HISTORY OF AICESIS
AICESIS has more than 70 members, which are economic and social councils and similar social dialogue institutions evenly distributed among several continents. 18 % of its members are Councils from Latin America and the Caribbean, 36 % from Europe, 30 % are from Africa, and 16 % from Eurasia.
AICESIS includes ordinary members, observers and associated members, such as international organizations and institutions. Under the Activities section of this Website, you can find information on the activities carried out by various member councils
History of AICESIS
The International Association of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (AICESIS) was established in July 1999 in Port Louis, Mauritius. It is a Dutch-law association headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
Evolution of the Members joining AICESIS
| 1999 Establishment | 2000-2005 | 2006-2010 | 2011-2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | Benin | Armenia | Aruba | |
| Algeria | Brazil | Burundi | Srpska | |
| Cordoba AR | Bulgaria | Israel | Buenos Aires AR | |
| Belgium | Korea | Jordan | Congo | |
| Burkina Faso | Spain | Kenya | El Salvador | |
| Cameroon | Ireland | Laos | Guatemala | |
| China | Lebano | Macedonia | Panama | |
| Ivory Coast | Malta | Mauritania | RD Congo | |
| Curacao | Mercosur | Mexico DF | Czech R | |
| Finland | Montenegro | Niger | Sint Maarten | |
| France | Monaco | Palestine | Serbia | |
| Gabon | Nicaragua | Dominican R | Tunisia | |
| Greece | Poland | Russia | ||
| Guinea | Czech R | Suriname | ||
| Hungria | Slovania | Chad | ||
| Italia | Venezuela | Thailand | ||
| Luxembourg | UCESIF | Ukraine | ||
| Macao | Vietnam | |||
| Mali | ||||
| Morroco | ||||
| Mauritius | ||||
| Netherlands | ||||
| Portugal | ||||
| Romania | ||||
| Senegal | ||||
| CESE | ||||
| UCESA | ||||
| New | 27 | 16 | 18 | 12 |
| Total | 27 | 43 | 61 | 73 |
Territorial spread of the AICESIS members
(Percentage)
| 1999 Establishment | 2000-2005 | 2006-2010 | 2011-2018 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | |||||
| America | 2 | 7.4 | 6 | 14.0 | 8 | 13.3 | 12 | 17.4 |
| Europa | 11 | 40.7 | 20 | 46.5 | 22 | 36.7 | 25 | 36.2 |
| Africa | 12 | 44.4 | 13 | 30.2 | 18 | 30.0 | 20 | 29.0 |
| Eurasia | 2 | 7.4 | 4 | 9.3 | 12 | 20.0 | 11 | 15.9 |
| Total | 27 | 100 | 43 | 100 | 60 | 100 | 69 | 100 |
