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ILO constituents in Moldova look into the potential of cooperative enterprises

30 May 2019

ILO COOP Unit Manager took part in the consultations with the ILO constituents and partners in identifying needs and opportunities toward cooperative action in rural and informal economies.

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LEED+: Towards inclusive growth strategies for the conflict-affected communities in Sri Lanka

30 May 2019

A series of meetings and site visits were conducted to identify key future activities of the ILO's LEED+ programme.

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Siôn Whellens: Incubating worker cooperatives in the changing world of work

29 May 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 Mr Siôn Whellens, a member of Calverts, the London branding, design and print cooperative; a cooperative business adviser at Principle Six, a development partnership on worker and community cooperatives; and a co-founder of Worker Coop Solidarity Fund.

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Beneficiaries of SADA Women Centre At Gaziantep Book Days

28 May 2019

The beneficiaries of SADA Women Development and Solidarity Centre under the Project “Strengthening the Resilience of Syrian Women and Girls” being implemented UN Women with ILO and ASAM as implementing partners participated in Gaziantep Book Days

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Co-ops and the Global Commission on the Future of Work: Q&A with Simel Esim How are co-operatives responding to the world of work challenges?

01 May 2019

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ILO COOP eNewsUpdate Issue No 4, April 2019

30 April 2019

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Strengthening institutional capacities on social and solidarity economy development in the Occupied Palestinian Territory

29 April 2019

The ILO initiative aims to improve economic and social rights and conditions for the Palestinian population through cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE).

Spotlight Interviews with Co-operators

Centre for Co-operative Studies: Building a solid knowledge base on the cooperative business model

29 April 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 Bridget Carroll, a lecturer and researcher at the Centre for Co-operative Studies in Ireland.

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Logo For SADA Women’s Cooperative Selected By Vote

26 April 2019

A logo was selected for SADA Women’s Cooperative which recently completed its founding under the Project “Strengthening the Resilience of Syrian Women and Girls” being implemented in Gaziantep in leadership of The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women) and collaboration of International Labour Organization (ILO) and Association for Solidarity with Asylum-seekers and Migrants (ASAM)

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ILO’s presentation at the 2nd ICA-AP Cooperative Registrars’ Forum

25 April 2019

The Director of the ILO Country Office for Viet Nam participated in the 2nd International Co-operative Alliance – Asia and Pacific (ICA-AP) Cooperative Registrars’ Forum held in Ho Chi Minh city, Viet Nam to present ILO’s work on statistics of cooperatives.