News, stories and statements on cooperatives

  1. 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.

  2. News

    ILO COOP eNewsUpdate No. 3, 26 April 2017

    26 April 2017

    This latest issue of the ILO COOP Newsletter highlights a number of recent events and developments on cooperatives. Among others, it includes an article on a future of work and cooperatives event; presents the work of an ILO colleague working on SSE in Tunisia; and showcases how an Italian social cooperative consortium supports its members.

  3. News

    Cooperatives provide an alternative model for the future of work

    06 April 2017

    On 5 April, the eve of the symposium “Future of Work We Want: A Global Dialogue”, the ILO organized an event on the role of cooperation in a changing world of work.

  4. Spotlight on Cooperatives

    Italian social cooperatives working together for the benefit of the communities

    04 April 2017

    The six cooperatives of the Consorzio Copernico are working together for improved social impact with a slogan “stronger together” in North-West Italy.

  5. Article

    Cooperative response to migrant and refugee situations

    14 November 2016