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How Peruvian quinoa farmers have boosted their income

The Andean Grains Programme – a joint ILO-FAO-UNESCO initiative – not only improved the livelihoods of organic quinoa producers but also contributed to the economic empowerment of women.

Member of COPAC Technical Working Group on statistics of cooperatives meets with the Philippines Statistics Authority

ILO participates in an event to mark the 70th anniversary of the French general law on cooperatives

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Rah-e-Roshd: The first cooperative school working to advance inclusive and quality education in Iran

"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 Ms Anahita...

African cooperative leaders share their observations on the 2017 ILO/JCCU study tour in Japan

The 8th edition of the ILO/Japanese Consumers' Cooperative Union (JCCU) Study Tour for African Cooperative Leaders took place in Japan from 29 August to 6 September 2017 with participants from Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Swaziland and representatives...

Improving livelihoods through cooperatives - ILO LEED project in Northern Sri Lanka

Emerging cooperative responses to gig economy in Asia

ILO COOP presents on the role of cooperatives in overcoming refugee and migrant precarity in a side event at the 36th Session of the Human...

A dialogue between Greek and international cooperative and SSE leaders

COOP Champions

Yumi Nabeshima, ILO Tokyo

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...

Member of COPAC Technical Working Group on statistics of cooperatives presents on work and employment in cooperatives to the Working Group...

African cooperative leaders explore the diverse businesses of Japanese cooperatives

From 29 August to 6 September, The 8th ILO/JCCU study tour was organized in Tokyo and Shizuoka, Japan. This year four participants from Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria and Swaziland and representatives of ICA Africa and ILO COOP Unit joined the tour to...

ILO pilots an orientation tool on cooperation in Cambodia

COOP Champions

Badra Alawa, ILO DWT/CO-Cairo

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...

My.Coop gets a provincial adaptation in Peru

For the first time since it was launched in 2012, the My.Coop – Managing your agricultural cooperative training package was adapted at the provincial level in the San Martín region of Peru.

Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators

SEWA Cooperative Federation in India: Towards self-reliance

"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 Ms Mirai...

Interview with Rafael Diez de Medina, Director of ILO STATISTICS on Statistics of Cooperatives

The solidarity market of Casablanca

ILO SSE Academy in Seoul concluded successfully

The 8th edition of the ILO SSE Academy took place in Seoul, the Republic of Korea from 26 to 30 June. Over 150 participants from more than 30 countries exchanged their experiences, best practices and challenges under the theme “Innovative ecosystems...

COOP Champions

Özge Berber-Agtaş, ILO Office for Turkey in Ankara

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...