Highlights on the 2017 International Day of Cooperatives
ILO celebrates 2017 IDC by focusing on workers in the informal economy
For the occasion of the 2017 IDC, the ILO organised an event on the role and potential of cooperatives in providing a pathway to formalization for those working in the informal economy. Simel Esim, Head of ILO COOP, presented on the main findings of the recent ILO-WIEGO report on cooperation among home-based workers and waste pickers. WIEGO’s waste specialist Sonia Maria Dias presented the case of waste picker organizations in Brazil and discussed future challenges. >>Check out the full story and presentations here.
COPAC held an observance of 2017 IDC at the UN on the role of cooperatives in advancing inclusive development
On 14 July, COPAC hosted an observance of the 2017 IDC at the United Nations in New York during the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. Vinicius Pinheiro, Special Representative to the UN and Director of the ILO Office for the UN, moderated the event as Chair of COPAC and presented on the role of cooperatives to promote inclusive development in his opening remarks. The event featured high-level speakers from COPAC’s membership, cooperatives in the field and Permanent Representations to the UN. Participants engaged in an interactive discussion with speakers and enjoyed the debut of COPAC’s video↗ ‘Cooperatives ensure no one is left behind’. >>Check out the full report↗ and webcast of the event on UN Web TV↗.
ICA message for 2017 IDC
The International Co-operative Alliance (ICA) message for the 2017 IDC reflects on the potential of cooperative model in reducing inequality and promoting social inclusion and calls for cooperatives around the world to recommit to ensuring equality across their communities. >>Check out the full official statement↗ and video message from the ICA President, Ms Leroux↗.
CICOPA message for 2017 IDC
The message from the International Organisation of Industrial and Service Cooperatives (CICOPA) for the 2017 IDC underlines the roles of cooperatives to ensure that vulnerable and precarious workers are not left behind in a changing world of work. >>More↗
How the world celebrated 2017 IDC
The 2017 IDC was observed around the world from India↗ and Liberia↗ to countries in the Americas↗. The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation published a new policy brief↗ for IDC that underlines the need of a new generation of agricultural cooperatives to promote and facilitate the development of local and inclusive agribusiness in Africa. The celebrations were not only observed by members of the cooperative movement but also other social movements and political leaders.
Pages de gauche
On the occasion of 2017 IDC, a special issue of a journal in French was allocated to cooperatives. A summary of the ILO’s cooperatives and future of work brief was featured in this issue in French. >>More↗
Meeting updates
ILO Social and Solidarity Economy Academy in Seoul
The 8th edition of the ILO SSE Academy took place in Seoul, the Republic of Korea from 26 to 30 June. Over 150 participants from more than 30 countries exchanged their experiences, best practices and challenges under the theme “Innovative ecosystems for SSE public policies: A contribution to the future of work”. The Academy made headlines↗ in one of Korea’s largest newspapers. >>Read the full report here.
Coop Champions
Özge Berber-Agtaş, ILO Office for Turkey in Ankara
COOP Champions features ILO colleagues from around the world working on cooperatives and other social and solidarity economy enterprises. In this issue we present the work of Özge Berber-Agtaş, from ILO Office for Turkey in Ankara. >>More
Spotlight on Cooperatives
Supporting freelancers through cooperative model
In this issue of Spotlight on Cooperatives, we highlight SMart, a cooperative supporting freelancers in Belgium and eight other European countries by providing various tools and services to facilitate their work. >>More
New ILO publications on cooperatives
Summary of findings: “Cooperation among workers in the informal economy: A focus on home-based workers and waste pickers”
This is a summary of key findings of a report that is part of the joint ILO and WIEGO initiative. This initiative aims to understand the nature and scope of cooperatives and other SSE enterprises and organizations formed by workers in the informal economy. >>Read the summary here.
Noteworthy resources
TransfertoCOOP.eu: New website for transferring SMEs into worker-owned cooperatives
Cooperatives Europe and CG Scop (Confederation of Worker Cooperatives in France) have released a new website in the framework of the European project TransfertoCOOPS. It aims to raise awareness of the benefits, processes and conditions for a successful business transfer of a healthy SME into a worker-owned cooperative. >>More↗
Call for papers for newly established “International Journal of Cooperative Law”
“International Journal of Cooperative Law (IJCL)” has been established to fill the knowledge and research gap and establish cooperative legal theory in the discipline of law. For its first issue to be published at the end of 2017, authors are invited to submit their work before the 31 August. >>Check out the submission guidelines here↗
The importance of cooperatives to the New Zealand economy
This paper measures the size of New Zealand’s co-operative sector, in terms of its direct contribution to output and employment as well as its indirect impact. It is forthcoming in the International Journal of Social Economics and currently available here↗
New blog by ILO COOP: A global study on cooperative responses to growing care needs
Care Cooperatives released a new blog by ILO COOP's Mina Waki on the ILO global study of cooperatives responses to growing care needs. >>More↗
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