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Colombia: An assessment summary
Providing care through the social and solidarity economy - Colombia
This assessment underscores the significant yet undervalued contribution of community care in Colombia, where unpaid domestic and care work, primarily undertaken by women, accounts for 21.7% of the GDP. The National Development Plan 2022-2026 has introduced the National Care System and the Ministry of Equality and Equity to address these issues. The study identifies key challenges, including gender disparities and decent work deficits, and highlights the potential of social and solidarity economy (SSE) entities to formalize care work, improve working conditions, and promote gender equality. The findings point to the need for systemic changes to enhance the recognition and support of community care providers.
Lebanon: An assessment summary
Providing care through the social and solidarity economy - Lebanon
This assessment highlights the critical need for improved working conditions for home-based care workers in Lebanon, primarily women. Lebanese nationals, migrant domestic workers, Syrian and Palestinian refugees, and other care workers face significant challenges, including low wages and inadequate legal and social protection. The assessment explores the viability of alternative SSE models to formalize employment, enhance social protection, and empower workers. Key findings emphasize the fragmented market for care services, the importance of facilitating care provision through SSE entities, and the need for a supportive legal and policy framework. Next steps include a validation workshop to align stakeholder priorities and the roll-out of ILO training tools.
Providing care through the social and solidarity economy - Occupied Palestinian Territory
This assessment highlights the critical need for affordable, quality childcare services in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). Improving early childhood education and care can significantly enhance children's development and women's workforce participation. Despite the high demand, current childcare options are fragmented, informal, and often unsafe. The assessment recommends enhancing early childcare services, improving working conditions in nurseries, and promoting social and solidarity economy (SSE) models, such as cooperatives and non-profit institutions, to provide sustainable childcare solutions. The findings support the development of structured childcare services to empower women and address socio-economic challenges in the region.
Study Report Business Case for Employer Supported Child Care in Egypt: Childcare Models for Scaling up
Providing Childcare for Workers Boosts their Productivity: Study Results
A Business Case for Employer Supported Child Care in Egypt: Case Studies
Advancing the 2030 Agenda through the Social and Solidarity Economy
Social and solidarity economy: Social innovation catalyst in Africa?
Cooperatives and the World of Work No. 16 - Legal Compendium on the Social and Solidarity Economy
Cooperatives and the World of Work No. 15 - Partnerships between trade unions and the social and solidarity economy to support informal economy workers
Social Protection & Cooperatives Spotlight - Mobilizing social and solidarity economy units towards universal social protection
South Africa’s social and solidarity economy: Alignment of the policy with national, regional and international frameworks
South Africa’s social and solidarity economy: An evaluation of the policy development process
South Africa’s social and solidarity economy: A study of its characteristics and conditions
Strengthening Social and Solidarity Economy Policy in Asia
Mapping the Social and Solidarity Economy Landscape in Asia Towards an Enabling Policy Environment
ILO COOP eNewsUpdate
An ILO initiative on advancing the Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives
Mapping the Social and Solidarity Economy Landscape in Asia - Setting the scene
Mapping the Social and Solidarity Economy Landscape in Asia Spotlight on Republic of Korea