Resources on cooperatives

  1. Strengthening women's economic empowerment and access to Decent Work in Sri Lanka's Northern province

    01 March 2022

    At the core of women's economic empowerment is access and agency; while access to skills, resources, services, and market opportunities is one aspect of advancement, the other, agency is about the power of decision-making. This document provides a snapshot of different approaches implemented by LEED+ towards achieving the above.

  2. 12th Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy – High-level panel 2: Partnerships for inclusive and sustainable development: SSE ecosystems beyond COVID-19 crisis

    31 January 2022

  3. MoU signed between ILO and Korea’s Ministry of Employment and Labour to promote SSE on a global scale

    26 May 2021

    ILO signs a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Republic of Korea as part of the ILO/Korea Partnership Programme 2021-2023

  4. ILO launches FORTER'ESS project to promote decent work through women-led social and solidarity economy organizations in Tunisia

    08 March 2021

    The FORTER’ESS project is the result of a partnership between Global Affairs Canada and the International Labour Organization (ILO) that works in collaboration with the Tunisian Government and social partners to strengthen the resilience of women-led Social and Solidarity Economy Organizations (SSEOs) affected by COVID-19.

  5. COPAC held its 78th Annual Board Meeting in Geneva

    28 June 2019

    The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) held its 78th Annual Board Meeting in Geneva on June 27, 2019.

  6. The ILO-ICA Joint Conference on Cooperatives and the Future of Work

    25 June 2019

    Marking the ILO Centenary, the ILO and the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) co-organized a conference that reflects on the role of cooperative enterprises in promoting decent work for all in a changing world of work.

  7. ILO participates in an observance of the International Day of Cooperatives at the United Nations, New York

    09 July 2018

    The Director ILO Office for the UN Director presented the relevance of cooperatives in promoting decent work and sustainable development at an observance of the 2018 International Day of Cooperatives held at UN Headquarters in New York.

  8. The ILO Director-General meets with the President of the International Cooperative Alliance

    09 May 2018

  9. COPAC held its 77th Annual Board Meeting in Geneva

    20 April 2018

    The Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) held its 77th Annual Board Meeting in Geneva on April 5, 2018.