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Interview with Rafael Diez de Medina, Director of ILO STATISTICS on Statistics of Cooperatives

10 August 2017

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ILO COOP eNewsUpdate No. 6, July 2017

19 July 2017

This latest issue of the ILO COOP Newsletter highlights a number of recent events and developments on cooperatives.

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International Day of Cooperatives 2017: COPAC holds event at the UN on the role of cooperatives in advancing inclusive development

17 July 2017

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ILO SSE Academy in Seoul concluded successfully

10 July 2017

The 8th edition of the ILO SSE Academy took place in Seoul, the Republic of Korea from 26 to 30 June. Over 150 participants from more than 30 countries exchanged their experiences, best practices and challenges under the theme “Innovative ecosystems for SSE public policies: A contribution to the future of work”.

COOP Champions

Özge Berber-Agtaş, ILO Office for Turkey in Ankara

06 July 2017

COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. It highlights their contributions, and shares highlights of their experiences, current work, and future aspirations.

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ILO celebrates the International Day of Cooperatives by focusing on workers in the informal economy

04 July 2017

The United Nations’ International Day of Cooperatives (IDC) is held annually on the first Saturday of July. For this occasion, the ILO organised an event, recognizing the theme of the 2017 IDC, “cooperatives leave no one behind”, with a focus on the role and potential of cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy organizations and enterprises providing a pathway to formalization for those working in the informal economy. The event was also an opportunity to launch a new report by the ILO and WIEGO, titled “Cooperation among workers in the informal economy: A focus on home-based workers and waste pickers”.

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Cooperatives help to build inclusive economies and societies

01 July 2017

"Let us draw on the strengths of cooperatives as we pool efforts to implement the 2030 Agenda and make sure that no one is left behind," says ILO Director-General Guy Ryder.

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ILO COOP eNewsUpdate No. 5, June 2017

29 June 2017

This latest issue of the ILO COOP Newsletter highlights a number of recent events and developments on cooperatives.

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The new landmark recommendation recognises cooperatives’ role toward building peace and resilience

26 June 2017

The 106th ILC adopted the Employment and Decent Work for Peace and Resilience Recommendation, 2017 (No. 205) which includes reference to the role of cooperatives and other social economy initiatives.

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Promoting social inclusion through social and solidarity economy

23 June 2017

On June 1st, the ILO participated and presented in the "Conference on the Role of the Social and Solidarity Economy in Reducing Social Exclusion" in Budapest on the institution's ongoing work on social and solidarity economy.