News
April 2022
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News
ILO supports Occupational Safety and Health across cooperatives in Jordan
01 April 2022
A week-long training workshop focused on ILO’s “Practical Occupational Safety and Health Training for Cooperatives in Agriculture,” a training tool for partners providing advisory and training services for cooperatives in Jordan.
November 2021
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Cooperative development
A Vehicle of Entrepreneurship for Palestinian Local Economic Development
29 November 2021
The ILO, the Italian Agency for International Development (AICS) and the Cooperative Works Agency (CWA) launch the Cooperative Support Programme “Be the Impact” in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
May 2021
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Press release
ILO, Viet Nam join force to promote international labour standards and decent work for all
20 May 2021
Viet Nam plans to ratify 15 more ILO Conventions, including a core convention on freedom of association, during the 2021-30 period.
November 2020
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ILO at Expo 2020
COVID-19: How cooperatives are transforming rural lives and livelihoods
03 November 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact on health, jobs, businesses & economies. Yet, cooperatives have been lifting up their communities. Small-scale producers and family farmers were able to improve their access to markets and financing. Simel Esim, Head of Cooperatives Unit, explains how.
June 2018
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News
ILO to hold Technical Training Workshop on Cooperatives in Guyana
25 June 2018
Workshop to be opened by the Minister with responsibility for Labour within the Ministry of Social Protection, the Honourable Keith Scott.
April 2018
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News
Media Advisory: ILO works with ACCU to build resilience in Anguilla after disaster
24 April 2018
October 2012
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World Food Day
ILO says cooperatives key to boosting food production
16 October 2012
Agricultural cooperatives – the theme of the 2012 World Food Day – are a vehicle for decent lives and decent work, according to ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.
July 2007
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Article
International Day of Cooperatives 2007 - Seeds of change: cooperatives in Ethiopia
05 July 2007
Celebrated annually on the first Saturday of July, the International Day of Cooperatives highlights this year how cooperatives can promote corporate social responsibility by their very nature as enterprises that balance economic, environmental, and social imperatives. ILO Online reports from Ethiopia where the ILO helped to organize more than 100,000 coffee producers in 115 cooperatives.
May 2006
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News
Dutch government supports Decent Work Country Programmes
30 May 2006
The Government of the Netherlands will provide 38.5 million dollars to support the launch of the ILO Decent Work Country Programme strategy over the next four years.