ILO homeTopicsCooperativesSocial and Solidarity EconomyNews News on Social and Solidarity Economy January 2020 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. October 2019 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.