News, stories and statements on cooperatives
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43rd Regular Meeting of The UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE)
12 June 2023
The 43rd UNTFSSE meeting was held virtually on 16 May 2023. It brought together around 30 participants from seven member (ILO, UNRISD, ECLAC, UNDP, UNDESA, UNCTAD and OECD) and eleven observer organizations (Catalyst2030, CIRIEC, CSEND, EMES, EURICSE, DIESIS, GSEF, Euclid Network, ICA, SSE International Forum, RIPESS).
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The global advisory committee of the ILO initiative on cooperative statistics holds its 5th meeting
02 June 2023
Findings from case studies of Italy, Türkiye, Costa Rica, Tanzania and Korea on statistics concerning cooperatives were presented. This led to discussions around recommendations to the ILO guidelines concerning statistics of cooperatives and the need for development of a manual on statistics of cooperatives.
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The ILO and the UNTFSSE participated in the Global Social and Solidarity Economy Forum in Senegal
25 May 2023
ILO staff from Senegal, Tunisia and Switzerland contributed to a number of sessions at the Forum sharing their work with the social and solidarity economy.
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ILOCOOP presents updates to Government Groups on the SSE
19 May 2023
ILO COOP was extended an invitation by two government groups of Member States in the Asia and the Pacific and Africa regions, to provide an update on recent developments on the SSE portfolio.
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UNTFSSE participates in Virtual Side Event at the 8th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the SDGs
18 May 2023
The “Social Innovation Experiences from the Social and Solidarity Economy” session was organized online on May 2, 2023 10:00-11:30 EST.
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Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Interview with Elizabeth Nzilani Peter – Machakos Cooperative Union
12 May 2023
“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, ILO interviewed Elizabeth Nzilani Peter, Chief Executive Officer of Coffee Marketing at Machakos Cooperative Union in Kenya, and partner of the Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing (WIEGO) network.
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The global advisory committee of the ILO initiative on cooperative statistics holds its 4th meeting
10 May 2023
National researchers from Italy, Türkiye, Costa Rica and Tanzania presented their analyses on the available and potential sources of data on cooperatives in their countries. They also provided comparisons and recommendations on the international guidelines concerning statistics of cooperatives. Discussions were held on the follow up steps, including the development of a manual on statistics of cooperatives.
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Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Interview with Carlos Gonzalez Blanco, Research Officer (Cooperatives of the Americas)
02 May 2023
“Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators” is a series of interviews with cooperators 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 Carlos Gonzalez Blanco, research officer at Cooperatives of the Americas, and a national consultant for the Costa Rican case under ILO’s initiative on advancing the Guidelines concerning Statistics of Cooperatives.
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Our impact, their voices
Shadia and Sahar: How decent work has changed their lives in Jordan
01 May 2023
An almost three-year ILO intervention across six cooperatives in Jordan has brought about tangible changes to the lives of thousands Jordanian and Syrian refugee agricultural workers in Jordan. Listen to the words of Shadia and Sahar on the matter.
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Building local farmer and cooperative groups’ capacity for sustainable cooperative development in Laos
28 April 2023
The ILO organized a Think.COOP training programme in Paksong, Champasack province, Lao PDR for tea and coffee farmer groups and staff from Attapeu Department of Industry and Commerce.