03/06/2026
On 1 June CICOPA's Secretary General, Diana Dovgan, took the floor during the International Labour Organization's 114th International Labour Conference on behalf of the International Cooperative Alliance
🚨 She called for the Committee to explicitly recognise cooperatives in the Convention and Recommendation as distinctive enterprises, acknowledging that their ownership, governance, and purpose differ fundamentally from other business models.
This would help remove barriers they face, from unfair competition to access to finance and supportive regulation, and ultimately enable them to deliver more quality jobs in the platform economy.
Read the full statement ➡️ https://www.cicopa.coop/news/cooperatives-call-on-the-ilo-to-build-a-fair-and-equitable-future-for-platform-work-and-gender-equality/
📣 On this occasion, CICOPA reaffirms its strong support for the ILO and its mandate. The ILO has played a unique role in advancing social justice and decent work, and for worker and social cooperatives its contribution has been instrumental. As a matter of fact, ILO Recommendation No. 193 (2002) remains the key international reference for cooperative legislation and policy worldwide.
Read our statement of support https://www.cicopa.coop/news/cicopa-statement-in-support-of-the-mandate-of-the-international-labour-organization/