All publications: cooperatives

Countries in Focus on Statistics of Cooperatives

Statistics on Cooperatives Country in Focus: United Kingdom

Countries in Focus on Statistics of Cooperatives

Statistics on Cooperatives Country in Focus: Canada

Countries in Focus on Statistics of Cooperatives

Statistics on Cooperatives Country in Focus: Russian Federation

Summary

Summary of Key Findings - Cooperation among workers in the informal economy: A focus on home based workers and waste pickers

This is a summary of key findings of the report “Cooperation among workers in the informal economy: A focus on home-based workers and waste pickers”. This report is part of the joint ILO and WIEGO initiative, which aims to understand the nature and...

The Future of Work Centenary Initiative Issue Note Series No. 6

Cooperation in a changing world of work: Towards a cooperative future

This note looks at the ways in which cooperatives respond to technological, demographic, economic and environmental changes that are taking place within the world of work.

Providing Care through Cooperatives 2: Literature Review and Case Studies

Today, care is provided in myriad forms, from childcare and eldercare to care for persons living with a disability or illness. What is more, the need for care is growing worldwide, driven by demographic shifts including the growing ageing population...

Social Finance Working Paper #67: Social Finance for Social Economy

Impact Report Series, Issue 5

Evaluating the results of an agricultural cooperative support programme: Business practices, access to finance, youth employment

The “Impact report” series disseminates research reports from Taqeem-supported impact evaluations. Reports include baseline, endline and qualitative studies which describe the impact estimates of evaluations of youth employment interventions based...

Policy brief

Findings of the Assessment of Service, Consumer and Handicraft Cooperatives in the West Bank: Challenges and Opportunities

This policy brief presents concrete strategies to improve the challenging situation that workers face in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT) by exploring how service, consumer and handicraft cooperatives in the West Bank can be strengthened.

ILO South-South and Triangular Cooperation Academy, 2016: Virtual spaces

Providing Care through Cooperatives 1: Survey and Interview Findings

Cooperatives are emerging as an innovative type of care provider, particularly in the absence of viable public or other private options.This report lists challenges and opportunities that cooperatives face in the care sector, highlighting resources...

Women’s Entrepreneurship Development

The ILO approach to Women’s Entrepreneurship Development - Sustainable Enterprises

Advancing gender equality: The co-operative way

Great strides have been made towards gender equality over the last two decades. Nevertheless, deep gender disparities persist across the globe, surfacing in labour markets, as well as other realms. Compared to men, women continue to earn less, are...

Report

Advancing gender equality: The co-operative way

Great strides have been made towards gender equality over the last two decades. Nevertheless, deep gender disparities persist across the globe, surfacing in labour markets, as well as other realms. Compared to men, women continue to earn less, are...

Fact sheet

Labour Migration Highlights No. 2: Labour Migration and Cooperatives

Cooperatives can offer migrant workers options for better lives. This fact sheet offers examples of successful migrant workers' cooperatives and discusses policy challenges moving forward.

The story of the ILO’s Promotion of Cooperatives Recommendation, 2002 (No. 193)

This publication highlights how the Recommendation No. 193 is being used, and its impact on the laws, policies and practices of countries. The publication also provides a brief account of the ILO’s engagement with cooperative development.

Working Paper

Cooperating out of Isolation: The Case of Migrant Domestic Workers in Lebanon, Jordan and Kuwait

While countries globally are moving towards recognizing domestic workers under their labour legislation, limited protection is provided to more than two million domestic workers working and living in the Middle East. The majority of these workers...

Farm Workers’ Living and Working Conditions in South Africa

Key findings and trends on a topical research undertaken by South African Universities to manage the future landscape of agriculture in the country.

The cooperative way of doing business

The ILO approach to supporting cooperatives - Sustainable Enterprises

The Social and Solidarity Economy

The ILO approach to Social Economy - Sustainable Enterprises