News, stories and statements on cooperatives
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ILO presents international trends on worker cooperative development at the 2019 Co-op IMPACT Conference in Washington
30 October 2019
An ILO official participated in a panel on the scalability of the worker cooperative model and presented international trends and good practices on worker cooperative development.
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The ILO SSE Academy in Spain highlights the potential of the SSE in shaping the future of work for all
29 October 2019
The 11th edition of the ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) “The Social Economy in the Future of Work”was held in Madrid, Spain from 14 to 18 October 2019 . It brought together over 350 participants from 40 countries, from governments (national, regional and local levels), business and workers’ organizations, international organizations, academics and SSE enterprises and organizations who exchanged experiences, best practices and challenges in promoting decent work and sustainable development through SSE.
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ILO provides a message for the 5th Brazilian Meeting of Researchers on Cooperativism
23 October 2019
ILO Cooperatives Unit sent a video message to the research conference organized by Sistema OCB, the national apex organization for the Brazilian cooperative movement.
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Cooperatives support recovery efforts from Typhoon Hagibis in Japan
22 October 2019
Cooperatives are supporting the efforts to recover from Typhoon Hagibis that caused tremendous damage in central and northern Japan.
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ILO participates in a meeting on platform cooperatives in Brussels
21 October 2019
The ILO Cooperatives Unit Manager reflected on how to ensure workers’ rights in the platform economy, including through cooperative worker ownership of digital platforms.
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Awareness Training Continues at SADA Women Centre
17 October 2019
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SADA Women’s Cooperative Holds Another Session of Capacity Building Training
17 October 2019
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ILO COOP eNewsUpdate Issue No 9, September 2019
30 September 2019
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ILO’s message for the Platform Cooperativism Symposium in Tokyo
30 September 2019
ILO Cooperatives Unit Manager sent a video message to the Platform Cooperativism Symposium organized by the Japan Co-operative Alliance in Tokyo.
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ILO participates in the 15th World Fair Trade Summit in Lima, Peru
30 September 2019
The ILO highlighted the changes in the world of work and underlined the synergies between cooperatives and fair trade towards improving livelihoods of small-scale producers.