Resources on cooperatives

  1. The ILO and the JCA organize a joint webinar on the social and solidarity economy in Japan

    20 December 2021

    On 16 December, 2021, ILO Office for Japan and the Japan Cooperative Alliance (JCA) co-hosted an online webinar, "TSUNAGARU by the Social and Solidarity Economy”.

  2. Workshop on Strengthening Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) Policy in Asia takes place virtually

    31 March 2021

    The capacity-building workshop on Strengthening SSE Policy in Asia, held virtually, brought stakeholders from six countries in Asia and the Pacific region.

  3. Three ILO projects on social and solidarity economy policy presented at the Enterprises Department’s virtual exhibit

    26 February 2021

    The COOP Unit of the ILO has shared highlights from three social and solidarity economy (SSE) policy projects from six countries in Asia and two countries in Africa during the ILO Enterprises Department’s virtual exhibit as part of its global team meeting.

  4. Cooperative Principle 7: Concern for community

    08 December 2020

    The seventh in the series of slideshows highlights the seventh cooperative principle: concern for community. Cooperatives work for the sustainable development of their communities through policies approved by their members.

  5. Mapping Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia

    This conference will discuss policies to strengthen social and solidarity economy in South Korea, China, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines.

  6. ILO COOP 100 Special Interview Series “Cultivate the COOPs” - Vol.3 Mr. Akihiro Takatsuka (Central Union of Agricultural Co-operatives – JA ZENCHU)

    28 August 2020

  7. ILO COOP 100 Special Interview Series “Cultivate the COOPs” - Vol.2 Mr. Nobuhiro Tamaki (Japan Workers’ Co-operative Union)

    03 August 2020

  8. Mr Akira KURIMOTO, Chair of the ICA-AP Research Committee and former Professor at the Institute for Solidarity-based Society at Hosei University, Japan

    13 July 2020

    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 cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). The interviews reflect on their experience and contributions in the past and shares their thoughts on the future of cooperatives and the SSE in a changing world of work.

  9. ILO COOP 100 Special Interview Series “Cultivate the COOPs” Vol.1 Ms. Kiyoko Koto (The Earth Club Co.Ltd.: a subsidiary company of the Japanese Consumers' Co-operative Union (JCCU))

    01 July 2020

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

    18 June 2020

    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 cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). The interviews reflect on their experience and contributions in the past and shares their thoughts on the future of cooperatives and the SSE in a changing world of work.