Social and Solidarity Economy Social innovation in the world of work 27 – 31 July 2015, Johannesburg, South Africa The 5th ILO ACADEMY Roberto Di Meglio Local Development and Social Economy ILO Geneva

The role of Social and Solidarity Economy in employment generation

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 Many governments have recently approved innovative legislation and policy on the social economy (Brazil, France, Mexico and Spain). In Cameroon, Mali, Italy, South Korea and South Africa the issue is part of the ongoing debate on public policies. 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 (> Italian SC provide > jobs) In Argentina, well over jobs have been saved through the establishment of 130 worker-owned “empresas recuperadas”. RSA : The National Growth Path (NGP) sets the potential employment target of the SSE sector at new jobs by 2020, with comprehensive government support for SSE initiatives Five facts on Social and Solidarity Economy

Social and Solidarity Economy SSE AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION 4 Economies of scale and scope; Innovation and creativity: Green jobs and environmental protection;

Social and Solidarity Economy SSE AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION 5 Local identity and local products; Work integration of vulnerable group of people; Quality of the work generated by the SSE

Social and Solidarity Economy SSE Academy ILO Regional Conference on SE, Johannesburg (South Africa) 2009 First Edition of SSE: Turin (Italy) 2010 Second Edition of SSE: Montréal (Canada) 2011 Third Edition of SSE: Agadir (Morocco) 2013 Fourth Edition of SSE: Campinas (Brazil) 2014 It is an interregional training opportunity gathering practitioners from all around the world, to share their experiences and meet leading SSE specialists. Fifth Edition of SSE: Johannesburg (RSA) 2015

Social and Solidarity Economy OUR “COLLECTIVE BRAIN” ON SSE OUR WEB SITES RELATED TO SSE SSE AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION