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ILO COOP 100 Interview

ILO Interview with Mr Haruyoshi Amano, Manager, International Relations Unit, Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union (JCCU)

Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...

A worker cooperatives bill has been submitted to the House of Representatives in Japan

The bill aims to provide a specific legal framework for worker cooperatives in promoting decent job creation and sustainable and inclusive development of local communities.

UNTFSSE special meeting on COVID-19 and other matters

The UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) organized a virtual meeting to continue the discussion on the implications of COVID-19 on the Task Force work.

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

HomeNet South Asia, a network of home-based worker organisations across all South Asian countries

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE)....

ILO COOP 100 Interview

ILO Interview with Legacoop President, Mauro Lusetti

Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...

ILO and JICA Co-organize Online Study Session on Child Labour and Business

The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) jointly organised an online study Session on Child Labour and Business on how to strengthen the collaboration in the area of child labour in order to...

ILO Enterprises Director speaks at a webinar on increased importance of the SSE in the aftermath of COVID-19

Recent developments in Cameroon’s social economy law and policy

The government adopted a new framework law that establishes structures and instruments to promote the development of social economy enterprises and organizations, as a means of promoting balanced and sustainable economic growth in Cameroon.

ILO and UNTFSSE participate in the first meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Luxembourg Declaration under the Spanish Presidency

Representatives from the EU member states confirmed their commitment to promote the social economy and discussed the importance of social economy organizations in COVID-19 recovery measures.

Interview with Michele Pellegrini: The experience of a social cooperative, Cadore in Italy

The ILO and its International Training Centre in Turin, mark ten-years of organizing the Academy on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE). Since 2010, more than 1,200 participants from all continents participated in the 11 editions of the academy....

Think.Coop online is now available!

Given the difficulty in conducting face-to-face training during the current pandemic, the ILO has developed a set of materials for the online delivery of the Think.Coop training programme.

ILO COOP 100 Interview

Interview with Edgar Parnell, Cooperative Practitioner

Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...

UNTFSSE members and observers discuss COVID-19 responses and work-plan priorities

The ILO chaired the meeting and its Cooperatives Unit shared its work related to the COVID-19 response.

ILO COOP 100 Interview

Interview with Andrew Bibby, Journalist and Writer on cooperatives

Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...

ILO COOP 100 Interview

Interview with Robby Tulus, ex-ICA AP Regional Director, cooperative consultant

Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...

An ILO project on strengthening SSE policy in Asia convenes a virtual interim research workshop

Researchers, officials of the Korea Social Enterprise Promotion Agency (KoSEA), and ILO staff members met online to discuss a research framework, initial drafts of country case studies, and future plans on the research phase of the project.

ILO COOP 100 Interview

Interview with Joseph Connolly, former ILO official

Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on...

ILO COOP COVID-19 Message to Brazil Cooperatives and Social and solidarity organizations

ILO COOP COVID-19 Solidarity Message

Cooperatives in Post-Covid-19 Development: Challenges, Opportunities and Partnerships