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COOPERATIVE IS BEAUTIFUL: The rise of cooperatives as a tool for formalising the informal sector in Senegal
The cooperative, in the spotlight of the Senegalese economy, is becoming an essential instrument for formalising players in the informal economy.
The STRENGTHEN2 project is building the technical capacity of national actors on Employment Impact Assessment and development policy simulation in Senegal
The ILO and the UNTFSSE participated in the Global Social and Solidarity Economy Forum in Senegal
ILO staff from Senegal, Tunisia and Switzerland contributed to a number of sessions at the Forum, that took place in Dakar between May 1 - 6, sharing highlights of their work on the social and solidarity economy
25 to 28 January 2023
First official visit to Africa by ILO Director-General Houngbo
During his stay, he will hold talks with Macky Sall, President of the Republic of Senegal, as well as with the Senegalese authorities in charge of labour issues.
The Social and Solidarity Economy as an agent of social innovation in Africa
An ILO research report on the contribution of SSE to social innovation in Africa is now available in English and French
ILO/ITU/AU Joint Programme
Call for Participants: Youth Advisory Group on Digital Jobs
Empowering women to participate in the green transition of Mbao, Senegal
Training of market gardening groups and women farmers from the classified forest of Mbao with ILO's Start and Improve Your (Green) Business tool.
G7 Leaders’ Communiqué
ILO welcomes commitments in G7 leaders’ communiqué
New commitments by the G7 Leaders, covering gender equality, tackling inflation, climate change, and support for a just transition to a sustainable and inclusive future, have been welcomed by the ILO.
The ILO and the UNTFSSE participated in Pact for Impact’s event on Social and Solidarity Economy
The Chair of the UNTFSSE and the ILO’s Enterprises Department Director, Mr Vic van Vuuren, spoke at the Pact for Impact event “For an International Recognition of the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE)” on 4th March 2022.
First project of the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative launched in Senegal
The ILO, within the framework of the France-ILO partnership, has launched a project on "The social dimension of the ecological transition" in Senegal, representing the first project under the Climate Action for Jobs Initiative.
12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Plenary Session 6: Localizing Sustainable Development Goals: SSE as trigger of Local Economic Development
12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 3: SSE, just transition to climate-neutral and circular economy: innovative ways of production and consumption
12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy - Elective 6: SSE, Local Economic Development and social innovation
Cooperative society of solid waste collectors of Mbeubeuss-Bokk Diom is established
December 10 2021 was a historical day for the waste collectors at the MBEUBEUSS landfill, as it marked the birth of the “Cooperative society of solid waste collectors of Mbeubeuss-Bokk Diom”.
The PAJESS project participates in a session of the Vth World Forum on Local Economic Development
Mr. Tarek Mahjoub, Regional Director of Vocational Training and Employment at the Ariana Governorate in Tunisia shared the experience of the PAJESS project during the session "Integrated territorial systems for the Social Solidarity Economy (SSE): building a framework for analysis and planning".
Members and observers of the United Nations Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) co-organized a session at the Vth World Forum on Local Economic Development
UNDP, GSEF, UNRISD, ILO, and the UNTFSSE held virtually a session on “Integrated territorial systems for Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE): building a framework for analysis and planning’’ on 1 June 2021
#EndChildLabour2021
Media Advisory- Event to mark the World Day Against Child Labour in Africa
Join us for a regional virtual event to commemorate the World Day against Child Labour.
AU, ILO and UNICEF mark the World Day against Child Labour in Africa
The African Union, ILO and UNICEF organized a virtual Continental event to mark the World Day against Child Labour. The event brought together key actors, to discuss strategies to address child labour, taking a holistic and systemic approach based on the 2020 Global Estimates on Child Labour and related recommendations, which had been launched by the ILO and UNICEF on 10 June.
#EndChildLabour2021
Opening remarks by Ms Cynthia Samuel-Olonjuwon, ILO Assistant Director-General, Regional Director for Africa at the event to mark the World Day Against Child Labour in Africa
I commit the Office to work as one ILO to mainstream child labour issues into all relevant areas of work of the Abidjan Declaration implementation plan, in order to maximize our contribution to ending child labour in Africa. We will work closely with our tripartite Constituents to do so
New ILO - Belgium programme
Supporting Burkina Faso and Senegal to promote social protection
The Government of Belgium and the International Labour Organization will support the strengthening and extension of national social protection systems in Burkina Faso and Senegal to increase coverage of informal economy workers and their families, facilitate their access to health care and enable them to face the challenges of tomorrow.