G7 Summit

ILO Director-General warns G7 Summit on great divergence

27 June 2022

In his statement to the G7 Summit in Germany, ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, says pandemic and conflict have widened divergence between industrialized and developing countries. Raises concern over inequalities within countries, including gender gaps.

Webinar

How COVID-19 affects Europeans and the EU labour market

Joint ILO-Eurofound webinar on how COVID-19 is affecting the European labour market, how Europeans are experiencing the crisis, as well as the policy responses of EU Member States and social partners.

News

ILO and UNTFSSE participate in the first meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the Luxembourg Declaration under the Spanish Presidency

01 June 2020

Representatives from the EU member states confirmed their commitment to promote the social economy and discussed the importance of social economy organizations in COVID-19 recovery measures.

Article

Interview with Michele Pellegrini: The experience of a social cooperative, Cadore in Italy

29 May 2020

The ILO and its International Training Centre in Turin, mark ten-years of organizing the Academy on the Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE). Since 2010, more than 1,200 participants from all continents participated in the 11 editions of the academy. To mark this occasion, the ILO’s Cooperatives Unit is conducting a series of interviews that features colleagues and experts who have been closely engaged in making the last eleven editions of the ILO Academy on SSE possible. In these interviews, they reflect on their experiences and also share their thoughts on the current COVID-19 crisis and post-crisis situation.

News

ILO COOP 100 Webinar II - Advancing gender equality though cooperatives

28 April 2020

Four cooperative practitioners reflected on the current situation of gender equality within the cooperative movement, the role cooperatives can play, and the challenges they face in advancing gender equality. Their presentations highlighted the implications of COVID-19 on women in cooperatives and emerging responses. Over 160 people from around the world participated in the webinar.

News

The COVID-19 outbreak update from Legacoop, Italy

27 March 2020

This update provide insights on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Italian cooperative enterprises, and measures being taken by them to support workers, members/customers, and people in their communities affected by the crisis.

Publication

Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 - Cooperative contributions to SDG 16

21 June 2019

This brief is part of the Transforming our world: A cooperative 2030 series produced by the Committee for the Promotion and Advancement of Cooperatives (COPAC). Through a series of 17 briefs, one for each Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), COPAC hopes to raise awareness about the significant contributions of cooperative enterprises towards achieving the 2030 Agenda in a sustainable, inclusive and responsible way, and encourage continued support for their efforts. This brief in the series focuses on This brief focuses on SDG 16 – Promoting peaceful and inclusive societies.

News

A step taken toward a common social cooperative framework in Turkey

28 March 2018

ILO representative joined a conference toward creating a common legal and institutional framework for emerging social cooperatives in Turkey.

News

Cooperatives promoting inclusive rural-urban linkages – COPAC side event, Committee on World Food Security

14 November 2016

Article

Cooperative response to migrant and refugee situations

14 November 2016