News, stories and statements on cooperatives
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News
UNTFSSE special meeting on COVID-19 and other matters
17 June 2020
The UN Inter-Agency Task Force on the Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) organized a virtual meeting to continue the discussion on the implications of COVID-19 on the Task Force work.
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Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
HomeNet South Asia, a network of home-based worker organisations across all South Asian countries
15 June 2020
“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with co-operators from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). On this occasion, the ILO interviewed Ms. Janhavi Dave, the International Coordinator of HomeNet South Asia, a network of home-based worker organisations across South Asia.
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ILO COOP 100 Interview
ILO Interview with Legacoop President, Mauro Lusetti
12 June 2020
Established in March 1920, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit marks its Centenary in 2020. On this occasion, the ILO COOP 100 Interview series features past and present ILO colleagues and key partners who were closely engaged in the ILO's work on cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE). The interviews reflect on their experience and contributions in the past and shares their thoughts on the future of cooperatives and the SSE in a changing world of work.
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News
ILO Enterprises Director speaks at a webinar on increased importance of the SSE in the aftermath of COVID-19
02 June 2020
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ILO COOP/SSE eNewsUpdate Issue No. 5, May 2020
02 June 2020
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News
ILO and UNTFSSE participate in the first meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Luxembourg Declaration under the Spanish Presidency
01 June 2020
Representatives from the EU member states confirmed their commitment to promote the social economy and discussed the importance of social economy organizations in COVID-19 recovery measures.
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Article
Recent developments in Cameroon’s social economy law and policy
01 June 2020
The government adopted a new framework law that establishes structures and instruments to promote the development of social economy enterprises and organizations, as a means of promoting balanced and sustainable economic growth in Cameroon.
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Article
Interview with Michele Pellegrini: The experience of a social cooperative, Cadore in Italy
29 May 2020
The ILO and its International Training Centre in Turin, mark ten-years of organizing the Academy on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE). Since 2010, more than 1,200 participants from all continents participated in the 11 editions of the academy. To mark this occasion, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit is conducting a series of interviews that features colleagues and experts who have been closely engaged in making the last eleven editions of the ILO Academy on SSE possible. In these interviews, they reflect on their experiences and also share their thoughts on the current COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis situation.
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News
Think.Coop online is now available!
29 May 2020
Given the difficulty in conducting face-to-face training during the current pandemic, the ILO has developed a set of materials for the online delivery of the Think.Coop training programme.
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News
UNTFSSE members and observers discuss COVID-19 responses and work-plan priorities
27 May 2020
The ILO chaired the meeting and its Cooperatives Unit shared its work related to the COVID-19 response.