ILO-Japan Co-operative Alliance (JCA) Public Seminar
Cooperative Activities in French-Speaking West Africa (10/23)

- Date: Tue. 23rd October, 2018, 14:00-16:30
- Venue: 13F Meeting Room, “COOP Plaza” (3-29-8 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
- Access: 5 min. walk from Shibuya South Exit (JR Yamanote-line), 3 min. walk from New South Exit (Saikyo-line or Shonan-Shinjyuku-line, and 3 min. walk from Shibuya, Exit 16b (Tokyu Line).
- Organized by: ILO Office for Japan / Japan Co-operative Alliance (JCA)
- Cooperated with: Japan Consumers’ Cooperative Union (JCCU)
- Participants: 50 people on a first come, first served basis. / Free Admission
- Application: Please fill in the form with your name & affiliation, and e-mail address.
Languages: French and Japanese *Simultaneous interpretation will be provided.
Moderator: Ms. Akiko Taguchi, Director, ILO Office for Japan
1. Opening Remarks by Mr. Eiichi Honda, President, JCCU
2. “Introduction of the study tour programme” by Mr. Haruyoshi Amano, Manager, International Department, JCCU
3. Message from the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit by Mr Guy Tchami, Cooperative Policy and Research Specialist, ILO
4. Messages by Ambassadors of the participating countries
5. Presentations on each country’s cooperative activities by programme participants
- Mr. Radhouan CHOUIHI (Tunisia), President of the governing body, Mutual Society of Agricultural Services (SMSA) el Rommena
- Mr. Kobenan Maurice KOFFI (Côte d’Ivoire), Assistant Technique au Directeur Général, Fédération des unions des sociétés coopératives des Producteurs de la filière Coton de Cote d’Ivoire (FPC-CI)
- Mr. Joseph Alain YEBGA BINGAN (Cameroon), President of the governing body, Local Network of Social and Solidarity Economy (RELESS) of Matomb
ILO is an only UN agency which has engaged in promoting cooperative activities since 1920 and set the international standard. *Recommendation concerning Promotion of Cooperatives (R193) in 2002
ILO Office for Japan
ILO HQ - Cooperatives Unit