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ICA & CICOPA urge Coop Solutions for Fair Work
GENEVA, June 6, 2025–– During the 113th International Labour Conference hosted recently by the International Labour Oragnisation [ILO], the International Cooperative Alliance [ICA] and International organisation of industrial and service cooperatives [CICOPA]…
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L.A. artist coop fights back against rising costs and fewer jobs
L.A., May 17, 2025 — In the current brutal Los Angeles entertainment environment, where costs are high and Hollywood productions are moving out of the city at record speeds, a new and…
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Non–adherence to building standards: Offenders to be jailed for 12 years
KAMPALA, April 10, 2025 –– Government has tabled the Building Control [Amendment] Bill, 2025 that will see enforcement of standards in Uganda’s construction industry with strict penalties for offenders. The Bill tabled…
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Workers in Bunyoro urged to join trade unions to enhance bargaining power
MASINDI, March 3, 2025 – Workers from various sectors in the Bunyoro subregion have been urged to affiliate with different trade unions to strengthen their bargaining power when negotiating for better working…
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Museveni advises labour unions to prioritise wealth creation
FORT PORTAL, May 3, 2024 – President Yoweri Museveni has advised labour unions in the country to prioritise creating avenues for wealth creation before advocating for more jobs from government. “Jobs come…
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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
Former manager threatens to sue BKCU over salary arrears
MBARARA – Julius Tugume, the former general manager of Banyankole Kweterana Cooperative [BKCU] Limited has threatened to drag the struggling union to courts of law for allegedly defaulting on his salary worth…
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International
CICOPA celebrates International Workers’ Day
BRUSSELS – On May 1, 2023, CICOPA, the International Organisation of Industrial and Service Cooperatives [CICOPA] is celebrating International Workers’ Day, also known as Labour Day. As an organisation that believes in…
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