Resources on cooperative, social and solidarity economy
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Advancing domestic workers’ rights through cooperatives in Trinidad and Tobago: An ILO, NUDE and SWCC initiative
18 April 2018
This brief summarizes one example of the ILO’s work in advancing domestic workers’ cooperatives. The ILO supported the National Union of Domestic Workers (NUDE) in Trinidad and Tobago to provide their members with access to employment opportunities and improved working conditions through a cooperative society.
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Domestic workers in Trinidad and Tobago moving toward enhancing sustainability of their cooperative
21 February 2018
The ILO partnered with the Service Workers Centre Cooperative Society (SWCC) in Trinidad and Tobago to organize a workshop to discuss concrete steps toward enhancing the sustainability of the cooperative.
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ILO COOP eNewsUpdate No. 6, July 2017
19 July 2017
This latest issue of the ILO COOP Newsletter highlights a number of recent events and developments on cooperatives.
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ILO COOP eNewsUpdate No. 5, June 2017
29 June 2017
This latest issue of the ILO COOP Newsletter highlights a number of recent events and developments on cooperatives.
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Domestic workers in Trinidad and Tobago develop a business plan for their cooperative
22 June 2017
On May 12 to 13, the ILO organised a workshop with domestic workers and their union in Trinidad and Tobago to develop a business plan for their cooperative. The workshop used the C-BED methodology, a low cost, action-based and participatory group learning approach designed by the ILO to help entrepreneurs and micro-business owners in planning and improving their businesses.
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Formalizing informal employment of domestic workers through cooperatives in Trinidad & Tobago
01 December 2016
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ILO COOP NewsUpdate Issue No. 1
01 July 2016
Newsletter COOP NEWS UPDATE HAS A NEW LOOK! The ILO Cooperatives Unit is pleased to announce new design and format of our newsletter. The newsletter will provide more regular updates on various events, projects, trainings and meetings related to the world of cooperative in general and the work of the ILO COOP Unit in particular.
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A First Step Toward Strengthening Domestic Workers’ Cooperatives in Trinidad and Tobago
16 June 2016
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Coop News No. 1, 2016
25 April 2016
This issue of the COOP News includes articles on various events, projects, trainings and meetings related to the work of the ILO's COOP Unit between November 2015 and April 2016.
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Providing Care through Cooperatives 1: Survey and Interview Findings
03 March 2016
Cooperatives are emerging as an innovative type of care provider, particularly in the absence of viable public or other private options.This report lists challenges and opportunities that cooperatives face in the care sector, highlighting resources that cooperatives need in order to be viable care providers, enterprises and employers.