News, stories and statements on cooperatives
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The ILO and the Bolivian Ministry of Mining and Metallurgy strengthen mining cooperatives for economic recovery with decent work
25 March 2021
More than a thousand cooperative members will get in-depth knowledge of the values of solidarity and equity of the cooperative business model and will be trained in the design of viable cooperative business plans to improve working conditions in the mining sector.
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Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators
Marta Lozano Molano, Founding Member of Wazo Cooperative
24 March 2021
“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, the ILO interviewed Marta Lozano Molano, a founding member of Wazo Coop.
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ILO COOP/SSE participates in a Webinar on Sustainable Development and Culture organized by the Mediterranean Academy
23 March 2021
ILO COOP/SSE presentation at the virtual workshop on “Sustainable Development and Culture: Where do we stand on the 2030 Agenda?” focused on localizing the SDGs through social and solidarity economy.
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ILO COOP/SSE participates in two parallel events at CSW65
23 March 2021
ILO COOP/SSE Manager presented at two parallel events during the 65th session of the UN Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) that took place between March 15-26.
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ILO presents its work on cooperatives and wider SSE to the Asia Pacific Government Group ahead of the Governing Body
22 March 2021
Representatives from ILO Enterprises Department presented its work on cooperatives and wider Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) to the Asia Pacific Group (ASPAG) ahead of the Governing Body.
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ILO COOP/SSE presents cooperatives as an enterprise model for transgender communities in Indonesia
19 March 2021
Representatives from ILO COOP/SSE presented the potential of cooperative model for empowering the transgender community in Indonesia
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ILO COOP/SSE participated in a virtual coffee talk on good practices on women’s leadership in cooperatives in the recovery from COVID19
18 March 2021
The virtual session on “Celebrating Women in Coops: Thriving and effecting change during COVID19” took place on March 17, 2021 with the participation of more than 170 viewers on the occasion of Women’s Month.
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ILO Contributes to a UN DESA webinar on MSME formalization through cooperatives
15 March 2021
The webinar on “Promoting MSME Formalization through the Cooperative Enterprise Model” took place on 11 March 2021 with the participation of policy makers, cooperatives, and development partners
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ILO presents findings from its WESO 2021 report at a COOP Academy organized by the ICA
11 March 2021
The presentation on the ILO’s flagship report “The role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work” focused on the role of digital labour platforms in transforming the world of work and also elaborated on experiences of platform cooperatives.
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Launch of FORTER'ESS Project - Strengthening the resilience and promotion of decent work of women-led SSE organizations in Tunisia
11 March 2021
The FORTER’ESS project is the result of a partnership between the Tunisian Government, the Canadian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as donor, and the International Labour Organization as implementing agency. It aims to strengthen the resilience of women-led Social and Solidarity Economy Organizations (SSEOs) affected by COVID-19 in two disadvantaged regions of Tunisia.
