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Official theme for CoopsDay 2025 announced in Brussels
BRUSSELS, May 12, 2025 — The International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] yesterday announced the official theme for the 2025 International Day of Cooperatives [ CoopsDay ]: “Cooperatives: Driving Inclusive and Sustainable Solutions for…
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Morocco launches the International Year of Cooperatives 2025
RABAT, March 13, 2025 – Morocco officially launched the International Year of Cooperatives 2025 [IYC2025] on February 27, in Rabat at the Conference Center of Hotel Fairmont Marina, emphasising the strategic role…
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Interview: ILO’s Simel Esim on the power of cooperatives to drive social justice
BRUSSELS, February 25, 2025: Ahead of World Social Justice Day that was celebrated on February 2025, officials from the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] spoke with Simel Esim, Head of the International Labour…
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The CLEAR Supply Chains project trains Ugandan employers and workers in coffee sector on collective bargaining
KAMPALA, October 20, 2024 — The right of workers and employers to freely form or join organisations and to engage in collective bargaining are fundamental principles and rights at work. Even though…
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AU launches African Cooperatives Centre to promote Social Solidarity Economy
JOHANNESBURG, October 8, 2024 — The African Union [AU] officially launched the African Cooperatives Centre [ACC] days ago. The initiative aims at advancing the Social Solidarity Economy [SSE] across Africa. Unveiled at…
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Cooperatives & Communities
Mongolia, Kenya and COPAC to host virtual side event at the Summit of the Future
BRUSSELS, September 19, 2024 — The forthcoming Pact for the Future and its Annex, the Global Digital Compact, emphasises the importance of equitable access to the digital economy – one that fosters…
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Türkiye’s cooperative workshop charts path to inclusive economic growth
ANKARA, August 29, 2024 – A key workshop entitled “Identifying Priority Action Areas for Cooperatives as an Important Component of the Social and Solidarity Economy” was held in Ankara, marking a significant…
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ICA internship programme aims to shape the next generation of cooperative leaders
BRUSEELS, August 21, 2024 – In an increasingly globalised world, the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] serves as a lighthouse of cooperative ideas and practices, supporting sustainable development and social justice. At the…
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Climate change creates a ‘cocktail’ of serious health hazards for 70 percent of the world’s workers
GENEVA, May 1, 2024 – A “staggering” number of workers, amounting to more than 70 percent of the global workforce, are likely to be exposed to climate-change-related health hazards, and existing occupational…
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Cooperatives & Communities
ILO webinar presents updates on initiatives concerning statistics of cooperatives and the SSE
BRUSSELS, December 22, 2023 – The International Labour Organisation [ ILO ] hosted an online workshop recently to discuss the latest updates on statistics of cooperatives and the social and solidarity economy…
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