Publications and tools on cooperatives

A cooperative way for empowering indigenous peoples

04 July 2016

The cooperative principles, along with the directed focus of Recommendation No. 193 on inclusion, sustainability and addressing the needs of the community, align closely with the principles that underline the rights of indigenous peoples.

Coop News No. 1, 2016

25 April 2016

This issue of the COOP News includes articles on various events, projects, trainings and meetings related to the work of the ILO's COOP Unit between November 2015 and April 2016.

Providing Care through Cooperatives 1: Survey and Interview Findings

03 March 2016

Cooperatives are emerging as an innovative type of care provider, particularly in the absence of viable public or other private options.This report lists challenges and opportunities that cooperatives face in the care sector, highlighting resources that cooperatives need in order to be viable care providers, enterprises and employers.
Women’s Entrepreneurship Development

01 March 2016

The ILO approach to Women’s Entrepreneurship Development - Sustainable Enterprises

Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia: A South-South and triangular cooperation perspective

10 November 2015

A compilation of good practices to support the ILO in developing a strategy of South-South and triangular cooperation in Social and Solidarity Economy in Asia.

Rediscovering cooperatives: Young people finding work the cooperative way

14 August 2015

This note on youth employment and cooperatives, is the fourth in the ILO COOP series on Cooperatives and the World of Work.

Advancing gender equality: The co-operative way

30 June 2015

Great strides have been made towards gender equality over the last two decades. Nevertheless, deep gender disparities persist across the globe, surfacing in labour markets, as well as other realms. Compared to men, women continue to earn less, are more likely to partake in unpaid labour, and are more apt to be excluded from decent work and opportunities for advancement. As gender equity is increasingly seen as a pillar for sustainable economic development and broad social well-being, alternative models to development which incorporate women’s equality in work are needed. Rooted in values of self-help, equality, and equity, as well as economic growth through cooperation and democratic processes, co-operative enterprises are well-positioned to answer this call.
At work together: The cooperative advantage for people with disabilities

26 June 2015

This note is third in the ILO COOP series on Cooperatives and the World of Work. It looks into how cooperative enterprises promote inclusion of women and men with disabilities into the workplace.

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