Mondragon: 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.