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ILO COOP 100 Interview
ILO COOP 100 Interview with Iain Macdonald, former Director General of the International Cooperative Alliance
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...
IT for Change hosts a webinar on the potential of cooperatives as a means to organize workers in the platform economy
IT for Change organized a session “Going co-op: A platform model for workers in the South” as part of RightsCon, an annual summit bringing together multidisciplinary actors from technologists, business leaders, and activists to journalists, and...
COPAC organizes an International Day of Cooperatives event on cooperatives and climate action
ILO’s Enterprises Department Director and Chair of the Committee on Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC), Mr van Vuuren, participated as a speaker in a virtual event organized on the occasion of the International Day of Cooperatives...
Co-operatives UK gives a special award for ILO COOP on the occasion of its Centenary
The award recognizes the important role played by the ILO on cooperative development around the world since 1920.
Emerging Insight: Women’s safety nets are falling away
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...
Social dialogue and the Future of Work
Enhancing social partners’ and social dialogue’s roles in a changing world of work
A new report by the ILO in cooperation with the European Commission looks at how the social partners in European countries are adapting to sweeping changes in the world of work.
Social dialogue and the Future of Work
Enhancing social partners’ and social dialogue’s roles and capacity in the new world of work
ILO100
Council of the EU welcomes the ILO Centenary Declaration for the Future of Work
The Council calls on the EU Member States to pursue a human-centred approach to the future of work.
Key developments, role and organization of Public Employment Services in Great Britain, Belgium-Flanders and Germany
Historical reforms, role and organization of Public Employment Services (PES) in three selected developed countries.
Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 14
This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of 17 briefs, one for each Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), COPAC...
ILO100
UK House of Lords praises ILO on its Centenary
As part of a general debate in the UK House of Lords, members congratulated the ILO on its 100th anniversary and praised its achievements in furthering social justice and decent work.
Skills for green jobs in United Kingdom: An update
Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Siôn Whellens: Incubating worker cooperatives in the changing world of work
“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)....
Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Centre for Co-operative Studies: Building a solid knowledge base on the cooperative business model
“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)....
Informal EPSCO meeting focusses on boosting women’s labour market participation
At the Informal Meeting of the EU Ministers of Employment and Social Policy (EPSCO), Heinz Koller, ILO Assistant Director-General, described the gender gaps in the labour market.
High-level conference - The Future of Work: Today. Tomorrow. For All.
A conference organized by the European Commission discussed the changes taking place in the world of work and explored how the future of work can be inclusive.
ILO’s participation in a public seminar on economic democracy and worker cooperatives in Ireland
ILO participates in a dialogue with trade unions, cooperatives and academics in Ireland and the UK on the potential of worker cooperatives in advancing economic democracy and decent work in the context of the future of work.
ILO Centenary Celebration
ILO 24-hour Global Tour of centenary celebrations to stop in Brussels
On 11 April 1919, ILO’s constitution was adopted in Paris. 100 years later, the diversity and reach of ILO’s work will be showcased in a global live show, webcast from 24 locations in 24 hours, as part of the organisation’s centenary celebrations....
Ensuring decent work in the health sector
Health workers face important decent work deficits. During a Workshop organized by the European Commission, the ILO explained how this affects the quality of care, and how decision makers can ensure decent work in the health sector.
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