean institutions, universities, and cooperative partners.
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ILO holds third regional advisory committee to share updates on strengthening the social and solidarity economy in Asia project
21 June 2023
The project’s national researchers and regional advisory committee members exchanged around the progress of the research on the social and solidarity economy in Cambodia, Mongolia, Thailand, and Vietnam on 9 June 2023.
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ILO Office for Japan supports a special dialogue session on the future of the social and solidarity economy in Tokyo
21 June 2023
On the 17 June 2023, the Institute for Solidarity-based Society (Rengo Institute) at Hosei University, with the support of the ILO Office for Japan, held a public lecture on 'Special Dialogue Session: The Future of the SSE” in Tokyo, Japan.
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43rd Regular Meeting of The UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE)
12 June 2023
The 43rd UNTFSSE meeting was held virtually on 16 May 2023. It brought together around 30 participants from seven member (ILO, UNRISD, ECLAC, UNDP, UNDESA, UNCTAD and OECD) and eleven observer organizations (Catalyst2030, CIRIEC, CSEND, EMES, EURICSE, DIESIS, GSEF, Euclid Network, ICA, SSE International Forum, RIPESS).
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ILO COOP/SSE presents updates to Government Groups on the SSE
19 May 2023
ILO COOP/SSE was extended an invitation by two government groups of Member States in the Asia and the Pacific and Africa regions, to provide an update on recent developments on the SSE portfolio.
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UNTFSSE participates in Virtual Side Event at the 8th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs
18 May 2023
The “Social Innovation Experiences from the Social and Solidarity Economy” session was organized online on May 2, 2023 10:00-11:30 EST.
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Building local farmer and cooperative groups’ capacity for sustainable cooperative development in Laos
28 April 2023
The ILO organized a Think.COOP training programme in Paksong, Champasack province, Lao PDR for tea and coffee farmer groups and staff from Attapeu Department of Industry and Commerce.