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Elective session on cooperatives in rural areas in the Academy on Rural Development

Reflecting on the efficiency of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) at the 8th Mont Blanc Meetings

Cooperating out of child labour in Malawi

In Malawi child labour is a persistent challenge. The recent estimates show that more than 2.1 million children, or about 38 per cent of Malawian children, continue to be involved in child labour. Most of these children are employed in the...

ILO participation in the 2nd Philippine Cooperative Managers’ Conference

On 24-25 November 2017, ILO Enterprise Development Specialist from ILO CO Manila participated in the 2nd Philippine Cooperative Managers’ Conference organized by the National Capital Region League of the Philippine Federation of Credit Cooperatives...

COOP Champions

Sandra Yu, ILO DWT Bangkok

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...

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Japan Workers’ Co-operative Union: Contributing to job creation and local community development through associated work

"Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators" is a series of interviews with cooperative leaders from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work with cooperatives. For this issue ILO interviewed Mr Osamu...

Exploring the potential of cooperatives in advancing universal health coverage

The 2017 edition of the ITC ILO Gender Academy includes an elective and a master course touching upon cooperatives

ILO participation in the ICA Global Conference on “Cooperatives: Putting People at the Centre of Development”

Two ILO representatives participated in the Global Conference of the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 14-16 November 2017.

The ILO presents the contribution of cooperative enterprises to the future of work at a side event to the European Social Summit

Reflections on the role of SSE in job creation in Southern Neighbourhood Countries of the EU

Cooperatives

Myanmar: ILO pilots self-learning approach to promote the cooperative business model

ILO conducted the first Myanmar pilot of the Think.Coop training module on cooperative business, where over 40 participants from trade unions, including farmers, were provided with a basic introduction to cooperation and collective action.

Decent work

How decent work can transform cotton production

South-South Project uses good practices in Brazil to promote decent work in cotton production in African and Latin American countries.

Our impact, Their voices

Free from debt and bonded labour in Sri Lanka’s fisheries

ILO's project helps free fishermen from debt bondage and supports livelihoods.

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Rokin Labour Banks: Financial cooperatives for workers in Japan

"Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators" is a series of interviews with cooperative leaders from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work with cooperatives. For this issue ILO interviewed Mr...

The ILO participates in the 4th World Forum on Local Economic Development to discuss roles of SSE in achieving SDGs at local level

National gathering of cooperation in Japan toward sustainable future

Japan’s National Gathering of Cooperation brought together close to 1000 participants to share good practices of cooperation toward building a sustainable society.

Looking at the past and the future of My.Coop

On 13 October, 2017 Agriterra, ITC-ILO and the Cooperatives Unit of the ILO met in Geneva to discuss the findings of a stocktaking study on My.Coop training package for agricultural cooperatives, with a view to enable more cooperatives to benefit...

Trade unions and producer organizations join forces to tackle child labour in agriculture

In September 2017 over 20 representatives of rural workers’ trade unions, national trade union centres, and small producers’ organizations, including cooperatives, from 13 countries in Africa convened in Ghana. The purpose of the workshop was to...

G7 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Declaration refers to cooperatives