The 3 rd Academy on SSE Agadir, 8 April 2013 Roberto Di Meglio, ILO

Decent Work: a definition Social and Solidarity Economy: principles, actors and data Youth Employment and Decent Work: data Youth Employment through Social and Solidarity Economy Content

What is meant by Decent Work? “ Decent work sums up the aspirations of people in their working lives. It involves opportunities for work that are productive and deliver a fair income, security in the workplace and social protection for families, better prospects for personal development and social integration, freedom for people to express their concerns, organize and participate in the decisions that affect their lives and equality of opportunity and treatment for all women and men.” “

1.Rights at work, in particular the fundamental principles and rights at work; 2.Employment, livelihoods and income; 3.Social security and working conditions; 4.Social dialogue between governments, workers and employers Four Pillars

“Convinced that in a world of growing interdependence and complexity and the internationalization of production: (...) productive, profitable and sustainable enterprises, together with a strong social economy and a viable public sector, are critical to sustainable economic development and employment opportunities ” Declaration on Social Justice for a fair Globalization (2008)

The Social and Solidarity Economy: many different terms…. Social Economy Solidarity Economy Community Economy Popular Economy Social and Solidarity Economy Social Enterprise Social Economy Enterprises Third Sector Non-Profit Sector

recognize the primacy of people and work over capital are built on the principles of solidarity, mutuality, reciprocity, cooperation and proximity seek to simultaneously achieve social, societal, economic and environmental benefits are based on voluntary participation, member empowerment and peoples’ commitment … but common characteristics Social Economy entities differ from other forms of enterprises and social organizations in that they :

Five Families Cooperatives Mutual societies AssociationsFoundations Social enterprises

TEN FACTS ON SOCIAL AND SOLIDARITY ECONOMY Clicker questions

Worldwide, there are cooperative societies with one billion individual member- households and 1.10 million employees million employees million employees

The OECD estimates that 1.5% 2.10% 3.25% of the citizens of the European Union are directly related to the Social Economy, be it as producers or as consumers, savers, tenants, insured, students or volunteers

Micro health insurance schemes: in French speaking Africa, some 336 schemes with million million beneficiaries have been established.

At the European level, the SSE represents approximately 1.3 % 2.6 % 3.8 % of total employment

Worldwide, there are cooperative societies with one billion individual member-households and 100 million employees. The 300 largest cooperatives in the world accumulate a combined turnover of 1.1 trillion US-$ per year The OECD estimates that 25% of the citizens of the European Union are directly related to the Social Economy, be it as producers or as consumers, savers, tenants, insured, students or volunteers Micro health insurance schemes: in French speaking Africa, some 336 schemes with 1.7 million beneficiaries have been established. 53,000 credit unions with 188 million members from 100 countries organized in the World Council of Credit Unions are supported and manage 1.5 trillion US-$ in assets. Ten facts on Social and Solidarity Economy

At the European level, the SSE represents approximately 10 per cent of all European companies (approximately 2 million undertakings) and 6 per cent of total employment Data (CEPES and LEGACOOP) shows that during the crisis started in 2008, the social economy sector has created new jobs in Italy, while in Spain it lost fewer jobs than in the traditional private sector Many governements have recently approved new and innovative legal frameworks and policies on SSE (Brasil, France, Mexico, Spain). In Cameroun, Mali and South Africa the issue is on the public policy debate In Argentina, well over jobs have been saved through the establishment of 130 worker-owned “empresas recuperadas”( transformation of bankrupt private or public enterprises into worker-owned cooperatives) social cooperatives in Italy provide work to employees and 24,000 disadvantaged people undergoing integration Ten facts on Social and Solidarity Economy

Social economy organizations and enterprises can create Decent Work; Social economy enterprises and organizations can make existing work more decent. Social economy and Decent Work

TEN FACTS ON THE YOUTH EMPLOYMENT CRISIS Clicker questions

1.10 % 2.20 % 3.40 % of the world’s unemployed are young people

On average, young people are nearly 1.Two 2.Three 3.Four times more likely to be unemployed than adults

Young women face 1.more 2.less 3.similar difficulties than young man

Young people are 1.more prone to unemployment and under employment 2.more prone to unemployment, under employment and informality 3.more prone to unemployment, under employment, informality and discouragement than other groups

There are over 1.2 billion people in the world between 15 and 24 years of age Forty per cent of the world’s unemployed are young people On average, young people are nearly three times more likely to be unemployed than adults Young women face more difficulties than young man More than 220 million young workers are working poor Ten facts on the youth employment crisis

Most young workers in developing countries are in the informal economy There is an increasing incidence of non-standards jobs among youth The transition from school to work is becoming increasingly difficult Young people are more prone to unemployment, under employment, informality and discouragement than other groups Youth are increasingly discouraged. The number of youth neither in employment nor in education or training is growing Ten facts on the youth employment crisis

Decent Work Deficits Work in the informal economy is often characterized by – small or undefined workplaces – unsafe and unhealthy working conditions – low levels of skills and productivity – low or irregular incomes – long working hours – lack of access to information, markets, finance, training and technology.

Informal Economy and Decent Work “To promote decent work, it is necessary to eliminate the negative aspects of informality while at the same time ensuring that opportunities for livelihood and entrepreneurship are not destroyed, and promoting the protection and incorporation of workers and economic units in the informal economy into the mainstream economy” Conclusions concerning decent work and the informal economy, 90 th Session of the ILC, June 200 2

The Social Economy as a Bridge Between informal and formal Between rural and urban Between local and global Between society and governments Between individuals and society

OUR “COLLECTIVE BRAIN” ON SOCIAL AND SOLIDARITY ECONOMY