News, stories and statements on cooperatives

  1. Sustainable enterprises

    Cooperatives and the crisis: “Our customers are also our owners”

    02 July 2010

    Cooperatives have been more resilient to the deepening global economic and jobs crisis than other sectors. Report from Sweden.

  2. News

    New wave of cooperatives in Cameroon help HIV-positive women gain economic independence

    01 February 2010

    A number of HIV-positive women in North West Cameroon are taking the initiative by generating income through cooperatives, with the assistance of the International Labour Organization (ILO) funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida)

  3. Cooperatives

    ILO hails UN proclamation of 2012 as International Year of Cooperatives

    22 December 2009

    The International Labour Office (ILO) hailed the proclamation by the United Nations General Assembly of 2012 of the International Year of Cooperatives as an acknowledgement of the fundamental role of cooperatives in promoting the socio-economic development of hundreds of millions of people worldwide, especially in times of economic crisis.

  4. Cooperatives

    ILO Launches Fourth Call for Proposals to Promote Cooperatives in Africa

    14 September 2009

    The International Labour Organization announced the launch, on 14 September 2009, of a fourth call for proposals to promote social economy organizations based on cooperative values and principles through the Cooperative Facility for Africa (CoopAFRICA) programme.

  5. Statement

    Statement by Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Office, On the occasion of International Day of Cooperatives - 5 July 2008

    03 July 2009

  6. Statement

    Statement by Juan Somavia, Director-General of the International Labour Office, On the occasion of International Day of Cooperatives - 4 July 2009

    03 July 2009

  7. Article

    Coops and the global financial crisis

    23 April 2009

    Cooperatives have been more resilient to the deepening global economic and jobs crisis than other sectors. ILO Online spoke with Hagen Henry, chief of the ILO’s Cooperatives Branch.

  8. Cooperatives

    ILO Launches Third Call for Proposals to Promote Cooperatives in Africa

    14 April 2009

    The International Labour Organization announced the launch of a third call for proposals to promote cooperatives through the Cooperative Facility for Africa programme.

  9. News

    ILO issues second call for proposals to promote cooperatives in Africa

    04 November 2008

    The International Labour Organization has issued a second call for proposals to promote cooperatives through the Cooperative Facility for Africaprogramme. The first round provided funding worth US$ 361,354.

  10. Statement

    Message from Juan Somavia Director-General of the International Labour Office: "Confronting Climate Change through Cooperative Enterprise"

    04 July 2008