Large and multinational cooperative enterprises advancing decent work across supply chains

As part of the 2025 UN International Year of Cooperatives (IYC2025), the ILO Cooperative and SSE Unit and ICETT will host a webinar on 12 November 2025, highlighting how large and multinational cooperatives are advancing decent work across supply chains. The event will shed light on how these enterprises integrate cooperative principles into responsible purchasing, labor rights, and inclusive business practices globally.

This session will illustrate the ways cooperatives are tackling ethical supply chain issues while maintaining strong community values and competitiveness. It will also present findings from ICETT’s report on cooperative benefits, positioning cooperatives as key actors in shaping a fairer global economy.

Participants will hear from a range of speakers, including:

Simel Esim, Head, ILO Cooperative, Social and Solidarity Economy; Chair, UN Inter-Agency Task Force on Social and Solidarity Economy (UNTFSSE)

Jeroen Douglas, Director-General, International Cooperative Alliance

Thomas Blondeel, Chair, ICA International Cooperative Entrepreneurship Think Tank (ICETT)

Annie van Klaveren, Supply Chains Specialist, ILO

Germán Lorenzo Ochoa, Deputy Director, Global Public Affairs and Communications, MONDRAGON Corporation (Spain)

Michael Mugo, Managing Director Designate, CIC Microinsurance, CIC Group (Kenya)

Debbie Robinson, Chief Executive Officer, Central Co-op (United Kingdom)

Jungsik Jung, Agricultural Sector Advisor, International Cooperative Alliance.

Languages: English & Spanish.

Learn more about the webinar HERE: https://www.ilo.org/meetings-and-events/webinar-large-and-multinational-cooperative-enterprises-advancing-decent

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