Resources on Care Economy
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News
UNTFSSE participates in the Side event 2020 International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD): “Building Back Better: Action Toward a Disability-Inclusive, Accessible and Sustainable Post-COVID-19 World”
10 December 2020
A representative of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and an observer to the United Nation Inter-agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) contributed to the debate on creating a disability-inclusive, accessible and sustainable Post-COVID-19 World
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ILO COOP 100 Slideshow I
Cooperatives provide quality care services
22 September 2020
As part of the ILO COOP 100 photo exhibitions, the ILO is featuring the contributions of cooperatives and the wider SSE to advancing decent work and sustainable development. This series of photos feature the contribution of cooperatives and the wider SSE in providing quality care services, from childcare and eldercare to care for persons living with disability or illness.
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News
Sharing research findings on the potential of cooperatives in promoting universal health coverage
28 June 2019
On June 20, 2019 the ILO co-organized a meeting on the “Cooperatives for Health” initiative at the Biotech Campus in Geneva.
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Article
The untapped potential of health cooperatives
14 April 2019
The role of the cooperative movement in general and health co-operatives in particular, both in tackling the challenge of decent employment worldwide and in providing health services for the underprivileged in one of the key topics discussed in this interview by Simel Esim
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Publication
Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 3
20 December 2018
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 hopes to raise awareness about the significant contributions of cooperative enterprises towards achieving the 2030 Agenda in a sustainable, inclusive and responsible way, and encourage continued support for their efforts. This brief in the series focuses on SDG 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all
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News
ILO hosts partners meeting on cooperative responses to advancing public health
28 May 2018
ILO hosts partners meeting to discuss the next steps on research exploring the potential of cooperatives to advance public health in Cameroon and Kenya.
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News
Discussing next steps toward advancing universal health coverage through cooperatives
26 April 2018
During the Geneva Health Forum in April 2018, the research findings on the potential of cooperatives in advancing universal health coverage were presented to discuss next steps with a range of stakeholders.
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Publication
Cooperatives meeting informal economy workers' child care needs - A Joint ILO and WIEGO Initiative
25 April 2018
Cooperatives set up and run by workers in the informal economy are among the solutions in meeting women workers’ care needs, while also helping protect their labour rights. This report complements the ILO's previous studies with cases from Brazil, India, and Guatemala on how informal economy workers’ organizations can mobilize through cooperatives to provide child care services to their members. The case studies highlight diverse forms of child care provision and outline the varied partnerships needed to implement and sustain child care services for informal economy workers.
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Publication
Advancing domestic workers’ rights through cooperatives in Trinidad and Tobago: An ILO, NUDE and SWCC initiative
18 April 2018
This brief summarizes one example of the ILO’s work in advancing domestic workers’ cooperatives. The ILO supported the National Union of Domestic Workers (NUDE) in Trinidad and Tobago to provide their members with access to employment opportunities and improved working conditions through a cooperative society.
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News
A step taken toward a common social cooperative framework in Turkey
28 March 2018
ILO representative joined a conference toward creating a common legal and institutional framework for emerging social cooperatives in Turkey.
