International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions

On 2 July 1999, in Port Louis (Mauritius), the Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions participants unanimously approved the founding Articles of AICESIS.

These Articles were subsequently modified by the General Assemblies of Seoul, South Korea, in September 2006, and of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012.

Previously, the AICESIS working themes focused on "Globalization of world trade and its consequences" (2001); "Fighting poverty through sustainable development: towards a partnership approach" (2003); "Creating an environment conducive to generating decent and productive employment and its impact on sustainable development, including sustained economic growth and poverty eradication" (2006); "Intensifying international cooperation, promoting joint development and building a harmonious world" (2007) ; "The role of ESCs/SIs in the new economic, social and environmental world governance" (2011); "Promoting the employment and socio-professional integration of young people: what are the new issues and what role can organized civil society play?"

The third awards were given in September 2013 in Algiers (Algeria) to civil society organizations that have undertaken initiatives for the achievement of the MDGs 1 and 8 "full employment, decent and productive work for poverty reduction".

The third one was organized in September 2015 in Kabardino-Balkaria (Russia) on "International cooperation between Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions in favor of global development."

AICESIS together with ILO organizes -in regular basis- Seminars on the issues of Social Dialogue and Sustainable Development, such as the Webinar-CESALC-Latin America and the Webinar-European Region, in December 2021.

In June 2022 a major event took place in Athens (Greece) on Climate Change, gathering more than 30 Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions from all over the world.

Thus each year, the AICESIS intervenes as an IGO, at the International Labour Conference, alongside representatives of governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and expresses the views of ESCs/SIs.