ILO's work on cooperatives in Africa
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Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
GDA Pure Nature: Empowering rural women thorough a cheese making cooperative in Tunisia
07 August 2019
“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 Ms. Rihem Bchini, President of GDA Pure Nature – an agricultural cooperative of rural women workers in Tunisia.
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Publication
Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 14
26 July 2019
This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of 17 briefs, one for each Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), COPAC hopes to raise awareness about the significant contributions of cooperative enterprises towards achieving the 2030 Agenda in a sustainable, inclusive and responsible way, and encourage continued support for their efforts. This brief in the series focuses on This brief focuses on SDG 14 – Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development.
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COOP Champions
Kerryn Krige, ILO DWT/CO-Pretoria
22 July 2019
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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News
Training of trainers on Think.Coop and Start.Coop in Comoros
12 July 2019
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International Day of Cooperatives
Message from ILO's Director-General Guy Ryder for International Cooperative Day 2019
05 July 2019
The 2019 International Day of Cooperatives will be celebrated on Saturday 6 July. This year, in commemoration of the ILO’s centenary, the theme is "cooperatives for decent work" which is closely linked to SDG8. On this occasion ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has issued a video message.
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News
Sharing research findings on the potential of cooperatives in promoting universal health coverage
28 June 2019
On June 20, 2019 the ILO co-organized a meeting on the “Cooperatives for Health” initiative at the Biotech Campus in Geneva.
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Publication
Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 16
21 June 2019
This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of 17 briefs, one for each Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), COPAC hopes to raise awareness about the significant contributions of cooperative enterprises towards achieving the 2030 Agenda in a sustainable, inclusive and responsible way, and encourage continued support for their efforts. This brief in the series focuses on This brief focuses on SDG 16 – Promoting peaceful and inclusive societies.
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News
ILO organizes training of trainers on the cooperative business model towards increasing economic opportunities in the fishery sector in Mauritania
30 May 2019
The ToT workshop was conducted to strengthen the capacity of local institutions to support the organization of fishermen groups including cooperatives and other businesses for value-creation and marketing of fish products.
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Document
Draft programme: 10th ILO/JCCU African Cooperative Leaders' Study Tour in Japan
20 March 2019
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Event
10th ILO/JCCU African Cooperative Leaders' Study Tour in Japan