News on Social and Solidarity Economy
June 2017
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Reflecting on the relevance of cooperatives to the topics of discussion at the 106th ILC
12 June 2017
On the second day of the 106th International Labour Conference, the COOP Unit was invited to make a presentation to the African government group on the relevance of cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises with regard to the main topics of discussion at the conference.
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Rasha El-Shurafa, ILO Representative Office in Jerusalem
05 June 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.
May 2017
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ILO COOP eNewsUpdate No. 4, 30 May 2017
30 May 2017
This latest issue of the ILO COOP Newsletter highlights a number of recent events and developments on cooperatives.
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Rural cooperative works to preserve the cultural heritage of Malta
29 May 2017
"Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators" is a series of interviews with cooperative leaders from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work with cooperatives. For this issue ILO interviewed Ms Veronica Farrugia, Manager and Trail Coordinator of Koperattiva Rurali Manikata (KRM) in Malta, who has been with the cooperative for 10 years.
April 2017
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ILO COOP eNewsUpdate No. 3, 26 April 2017
26 April 2017
This latest issue of the ILO COOP Newsletter highlights a number of recent events and developments on cooperatives. Among others, it includes an article on a future of work and cooperatives event; presents the work of an ILO colleague working on SSE in Tunisia; and showcases how an Italian social cooperative consortium supports its members.
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Cooperatives provide an alternative model for the future of work
06 April 2017
On 5 April, the eve of the symposium “Future of Work We Want: A Global Dialogue”, the ILO organized an event on the role of cooperation in a changing world of work.
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Italian social cooperatives working together for the benefit of the communities
04 April 2017
"Spotlight Interviews with Cooperators" is a series of interviews with cooperative leaders from around the world with whom ILO officials have crossed paths during the course of their work with cooperatives. In this issue ILO interviewed Ms Vittoria Burton, Head of Research and Development of Consorzio Copernico in North-West Italy. Prior to joining Consorzio Copernico in 2015, she worked at one of the six cooperatives constituting Consorzio Copernico as Chair and Educational Coordinator from 1997 to 2015.
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Karim Toumi, ILO Country Office for Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania
02 April 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.
March 2017
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The 8th Edition of the ILO Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy
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ILO COOP eNewsUpdate No. 2, 21 March 2017
21 March 2017
The newsletter includes articles on various events, projects, training and meetings related to the work of the ILO and Cooperatives.