The Social and Solidarity Economy and Decent work

1. The Social and Solidarity Economy and Decent work The 2nd Social and Solidarity Economy Academy Montreal, 24 October 2011 Jürgen Schwettmann, ILO PARDEV

2. Content • Decent Work: a definition. • Social Economy: principles, actors and data. • Informal economy: decent work deficits. • The Social Economy as a bridge between informal and formal. • The virtuous triangle.

3. 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.” “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.” “Decent work sums up the aspirations of people in their working lives. It involves opportunities for workthat 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.” “Decent work sums up the aspirations of people in their working lives. It involves opportunities for workthat 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.” “Decent work sums up the aspirations of people in their working lives. It involves opportunities for workthat 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.” “Decent work sums up the aspirations of people in their working lives. It involves opportunities for workthat 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.”

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

5. The Social Economy: many different terms….

6. … but commoncharacteristics • Social Economy entities differ from other forms of enterprises • and social organizations in that they:

7. Five Families

8. Facts and Figures

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

10. The Informal Economy in sub-saharan Africa

11. DecentWorkDeficits 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 and lack of access to information, markets, finance, training and technology. 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 and lack of access to information, markets, finance, training and technology. 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 and lack of access to information, markets, finance, training and technology. 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 and lack of access to information, markets, finance, training and technology. 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 and lack of access to information, markets, finance, training and technology. 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 and lack of access to information, markets, finance, training and technology. 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 and lack of access to information, markets, finance, training and technology.

12. 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, 90th Session of the ILC, June 2002

13. The Social Economy as a Bridge

14. The Social Economy and Rights

15. The Social Economy and Jobs

16. The Social Economy and Protection

17. The Social Economy and Dialogue

18. The Virtuous Triangle