All news: cooperatives

My.Coop roll-out trajectory in Myanmar

A first training of trainers on My.Coop – Managing your agricultural cooperative was conducted in Myanmar after the translation and adaptation of the modules to Burmese context.

My.Coop adapted in Rwanda with sugar cane farmers

My.Coop – Managing your agricultural cooperative training package gets another adaptation in Rwanda.

Message by Ms. Akiko Taguchi, Director, ILO Office for Japan

Launch of the Japan Co-operative Alliance (JCA)

ILO supports the revision of the half-century old cooperative bill in Ghana

The ILO is supporting the revision of the cooperative bill established in 1968 in Ghana.

The ILO Director-General meets with the President of the International Cooperative Alliance

International conference on cooperatives explores key issues facing workers and enterprises in the changing world of work

The ILO jointly organized the International Conference on Cooperatives in the Changing World of Work (CCWW) from April 29 to May 1, 2018 in Kozhikode, Kerala.

Discussing next steps toward advancing universal health coverage through cooperatives

During the Geneva Health Forum in April 2018, the research findings on the potential of cooperatives in advancing universal health coverage were presented to discuss next steps with a range of stakeholders.

ILO calls for decent job creation at 2nd Cooperative Congress in Nepal

Nepal hosted a jamboree of cooperative leaders in Kathmandu from 4-5 April 2018, underlying the role of cooperatives to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Interview with Vic Van Vuuren, Director of ILO Enterprises Department, on statistics of cooperatives

ILO Enterprises Department Director, current Chair of Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC), reflects on the progress of the work around statistics on cooperatives to date.

Media Advisory: ILO works with ACCU to build resilience in Anguilla after disaster

ILO supports the establishment of the new Palestinian cooperative agency

The ILO has recently started working with the Palestinian Cooperative Work Agency (CWA) for its institutional development and legal enhancement.

Interview with Ramin Behzad, member of COPAC Technical Working Group on Statistics of Cooperatives

The ILO has joined forces with other members of the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) to improve statistics on cooperatives. They are working towards developing guidelines on the measurement of cooperatives to be...

Interview with COPAC Board Member Bruno Roelants on statistics of cooperatives

The ILO has joined forces with other members of the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) to improve statistics on cooperatives. They are working towards developing guidelines on the measurement of cooperatives to be...

COPAC held its 77th Annual Board Meeting in Geneva

The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) held its 77th Annual Board Meeting in Geneva on April 5, 2018.

Interview with Professor Marie J. Bouchard, Chair of COPAC Technical Working Group on Statistics of Cooperatives

The ILO has joined forces with other members of the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) to improve statistics on cooperatives. They are working towards developing guidelines on the measurement of cooperatives to be...

Advancing guidelines for statistics on cooperatives

The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) Technical Working Group (TWG) on Statistics of Cooperatives held its second meeting on April 4, 2018 at the ILO offices in Geneva. Established in 2016, the TWG brings together...

Experts meet to discuss guidelines for statistics on cooperatives

The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) Technical Working Group (TWG) on Statistics of Cooperatives held its second meeting on April 4, 2018 at the ILO offices in Geneva. Established in 2016, the TWG brings together...

Interview with Professor Sonja Novkovic, member of COPAC Technical Working Group on Statistics of Cooperatives

The ILO has joined forces with other members of the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) to improve statistics on cooperatives. They are working towards developing guidelines on the measurement of cooperatives to be...

A step taken toward a common social cooperative framework in Turkey

ILO representative joined a conference toward creating a common legal and institutional framework for emerging social cooperatives in Turkey.

Role of cooperatives in rural women empowerment discussed during a side event at CSW62 in NY with ILO participating for COPAC

The Permanent Mission of the Dominican Republic to the United Nations organized a side event at the 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York focusing on the role of cooperatives in rural women empowerment.