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| Start.COOP – a participatory tool for starting a cooperative launched |
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| ILO has launched Start.COOP, a training tool for those interested in starting a cooperative in a participatory manner. Together with Think.COOP launched in January 2018 and Manage.COOP to be launched later in 2018, Start.COOP is part of the Accelerate.COOP package based on a peer-to-peer and activity-based learning methodology. Copyrighted under the Creative Commons license, Accelerate.COOP is open to anyone interested in cooperatives. It is particularly relevant for workers in the informal economy. Think.COOP and Start.COOP will be available in Spanish and French shortly. They will be implemented in Peru and the Central African Republic in the last quarter of 2018. |
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| News from the field & ongoing initiatives |
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| Joining forces to promote inclusive growth for conflict-affected communities in Sri Lanka |
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| ILO launched the new phase of its flagship “LEED+” (Local Empowerment through Economic Development and Reconciliation) project at an official event in Mullaithivu district, Sri Lanka. Jointly funded by the Governments of Australia and Norway, the project has generated decent livelihoods for conflict-affected communities particularly in the fisheries, fruit and vegetable sectors with a strong emphasis on women in vulnerable situations and persons with disabilities. As in its earlier phases, the new project will build upon collaborations and partnerships across the private and public sectors including with cooperatives. More |
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| Meeting updates & spotlight interviews |
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| ILO shares its work on social economy in the Maghreb at the 11th Convergences World Forum |
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| ILO Algiers Office Director Mr Mohamed Ali Deyahi presented good practices and lessons learned from ILO engagement with the social and solidarity economy (SSE) in the Maghreb at the 11th Convergences World Forum in Paris. The Forum brought together around 5,000 professionals including from governments, enterprises, academic circles, international cooperation agencies, and other non-profit organizations to discuss innovative solutions to fight against poverty and precariousness in the world with a specific focus on SDGs 3, 4, 8, 11 and 17. More |
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| ILO's message for the 13th National Festival of "Superior Cooperatives" |
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| The 13th National Festival of “Superior Cooperatives” was organized in Tehran, Iran by the Ministry of Cooperatives, Labour and Social Welfare to showcase good practices towards replication and expansion in the country. The ILO sent a video message to the event, reflecting on the need for an enabling environment supportive of cooperatives, especially those emerging in new sectors as a response to social and economic challenges. More |
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| ILO's message for the “Sowing the Seeds: Platform Cooperativism for Asia” Conference in Hong Kong |
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| The first conference to explore how cooperatives can join the digital economy in Asia is being organized by Chinese University Hong Kong and the Platform Cooperativism Consortium at The New School in New York City. A number of ILO partners from the Asia-Pacific region participated in the event. The ILO has sent a video message to the conference, providing reflections on how seeds of platform cooperativism could be nurtured. More |
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| ILO’s message for the 2nd International Forum on Cooperative Law |
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| ILO contributed to the 2nd International Forum on Cooperative Law in Athens, Greece with a video message highlighting the importance of cooperative legal experts engaging with international labour standards, the move towards establishing international statistical standards on cooperatives, and the growing interest in holding discussions around international standard setting on social and solidarity economy. More |
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| New ILO publications and other noteworthy resources |
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| COPAC brief on cooperatives’ contributions to SDG 4 |
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| COPAC, currently chaired by the ILO, has released a brief on cooperatives’ contributions to SDG 4 – ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all– as part of its "A Cooperative 2030" series. More |
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| CASC call for research papers |
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| The Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation (CASC) is putting together a special issue of the Review of International Co-operation – and is inviting submissions on a number of broad themes including social inclusion, indigenous communities, governance and member engagement, environmental sustainability, and the SDGs. The deadline for submissions is 1 December 2018. More |
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