Thematic page on the cooperative, social and solidarity economy
SSE: Rural economy
The ILO considers cooperatives as instrumental in providing opportunities for productive and decent employment and improving the living and working conditions of women and men in rural areas. Cooperatives can play an important role in the promotion of rural entrepreneurship, business development and employment creation. They provide basic services as well as social protection in rural areas. Cooperatives are often considered as schools of democracy, promoting representation and voice for rural producers and workers, including those in the informal economy.
20 October 2016
Portfolio of Policy Guidance Notes on the Promotion of Decent Work in the Rural Economy
Building Local Development in Rural Areas through Cooperatives and other Social and Solidarity Economy Enterprises and Organizations
Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 2
The Cooperative Sector in Lebanon: What Role? What Future?
Strengthening management capacities of agricultural cooperatives: Findings and recommendations of My.Coop implementation (2012-2017)
My.COOP - Managing your agricultural cooperative
Training resource pack for agricultural cooperatives on the elimination of hazardous child labour
Policy brief
Findings of the Assessment of Service, Consumer and Handicraft Cooperatives in the West Bank: Challenges and Opportunities
My.COOP Guidance note for national adaptation and implementation
My COOP Brochure
Policy brief
Findings of the Assessment of Agricultural Cooperatives in West Bank: Challenges and Opportunities
Cooperatives for People-Centred Rural Development
Working Paper No. 12 - The hope for rural transformation : A rejuvenating cooperative movement in Rwanda
Empower rural women - end poverty and hunger: the potential of African cooperatives. Initiatives in Eastern and Southern Africa
Policy brief # 6
Enhancing the Participation of Rural Women Producers in Cooperatives in Yemen
Policy brief
Findings of the Assessment of Agricultural Cooperatives in West Bank: Challenges and Opportunities
Farm Workers’ Living and Working Conditions in South Africa
Assessment of the potential for Cooperative Development in selected Agriculture sectors in Ethiopia
Cooperating out of child labour – Harnessing the untapped potential of cooperatives and the cooperative movement to eliminate child labour
My.COOP Managing your agricultural cooperatives