Revival of the Cooperative Idea

ILO Recommendation 193 one year after

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June 2004 marked the first anniversary of the ILO initiative to regenerate and revitalise the idea of cooperative business. ILO Recommendation 193, concerning the Promotion of Cooperatives, was formally adopted last year at the International Labour Conference. In the months since, staff of the ILO COOP branch and cooperative development agencies have worked with governments and cooperative development bodies to help translate the Recommendation into practice at the national level. Journalist Andrew Bibby reports on the results of their work.