Cooperatives
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ILO COOP turns 100 - Cooperating for social justice since 1920
In 2020, the ILO's Cooperatives Unit celebrates its centenary. During the course of the year, there will be series of events, publications, and a photo exhibit to commemorate this anniversary. These activities will not only be looking back in history but also reflecting on the future of cooperation and the role of the ILO in contributing to it.
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Photo competition & exhibits
ILO launched a call for photos to commemorate the centenary of its Cooperatives Unit (COOP). The selected photos are being featured through slideshows on a range of topics, and made available through the ILO website and social media.
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ILO COOP 100 Symposium
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of its Cooperatives Unit (COOP), the ILO is bringing together policy makers, researchers and practitioners working with cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE) for a two-day international symposium. This event can be viewed in English, French and Spanish.
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Technical Webinar: The role of cooperatives and social and solidarity organizations in forced displacement contexts
With the aim of highlighting the role and contributions of cooperatives and SSEOs in forced displacement contexts, the ILO COOP Unit and the PROSPECTS programme are organizing a webinar to allow for interactive discussion between practitioners and project implementers.
The ILO views cooperatives as important in improving the living and working conditions of women and men globally as well as making essential infrastructure and services available even in areas neglected by the state and investor-driven enterprises. Cooperatives have a proven record of creating and sustaining employment – they are estimated to provide at least 279 million jobs today; they contribute to promoting decent work and advancing sustainable development goals. The ILO activities are guided by the international standard on cooperatives, the ILO Promotion of Cooperatives Recommendation, 2002 (No.193).
Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General, International Day of Cooperatives 2015
What's new
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News
Social and Solidarity Economy highlighted as an alternative model of growth in the UN Secretary General’s Report on “Socially just transition towards sustainable development: the role of digital technologies on social development and well-being of all”
22 January 2021
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News
ILO COOP 100 – ILO PROSPECTS Webinar: The role of cooperatives and social and solidarity organizations in forced displacement contexts
14 January 2021
Spotlight interview with co-operators
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Collective construction, the best strategy of the Argentine Federation of Technology, Innovation and Knowledge Worker Cooperatives (FACTTIC) to face current challenges
18 September 2020
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Aylin Çiğdem Köne, Professor of Development Economics, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Turkey
06 August 2020
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HomeNet South Asia, a network of home-based worker organisations across all South Asian countries
15 June 2020
COOP Champions
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COOP Champions
Kerryn Krige, ILO DWT/CO-Pretoria
22 July 2019
COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future aspirations.
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COOP Champions
John Bliek, Enterprises Specialist at ILO Office for the Andean Countries
18 April 2019
COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future aspirations.