Resources on cooperatives

  1. ApexFinCoop - Strengthening the apex organization of financial cooperatives in Nepal

    28 June 2019

    The ILO, the ITC-ILO and the FAO jointly organized a training workshop for the Nepal Federation of Savings and Credit Unions (NEFSCUN) towards promoting financial inclusion and inclusive economic development.

  2. Roll-out of Think.Coop continues in Turkey, now also extending to rural areas

    28 June 2019

    ILO’s Think.Coop training tool has been rolled out in Turkey by Youth Deal Cooperative - Turkey’s first youth-led social cooperative that aims to provide sustainable employment solutions for disadvantaged groups including youth.

  3. ILO organizes training of trainers on the cooperative business model towards increasing economic opportunities in the fishery sector in Mauritania

    30 May 2019

    The ToT workshop was conducted to strengthen the capacity of local institutions to support the organization of fishermen groups including cooperatives and other businesses for value-creation and marketing of fish products.

  4. Strengthening institutional capacities on social and solidarity economy development in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

    29 April 2019

    The ILO initiative aims to improve economic and social rights and conditions for the Palestinian population through cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE).

  5. John Bliek, Enterprises Specialist at ILO Office for the Andean Countries

    18 April 2019

    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.

  6. The 10th Edition of the ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy – A human-centred agenda for the future of work

  7. Draft programme: 10th ILO/JCCU African Cooperative Leaders' Study Tour in Japan

    20 March 2019

  8. 10th ILO/JCCU African Cooperative Leaders' Study Tour in Japan

  9. Roll out of Think.Coop and Start.Coop with Cambodian agricultural cooperatives

    25 February 2019

    The Government of Cambodia strengthens agricultural cooperatives using the ILO’s training tools with a view to improving livelihoods of workers in the rural economy.

  10. Brochure: ApexFinCoop - Advance Policy and Effectiveness for Financial Cooperative Apexes

    01 February 2019

    ApexFinCoop training programme was developed by the ILO, the ITC-ILO and the FAO to support financial cooperative apex organizations in developing and implementing an effective strategic planning, with the objective of fulfilling their functions over the long term in a cost-effective way, to the satisfaction of their members.