News, stories and statements on cooperatives
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News
The ILO shares its knowledge on financing the social and solidarity economy (SSE) with its Constituents in Iran
31 March 2022
The ILO COOP manager sent a video message for the 4th edition of the international webinar on cooperative experiences organized by the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare on March 8, 2022.
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ILO contributes the first lecture of the JICA online lecture series on cooperatives for the Iran Chamber of Cooperatives
09 March 2021
ILO COOP Unit Manager delivered a presentation titled “Cooperative Responses to the Changing World of Work” on March 1, 2021 during the first session of the online lecture series organized by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for the Iran Chamber of Cooperatives (ICC).
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ILO COOP 100 Interview
Ramin Behzad, Labour Statistician and former Labour Counselor of Iran at the ILO
18 August 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.
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ILO’s message for the 14th National Festival of “Superior Cooperatives” in Iran
01 September 2019
ILO Cooperatives Unit Manager sent a video message to the 14th National Festival of “Superior Cooperatives” organized by the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare in Tehran, Iran.
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ILO’s message for the 10th ICA-AP Cooperative Forum in Tehran, Iran
29 November 2018
ILO has sent a message to a biennial conference aimed at discussing how cooperatives can contribute to more resilient and sustainable economy.
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ILO’s message for the 13th National Festival of “Superior Cooperatives” in Iran
27 September 2018
ILO Cooperatives Unit Manager Simel Esim sent a video message to the 13th National Festival of Superior Cooperatives organized by the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour, and Social Welfare in Tehran, Iran.
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Interview with Ramin Behzad, member of COPAC Technical Working Group on Statistics of Cooperatives
23 April 2018
The ILO has joined forces with other members of the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) to improve statistics on cooperatives. They are working towards developing guidelines on the measurement of cooperatives to be presented at the 20th International Conference of Labour Statisticians (ICLS) in October 2018. ILO COOP interviewed Mr Ramin Behzad, member of COPAC Technical Working Group on Statistics of Cooperatives, on the importance, the challenges and the outlook of its work.
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Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Rah-e-Roshd: The first cooperative school working to advance inclusive and quality education in Iran
28 September 2017
"Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators" is a series of interviews with cooperative leaders from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work with cooperatives. For this issue ILO interviewed Ms Anahita Eslahpazir, a founding member and the Chief Executive Officer of Rah-e-Roshd Cooperative.