News, stories and statements on cooperatives
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The Viet Nam National Assembly adopted the 2023 Cooperative Law at its 5th Session on 20 June 2023
26 September 2023
The 2023 Cooperative Law of Viet Nam will replace the 2012 Cooperative Law which had made a positive impact on the development, organization and operation of cooperatives but also revealed some barriers to the development of cooperatives due to emerging challenges in national economic and social development.
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ILO sends message for the 25th Anniversary Celebration of the ICA-AP Committee on Women
19 September 2023
The event focused on the theme of Gender Equality for a Brighter Future. It was organized by the ICA-AP Committee on Women, as hosted by the Japanese Consumers’ Co-operative Union (JCCU), September 19, 2023.
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Call for expressions of interest
The ILO and the AU launch calls for expressions of interest for mapping studies on the social and solidarity economy in select countries in Africa
04 September 2023
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Call for expressions of interest
Mapping study of the social and solidarity economy in NIGERIA
04 September 2023
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The ILO contributes to the 2023 edition of the Cooperative Law Summer School
04 September 2023
This year’s course took place between August 20-30, 2023 in Pula, Croatia and focused on cooperative law and its relationship to the co-operative identity and sustainable development.
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ITCILO Turin conducts Course on the Social and Solidarity Economy
04 September 2023
The International Training Centre of the ILO (ITCILO) Turin distant learning course on the social and solidarity economy took place between August 14 and September 8, 2023, with the participation of workers’ organization representatives from the Latin America and the Caribbean Region.
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The ILO holds meeting on care provision through cooperatives with global and country level updates
01 September 2023
On Wednesday, August 23rd, The ILO’s Cooperative Unit (COOP) and the Gender, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (GEDI) Branch came together with 27 ILO colleagues from headquarters and the field to discuss progress on the initiative Cooperative Care Provision as a Gender-Transformative Decent Work Solution, initially launched in March 2023.
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First training of trainers’ workshop on Think.Coop and Start.Coop for the aquaculture sector held in Lima
01 September 2023
The ILO and UNIDO organized a regional training of trainers’ workshop on the adaptation of ILO’s Think.Coop and Start.Coop tools to the aquaculture sector in the ILO Office in Lima, Peru, on 21-25 August, 2023.
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Raising awareness on the social and solidarity economy in Viet Nam
01 September 2023
On August 31st the ILO organized a brown bag meeting to inform UN agencies on the ILC and UN Resolutions concerning the social and solidarity economy and the regional project.
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ILO organizes kick-off meeting for the social and solidarity economy in Asia project in Viet Nam
01 September 2023
The ILO organized a kick-off national advisory committee meeting for Viet Nam as part of the social and solidarity economy in Asia project – phase 2.
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ILO organizes kick-off meeting for the social and solidarity economy in Asia project in Viet Nam
01 September 2023
The ILO organized a kick-off national advisory committee meeting for Viet Nam as part of the social and solidarity economy in Asia project – phase 2.