Resources on cooperatives

  1. ILO’s participation in the 1st Asia-Pacific Cooperative Development Conference

    28 February 2018

    Three officials from the ILO offices in Colombo and Jerusalem participated in the 1st Asia-Pacific Co-operative Development Conference in Colombo, Sri Lanka to share ILO’s cooperative development initiatives in the world of work.

  2. Rasha El-Shurafa, ILO Representative Office in Jerusalem

    05 June 2017

    COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future aspirations.

  3. ILO COOP eNewsUpdate No. 2, 21 March 2017

    21 March 2017

    The newsletter includes articles on various events, projects, training and meetings related to the work of the ILO and Cooperatives.

  4. Palestinian Prime Minister launches Cooperative Sector Strategy

    15 February 2017

    Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah referred to the need for improved regulation and administration of the cooperative sector as well as support for the implementation of the recently adopted strategy, which was developed with the support of the ILO.

  5. COOP news update

    29 May 2015

    This issue of the COOP News includes articles on various events, projects, trainings and meetings related to the work of the ILO's COOP Unit between June and October, 2015.

  6. Findings of the Assessment of Agricultural Cooperatives in West Bank: Challenges and Opportunities

    15 July 2014

    This policy brief presents concrete strategies to improve the challenging situation that workers face in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) by exploring the full potential of agricultural cooperative enterprises in the West Bank.

  7. Rawand Al-Madmouj

    17 June 2013

    COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future aspirations.

  8. Rural women producers and cooperatives in conflicts settings in the Arab States

    31 March 2009

    Ongoing violent conflicts accentuate the challenges that women and men face in the rural areas of Iraq, Lebanon, and the occupied Palestinian territories. The potential of cooperatives for sharing risk, pooling resources, learning together, generating income, and balancing work and family responsibilities, has yet to be actualized.