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How did ILO COOP celebrate its centennial in 2020?
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To celebrate the 100th anniversary of its Cooperatives Unit (COOP), the ILO held a series of virtual events and activities including webinars, interviews, slide shows, online publications and finally an international symposium. More |
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What did ILO COOP do around the global COVID-19 pandemic?
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| Around COVID-19 global pandemic, ILO COOP produced new training modules, adapted tools for online use, adjusted project deliverables, reached out to cooperative and wider SSE partners via solidarity lettersand video messages and undertook knowledge sharing activities including webinars, statements, articles and a webpage with relevant materials. More |
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ILO supports the creation of market links through cooperatives in agriculture in Northern Sri Lanka
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| Since its establishment in 2017, the ILO supported the Udayarkaddu Cooperative to establish a primary processing facility for fruits and vegetables, set up market linkages through private sector partnerships; and increase the production capacity of its member farmers through a series of capacity building initiatives. During COVID-19 the cooperative tailored ways to serve its members even during the lockdown. More |
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The passage of the worker cooperative bill in Japan is celebrated around the world
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| A worker cooperative bill was passed by the Japanese House of Representatives on November 24th, followed by the House of Councilors on December 4th, with the agreement of all parties. In Japan, worker cooperatives largely focus on creating job opportunities including for socially disadvantaged people and responding to social needs of local communities. The bill is expected to encourage the establishment of new worker cooperatives in Japan in the coming years. More |
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ILO COOP 100 Slideshow VIII: Cooperatives in Africa
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| As part of the ILO COOP 100 photo exhibitions, the ILO is featuring the contributions of cooperatives and the wider social and solidarity economy (SSE) toward advancing decent work and sustainable development. This series on cooperatives across continents, starts with Africa region. It will be followed by slideshows from the Asia and the Pacific, Americas and Europe. More |
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An information service from ILO: Cooperative Information (1924 – 1977)
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| Cooperative Information was a bulletin produced by the Cooperatives Unit of the ILO between 1924 to 1977. Across the 54 years that it was produced, the bulletin covered country and sector-specific articles on cooperatives and proceedings of cooperative specific conferences. Although the issues from1924 to 1927 are no longer available, those between 1928 to 1934 can be access through the ILO Library stacks. The issues from 1935 onwards can be accessed online. More |
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The UN Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE) held its 33rd regular meeting
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| The meeting was virtually held on 08 December, 2020 and brought together almost 40 participants including representatives from seven member (ILO, UNRISD, UNDESA, UNCTAD, UNDP-ART, UNHRC and OECD), ten observer organizations (CIRIEC, EURICSE, Catalyst2030, GSEF, Euclid Network, Social Economy Europe, SSE International Forum, RIPESS, CSEND, and ICA) and three resource persons. More |
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| Calendar (Please check event websites for the latest updates/changes due to COVID-19) |
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| NOVEMBER 2020 -JANUARY 2021 |
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This newsletter is part of the ILO publications and subject to its disclaimer.
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