News, stories and statements on cooperatives

  1. Call for expressions of interest

    The ILO and the AU launch calls for expressions of interest for mapping studies on the social and solidarity economy in select countries in Africa

    04 September 2023

  2. Call for expressions of interest

    Mapping study of the social and solidarity economy in NIGERIA

    04 September 2023

  3. News

    The ILO contributes to the 2023 edition of the Cooperative Law Summer School

    04 September 2023

    This year’s course took place between August 20-30, 2023 in Pula, Croatia and focused on cooperative law and its relationship to the co-operative identity and sustainable development.

  4. News

    ITCILO Turin conducts Course on the Social and Solidarity Economy

    04 September 2023

    The International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO) Turin distant learning course on the social and solidarity economy took place between August 14 and September 8, 2023, with the participation of workers’ organization representatives from the Latin America and the Caribbean Region.

  5. News

    The ILO holds meeting on care provision through cooperatives with global and country level updates

    01 September 2023

    On Wednesday, August 23rd, The ILO’s Cooperative Unit (COOP) and the Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Branch came together with 27 ILO colleagues from headquarters and the field to discuss progress on the initiative Cooperative Care Provision as a Gender-Transformative Decent Work Solution, initially launched in March 2023.

  6. News

    First training of trainers’ workshop on Think.Coop and Start.Coop for the aquaculture sector held in Lima

    01 September 2023

    The ILO and UNIDO organized a regional training of trainers’ workshop on the adaptation of ILO’s Think.Coop and Start.Coop tools to the aquaculture sector in the ILO Office in Lima, Peru, on 21-25 August, 2023.

  7. News

    Raising awareness on the social and solidarity economy in Viet Nam

    01 September 2023

    On August 31st the ILO organized a brown bag meeting to inform UN agencies on the ILC and UN Resolutions concerning the social and solidarity economy and the regional project.

  8. News

    ILO organizes kick-off meeting for the social and solidarity economy in Asia project in Viet Nam

    01 September 2023

    The ILO organized a kick-off national advisory committee meeting for Viet Nam as part of the social and solidarity economy in Asia project – phase 2.

  9. News

    ILO organizes kick-off meeting for the social and solidarity economy in Asia project in Viet Nam

    01 September 2023

    The ILO organized a kick-off national advisory committee meeting for Viet Nam as part of the social and solidarity economy in Asia project – phase 2.

  10. Call for expressions of interest

    Mapping study of the social and solidarity economy in KENYA

    01 September 2023

  11. Call for expressions of interest

    Mapping study of the social and solidarity economy in ETHIOPIA

    25 August 2023