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| International Day of Cooperatives (IDC) |
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On the occasion of the 2019 International Day of Cooperatives on Saturday July 6, ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has issued a video message focusing on this year’s theme “Cooperatives for decent work”. The text of his message is available in English, French, Spanish, Russian, German, Turkish, Vietnamese and Japanese.
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| An observance of the 2019 International Day of Cooperatives at the UN in New York |
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An observance of the 2019 IDC was organized at UN HQ in New York by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC) which is currently chaired by the ILO. An official from ILO New York participated in the event and reflected on the role of cooperatives in developing businesses, providing affordable goods and services and representing voice for workers in rural and informal economies towards decent work. More |
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| Cooperatives and decent work video |
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The ILO released a video on cooperatives and decent work on the occasion of the 2019 IDC. Commissioned by the ILO, the video was produced by Blake House, a London-based filmmakers’ cooperative. More |
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| News from the field & ongoing initiatives |
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| SADA Women’s Cooperative participates in the 2nd Festival of Women’s Cooperatives |
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SADA Women’s Cooperative was established in April 2019 within the framework of the project ‘Strengthening the resilience of Syrian women and girls and host communities’. The cooperative presented its handmade products such as bags, tablecloths and bedlinens at the 2 nd Festival of Women’s Cooperatives held in Antalya, Turkey. It also participated in a two-day workshop concerning women’s cooperatives and discussed key issues about marketing and e-commerce with specialists. More |
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| Meeting updates and spotlight interviews |
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| ILO and UNTFSSE participation in the First Pact for Impact Summit |
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ILO officials participated in the first edition of Pact for Impact Summit in Paris, an initiative led by the High Commissioner of Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE) and Social Innovation in France. They contributed to plenary sessions highlighting the relevance of SSE in advancing decent work and sustainable development and the ILO’s work on SSE. More |
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| COOP Champions Interview: Kerryn Krige, ILO DWT/CO-Pretoria |
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“COOP Champions” features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. In this issue, we interviewed Ms Kerryn Krige from ILO DWT/CO-Pretoria, the Chief Technical Advisor of the project ‘Development of a Social Economy Policy for South Africa’, on the key insights emerging from the consultation process of the project. More |
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| New ILO publications and other noteworthy resources |
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| Modernization and accountability in the social economy sector |
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The social economy sector (SES) faces pressures for greater accountability to their funders, users, and citizens, and a growing need to report good practices in the social, economic, and financial impact that they have on the community. This book discusses future avenues of development for the management of SES entities, accounting, control in SES management, and measures of performance in the SES. More |
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The SSE momentum: Finance for inclusion and the Future of Work, Trento, Italy |
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Mr Anton Möller has completed his six-month internship with ILO COOP. He contributed to the Unit’s work particularly on a study about the role of cooperatives in advancing decent work in global supply chains. More |
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http://ilo.msgfocus.com/u/1ye7pJ35RZL
