Article

COOP/SSE Unit Centennial Activities

31 January 2020

Established through a decision of the third session of the ILO’s Governing Body in March 1920, the ILO marks the Centenary of its Cooperative, Social and Solidarity Economy Unit in 2020. This page provides highlights on the history of the Unit. It also showcases activities undertaken and products launched during the course of the year in marking this centenary.

News

Australian cooperatives and mutuals step up to support the bushfire affected communities

22 January 2020

As the bushfire crisis continues in Australia, ILO COOP hears from the Business Council of Co-operatives and Mutuals (BCCM) on how the cooperatives and mutuals have contributed to recovery efforts for the affected communities.

ILO COOP 100 Interview

Jürgen von Muralt, former Director of the ILO's Enterprises Department

21 January 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.

News

Strengthening cooperatives towards socio-economic development in Timor-Leste

21 January 2020

The ILO conducted a training workshop with members of a union-supported cooperative in Timor-Leste on how to establish cooperatives based on community needs and how to put cooperative principles into practice.

News

Uruguayan Chamber of Senators approves a law on the social and solidarity economy

09 January 2020

The law aims to advance the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in the country by establishing the definition and providing a regulatory and promotional policy framework for the SSE.

News

ILO COOP eNewsUpdate Issue No. 12, December 2019

20 December 2019

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Brightly® – Scaling up worker cooperatives through the franchise model

19 December 2019

“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). On this occasion, the ILO interviewed Ms. Maru Bautista, Director of the Cooperative Development Programme at the Center for Family Life, on Brightly®, the first worker cooperative franchise in the United States.

News

ILO COOP/SSE sends a message to the MedUp Project Peer Review Meeting in Tunis

17 December 2019

The message from ILO COOP/SSE Manager focused on the role of the ILO in the development of cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE) and how they can contribute to the promotion of gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.

News

The 2019 ITC-ILO Rural Academy includes an elective on cooperatives

17 December 2019

Co-organized by the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit and its partner, Agriterra, the elective focused on a range of topics including the role of cooperatives in rural development, basics of the cooperative business model and methodologies for cooperative development.

News

Indian women co-operators are being trained to roll out Think.Coop

17 December 2019

The Indian Academy of Self-Employed Women (IASEW) conducted a training of facilitators on the ILO’s Think.Coop training tool, with a view to further strengthening women cooperative entrepreneurs in the rural and informal economy in India.