ASEC – Asian Social Solidarity Economy, the Asian SSE Council participated in most of the activities of this workshop held in Bangkok on 18-19 June. Organised by the International Labour Organisation with the support of the ILO Cooperatives Unit, these two days aimed at reflecting, promoting, sharing and collectively building local roots to face the challenges in the region.
SSE entities create quality jobs, contribute to the inclusion of disadvantaged groups, driving inclusive and sustainable development across Asia and the Pacific. They respond to transformations in the world of work, in and through their principles and values, such as inclusion, diversity, equality, Ecology and Participatory Governance.
ASEC will contribute key findings that shed light on the landscape of the social and solidarity economy, its contributions to decent work and sustainable development, challenges and opportunities, as well as policy recommendations.
See the agenda: https://www.ilo.org/…/workshop-social-and-solidarity…
ASEC also drafted a very comprehensive report which you can read it here: https://nextcloud.ripess.eu/s/WFYGbb3o2g3w9BN
At the end of the meeting, a collective conclusion was drawn up, which you can read on the ILO website.
In addition to a dynamic group of ILO constituents from the countries of the region, including Indonesia, representatives of the ILO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, the ILO Cooperative Unit, ICA Asia Pacific, Ripess, ASEC, SEWA Cooperative Federation, CICOPA, UN ESCAP and ASEC, the room also had our colleagues joining us online as speakers and participants, including Idwfed Wkers, ESS Forum International, GSEF – Global Forum for Social and Solidarity Economy and many more.
