The ILO shows the achievements of the Recommendation No.193, one of the most important policy instruments for cooperatives
13 June 2016 The International Labour Organization (ILO) published at the end of 2015 the “Story of the Promotion of
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Industrial and service cooperatives: essential allies to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
1 July 2016 Tomorrow is the International Day of Cooperatives. To celebrate it, the international cooperative movement is showing how
Read MoreCICOPA is organizing the sectoral workshop “Cooperatives in industry, services, and energy: how to address the SME dimension, now and tomorrow?” at the International Summit of Cooperatives (Quebec, 11-14 October)
16 June 2016 CICOPA is co-organizing this meeting together with NRECA, an organization that represents around 1.000 cooperatives in the
Read MoreThe women of Bobo Dioulasso(Burkina Faso) are recycling waste and turning it into useful products as part of a project set up by the Gafreh cooperative
24 June 2016 Since its creation in 1995, the Groupe d’Action des Femmes pour la Relance Économique du Houet (Women’s
Read MoreNewspaper Tiempo Argentino goes for self-management
18 July 2016 At the start of the year, Argentinian newspaper Tiempo Argentino (http://www.tiempoar.com.ar/) was led into bankruptcy by its
Read MoreBrazil: Solidarity an creativity march on in spite of the crisis
2 August 2016 The current political and economic crisis facing Brazil has seen the cultural gap widen further, with families
Read MoreCooperatives, journalism, and freedom of expression in Spain
23 Jun 2016 Over the last few years, media companies have made many cut-backs in Spain, and lots of journalists
Read MoreUruguayan cooperative unites over 1000 unites
26 July 2016 “A few years ago, when people used to ask “What do you do?”, and you said you
Read MoreCollective ownership, decision making and control at the service of creativity
2 September 2016 Since human creativity may be the ultimate economic resource and new technologies are here to stay, creative
Read MoreIndustrial and service cooperatives in the Asia-Pacific region: challenges for their development
21 November 2016 Although the concept of industrial and service cooperatives has yet to be fully developed in Asia, there
Read MoreChallenges for the creation of worker cooperatives by young people in Nigeria
14 December 2016 Young people in Nigeria are currently faced with the rising cost of college tuition and a job
Read More50 by 50: an initiative to make worker cooperatives major part of the U.S economy
15 November 2016 What if that number employee owners in the U.S grew to 50 million by 2050? What kind
Read MoreCoopetín is born: Colombia’s first social cooperative
4 November 2016 The cooperative is made up of 20 people who used to live on the streets. It will
Read MoreArgentina’s cooperative movements looks into expanding the social cooperative model
9 December 2016 In Argentina many worker cooperatives are dedicated to the care, support, and reintegration of people with disabilities,
Read More´Changarines´: transform the present, safeguard the future
2 November 2016 A cooperative made up of ‘changarines’, the casual labourers in charge of shifting crates in and out
Read MoreCECOP welcomes the European Commission proposal for a new Directive in preventive restructuring measures
22 Nov 2016 CECOP, the European confederation of industrial and service cooperatives, welcomes the publication by the European Commission of
Read MoreCECOP welcomes the European Commission’s Communication on the Start-up and Scale-up Initiative
28 Nov 2016 CECOP, the European Confederation of industrial and service cooperatives, welcomes the recently launched Communication from the European
Read MoreThe European Parliament recognises the job creation potential of small and medium cooperatives in industry and services
15 Sep 2016 Today, the plenary session of the European Parliament has approved the report entitled ‘How best to harness
Read MoreEU Member States recognise the contribution of the Social Economy to sustainable job creation and social innovations
05 Dec 2016 Ten EU Member States have signed the Bratislava Declaration, calling for an increased recognition of the importance
Read MoreCooperative in industry and services: an entrepreneurial and innovative attitude to serve all of society
17 October 2016 The third International Summit of Cooperatives, an initiative of the International Co-operative Alliance and Desjardins Group, took
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