Resources on cooperatives

  1. Cooperatives in Post-Covid-19 Development: Challenges, Opportunities and Partnerships

    18 May 2020

  2. ILO COOP COVID-19 Message to Brazil Cooperatives and Social and solidarity organizations

    18 May 2020

  3. ILO COOP COVID-19 Solidarity Message

    18 May 2020

  4. Solidarity letter with Cooperatives and other Social and Solidarity Economy Organizations

    18 May 2020

    This is a note from the ILO COOP Unit reaffirming its solidarity with the cooperative and wider social and solidarity economy partners in these times of uncertainty.

  5. UNTFSSE special meeting on COVID-19

    29 April 2020

    The UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) organized a virtual meeting to discuss the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on the social and solidarity economy (SSE) and its responses to the unfolding crises.

  6. Policy response to COVID-19 for SSE enterprises in the Republic of Korea

    24 April 2020

    The Korean Government has taken an immediate policy response to support social and solidarity economy (SSE) enterprises affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.

  7. Cooperatives and wider SSE enterprises respond to COVID-19 disruptions, and government measures are being put in place

    24 April 2020

    Cooperatives and other SSE enterprises around the world are being affected by and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in various ways. Some governments have also begun to integrate cooperatives, and the wider SSE in emergency response strategies.

  8. COVID-19 Response: SEWA Cooperative Federation on health, livelihood and social protection strategies for immediate and long-term relief among informal women workers

    29 March 2020

  9. The COVID-19 outbreak update from Legacoop, Italy

    27 March 2020

    This update provide insights on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Italian cooperative enterprises, and measures being taken by them to support workers, members/customers, and people in their communities affected by the crisis.

  10. ILO COOP 100 Symposium

    To celebrate the 100th anniversary of its Cooperatives Unit (COOP), the ILO brought together policy makers, researchers and practitioners working with cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE) for a two-day international symposium.