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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ILO Director-General’s statement for the International Day of Cooperatives 2020
The 2020 International Day of Cooperatives is marked on Saturday 4 July under the theme "Cooperatives for Climate Action" which is closely linked to SDG13. On this occasion ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has issued a statement.
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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.
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ILO COOP 100 Webinar V - “SSE Momentum:
Finance for inclusion and the future of work during COVID-19 pandemic“During the 5th edition of ILO COOP 100 webinar, speakers will reflect on key challenges related to the future of work, how they affect local communities, and what SSE institutions are doing or could do toward addressing them, based on findings from two ILO research projects involving 15 countries from four continents.
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
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.