Spotlight on Cooperatives

Supporting freelancers through the cooperative model

07 July 2017

SMart supports freelancers in nine European countries by providing tools to facilitate administrative work and multiple services to access social protection.

COOP Champions

Özge Berber-Agtaş, ILO Office for Turkey in Ankara

06 July 2017

COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future aspirations.

News

Promoting social inclusion through social and solidarity economy

23 June 2017

On June 1st, the ILO participated and presented in the "Conference on the Role of the Social and Solidarity Economy in Reducing Social Exclusion" in Budapest on the institution's ongoing work on social and solidarity economy.

News

Highlights of an Interview with Jean Louis Bancel at the 106th ILC

13 June 2017

Jean Louis Bancel, the recently elected Cooperatives Europe President, participated in the 106th International Labour Conference representing the International Cooperative Alliance. ILO COOP talked with Jean Louis who is also the President of Credit Cooperative, a cooperative bank in France, and the President of Coop France. Below are highlights from that conversation ranging from the relation between cooperatives and the social economy to the changing world of work.

Cooperatives

Meetings and field visits in Ankara, Şanlıurfa and Harran to support Syrians and local communities through cooperatives

15 August 2016

Cooperatives

ILO workshop highlights importance of cooperatives in creation of decent jobs for waste pickers

11 August 2016

Banking co-ops

What financial cooperatives can teach the big banks

05 November 2012

The success of financial cooperatives during the global financial crisis shows there is a credible alternative to the investment-owned banking system.