Fwd: New ILO Recommendation on the Promotion of Cooperatives

[Steve <cclem@kent.edu>]

>I am forwarding a communication that we received today from Mark Levin at 
>the ILO.  The message contains links to the text of the new ILO 
>Recommendation on the Promotion of Cooperatives that was adopted at the 
>90th Session of the Intermational Labour Conference in June 2002.  There 
>are also links to other information and documents related to the 
>discussion that culminated in the new Recommendation.  These links may 
>also be found the COG Library.

The Recommendation replaces ILO Recommendation 127, adopted in 1966 and 
limited to developing countries.  The new Recommendation asks members to 
adopt measures to promote cooperatives in all countries to create 
employment, develop business potential, increase savings and investment and 
improve social well-being.  Member countries are asked to consider the 
promotion of cooperatives as an objective of national and social development.

For your information, the text of the old Recommendation can be found at 
http://ilolex.ilo.ch:1567/cgi-lex/convde.pl?query=R127&query1=127.

Steve Clem




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>>Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2002 09:37:02 +0200
>>From: "Mark Levin" <levin@ilo.org>
>>To: <jlogue@kent.edu>
>>Cc: <dgo@esoplaw.com>,
>>         "Jürgen Schwettmann" <schwettmann@ilo.org>
>>Subject: New ILO Recommendation on the Promotion of Cooperatives
>>
>>Dear John,
>>
>>I was thinking that it might be useful to provide a link on the COG 
>>website to the text of the new ILO Recommendation on the Promotion of 
>>Cooperatives adopted at the 90th Session of the International Labour 
>>Conference in June 2002. As you may be aware, this is the only 
>>international labour standard on cooperatives. The link is: 
>>http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/ilc/ilc90/pdf/pr-23a.pdf .
>>
>>Information about the Record Vote on the Recommendation may also be of 
>>interest and can be found at: 
>>http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/ilc/ilc90/pdf/pr-23vote.pdf .
>>
>>There are other related documents, including the Report of the Committee 
>>to be found at: 
>>http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/ilc/ilc90/pdf/pr-23.pdf 
>>and the Report of the discussion in the Conference Plenary at: 
>>http://www.ilo.org/public/english/standards/relm/ilc/ilc90/com-cood.htm . 
>>These documents are available on-line in French and Spanish too.
>>
>>I will be happy to provide any further information if requested.
>>
>>Best regards.
>